New game combat system

[Tomash667]

Attributes

• int - sage trainer, training by reading books, perks
• wis - praying & meditation, trainer, perks
• cha perks

Skills

• unarmed combat
• skills roll random value (skill/2, skill) while in combat (add perks to remove this penalty)
• allow to train to increase aptitude

New effects

• max mana
• mana regeneration mod
• mana regeneration
• dazed - like stunned but can walk/rotate
• rooted - can rotate/attack
• bleeding, heal bleeding
• ability damage
• blind - how to show it? unit is missing? white screen?
• confusion
• paralysis - like stun but frozen animation
• disease
• silence
• deaf
• ? energy drain
• ethereal
• scared
• poison making unit vomit (like stun)
• stun resistance/immunity/power
• poison resistance from endurance/effects
• antidote
• petrified
• slow/haste
• aura (for example heal all units near)
• mana burn
• lifesteal
• damage gain (increase attack with each successful hit)
• power attack
• critical hit/chance ?
• dazed

Abilities / moves

One at start and 2 to learn per class (later there will be more).

• disarm
• jump back
• move around enemy left/right
• roll
• sprint
• heavy attack - starts after holding, different animation
• kicking
• power attack
• wide attack
• healing - revive units on ground while in combat/faster

Spells

• revive
• darkness / black light

New damage types

• fire
• cold
• acid/water
• electricity
• positive energy
• negative energy

Ideas

• enemy types
  • swarm - weak but many
  • normal
  • champion - more hp, usually only one per group
  • miniboss - big hp pool, boss music,
  • boss - big hp bar at top with name. boss music, summon other enemies, powerful attacks
• ranged combat - Bullets can move thru units (smaller radius, chance)
• v2: experience
• jumping attack (wolf from gothic)
• chain attacks, less stamina, more damage - in feature more effects
• equipping armor in combat takes time
• Poise - balance, protection against stun, wound, breaking block, throwing at ground (gained by armor)
• double hp bar mode (hp/shield like in hots, wounding like in salt & sanctuary)
• hit fireball with arrow to make it explode midair
• weapon attack trail effect
• ? check min max values for rotate/walk/run speed
• group up skill/attribute gain text
• more weapon types (dagger, short sword, rapier, long sword, etc...)
• stamina needs rework - currently it restore very fast for game to be beatable, but enemies restore it too fast to
• stamina like in nioh, when depleted attacks will stun target
• broken block should take longer, fall on ground etc
• stamina from shoting depends on bow
• weapon subtype - stamina usage, power 150%+ stamina
• longer aiming with bow increase accuracy, scale down sight
• blocking with weapon
• backstab animation (from surprise), instant kill/more damage
• parry - use block without holding mouse button
• blocking make attacker mini-stunned/weapon bounces off
• shield increase defense
• attacks range depend on weapon type or items.txt
• team leader gives bonuses to all member (rogue, more gold better prices, paladin - +cha, hpreg)
• shooting bow deviation depends on skill level, skill level for traps, hold more for better accuracy
• number of blood depends on damage taken
• natural weapon & armor (they have special effects so they don't have to be in unit (to give undead some resistances etc))
• bruises damage (ability to deal bruises damage with any weapon, blunt already deal some)
• pain damage, accumulate - play pain animation when gained enough
• blocking with bracelets on hands
• two weapons combat, left/right/both handness, styl bliźniaczych mieczy
• wounds, broken bones, hurted feets (cant run/walk)
• holes burned in boots by acid
• better weapon physics checking for collisions
• hp dice for NPC
• safe attack mode to not hit neutral when fighting in large groups
• move around target, jump back, roll
• fighting styles: protection, aggresive, defensive, duel, normal
• ref overcomplex player stats system
• faster potion using, take out weapon after drinking, allow drink potion after potion and then take out weapon
• multiclassing, prestige classes
• block without shield (by golems for example)
• shield give mobility penality (small 0, normal 5, big 10, tower 15)
• shield different block types (physical/magical/fire/etc)
• shield with spikes (can crit without battle shielder, +5% crit then)
• skill: weapon style (weapon and shield, single weapon, dual weapons, two handed weapon, pole weapon)
• very heavy armor, make unit mesh bigger and higher
• dex requirement for bow, dexterity weapons
• scaling skill/attributes gain speed to player level (for example when player have 10 level but armor skill at 8, he will gain +2 aptitude)
• nie trenowanie atrybutów bezpośrednio, trenowanie umiejętności trenuje podany atrybut [training skills instead of attributes, new skills Literacy (reading books, small skill boost, INT), Haggle (trading, better prices, CHA), Athletics (using stamina/carring, stamina/carry capacity, END/str), Acrobatics (running, increase speed, DEX/end); skill train attributes; different base skill/attribute bonus (not base, for example in range -5 to 5, below -5 can't train)]
• critical hit (x2 dmg 5% (can vary by weapon type)), critical resistance (if you 75% critical resistance you only take 25% extra dmg from critics [golems for example]))
• every class have to put some focus on specific skill (warrior 1wep 1arm, barb 1wep 1rag, rogue rogue_skill, hunter hunter_skill, etc)
• sticky slowing terrain
• poison (and other effects) buildup like in dark souls