I think the original idea was to have a system, named 'Ablative Armor', whose effect was to create a box that would absorb one point of damage that penetrated, rather than allow it to be rolled on the DAC.  (Basically, an ablative free hit). 
Daniel suggested a Points cost for each point of ablative armor equivalent to adding 2/3 of a point of hull to the vessel.
Once yall started talking SU cost, I got lost..      

The 'take Armored Hull, but add 1/4 your hull round up in ablative armor rather than applying the armored hull effect' was a stopgap until someone who speaks Excel fixes up the spreadsheets to do armor as its own line, rather than as a special system (though I suppose you could do it just fine as a special system, only it wouldnt generate 'Q' hits, it would rather generate 'Ablative Armor' hits that dont increase the number of Q hits on the ship'

But Dan already said:

japridemor wrote:
Base DRat calculation is changed to: ((( Ablative Armor x 2 / 3 ) + Hull ) x 2 ) x Shield Factor

Where did the extra x2 come from? There was no mention of it on Saturday.

Just as I finished changing things so that the number of Ablative Armor points can be chosen, With Dan's SU costing. This is nicely restrictive, a ship with hull 1 and 1 Ablative Armor would be just that! A solid brick with nothing else.
Another ship could tow it and throw it, would that make it expendable? Ha Ha!

You are correct. I had left the x2 out initially because it's a constant.

I do!

Hello OldnGrey,
Thanks for the new   StarmadaX_VBAM v9-4a Auto Ablative.   
Unfortunately, I was unable to figure out how to make it work completely.
(100% Blond here) :shock:
I probably have gotten spoiled by Gaming Glen's version of the regular designer.  He has smoothed out the sheets, allowed the use of color and enlargedBatteries A, B, &C to have 12 mounts.  I do appreciate your new program tho.
:arrow: StevenGilchrist

I think we need to get all the various versions of the SXCA together, at some point, into a grand-unified, all-bells-and-whistles version.  I've currently got 3 I use... yours for fleet design where there are no more than 3 batteries per ship, Tyrel Lohr's which I use for printing out pretty, pretty Ship displays (or when there are 4 batteries per ship, or when a ship needs one of the trek-specific new pieces of equipment he's included) and the 'base' SXCA when I just want to knock off some quick little ships that I dont have alot invested in....

Hmm... I need to learn to speak Excel.

Well, I cant say what other people want and like.. .but I can give you MY feedback.

1.)  Like about your sheet:  Almost everything, espc the navy-management aspect.  Youve got a version with ablative armor.

2.)  Like about Tyrel Lohr's Pretty Sheet:  Some new specials, some ST-specific stuff, more than 3 Batteries, REALLY REALLY PRETTY printout format (hes got a 3rd sheet with a place to put a picture of the ship, really designed to be printed out and laminated)

3.)  Liked about someone elses sheets (forget whose):  place listing mass and crew on the 'pretty pretty sheet'.  Similar to Tyrels.

The real problem would be making a sheet that makes everyone happy... we all play SMX slightly differently, and thus want different things.  Not to mention the trouble of keeping it up to date, with rabble-rousers (like ME!) always bugging poor cricket for more and newer rules, systems, interactions, etc.