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[MikeDXUNL]

365 points

18 of 50

36% Complete (18 of 50)

 

I know the game has 1000 points but the script doesn't.

Is there a formula which can be created to tell the script how much complete points are available (in this case 1000)

 

Thanks in Advance

[rmbarnes82]

Hi,

 

The answer to your question is yes and no. Yes you can reach the figure 1000 from the numbers given, but only if you use a higher precision.

 

Based on 365 points being 36%, the total points would come out at around 1013. The correct percentage is 36.5%. Using this we can get 100:

 

<?php
$currentPoints = 365;
$currentPercentage = 36.5;
$totalPoints = (100 / $currentPercentage) * $currentPoints;

 

Robin

[DarkWater]

Yeah, Mike, you need to use exact percentages for it.  @_@  It's just a proportion really.

[mbeals]

where is the 18 / 50 coming from?

 

because 18 / 50 is .36, but 365 / 1000 is .365

[MikeDXUNL]

18 of 50 is how many achievements they have.

 

so those 18 = 365 points

 

the 36% is coming from 18/50

 

not 365/1000

[MikeDXUNL]

Actually, I think i figured it out with a Proportion.

 

18 = 365

50     X

 

 

EDIT

edit. that actually gives me 1013

 

D:

[Barand]

Can't you change the 365 to 360?

[MikeDXUNL]

no, you can't.

 

i have 18 achievements and those 18 acheivements are worth 365 points.

 

not 360...

 

 

[corbin]

I get the feeling you need to tell us more information....

[Andy-H]

Why dont you just change the achievements to a ratio of 20:1?

[DarkWater]

They're not always worth 20 points each.

[MikeDXUNL]

That's really all there is too it.

 

Someone has ##₁ of ## achievements

##₁ are worth so many points.

(in this case I have 18 of 50 achievements. and those 18 are worth 365 points.)

I need to find how many total points there are. i know for this game there are 1000.

 

So I need to find X

 

but:

18 = 365

50    X

 

doesnt work.

 

 

[auro]

hi friend! How are you?

 

Are you limiting the total points to 1000 yourself? Or there is any formula you are using to limit it? I mean eg. 50 questions of 20 points each etc.

 

I think you are rounding of your 365/1000 to get 18/50

[MikeDXUNL]

hi friend! How are you?

 

Are you limiting the total points to 1000 yourself? Or there is any formula you are using to limit it? I mean eg. 50 questions of 20 points each etc.

 

I think you are rounding of your 365/1000 to get 18/50

 

 

no. that's a complete incorrect statement.

[discomatt]

If the points per achievement are variable its impossible to have a % that works for both at the same time.

 

If you are storing your points per achievement in a database, why not pull the SUM of all points?

[DarkWater]

Yeah, that's what I told him.

 

SELECT SUM(a.achpoints) AS totalpoints FROM achievements AS a WHERE a.gameid = $game;