Calculate scenario SM
This page contains tables for determinig scenario size modifiers (SM). Click the links below...
- Ancient Wars
- The Black Powder Ladder
- Combat Mission
- Combat Mission x2
- Campaign Series
- Tiller Operational Campaigns
- Panzer Command
- Naval Warfare Ladder (HPS Titles)
- Steel Panthers
- Squad Battles
- The Operational Art of War
Ancient Wars
The scenario size modifier is determined by a formula based on total Army Points for both sides, and the number of turns in the scenario which yields the SMF (size modifier factor). This factor is then referenced to a table for scenario sizes.
(Total Army Points * Number of Turns) /100 = Size Modifier Factor
A table of Size Modifier Factors is used to determine the final Size Modifier for the Ancient Wars ladder.
| Size Modifier Factor | Size Modifier (SM) |
| 0-999 | 1 |
| 1000-2499 | 2 |
| 2500-3999 | 3 |
| 4000-5499 | 4 |
| 5500-6999 | 5 |
| 7000-8499 | 6 |
| 8500-9999 | 7 |
| 10000-11499 | 8 |
| 11500-12999 | 9 |
| 13000+ | 10 |
The Black Powder Ladder
The Size Modifier is based on the total number of turns in the scenario.
| # of Turns | Size Modifier (SM) |
| 1-19 | 1 |
| 20-29 | 2 |
| 30-39 | 3 |
| 40-49 | 4 |
| 50-59 | 5 |
| 60-69 | 6 |
| 70-119 | 7 |
| 120-169 | 8 |
| 170-219 | 9 |
| 220+ | 10 |
Combat Mission
The scenario modifier is based on the sum of the total unit points for BOTH sides in the scenario.
| Unit Points (total) | Size Modifier (SM) |
| 0-999 | 1 |
| 1000-2499 | 2 |
| 2500-3999 | 3 |
| 4000-5499 | 4 |
| 5500-6999 | 5 |
| 7000-8499 | 6 |
| 8500-9999 | 7 |
| 10000-11499 | 8 |
| 11500-12999 | 9 |
| 13000+ | 10 |
Combat Mission x2
The scenario modifier is based on the combination of the Battle Size param. and length of the battle
| Battle Size/Length of Battle | |||||
| Size/Length | Less than 30 minutes | 30-44 minutes | 45-59 minutes | 1 hour-1hour,29 minutes | More than 1 hour,30 minutes |
| Tiny | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Small | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Medium | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Large | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Huge | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Campaign Series
Note: Determining Size Modifiers uses the following formula:
Turns * Complexity = Modified Complexity
Use this table to determine Size Modifier.
| Modified Complexity | Size Modifier (SM) |
| 1 - 59 | 1 |
| 60 - 94 | 2 |
| 95 - 134 | 3 |
| 135 - 179 | 4 |
| 180 - 229 | 5 |
| 230 - 284 | 6 |
| 285 - 344 | 7 |
| 345 - 409 | 8 |
| 410 - 479 | 9 |
| 480+ | 10 |
Turns and Complexity are given within each scenario in the Campaign Series. It is highly recommended that you have all the necessary data available before you Add a Scenario to the Scenario Dbase.
Thanks - Jim vK
Tiller Operational Campaigns
Scenario modifiers for all scenarios depend on scenario's number of turns and size. This point value is multiplied by a SM drawn from the following scale:
| Size of the scenario in KBs | |||||
| Turns | 1 - 10 | 11 - 23 | 24 - 45 | 46 - 90 | Over 90 |
| 1 to 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 to 50 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 51 to 100 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 101 to 200 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 201 to 300 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Over 300 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Panzer Command
The scenario modifier is the based on the sum of the total unit points for BOTH sides in the scenario.
