Ideas for Stendhal/Effects: Difference between revisions

! Common Names !! Common Functions !! Suggested for Stendhal

| blind / dark / darkness || player's attack accuracy is reduced || same

| burn / burning || • character gradually, or each turn, loses HP<br>• lowered physical attack || same

| confuse / confusion / confused / muddle || character is uncontrollable and acts randomly || walking is limited to using directional arrows inverted (as poison is currently)

| death / instant death / KO || character is instantly KO'd || not recommended

| dizzy || physical attack evasion is reduced || same

| doom / condemned || character is KO'd after a predetermined period of time if ailment isn't removed || not recommended

| fear || attack and defense are weakened || same

| freeze / freezing / frozen || character can not move to a new position || same

| oil || character is more susceptible to fire-based attacks || same

| paralysis / paralized || usually disables a certain ability temporarily || cannot physically attack for a time or until cured

| poison || character loses HP over time || same

| shock || character cannot act || while walking character stops after specified number of steps (player must resume walking)

| silence / mute || character is unable to cast magic spells || same

| sleep || character is unable to act for a predetermined amount of time or until awoken || same

| slow || character's attack is delayed || same or slowed walking

| stone / petrified || character is unable to act until status removed || not recommended

| tiny / shrink / toad / frog / imp || • significantly decreases attack and defense<br>• character's sprite transformed to correspond with affliction<br>• commands become limited sometimes reduced to only physical attacks || not recommended

| weaken || temporarily reduces character's max HP || same

| zombie || • healing items have the opposite effect<br>• causes immunity to poison in some games<br>• character is uncontrollable || slowed walking

| autoraise || character is instantly revived, one time, on KO || same

| eat / eating || restore HP over time || already implemented

| focus / concentrate || increases power or accuracy of next physical or magical attack || same

| haste || decreases wait time between attacks || same or quickened walking

| protect || increases defense || same

| reflect || reflects magic back onto the caster || same

| regen / regenerate || restore HP over time || none (eating already implemented)

| shell || increases magic defense || same

| special || usually a state that allows the player to take special actions not normally available || none

| berserk || physical attack strength is greatly increased but control over character is lost || not recommended

| focus / concentrate || Same as above but player loses a turn or turn is slowed || none

== Classes ==

A possible way to make elements and status attacks/resistances available for players and creatures is to add 2 subclasses to RPEntity and derive Creature and Player from them.

[[ File:Status_element_entities.png ]]

The InflictiveEntity stores information about possible elements and status attacks that the entity can use. The ResistantEntity stores information about possible elements and status effects that the entity can resist. It would use information taken from InflictiveEntity to combat the effects.

With multiple status effects it would be a good idea to rework how statuses are indicated to the player. Too many icons overlaying the character sprite could be problematic. Currently the other indications of status are a message sent to the player when status is inflicted and a dedicated section of the client to display icons. The icon area is a bit small and sometimes statuses could be overlooked. It might be a good idea move the icons to be shown, partially transparent, in a corner of the client display area.

[[ File:Status_indicator_mockup.png ]]

Another option is to use animated overlays on the sprite that represent the effect. Some examples are listed below.

| shock || lightning-like images at the side of character || [[ File:Status_shock_mockup.gif ]]