why does it take so long to load?

in order to find the most stat-efficient combinations, the algorithm needs to sort through every possible combination (up to 6 items!) while also applying factors like bonus stats from passives (for instance the 3% power -> mana bonus from Transcendance). A faster "greedy" algorithm that only tries to find the best stat items one at a time may not actually produce the most optimal result due to this. i wrote this generator specifically to experiment with the new ratatoskr acorns synergy with other tanky items
if you want to speed up your search times, try adding in a few items manually before starting. Each item multiplicatively speeds up the search. the search sorts its results as it operates, only holding onto the amount of results you specify while it works - so it doesn't eat up inane amounts of ram generating every possibility. you can safely set the value to some really high values without a speed impact if you want you can enable notification access, and the site will ping you when the search is done

does this actually generate 'optimal' builds?

no not really. there are a few notable things about how this generates results:

• only passive effects that augment stats are reflected in the data, though it shows passives for easier reference. So some items which have good utility through their passive will simply be skipped since the system doesnt really have a way of
• item stats are imagined in a 'best case' scenario: meaning they are fully stacked and have an active passive when it meaningfully impacts stats. for instance, stone cutting sword is stored at having 30 def + 30 pen, though that is not technically an accurate representation of the item
• so far not every stat is tracked by search as 'useful' even if they would have an impact on dps/sustain in game. updates should fix this over time and allow for more granularity in the search. there are some stats that are hard to account for in the search without injecting too much 'opinion' to the formulas - for example currently the item data does not track hp5/mp5 at all, and lifesteal will likely be considered as a 'utility' stat in the future
• there is a bit of correction in place currently for 'stat caps' - mostly relating to dmg output, though it will show you how much each stat is without the cap when the search is done

what are 'effective hp' and 'relative score'?

your effective hp is a figure representing how much damage it would take to kill you, accounting for both your hp and your armors. when sorting for high defense stats, the system uses these rather than the raw protection stats of the items. for example, at 100 armor, you negate 50% of damage taken (of that type) - so if you have 1500 hp, your effective health is 3000. this is why there are two numbers: red(first) is physical, blue(second) is magical. you can read more about damage scaling in the wondrously comprehensive word of thoth for which the formula was derived from

the 'relative score' of a build does not mean much actually. its simply a value generated for the build while sorting based off the parameters of the search. its not a description of how 'objectively good' a build is or isn't - rather how well it matches the parameters of the search. the same build can have drastically different scores if you provided different search criteria

will this site get support for other smite characters?

in a sense the framework for it is already in place - so it could be likely. my plan is to do more work for now on ratatoskr specific models, such as estimating damage from auto-attack chains and abilities, to give a more realistic view of the damage output for the character. it would be way too much on my own to try and model that for even a few other characters, let alone all the others, especially considering the fact that i (personally) dont have an interest in playing any other character. ratatoskrs new acorns also have the benefit of allowing him to have a faster overall search time, since one item slot only has 4 options. if you are currently using this site to test builds for other physical dmg characters, please note that the stat totals listed include the lvl.20 base stats for ratatoskr (def: 72, mdf: 48, mit: 0, hp: 1880, mana: 1060)

right now the app isnt connected to the smite api database to retrieve item info since the way data is stored is 'opinionated'. so adding support for other characters / classes is largely a matter of the data formatting necessary to get them usable by the algorithm. if you wanna help add more data, or look at my terrible, strenuous sorting system, feel free to reach out on the project github