Reinforcement Timer Logic

PvP Gameplay Center Warfare & Tactics
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Does anyone know the exact Upwell Structure Reinforcement Timer Logic?

Example uses medium war HQ

This is how I understand it, and correct me if I’m wrong:

When the Structure is Reinforced:

When the structure is reinforced, the system first identifies the chosen hour that was pre-selected by the defender.

Chosen Hour is Pre-selected by the Defender:
The defender selects a fixed chosen hour for the structure ahead of time (for example, 5:00 AM). This hour is tied to the structure and does not change.

Add Random Jitter to the Chosen Hour (±3 Hours):
To introduce unpredictability, the system applies a jitter of ±3 hours to the chosen hour. This results in a candidate exit time that can occur up to 3 hours before or after the chosen hour.

Example: If the chosen hour is 5:00 AM, the candidate exit time could fall anywhere between 2:00 AM and 8:00 AM.

Final Exit Time Decision:

  • If the candidate exit time is after a waiting period of 24 hours ± 1.5 hours (between 22.5 and 25.5 hours):
    The exit occurs at this first instance of the jittered chosen hour.

  • If the candidate exit time is before the waiting period:
    The system delays the exit to the next occurrence of the jittered chosen hour (24 hours later). This guarantees that the structure exits only after the minimum waiting period has passed.

Example Calculation (Step-by-Step):

  1. Reinforced Time:
    The structure is reinforced on March 1 at 4:00 AM.

  2. Chosen Hour (Pre-selected by Defender):
    The defender set the chosen hour as 5:00 AM.

  3. Apply Jitter to the Chosen Hour (±3 Hours):
    The system randomly selects a jitter of +2 hours.

    • Candidate Exit Time = 5:00 AM + 2 hours = 7:00 AM on March 1.

  4. Determine the Waiting Period (24 Hours ± 1.5 Hours):
    The system randomly selects a base waiting period of 24 + 1 hour = 25 hours.

    • Minimum Exit Time = 4:00 AM + 25 hours = 5:00 AM on March 2.

  5. Compare Candidate Exit Time to Waiting Period:

    • The candidate exit time (7:00 AM on March 1) is before the waiting period ends at 5:00 AM on March 2.

  6. Final Exit Time Decision:

    • Since the candidate exit time is before the waiting period, the system schedules the exit for the next occurrence of the jittered chosen hour.
    • Final Exit Time = 7:00 AM on March 2.

Let me know if that matches your understanding or if I missed something!

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It’s explained here:

Whether your chatgpt made a mistake I cannot tell, but you could verify with the link.

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Like you said, you cannot tell.
Gpt just helped me formulate the post. The explainnation in the link is somewhat unclear.
When is the chosen hour jitter calculated? and when is the base time calculated?, in what order. I have noticed that if you get a longer timer. It will almost always be before the chosen hour.

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the chosen time is… chosen… so it means that the defender makes a choice. He can do it when he anchors the structure or later change it. But when he changes it it takes some time to apply

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Yes, but the chosen hour isn’t actually what’s being used. The system uses the chosen hour as a center point for a random time within a six-hour window. I saw a post where CCP Aurora explained the mechanics, and she mentioned, “and finally, jitter is applied to the chosen hour.” But that doesn’t match what I’ve observed. Almost every time there’s a longer timer, it ends before the chosen time. This suggests it’s being calculated before the minimum base period. I’m building a calculator to give the exit window, so the math really matters.

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in my experience the time is pretty spot on …

our last structure got reinforced a bit ago, but back then the times were within the window (eg the time you define +/- jitter.
last time we helped reinforcing it was -1 hour … so the math seem to check out.

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I don’t know man, I got from 27 hours (Astrahus) up to 5 days and 10 hours in highsec (Raitaru).