Post by chriscrawford on Jan 30, 2016 10:54:08 GMT -8
I have now wasted several days going back and forth over a simple problem: how, precisely, should combat be executed?
The current arrangement is as follows:
Fate {tap actor for combat} Attacker
Attacker {attack} Defender with ChosenAuragon
Defender {defend} Attacker AttackerAuragon DefenderAuragon
either
{Attacker or Defender} {defeats} opponent AttackerAuragon DefenderAuragon
or
{Attacker or Defender} {ties} opponent AttackerAuragon DefenderAuragon
The problem here is that the player can only react to an event if he witnesses it. But if he witnesses it, then it is displayed on the screen. So if the player witnesses "Attacker {attack} Defender with ChosenAuragon", then he also knows what the other guy is attacking with. That won't work.
It appears that I have to hack the code to provide a special case for {attack} and {defend}. It is necessary because the combat animation falls outside the normal conversational process. Ewww... I hate hacks.
The current arrangement is as follows:
Fate {tap actor for combat} Attacker
Attacker {attack} Defender with ChosenAuragon
Defender {defend} Attacker AttackerAuragon DefenderAuragon
either
{Attacker or Defender} {defeats} opponent AttackerAuragon DefenderAuragon
or
{Attacker or Defender} {ties} opponent AttackerAuragon DefenderAuragon
The problem here is that the player can only react to an event if he witnesses it. But if he witnesses it, then it is displayed on the screen. So if the player witnesses "Attacker {attack} Defender with ChosenAuragon", then he also knows what the other guy is attacking with. That won't work.
It appears that I have to hack the code to provide a special case for {attack} and {defend}. It is necessary because the combat animation falls outside the normal conversational process. Ewww... I hate hacks.
