Guide:SoM
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Contents
What is a SoM?
A SoM is a Spy on Military Report of a target, reflecting his military affairs page.
You get SoMs for several reasons
- To determine your target's defense at home (if he has armies out).
- To determine how long his army is out for.
- To determine what sort of troops your target is training.
How Accurate is a SoM?
Value reported in SoM(s) = True Value x Whole number integer* * Ranging between 75 to 125%.
In the new code, the formula for how SoM values are calculated has been changed. The max range is still 75%-125%, but it's not as simple as the formula above anymore. It has been speculated that the change was addition of more decimals (example: 75.000%-125.000%) but there's no evidence for that being true. The range shrinks depending on how many thieves are sent. The lowest possible range you can achieve is 3% in both directions.
What Values ARE accurate in a SoM?
The only values on a SoM which are accurate reported is:
- Army out time
- Troops out on an attack
Explain SoM Translators to me!
What SoM translators do is that they run SoM values values through a table, multiplying it from 0.75 to 1.25, and match up the output values from the first and second SoM to determine the exact translated value.
When May SoM Translators be used?
SoM translations may be used for any value on the "Spy on Military" page such as:-
- Defence at home.
- Infiltrate values, to determine exact number of thieves a province has.
- Spec and Elite values on Armies Out in SoMs, to figure out how many soldiers and specs were sent off in an attack, to calculate your Ambush.
Where Can I find SoM Translators?
At the moment there are no working som translators for new code
FAQ
How Accurate are SoM+SoM Translations?
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SoM translations are 100% accurate. A SoM + SoM translation is more accurate than Angel's CB+SoM translation.
As explained above, SoM translation no longer works the same way. You will only be able to get a range of possible values in the new code.
I get Too Many Values from a SoM translation!
If you get multiple answers, get another SoM Value and add the third value to your translator.
I don't get Any Values from a SoM translation!
If you get NO answers from the first two values, then the target's true defense changed in between the time you took to obtain the first and second value.
These are some possibilities:
- Hour just changed and he had defense in training.
- His defensive military efficiency changed; either he got hit or he casted Town Watch or Minor/Greater Protection.
- His defense changed due to soldier aid.
I don't get it, why can't I just send 1000 thieves for a closer estimate?
Even if you send more thieves, there is a margin of error, with a minimum of ~10%. Furthermore, if you fail an op, that leads to thief losses. If you send 8 thieves and fail an op, you lose 0 thieves. You really are aiming for 2 SoM values of a large range, which leads to one true translated value.
Angel's CB+SoM Translation bugs
If your target has Town Watch, Aggression or Fanaticism on, your CB + SoM will be (untranslatable). It will also not translate if the target has armies out with multiple return times.
External Links
- SoM Translation Guide http://www.angelfire.com/dbz/puppyluv/SOMtrans.htm
- Valerraren's SoM Translator http://alliancerankings.com/forum/downloads.php?do=file&id=19&act=down
- DragonPortal's SoM Translator http://thedragonportal.net/
