# Guide to PolyCalculator

## An fast, dependable battle helper

It admittedly takes a few tries to get used to the command-line bot interface, but it'll exponentially help you decipher your best shot at winning Polytopia fights.

> ### Now, you only need to speak its language!

## Things to know

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Essentials" %}

### The prefix is a dot: `.`

* The way to let the bot know you're talking to it.

{% hint style="success" %}
Simple and intuitive
{% endhint %}

### The most popular command: `.calc`

* You can use the simpler alias `.c`
* Units have two character codes
  * ex: `wa` for warrior, `sl` for battle sled
* The attacker and defender need to be separated by a comma `,`
* If no hp is provided, the max hp is assumed

> #### **The order in which you place the information doesn't matter!**

```bash
.c wa, sl 8
```

{% hint style="info" %}
 This short version will simulate the outcome of a fight where a full hp warrior (10 hp) will hit a battle sled (8 hp out of 15 hp).
{% endhint %}

You can go back up to the "More features" or get right into the [Fight commands](https://docs.polycalculatorbot.com/fight-commands)!
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="More features" %}

* **Veteran status**: Automatic veteran status is added if you input a higher hp than maximum non-veteran or if you put a single `v` on the side of the unit that is veteran.
* **Defense bonus**: You can add a single `d` for the single shield bonus (from cities, Archery, Meditation or Aquatism) and `w` for the double, city wall, bonus.
* **Naval units**: You can just add `bo`, `sh` or `bs` to make the unit a boat, ship or battleship.

{% hint style="danger" %}
Make sure to include which land unit is in the naval unit.
{% endhint %}

```javascript
.c v sh 7 wa, gi 9 d
```

{% hint style="info" %}
This will return an attacking warrior inside a ship with 7 hp (out of 15 hp since veteran) attacking a giant with 9 hp (out of 40 hp) with a single defense bonus.
{% endhint %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}