If you’re still looking for a solution, provided you still have a brick and mortar video store nearby, you could take the disc into them and have them put it in the disc polisher to cut through those scratches. Most of the time they used to do it free of charge too since they couldn’t be sure if it would work.
I have tried TripleA but I still like my 1998 AA version. Since building my new rig I’ve lost the files and patches. This game just brings me back to my middle school and high school years. Anyone happen to still have the files?
Awesome! The calculator on A&A.org has limitations as you point out. The Triple-A one doesn’t give info like the one and two standard deviation results.