General Damage from emulator

[Unknow]

Is there a way to change the emulator's overall damage? Any variables used in calculating overall damage?

[aleph075]

i'am trying lowering the defense rate.... 
 

/**
 * RE DEF Reduction
 * Damage = Attack * (4000+eDEF)/(4000+eDEF*10) - sDEF
 * Pierce defence gains 1 atk per def/2
 */
if( def1 == -400 ) /* -400 creates a division by 0 and subsequently crashes */
    def1 = -399;
ATK_ADD2(wd->damage, wd->damage2,
    is_attack_piercing(wd, src, target, skill_id, skill_lv, EQI_HAND_R) ? (def1*battle_calc_attack_skill_ratio(wd, src, target, skill_id, skill_lv))/200 : 0,
    is_attack_piercing(wd, src, target, skill_id, skill_lv, EQI_HAND_L) ? (def1*battle_calc_attack_skill_ratio(wd, src, target, skill_id, skill_lv))/200 : 0
);
if( !attack_ignores_def(wd, src, target, skill_id, skill_lv, EQI_HAND_R) && !is_attack_piercing(wd, src, target, skill_id, skill_lv, EQI_HAND_R) )
    wd->damage = wd->damage * (4000+def1) / (4000+10*def1) - vit_def;  <---- /Here/-----
if( is_attack_left_handed(src, skill_id) && !attack_ignores_def(wd, src, target, skill_id, skill_lv, EQI_HAND_L) && !is_attack_piercing(wd, src, target, skill_id, skill_lv, EQI_HAND_L) )
    wd->damage2 = wd->damage2 * (4000+def1) / (4000+10*def1) - vit_def;

if the formula of damage increase the constants, it should increase your damage received. Where said 4000+def1, if you put 5000 (both numerator and denominator). But i am not sure already. I will test and told u. If u do, tell me

[Playtester]

On 4/27/2024 at 12:21 AM, Unknow said:

Is there a way to change the emulator's overall damage? Any variables used in calculating overall damage?

On a simular request I saw someone suggested to use mapflags and then do % damage adjustments like for GVG/WoE. But I'm not too familiar with that.

I'd probably just change the source code to reduce the damage at some point. Probably in battle.cpp "battle_calc_attack" after the type-specific calls but before any no damage checks.

[Unknow]

On 4/27/2024 at 10:30 PM, aleph075 said:

i'am trying lowering the defense rate.... 
 

/**
 * RE DEF Reduction
 * Damage = Attack * (4000+eDEF)/(4000+eDEF*10) - sDEF
 * Pierce defence gains 1 atk per def/2
 */
if( def1 == -400 ) /* -400 creates a division by 0 and subsequently crashes */
    def1 = -399;
ATK_ADD2(wd->damage, wd->damage2,
    is_attack_piercing(wd, src, target, skill_id, skill_lv, EQI_HAND_R) ? (def1*battle_calc_attack_skill_ratio(wd, src, target, skill_id, skill_lv))/200 : 0,
    is_attack_piercing(wd, src, target, skill_id, skill_lv, EQI_HAND_L) ? (def1*battle_calc_attack_skill_ratio(wd, src, target, skill_id, skill_lv))/200 : 0
);
if( !attack_ignores_def(wd, src, target, skill_id, skill_lv, EQI_HAND_R) && !is_attack_piercing(wd, src, target, skill_id, skill_lv, EQI_HAND_R) )
    wd->damage = wd->damage * (4000+def1) / (4000+10*def1) - vit_def;  <---- /Here/-----
if( is_attack_left_handed(src, skill_id) && !attack_ignores_def(wd, src, target, skill_id, skill_lv, EQI_HAND_L) && !is_attack_piercing(wd, src, target, skill_id, skill_lv, EQI_HAND_L) )
    wd->damage2 = wd->damage2 * (4000+def1) / (4000+10*def1) - vit_def;

if the formula of damage increase the constants, it should increase your damage received. Where said 4000+def1, if you put 5000 (both numerator and denominator). But i am not sure already. I will test and told u. If u do, tell me
 

but how do you think about dealing with items that ignore defense?
 

 

10 hours ago, Playtester said:

I'd probably just change the source code to reduce the damage at some point. Probably in battle.cpp "battle_calc_attack" after the type-specific calls but before any no damage checks.

I think of something along those lines

but before this approach, I made the post to find out if there was any variable

Edited April 29, 2024 by Unknow