Duel Engine being tweaked

[Zaleria]

Yummy! I can't wait to try it!
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[Vextor]

The Duel Engine is nearing completion, so I'll give some further info about "Duel Modes."

There are three duel modes, which you can choose through your Nation System Profile.

1) Attack - This duel mode will increase various combat stats a bit, and otherwise it is pretty much neutral.

2) Defense - This duel mode will increase defense related stats while decreasing attack-related stats during the duel. Also, this duel mode will significantly reduce damage done by critical attacks, or reduce damage from these attacks to 1 point of damage.

3) Desperate - This duel mode will increase your attack related stats significantly while reducing defense related stats. Also, this duel mode will increase the likelyhood of critical attacks significantly.

So, as you can see, the system is different from that of Suikoden. However, the premise remains the same-- Attack will be stronger against Defense because Attack has less of a chance of launching critical attacks, while defense will gain very little benefit from the match. Defense will still have an advantage over Desperate because it can significantly reduce damage from critial attacks, and Desperate is strong against Attack because Attack can't defend against critial attacks at all.

The script should be done in a day or two.

[Decado]

Makes sense to me.

Will we still have old favourites such as destructive blow and earth magic and will they still be based on the same criteria? Or will I just have to wait and see?
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[Vextor]

All of those will remain, but criterias will change depending on your path.

[Decado]

Will the duel modes only be taken from the nation profile or would you be able to manually choose a duel mode for both you and your opponent, the same way tactics are handled in the war calculator?
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[Vextor]

Oh yes, in the duel calculator available to the public, you''ll have to choose your duel mode and your opponent's duel mode. Otherwise, it'd be unfair.

[Yvl]

Oh good, I was wondering about that. This also makes it much much more fun.
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[Zaleria]

Nice, I'm pretty sure that this will be to my liking. Thanks for the update Vex! :P
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[Aurelien]

That's good news. Hopefully it'd be fun to play around with.
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[Vextor]

Some technical issues have been found... hopefully I can resolve it fast.