Wargame points formula. Determining weights.

How about you post every stat that an unit can have.
And how they are related to other stats, mechanically speaking.

I might be able to give some pointers. But there are many ways to keep track of your intented balance.

There are also questions like:
Do you have a mechanical RPS, or are you aiming for a natural one? Or both?
Or
Is there a noticable difference between meat, normal and support units? And how can they work together?

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For my own game, I keep track with an excel sheet for calculating costs and XP spending for units as well. But before I got to that sheet, I had to analyse every, little, thing about my game.
I also have an information page on these calculations that I am expanding slowly for new design options. Because, well, you might forget things later on if your game finally gets the intended expansions ;)

Last but not least. Don't make things overcomplicated. You need to analyse for your own game, how everything is related. Than base a part of the formula on that part. In other words, don't try to compile a pile of lego blocks into a lego house. You start with the foundation first. And it turns out to be very simple if done correct.

Don't simply asume how the formula is done. Make sure you truly analyse each factor, while changing only one other factor. Is it multiplied or added? Maybe a division or substraction? Perhaps you have exponential effects.
Maybe, just maybe, you have some of your stats. Depending on other stats. For a weird example: I have the health of my units depending on their armor. Simper said, armor is chosen, health is then a given.

Good Luck!

I'd suggest get playtesting soon and expect all your points values to be wrong.

If it's as complex as you seem to be saying, there *will* be horrendous game-breaking exploits. If you can get the system in front of some skilled gamers, they'll expose them for you. It's hard to see these things from the inside.

Are you new to designing a wargame perhaps?
Or are you advancing on this as we speak?

Because my first wargame 15 years ago was a hell for me as well. And I really started to learn when doing it step by step.

Adding 1 variable at a time.

I think your premise (that there is one exact number) is going to cause you to fail.

Traits and effects will have synergistic effects. They will become more powerful than their points represent when combined correctly. This is what I meant by finding exploits, you focused on the "playtest" thing and missed the point of my post.

For a straightforward example, look at 40k.
Regular troops and hero units often have access to the same power-up, but have to pay different amounts for it, because of the synergy of that power-up in combination with the rest of the traits of the unit.

I have read your document (1 time).

CQ stands for Close Quarters. There is a bit more logic now, to it all. But just a little bit. Care to explain, before you use the abbreviation.

Maybe you ought to put the link here to the document. Then others can take a look at it as well. Even if it is unfinished yet.

Maybe a picture of what the players are playing on. Or at least describe it before hand. And with what the players are playing. To make things visual. They can have a better understanding too when you explain the rest.

"Rules are like game laws. But to what world do they belong too?"

New players can't know this yet. Unless you tell them. And the order is important. Let's say, they need to read ABC to understand A comes before B comes before C.
If your document is like CBA, they have to read it at least 3 times. Err, something along those lines.

Is it ok to send you a TLDR post again in your PM? Where I point to the various parts in your "manual"?

Balancing comes after understanding the game.