There is still plenty to do before we have actually implemented a true “attack” ability. In this lesson we will determine what sort of chance there is that the unit will actually hit the target. Sometimes special status effects or abilities might alter the chances of hitting, but at a minimum we will take the angle of attack (front, side or back) into account. It is easier to hit an opponent if they don’t see the attack coming. In addition we will add another UI panel to indicate this new hit rate.
Month: September 2015
Tactics RPG Status Effects
During our last lesson I suggested possible implementations for a few status effects, such as Haste, Slow and Stop. In this lesson we will actually add them. We will also learn how to manage the way multiple conditions might be keeping a status active. For some variation we will also add a Poison status effect and see how it can be tied to an item as an equip feature – a cursed sword.
Tactics RPG Turn Order
As it is now, turns are completely linear as if our units were all standing in line. In a tactics battle, things are a lot more complex. Units with a higher speed stat should be able to act more quickly in general, but other exceptions to the rule might exist. Final Fantasy Tactics for example would include status effects such as Haste, Slow, or even Stop. In this lesson we will create a new class to determine when each unit on the board gets to take a turn while keeping things flexible enough to account for all of these types of scenarios.