| Author | Thread: Combat Tweaks for 08-13-08 |
[ADMIN] ArkhamPosts: 902 Location: Mallow Magus Age: 124 years old Clan: AGOMC | Message #10156 Posted: Aug 14, 2008, 2:19 am |
Another round of combat tweaks; not quite important enough to sticky, but let me know if you have issues:
1) When using the DESTROY option against a wall, you should no longer see the "does no appreciable damage" result.
2) Clan golems are now properly checked for missing legs, having no power, or being too battered to block a successful attacker if the first guardian was defeated.
3) Spikes now strike at most once per attack by the attacker (whereas previously they struck once per attack plus one). In addition, the speed of all golems except flesh can reduce the number of times the spikes can strike, down to a minimium of one.
Combat updates are going to be slow while the spell system is in progress; I have to be a lot more careful of what I send to the live gaming environment while spell stuff is partly plugged in.
Kep |
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| Tariana Posts: 162
Location: Broukendale
Magus Age: 112 years old
| Message #10161 Posted: Aug 14, 2008, 5:07 am |
| Arkham said:
In addition, the speed of all golems except flesh can reduce the number of times the spikes can strike, down to a minimium of one.
Trying to understand this one makes my head hurt. I think of an extra nasty rose bush. When I touch roses, I have to be careful and move slowly because if I don't I get scratched more and worse. Faster should hurt more, not less. |
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laidanPosts: 1158 Location: Mottonsborough Magus Age: 113 years old Clan: OASIS | Message #10163 Posted: Aug 14, 2008, 5:10 am |
I think these are mobile spikes, (animated, right?) so they actually reach out to get you Well, your golem anyway.
Last Edited: Aug 14, 2008, 5:10 am |
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| Gryficus Posts: 239
Location: Mottonsborough
Magus Age: 121 years old
| Message #10167 Posted: Aug 14, 2008, 6:30 am |
yeah, they're described as animated spikes, so being fast would mean you'd be able to dodge them more often.
Thanks for making glass not worthless :P I'll test them and get back to you soon. |
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| Tariana Posts: 162
Location: Broukendale
Magus Age: 112 years old
| Message #10174 Posted: Aug 14, 2008, 2:20 pm |
| So I shouldn't be thinking Killer Rose Bush, I should be thinking Automagickal Pokey Spears? |
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[ADMIN] ArkhamPosts: 902 Location: Mallow Magus Age: 124 years old Clan: AGOMC | Message #10179 Posted: Aug 14, 2008, 3:07 pm |
| Tariana said:
So I shouldn't be thinking Killer Rose Bush, I should be thinking Automagickal Pokey Spears?
Automagickal EXTRA-Pokey Spears. :D
You can also think of them as mini-constructs; they're definitely animated and twitchy.
Kep |
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JoachimPosts: 208 Location: Asylum Magus Age: 120 years old Clan: STEAM Real Name: Walt
| Message #10183 Posted: Aug 14, 2008, 3:53 pm |
| Arkham said:
You can also think of them as mini-constructs; they're definitely animated and twitchy.
Kep
And they talk to each other in a childlike high-pitched tone of voice. "Hey guys, there another golem attacking! Let's get'em! WEEEEEEEE!" |
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| Tariana Posts: 162
Location: Broukendale
Magus Age: 112 years old
| Message #10188 Posted: Aug 14, 2008, 5:13 pm |
| Arkham said:
You can also think of them as mini-constructs; they're definitely animated and twitchy.
Do tell. You know, that means it would be totally consistent to be able to make them more animated and more twitchy and have levels and better materials and get more dangerous....
Joachim said:
And they talk to each other in a childlike high-pitched tone of voice. "Hey guys, there another golem attacking! Let's get'em! WEEEEEEEE!"
OMG!! Kawaii!!!! ^_^ |
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| Keitaro Posts: 11
Location: Arzenbourg
Magus Age: 115 years old
| Message #10214 Posted: Aug 15, 2008, 1:28 am |
Tariana said: Arkham said:
You can also think of them as mini-constructs; they're definitely animated and twitchy. Do tell. You know, that means it would be totally consistent to be able to make them more animated and more twitchy and have levels and better materials and get more dangerous....
Upgrading the spikes.....hmmm *pictures being able to instruct the spikes to target key points* hehe, eye poke :p
Tariana said: Joachim said:
And they talk to each other in a childlike high-pitched tone of voice. "Hey guys, there another golem attacking! Let's get'em! WEEEEEEEE!" OMG!! Kawaii!!!! ^_^
*suddenly thinks of the squirrel from Hoodwinked after having nondecaf*
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| Gryficus Posts: 239
Location: Mottonsborough
Magus Age: 121 years old
| Message #10329 Posted: Aug 16, 2008, 7:46 pm |
| Arkham said:
3) Spikes now strike at most once per attack by the attacker (whereas previously they struck once per attack plus one). In addition, the speed of all golems except flesh can reduce the number of times the spikes can strike, down to a minimium of one.
Kep
So I did some testing with a glass golem (the fastest in the game) and the spiked wall still hits back roughly 60% of the time. Still seems a little bit high to me. Has anyone else done testing with other types of golems? |
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| CommComms Posts: 392
Location: Daylsfeld
Magus Age: 121 years old
| Message #10336 Posted: Aug 17, 2008, 1:33 am |
| Gryficus said:
So I did some testing with a glass golem (the fastest in the game) and the spiked wall still hits back roughly 60% of the time. Still seems a little bit high to me. Has anyone else done testing with other types of golems?
Not formally, but I've noticed a vast reduction in the number of times spikes hit my bone golems. At most they hit half as much as they used to, usually only 1-3 times per round. |
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