Battle Math Calculations

[The Final Rune]

I've been toying around with this idea for a while and I have yet to find a method I like. I don't want to use the preset calculations for battle. So, I've been trying to come up with my own but have had little success. So I was wondering what any of you htought would be a good way to go.

How would you use: STR/DEF/Weapon ATK/Armor GRD to calculate damage in battle.

Not to mention using INT/MAG GRD to effect magic damage and resistance.

I need some real help here.

[Dungeon Warden]

All battle caulations depend on your battle system. All you can do is play test until you come up with something that works. Base the final damage on the hp of the enemy and calulate backwards to see where the damage and defence should come from. There is no one way to do this, so any calulations you use are fine as long as it takes two or three hits to kill an enemy (or however challenging you want combat to be).

[The Final Rune]

I don't know, so far the best I've come up with is this.

var0 = var1: Char STR - var2: Enemy DEF
if var0 >= 1 apply all weapon ATK points
if var0 = 0 apply 1/2 weapon ATK points
if var0 <= -1 apply 1/4 weapon ATK points

still haven figure out how to reverse this as enemies don't have ATK points (suppose I could make some, but that would suck).

I figure magic to work the same way with damage based on spell ATK power.

[Dungeon Warden]

enemies don't have ATK points

Enemies must have attack points, otherwise how can you determine how much damage their attack does. Maybe it's called something different, but you should be able to figure something out.

Your calulations seem okay, just as long as most enemies have a def lower than the character's STR (at least for warriors). As I said before, all you can do is play test until you get a good balance.

[Thrull]

Edit: Wow, just saw when this thread was started. My bad. Maybe someone will get something out of this anyway.

var0 = var1: Char STR - var2: Enemy DEF
if var0 >= 1 apply all weapon ATK points
if var0 = 0 apply 1/2 weapon ATK points
if var0 <= -1 apply 1/4 weapon ATK points

With a system like this, you're going to have some very large differences in damage. If that's something you're looking for, then great.

if you want to lower the curve some use this formula.
Var0 = Char STR / Enemey DEF
Damage = Damage * Var0

(I haven't actually programmed in the game yet, so forgive me if my code is a bit off.) This will make it so that if the Char has twice the defence of the mob, he'll do twice the damage than if he had the same attack as the mob.

Also, if you like the way you have it now, might I suggest adding a bit of comfort room? The only way the Char will do half damage is if his att is exactly the same as the def of the mob. I'll give two alternate routes.

1)
if var0 >= 1 apply all weapon ATK points
if var0 = 0 apply 2/3 weapon ATK points
if var0 <= -1 apply 1/2 weapon ATK points

2)
if var0 >= 3 apply all weapon ATK points
if var0 = 2 apply 1/2 weapon ATK points
if var0 = 1 apply 1/2 weapon ATK points
if var0 = 0 apply 1/2 weapon ATK points
if var0 = -1 apply 1/2 weapon ATK points
if var0 = -2 apply 1/2 weapon ATK points
if var0 <= -3 apply 1/4 weapon ATK points

The first varient makes it so the char does 1/2 damage to stronger mobs instead of 1/4. If they happen to be equal than it does 2/3s damage (or even 3/4s if you like).

The second varient (which I'm assuming can be coded easier, but again I don't have the game yet (the game does allow for OR statemenets, right? )) allows for a slightly broader range of difference before the player starts doing 1/4 damage.

Anyways, good luck with it.