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[0.9.9.6] former human - expert in shrapnel dodging.

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skarczew:
It just means that every shrapnel piece, bullet, plasma ball should be calculated and modeled separately :] .

Klear:
Wouldn't it be enough to calculate damage done to all affected enemies before barrels? Might be too much work too, though. I have no idea how the engine works.

ih8regin:
it'll require a rework. Apparently right now it's using a recursive algorithm, anything that catches damage runs a recursive resolve procedure, dealing damage and initiating splash as part of the process, if applicable, like for a barrel. In order to rework this one has to devise iterative scalable calculation process which will first distribute damage and then check for any explosions triggered, then process them if there are any, applying more damage, then deliver that damage and check again for explosions, etc. Probably a pseudocode could help:

--- Code: ---// An object has two additional fields: a boolean flag "damaged interatively" and an integer "damage received"
// A splash damage function has a designated area of tiles which roll for damage, say "apply_damage(dice,sides)"
// This code triggers after something shoots and the shot is getting resolved.
if shot.splash then shot.doSplashDamage;
level.resolveAllDamage;
  while (level.explosionsToProcess>0) do begin
  for each (explosion in level.explosions) explosion.doSplashDamage;
  level.resolveAllDamage;
end;
...
procedure doSplashDamage;
begin
  for each (tile in this.splashArea) if tile.occupied then begin
    tile.occupied.takeDamage(this.dice,this.sides,this.sourceTile);
end;
...
procedure object.takeDamage(dice:integer,sides:integer,sourceTile:Tile);
begin
  var rolled:integer;
  damageToResolve:=true;
  rolled:=roll(dice,sides);
  inc(damage,rolled)
  addKnockback(rolled,source); // this accumulates knockback similarly to damage. Yes, barrels can get knocked back with this as well, get knocked into lava, etc etc. BTW, it'll allow barrels to move from floor to normal objects.
end;
...
procedure level.resolveAllDamage;
begin
  explosions:=0;
  for each (object in level) if object.damaged then object.processDamage;
  // this is as normal, sets damaged to false, applied accumulated damage to HP, processes knockback, calls level.thereWasAnExplosion in case a barrel gets damaged or knocked into lava/acid so the level will know that the process has to be iterated again.
end;
--- End code ---

ih8regin:
BTW, the same effect is noticed if you cornershot-kill the last monster in Hell Arena while shooting downwards (direction 4 o'clock to 8 o'clock), and the game spawns monsters in your shotgun blast, they immediately get hurt, and you largely get screwed if you're not prepared.

Klear:

--- Quote from: ih8regin on April 02, 2012, 00:59 ---and you largely get screwed if you're not prepared.

--- End quote ---

Hey, it's free damage. As long as you are not surrounded, you can still retreat/fire as you'd normally do. The only difference is that the enemy will chase you, but that's often desirable.

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