| Unit Points (total) | Size Modifier (SM) |
| 0-499 | 1 |
| 500-999 | 2 |
| 1000-1749 | 3 |
| 1750-2400 | 4 |
| 2500-3499 | 5 |
| 3500-4999 | 6 |
| 5000-6499 | 7 |
| 6500-7499 | 8 |
| 7500-8999 | 9 |
| 9000+ | 10 |
Naval Warfare Ladder (HPS Titles)
For HPS titles the size modifier is calculated by adding together all of the ships and planes represented in the scenario to the scenario total time (in minutes), the sum arrived at is then compared to the table below
| Total of Units+Time | Size Modifier (SM) |
| 1-125 | 1 |
| 126-250 | 2 |
| 251-375 | 3 |
| 376-500 | 4 |
| 501-625 | 5 |
| 626-750 | 6 |
| 751-875 | 7 |
| 876-1000 | 8 |
| 1001-1125 | 9 |
| 1126+ | 10 |
Squad Battles
In "Proud and the Few" the SM is determined from given scenario size:
| Size of scenario | Size Modifier (SM) | ||||
| Small | 2 | ||||
| Medium | 3 | ||||
| Large | 4 | ||||
| Huge | 5 | ||||
For the rest of Squad Battles games use the table below:
| Size of combined OOB and scenario file | Size Modifier (SM) | ||||
| 0-18 KB | 2 | ||||
| 19-26 KB | 3 | ||||
| 27-50 KB | 4 | ||||
| 51+ KB | 5 | ||||
Steel Panthers
The size modifier for SP scenarios is based solely on the type of battle
| Type of battle | Size Modifier (SM) | ||||
| Assault or Advance | 2 | ||||
| Other | 1 | ||||
The Operational Art of War
To determine the Modified Complexity, take the scenario file size in k's, times the number of moves; and then divide by 100.This is the "modified complexity".
You then apply this complexity number to the chart, to derive the SM
The formula for calculating a scenario Size Modifier is provided in the table below:
| Complexity | Size Modifier (SM) | ||||
| 1-25 | 1 | ||||
| 26-50 | 2 | ||||
| 51-75 | 3 | ||||
| 76-100 | 4 | ||||
| 101-150 | 5 | ||||
| 151-200 | 6 | ||||
| 201-250 | 7 | ||||
| 251-300 | 8 | ||||
| 301-350 | 9 | ||||
| 350+ | 10 | ||||
Ancient Wars Results
| Ironwulf Leonadis Major Defeat |
| Ironwulf Leonadis Major Defeat |
| Belisarius Leonadis Major Defeat |
| Belisarius Leonadis Major Defeat |
| Belisarius Ironwulf Major Victory |
Black Powder Results
| Havoc Siffo998 Major Win |
| Siffo998 Dragoon66 Major Loss |
| Dragoon66 Graeme Draw |
| Eckerslyke rbursch Minor Win |
| Havoc Outlaw Josey Wales Major Win |
Campaign Series Results
| Tiger 88 Von Luck Major Victory |
| Boisforas Herr Straßen Läufer Draw |
| Panzerjaeger General Lee Ensayne Major Victory |
| Yossarian majog Minor Victory |
| dawags Michael Major Victory |
Combat Mission Results
| Wittman Westland Total Victory |
| Panzer Dan greyeyes Total Victory |
| OWL Draw |
| OWL Major Victory |
| Sphinx Westland Minor Victory |
Combat Mission x2 Results
| raz_atoth SakaiSeven Total Victory |
| raz_atoth enigma6584 Tactical Victory |
| OberstKrieger DasTiger Major Victory |
| DasTiger raz_atoth Total Victory |
| OberstKrieger DasTiger Major Victory |
Grigsby Ops Results
| TJD enigma6584 Decisive Victory |
| redboot KG_RangerBooBoo Minor Victory |
| redboot Levanten Decisive Victory |
| redboot Blutch Minor Loss |
