Gunbound Wind Guide
Instead of measuring wind strength by the usual magnitude and direction of wind, there is a method of representing wind in parametrics, in terms of x and y component. For the more common method of measuring wind click here.
Taking the Unit Circle as reference, we can relate the wind in Gunbound to three basic points on the Unit Circle in the first Quadrant, at 30, 45, and 60 degrees.
At 30 degrees, the x distance would be the square root of 3 over 2, or 0.8660 of 1. The y distance would be 1 half, precisely 0.5 of 1.
At 45 degrees, x distance is square root of 2 over 2, or 0.7071 of 1. The y distance is also square root of 2 over 2, or 0.7071 of 1.
At 60 degrees, the highest point, x distance is 1 half whereas y distance is the square root of 3 over 2, or 0.8660 of 1 again.
What do these numbers mean?
In this example, Wind is 21 NE. Thus we can affirm that horizontal wind strength would be 0.7071 of 21, or 14.8. We can treat Wind as 15 << pointing left.
As for vertical wind strength, Wind would also be 15 upwards, so following the rule of for every 7 wind increase .1 bar, we can reduce about .2 bars power to our shot without harm.
So the final angle adjustment would be, for BJSL 80, lowering angle by 9 degrees from 80, about 71 or 72 degrees. Then if 71 is the incident angle, reduce .2 bars power.
In this next example, Wind is closer to the 30 degree mark than the 45. The horizontal wind strength must be 0.8660 of 22, or 19 >> pointing right.
Vertical wind strength is nearly negligible, at 11. So we will reduce 0.1 bar power to our shot to prevent using too much power.
The final angle adjustment would be, for BJSL 80, raising angle by 11 degrees from 80, so about 89 or 88 degrees backward. From 89 then on reduce 0.1 bar power.
The advantage to this method is that wind can be simplied entirely to left / right and up / down terms. A calculator is necessary and the ratios on the Unit Circle might have to be saved to memory.
This method can be used to double check results from a Wind Chart or avoid reliance strictly on formulas. Moreover, this method allows players to understand wind so that shooting by feel, without calculator or formulas, can be done quickly and accurately.