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An ncurses procedurally generated roguelike dungeon crawler
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Speed stat #119

Closed JohnathonNow closed 5 years ago

JohnathonNow commented 5 years ago

Adds a new stat, speed. speed determines how frequently an entity may act. An enemy with a speed lower than the player's will occasionally not move during a turn (deterministically, not probabilistically). An enemy with a speed greater than the players will occasionally move more than once during a turn (again, deterministically).

This stat opens up some interesting possibilities. Enemies may become "frozen" by setting their speed to 0. Players may gain a substantial DPS buff with a slight increase to speed. Different weapons may impact speed differently, adding a trade-off between a weaker weapon that allows for moving and attacking more often, or a stronger weapon that leaves you more vulnerable to damage.

JohnathonNow commented 5 years ago

It also opens the possibilities of projectiles, which should be substantially faster than other entities.