VeteranArmor

Flag:	VeteranArmor
File(s):	rules(md).ini
Values:	float
Special Values:	none
Default:	1
Applicable to:	N/A

This is a multiplier to armor¹. It is applied every time an object gets promoted to a higher level.

Example

	Base Armor	Multiplier	Total Armor
Rookie	800		800
Veteran	800	x 1.5	1200
Elite	800	x 1.5 x 1.5	1800
Hypothetical 4th Level	800	x 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.5	2700
Hypothetical nth Level	800	x 1.5 x 1.5...	800x(1.5^n)

Please read below to understand these figures.

¹ Theory vs. Praxis

The above table would make you believe that, when turned Elite, an Apocalypse has a thousand hitpoints more of max health than as a rookie. That is not the case.

Rules' comments on this issue are clear:

"For armor, think of it as max strength being multiplied by the number (in reality, damage is divided by this"

Meaning that, in reality, if a veteran Apo is being fired upon by a Damage=100 weapon with 100% verses, he does not have 1200 hitpoints and loses 100 with every hit, but in fact still has only 800 hitpoints, but only takes 66.6 damage with every hit.

The speed of death, in both cases, would be the same: 12 shots. That's why we're told to think of it as a multiplier. The difference is, for example, that it takes less time to heal 800 hitpoints than 1200 (and costs less), meaning the unit is back at full health earlier.