How Squadron RP is Calculated

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I kept wanting to copy and paste this same post in reply to various comments on https://www.reddit.com/r/Warthunder/comments/tyb6gz/gaijin_support_fixed_my_squadron_rp_bug_that/, so I decided to make it a separate post, and link to it instead.

If anyone with more knowledge wants to double-check my numbers that would be appreciated.

Squadron RP is calculated based on both your activity and the total activity of your squadron:

https://wiki.warthunder.com/Squadron_Vehicles#Description

For every 200 research points earned, an "activity point" will be added to the squadron's collective pool. Every 3 days, these activity points will be converted into an amount of research points towards the selected squadron vehicle, depending on the player's relative activity and the total number of points in the pool. Each player can contribute up to 360 points per 3-day period, and the activity pool is limited to 20,000 points.

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere else that it actually depends on where you are in relation to the average for your squadron as well. (The "relative activity" referred to on the wiki)

If you're above average you receive the full amount, while if you are below average you receive proportionally less.

Some examples:

If you're in a squadron with 5 players who average out to 200 points (total 1k) each you'll get:

For 10 points: 50
For 100 points: 500
For 150 points: 750
For 200 points: 1,000
For 360 points: 1,000

If you're in a squadron with 100 players who average out to 150 points each (total 15k) you'll get:

For 10 points: 1,000
For 100 points: 10,000
For 150 points: 15,000
For 200 points: 15,000
For 360 points: 15,000

If you're in a squadron with 50 players who all earn the full 360 points (total 18k) you'll get (you'll notice that these numbers are actually worse for most players than the 15k squadron):

For 10 points: 500
For 100 points: 5,000
For 150 points: 7,500
For 200 points: 10,000
For 360 points: 18,000

If you're in a squadron with 100 players who earn an average of 300 points (total 30k), I'm not sure entirely what happens because that's over the 20k maximum. I think it's something like this though (again worse than the 15k squadron for most players):

For 10 points: 667
For 100 points: 6,667
For 150 points: 10,000
For 200 points: 13,333
For 360 points: 20,000

Posted Apr 8, 2022, 3:45 AM UTC