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| ====== Area of Effect ====== | ====== Area of Effect ====== | ||
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| - | ->find & add aoe calculation images | ||
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| All spells and attacks in Dominions 5 have an area of effect property, hereafter referred to as AoE, which determines how many (and sometimes which) entities they affect. | All spells and attacks in Dominions 5 have an area of effect property, hereafter referred to as AoE, which determines how many (and sometimes which) entities they affect. | ||
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| Additional effects on weapons function the same way, and will either hit the same entity as the original weapon attack if no range property is specified, or the listed AoE, calculated from the square where the initial attack landed. | Additional effects on weapons function the same way, and will either hit the same entity as the original weapon attack if no range property is specified, or the listed AoE, calculated from the square where the initial attack landed. | ||
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| ==== Area of effect: Caster ==== | ==== Area of effect: Caster ==== | ||
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| ==== Area of effect: 2+ ==== | ==== Area of effect: 2+ ==== | ||
| - | WIP | + | And AoE of 2 or higher means that the spell or effect will target a total number of squares equal to the AoE value. For example, an AoE 9 spell will hit 9 squares on the battlefield, |
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| + | The initial target of an effect is always a single square as defined by targeting AI and precision. From the initial square, targeting follows this logic: | ||
| + | - A random adjacent (including diagonal) square is selected | ||
| + | - If it is empty, it is targeted and the process goes to step 1 | ||
| + | - If it has already been targeted, it becomes the new origin point and the process goes to step 1 | ||
| + | - Repeat until the total number of targeted squares is reached | ||
| ==== Enchant Battlefield | Enchant World ==== | ==== Enchant Battlefield | Enchant World ==== | ||
area-of-effect.txt · Last modified: 2021/10/26 22:56 by mekamoari