2013-06-23, 01:15 AM
^Per _hit_point_quantifier, leading underscore. It's going to be called hit_offset_quantifier instead. And I am very pleased that this stuff has gradually worked itself out.
It looks like there is going to be a hit_point_mode in addition to the hit_point_model. I think mode 2 will prove popular. It lets you control things based on the kind of attack instead of the kind of affinity. So the Magic stat can give bonuses to magic attacks likewise for defense with hit_offset_quantifier2...
So it would be nice to figure out a system for communicating what monster attacks are Strength vs. Magic based. Never mind that monsters don't have those stats. But for hit_offset_quantifier in mode 2 its necessary to figure out which extension to use. The initial approach I am sure will just assume that if the attack is direct it is Strength based, and if not Magic based. Whether that is based on animation IDs or just whether or not the damage source is a magical effect it's too soon to say.
It looks like there is going to be a hit_point_mode in addition to the hit_point_model. I think mode 2 will prove popular. It lets you control things based on the kind of attack instead of the kind of affinity. So the Magic stat can give bonuses to magic attacks likewise for defense with hit_offset_quantifier2...
So it would be nice to figure out a system for communicating what monster attacks are Strength vs. Magic based. Never mind that monsters don't have those stats. But for hit_offset_quantifier in mode 2 its necessary to figure out which extension to use. The initial approach I am sure will just assume that if the attack is direct it is Strength based, and if not Magic based. Whether that is based on animation IDs or just whether or not the damage source is a magical effect it's too soon to say.