Dex*2 + int = 530

[victorfa1]

how do i add only this cast time? i want dex*2+int to be the only factor to reduce cast time to 0

[malufett]

@https://rathena.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/rathena/trunk/conf/battle/skill.conf

// How much (dex*2+int) does variable cast turns zero? vcast_stat_scale: 530

[frenzmu06]

sir can you elaborate and explain more the effects of these options

// At what dex does the cast time become zero (instacast)?

castrate_dex_scale: 150

->does this affect renewal? since i don't see it noted as pre-renewal only effect and as far as i know there is no 150dex instacast from renewal right?

// How much (dex*2+int) does variable cast turns zero?

vcast_stat_scale: 530

->does this mean i need a total of 530 stats from int and dex*2?

ex:205 dex + 120 int

120 dex + 290 int

or anything total of 530? (which is clearly cannot be acquired by low rate server 150/70 by just stats right?)

pls enlighten me

Edited October 12, 2012 by frenzmu06

[Leehalt]

sir can you elaborate and explain more the effects of these options

// At what dex does the cast time become zero (instacast)?

castrate_dex_scale: 150

->does this affect renewal? since i don't see it noted as pre-renewal only effect and as far as i know there is no 150dex instacast from renewal right?

// How much (dex*2+int) does variable cast turns zero?

vcast_stat_scale: 530

->does this mean i need a total of 530 stats from int and dex*2?

ex:205 dex + 120 int

120 dex + 290 int

or anything total of 530? (which is clearly cannot be acquired by low rate server 150/70 by just stats right?)

pls enlighten me

- @green: As I understand it via testing and a few visual scanning of the conf files, one does not simply "instacast" because of variable cast time, which, if i remember correctly, is 20% of the original cast time, so if say you didnt have dex and your skill cast time was 10 seconds, your variable cast time is 2 seconds, meaning if you "instacast" you will still be casting for 2 seconds due to variable cast time.

- @blue: this means a total of 530 stats, which can come from both int AND dex but dex affects this twice as much, persay you had 150 dex [for instant cast] and 255 int [max int at the moment] that would mean 150*2+255 = 555, which means you can now "instacast".

- Oh and I hope this answers the question below:

how do i add only this cast time? i want dex*2+int to be the only factor to reduce cast time to 0

- If not, then basically, you cant, as this formula does not calculate the whole cast time, only the variable cast time which is 20% of the skill's original cast time that ignores "instacast" meaning, if players normally instant cast at 150 dex, if they didn't have enough int, they would still be casting for 20% of their original skill cast time [which if i understand correctly should be reduced depending on your settings].

- Based on doc/item_bonus, you can script an item to reduce variable cast time.

- As an admin tip, generally I would balance the cast rates to something not naturally reachable, but reachable via gears and hard work so persay:

// My max stats: 255

// At what dex does the cast time become zero (instacast)?

castrate_dex_scale: 150

// How much (dex*2+int) does variable cast turns zero?
vcast_stat_scale: 530

- If my max stats is 255, that meanst 150*2+255=555, meaning players can naturally instant cast, I dont want that happening unless they work for their gears [stat cards, berze cards, custom cards] otherwise itd be boring for them, not having a goal and not achieving anything through hard work.

- I would suggest something like 170 insta cast [forcing them to lower some stats] and 600 or 630 vcast. This forces any class to invest in certain stats to use certain builds, invest on certain items to use certain builds.

Edited October 12, 2012 by Leehalt

[frenzmu06]

- @green: As I understand it via testing and a few visual scanning of the conf files, one does not simply "instacast" because of variable cast time, which, if i remember correctly, is 20% of the original cast time, so if say you didnt have dex and your skill cast time was 10 seconds, your variable cast time is 2 seconds, meaning if you "instacast" you will still be casting for 2 seconds due to variable cast time.

20% of the original cast time = fixed cast time i think and not variable cast time

[Leehalt]

20% of the original cast time = fixed cast time i think and not variable cast time

- That IS variable cast time.

========= edited ===============

- After a few tests, it seems that if youre on renewal settings, the formula for cast time is Vcast, which has a 20% OCT fixed cast time.

Edited October 15, 2012 by Leehalt