The formulas are:

prob = 1.0 / (1.0 + Math.pow(10, ((opponent.elo - player.elo) / 400)))
deltaElo =  k * 3 / (numPlayers + 1) * (wlt - prob)

The player's winning probability against the opponent is prob.
wlt states for win - lose- tie. Can be 1 - 0 - 0.5

For each player we calculate the deltaElo against each opponent.
If the player and the opponent both dropped, the deltaElo is 0.
If the player dropped, his wlt is 0, regardless of the score. Therefore the player loses k * 3 / (numPlayers + 1) * ( - prob) Elo points.
If the opponent dropped, the wlt is 1, regardless of the score. Therefore the player gets k * 3 / (numPlayers + 1) * ( 1 - prob) Elo points.
If the game is a dropped game (i.e. someone else dropped), the deltaElo is 0.
In the other cases we calculate the wlt base on the scores, and the we get the deltaElo.

Back to your questions.

2. You are right. If you are not the only one that dropped, you save some Elo. That's why we introduced the ability to cancel a game. If someone dropped and the other players don't want to finish the game, they can cancel that game. In this situation only the dropped player will lose the Elo.
   Anyways, dropping is not an option to save your Elo.

3. Let's say you have Elo 200, and your opponent has Elo 400. In a 1vs1, after your 20th match, you are getting 15 Elo points if you win. So, it's difficult to go up, but in the long term you will reach your Elo.

I hope this helps!

You can find more info here.
If you need more help let us know

@FadiB it seems to be correct. Ivits faction does count the space stations as satellites

The rule is being enforced, but you are right, we should display the number of satellites.

We are happy to announce that BGS and Digidiced have entered into an agreement!

In early June, we announced that the gaiaform.io website would become public after a period of invitation only mode. After the initial reactions of the publisher Feuerland and Digidiced, who acquired the contract to create the digital version of GP, a dialogue was established between Feuerland, Digidiced and BGS to clarify their respective positions. This dialogue led to an agreement where Digidiced agrees that this online version of GP remains active and continues to serve as a reference for the GP player community. BGS is committed to making room on the site to Digidiced, which will thus keep the community informed of the progress of the official version.

We want to publicly thank Frank of Feuerland and Patrick of Digidiced for the demonstrated helpfulness and attention to the community!

Spread the news!

@Joe-Lionheart we have just added the cost in the tooltip. You can check it in the "alternate UI".

@Joe-Lionheart Thanks for testing it. We are glad you like it!
I'll add you feature request to the pipeline.

@lucardoso288 could you please post a screenshot?

Hey,
We have a first draft of the revised UI ready for test.

You can see it and play with it in the dev site .

To enable the new UI you need to select the Use alternate UI option in the panel

This alternate UI is also using the 3D buildings, and you can switch to the flat buildings
checking the Use flat buildings option in the panel.

Let us know your feedback!

@cneessen you are seeing that the old one

is better than the one?

Please post your comments here

Thank you so much for your feedback!

We've learned a lot in just a couple of hours ;)

• We will introduce the ability to switch between the old version and the new version.
• We will improve the new version with your feedback, and, of course, anyone that can help is welcome!
• In the meantime we will revert to the old version.

There is already a topic on this feature here https://forum.boardgamers.space/topic/28/play-next-action-in-advance/

Please add your suggestions there, as I'm going to close this one

Please don’t be shy;) Vote for the next game you want to play here. And if yours is not already listed, just write a new reply here and let the others vote it! Remember, one post per game.

BTW, if you already joined the dark side, and you’ve created a digital version of a game, or you have time and you are willing to help us in creating the next games, please ping us!

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@Robert-Shepherd also @sorpy suggestion has the same problem. TM is using that kind of system, and it work fine, because the map is static ;)

@Robert-Shepherd : the system is very intuitive and easy to implement, but it cannot be used to compare different games, because you can rotate sectors, so 7A0 can be a different planet in a different game.
So if we want to have a consistent reference system, we should decide which is 7A0. But do we need it?

@bardopondo Yes, you can ;)

@El-Temblo
The GP app has been ready for almost two years, since summer 2018. We strongly believe an online implementation is beneficial for the community, and even for sales of the physical boardgame. Nevertheless, we stayed private all this time based on the understanding that an official app would be released Q4 2019.
The development of the official app hasn't even started, when digital rights were bought more than two years ago. The release would be in 2021 at the earliest. We understand there probably are circumstances, but as players we decided to move ahead and release now, instead of waiting - and letting the community wait - longer.

Guys,

After two years in “invitation only mode”, we've decided to make this site publicly available. Starting today, anyone can join directly or by using their personal Discord, Google or Facebook accounts.

We love Gaia Project, and our goal has always been to give the GP community a place to play GP online.

We really value the hard work of the designers of every board game, and we know it takes time and a lot of passion to create great board games. At the same time, no game would be successful without publishers willing to invest in bringing it to market.

So, in an effort to balance business needs and community needs, we have implemented a “fair use” policy in this online implementation of GP. We have added an option in your profile to confirm that you own a physical copy of the game. If you confirm ownership, you will be able to open a new table. Anyone can join any table, whether they own the game or not.

You’ve probably noticed that we switched the domain from a “geeky” gaiaform.io to a “boardgamegeeky” boardgamers.space. The reason for this is that we want to add more games to the platform, and let you enjoy more time with us, in a growing community of online players. The first game we are adding to the platform as of today is Take6. It’s a popular game and a great filler while you are waiting to gaiaform a planet!

We want to thank you for your support during this period, for your feedback and for being part of this new community.
Thank you!
The BGS team.

We are working on the layout and hopefully this should fix the issue. Stay tuned!