| redboot Blutch Draw |
Naval Warfare Results
| Currahee Antoni Chmielowski Decisive Victory |
| Antoni Chmielowski Currahee Decisive Defeat |
| Currahee Antoni Chmielowski Decisive Victory |
| Antoni Chmielowski Currahee Decisive Defeat |
| Antoni Chmielowski Currahee Decisive Victory |
Operational Art of War Results
| Captain Al flip0009 Marginal Victory |
| Macdonald74 Captain Al Marginal Victory |
| Macdonald74 Karantos Overwhelming Victory |
| jah4tol Macdonald74 Overwhelming Loss |
| Fulcrum Sapper Marginal Victory |
Panzer Command:Ostfront (No Blitz forum support) Results
| falco Rik Creighton Legendary Defeat |
| falco Rik Creighton Marginal Defeat |
Squad Battles Results
| Hwkhuntswalking celamanka Major Loss |
| Hwkhuntswalking celamanka Major Loss |
| Laza Richie61 Major Victory |
| Landser34 fastphil Minor Victory |
| burroughs Landser34 Minor Loss |
SSG Decisive Battles (No Blitz forum support) Results
| Colleoni Contra Marginal Victory (SSG) |
| Contra Freiherr Overwhelming Loss (SSG) |
| Contra mackensen Marginal Loss (SSG) |
| Colleoni Contra Decisive Victory (SSG) |
| Contra mackensen Overwhelming Victory (SSG) |
Steel Panthers Results
| roman july Decisive Loss |
| Buckaroo july Medium Victory |
| PzHeinZ Klank Decisive Victory |
| PzHeinZ Ashcloud Overwhelming Victory |
| roman low_bidder Decisive Victory |
Tiller Operational Campaigns Results
| Hwkhuntswalking celamanka Draw |
| Hwkhuntswalking celamanka Minor Loss |
| Hwkhuntswalking celamanka Major Victory |
| flip0009 Pete Draw |
| Maarten Pete Major Loss |
Ancient Wars
| 1 | Leonadis | 100 |
| 2 | Ironwulf | 16 |
| 3 | Belisarius | 4 |
Black Powder
| 1 | agmoss99 | 500 |
| 2 | Havoc | 346 |
| 3 | Sgt Jasper | 252 |
| 4 | D-Day_Dodger | 202 |
| 5 | Eckerslyke | 172 |
Campaign Series
| 1 | Ashcloud | 1630 |
| 2 | Herr Straßen Läufer | 985 |
| 3 | Tiger 88 | 929 |
| 4 | Oberst | 765 |
| 5 | Panzerjaeger | 745 |
Combat Mission
| 1 | Hedgehog | 705 |
| 2 | OWL | 673 |
| 3 | Jobu88 | 632 |
| 4 | Ken F. (FGM) | 475 |
| 5 | Panzer Dan | 453 |
Combat Mission x2
| 1 | Wolf Blitzer | 1807 |
| 2 | kghammer | 886 |
| 3 | cargol | 688 |
| 4 | H | 498 |
| 5 | Freyberg's batman | 368 |
Naval Warfare
| 1 | Currahee | 800 |
| 2 | Antoni Chmielowski | 430 |
| 3 | enigma6584 | 80 |
Operational Art of War
| 1 | burroughs | 278 |
| 2 | Macdonald74 | 248 |
| 3 | Captain Al | 119 |
| 4 | jah4tol | 114 |
| 5 | Murphz | 112 |
Squad Battles
| 1 | Richie61 | 1405 |
| 2 | Landser34 | 958 |
| 3 | Outlaw Josey Wales | 849 |
| 4 | Laza | 809 |
| 5 | vendetta | 490 |
SSG Decisive Battles (No Blitz forum support)
| 1 | Contra | 195 |
| 2 | Freiherr | 156 |
| 3 | Colleoni | 78 |
| 4 | mackensen | 27 |
Steel Panthers
| 1 | SP Tournament Player | 290 |
| 2 | jadpanther | 255 |
| 3 | Cuckoo | 220 |
| 4 | Buckaroo | 195 |
| 5 | pithorr | 180 |
Tiller Operational Campaigns
| 1 | burroughs | 576 |
| 2 | vLuttwitz | 489 |
| 3 | Lucid | 402 |
| 4 | flip0009 | 392 |
| 5 | Witblitz | 348 |
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