Yanitaria
09-10-2008, 05:14
Yanitarian Military Calculator v2.1 (link to filefront) (http://files.filefront.com/YanMilCalc+v21xls/;12062876;/fileinfo.html)
You will need:
And NS Page (check)
Open Office Cacl OR Microsoft Office Excel. Any program that allows you to edit .xls files will work, but it is made for Open Office Calc.
An Economy calculator, like this one. (http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/)
First of all, this is basically a spread sheet. You'll see a row, which says "Do not touch anything below this row." DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING BELOW THAT ROW. Actually, that's a bit of a lie. If you can figure it out, then go ahead. But if you need to change anything, and don't know what to touch, then ask, and I'll see about posting a quick tutorial. Additionally, if this is popular, I might be arsed to give v2.5 extra customization options.
Basically, use the economy calculator to fill out the relevant info. Because I don't have any faith in human intelligence anymore (thanks interweb), here is a quick and dirty guide. If you see and asterix, the meaning of it is at the bottom of the page:
Population: Your nation's population, according to your NS page or economy calculator.
Taxation % according to NS page (NVO*): NVO means Numerical Values Only. What that means is that you should not put your answer in the form of a percent (e.g. 100%). You should put it as a numerical value between 0 and 100. On your NS page, it'll tell you how much your country taxes your populace, as a percent of your GDP. That's what it's asking for.
Budgets: Self explanatory. Copy and paste from the calculator. A tip, though, if your application gives you a box at the top of the screen to edit stuff, in addition to letting you edit directly on the page, it is generally better to paste into the top box, since (at least for Open Office), because otherwise it messes up the font, size, and turns it into a standard number format, as opposed to currency. BIG NOTE: Provincial and State budgets are included in the NS Economy Calculators. Otherwise many nations would be charging 120% of their GDP, which is ridiculous.
Amount per ________: How much does it cost per annum to keep one of your soldiers, if you had to put a price? Note: The Law and Order budget is responsible for your entire law system, so the calculator version is extremely simplified. In fact, doing anything with the police is extremely simplified, and will be until I can I do more research. Even when I do, it'll likely take a lot more customization, which means a lot more work for me. For now, a simple version shouldn't hurt. Additionally, the amount you spend on Naval Reservists and Army Reservists might be different. Further, the amount you spend per soldier may vary per branch. This is a more in depth calculation, and so it'll be at least version 2.5 until I do anything about it.
Tax Rate you RP at: A capitalist paradise that taxes 100% is impossible, and ought to be considered wank. It might hurt, but you have to choose a realistic tax rate (as a percentage of your GDP). Use this list (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tax_revenue_as_percentage_of_GDP) as a guideline.
Percentage of Army/Naval reserves: How much of your Army/Navy is made up of reservists? Air force reserves may or may not be added in future versions, depending on feedback, especially for nation's with Air National Guard type services.
Percent of budget to [service] divided by ten (NVO): Basically, assign how much of your military budget goes to which service, and divide it by ten (to make the file slightly smaller). So a value of 5 would be 50%. For your convenience, it is added up for you, just below the "DO NOT TOUCH" row. It's hard to miss.
Max number of troops (by budget or by population): You see the red and blue thing on the left, just above the DO NOT TOUCH line? You have to use the one with the smaller number. Actually, if the one with the budget is smaller, you could technically use the "by population" figures, but really, why would you? If the blue one is smaller, use the chart just under it. If the red is smaller, use the one to the right, or edit your "Amount Per Soldier/Reservist."
Important Stuff:
I need feedback. "Given enough eyes, all problems are shallow" sorta Linus Torvalds stuff.
Also, as per mod request: This calculator is my own work, and is not associated with Jolt.co.uk or Nationstates.net. I reserves all rights to this work, but if you ask nicely, I'll let you use this as a base for another calculator. In fact, I might ask you to work with me to improve it.
Please direct discussion HERE (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=568551).
You will need:
And NS Page (check)
Open Office Cacl OR Microsoft Office Excel. Any program that allows you to edit .xls files will work, but it is made for Open Office Calc.
An Economy calculator, like this one. (http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/)
First of all, this is basically a spread sheet. You'll see a row, which says "Do not touch anything below this row." DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING BELOW THAT ROW. Actually, that's a bit of a lie. If you can figure it out, then go ahead. But if you need to change anything, and don't know what to touch, then ask, and I'll see about posting a quick tutorial. Additionally, if this is popular, I might be arsed to give v2.5 extra customization options.
Basically, use the economy calculator to fill out the relevant info. Because I don't have any faith in human intelligence anymore (thanks interweb), here is a quick and dirty guide. If you see and asterix, the meaning of it is at the bottom of the page:
Population: Your nation's population, according to your NS page or economy calculator.
Taxation % according to NS page (NVO*): NVO means Numerical Values Only. What that means is that you should not put your answer in the form of a percent (e.g. 100%). You should put it as a numerical value between 0 and 100. On your NS page, it'll tell you how much your country taxes your populace, as a percent of your GDP. That's what it's asking for.
Budgets: Self explanatory. Copy and paste from the calculator. A tip, though, if your application gives you a box at the top of the screen to edit stuff, in addition to letting you edit directly on the page, it is generally better to paste into the top box, since (at least for Open Office), because otherwise it messes up the font, size, and turns it into a standard number format, as opposed to currency. BIG NOTE: Provincial and State budgets are included in the NS Economy Calculators. Otherwise many nations would be charging 120% of their GDP, which is ridiculous.
Amount per ________: How much does it cost per annum to keep one of your soldiers, if you had to put a price? Note: The Law and Order budget is responsible for your entire law system, so the calculator version is extremely simplified. In fact, doing anything with the police is extremely simplified, and will be until I can I do more research. Even when I do, it'll likely take a lot more customization, which means a lot more work for me. For now, a simple version shouldn't hurt. Additionally, the amount you spend on Naval Reservists and Army Reservists might be different. Further, the amount you spend per soldier may vary per branch. This is a more in depth calculation, and so it'll be at least version 2.5 until I do anything about it.
Tax Rate you RP at: A capitalist paradise that taxes 100% is impossible, and ought to be considered wank. It might hurt, but you have to choose a realistic tax rate (as a percentage of your GDP). Use this list (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tax_revenue_as_percentage_of_GDP) as a guideline.
Percentage of Army/Naval reserves: How much of your Army/Navy is made up of reservists? Air force reserves may or may not be added in future versions, depending on feedback, especially for nation's with Air National Guard type services.
Percent of budget to [service] divided by ten (NVO): Basically, assign how much of your military budget goes to which service, and divide it by ten (to make the file slightly smaller). So a value of 5 would be 50%. For your convenience, it is added up for you, just below the "DO NOT TOUCH" row. It's hard to miss.
Max number of troops (by budget or by population): You see the red and blue thing on the left, just above the DO NOT TOUCH line? You have to use the one with the smaller number. Actually, if the one with the budget is smaller, you could technically use the "by population" figures, but really, why would you? If the blue one is smaller, use the chart just under it. If the red is smaller, use the one to the right, or edit your "Amount Per Soldier/Reservist."
Important Stuff:
I need feedback. "Given enough eyes, all problems are shallow" sorta Linus Torvalds stuff.
Also, as per mod request: This calculator is my own work, and is not associated with Jolt.co.uk or Nationstates.net. I reserves all rights to this work, but if you ask nicely, I'll let you use this as a base for another calculator. In fact, I might ask you to work with me to improve it.
Please direct discussion HERE (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=568551).