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PurpleSquerkle · Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 4:04 pm Post subject:

No, paralysis is good.
It just shouldn't paralyze you with every hit.
And it shouldn't last as long.

Actually, now that the timing system has changed (it has, hasn't it?), there are some other things that are a bit messed up (whips stun for too long, for example).

Anyhow, I'm giving it 0-4 slash damage, and I've made new particles for extra damage. One does 0-4 holy damage (for all daemons), and one does 0-6 slash damage (for the Daemon Lord).
So that should be a total of 14 possible damage.
Is that good?
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hiroy · The Dark One Joined: 30 Sep 2007 Posts: 703

Just get rid of Mana Drain. Paralyze is fitting.

Mana Drain should be on monsters that actually benefit from it.
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Zefz · Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 4:14 pm Post subject:

Actually, the Demon drains mana and transforms it to health. I just made the Cockatrice who has paralysis attack, making the Demon less unique. Mana Drain gives him the anti-spellcaster feeling too. It is a monster that spellcasters need a non-magic user to kill.
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Zefz · Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 4:20 pm Post subject:

Some optimization...

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Clonkinator · Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 4:33 pm Post subject:

The mana draining is pretty exactly why my adventurer was so screwed. They kept draining his mana, making me unable to cast my damn orb storm. And I didn't want to attack them with my sword as I keep getting hit by their explosions if I kill them in melee...
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Zefz · Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 4:45 pm Post subject:

rand & 2 generates a number between 0 and 2.

The % generates numbers differently. A rand % 3 generates 0, 1 or 2. You could do rand % 3 + 13 too. But it is better to use & if you know it works.

@Clonks: Really? I never noticed their Mana Drain power was that irritating to spellcasters. A stack with mana potions in stock should maybe help?
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PurpleSquerkle · Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 4:52 pm Post subject:

Ah, I get it.
It's generating the random number and adding 13 to it....

But yeah, why not just bring mana potions?
You should always reserve spots in your inventory for potions.
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Zefz · Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 4:54 pm Post subject:

Hmm I was thinking of maybe adding a Paralysis resistance ability too? (Like immune vs daze/grog or walk on water or see invisible)

Spells like Protection could make the user immune vs paralysis and mana drain maybe...
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hiroy · The Dark One Joined: 30 Sep 2007 Posts: 703

I usually just throw Mana Potions somewhere on the field XD. Switching takes up time. Drop-n-run....
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Clonkinator · Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 4:59 pm Post subject:

I actually had 6 mana potions in stock, but I wasted all of them on those demons and it didn't help.

Also, you actually can block the demons' attacks but still get paralyzed.
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PurpleSquerkle · Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 5:37 pm Post subject:

[http://www.freewebs.com/purplesquerkle/Soul%20Carver.zip]

This may be my coolest* item yet. Very Happy

It's pretty much done; it just needs the particle numbers sorted out.
For the 2.6 branch, all the particles can just be set to 40.

*creepiest
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penguinflyer2222 · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 11:47 pm Post subject:

On page one I noticed that Zefz and AoD double posted.
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