Re: ARENA Fighting Style Design

From: ut@informatik.uni-kiel.de (Ulrich Teichert)

Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1993 14:50:56 +0000

In <srt.750103512@aerospace.aero.org> srt@aero.org (Scott 'Dr. Pain' Turner) writes:

>In the current version of ARENA, gladiators can choose from a small
>set of fighting styles: Normal, Wasp, Barbarian, etc.  In Master
>Arena, I'd prefer to let people design their own styles by setting
>style variables to whatever values they choose.  For example, there
>might be a variable called "risk".  Setting this to a high value would
>have your gladiator try riskier maneuvers, which would have a better
>chance of getting a good hit in, but would also increase the risk of a
>riposte attack.

>I have a small set of candidate style variables in mind, but I'd like
>to get some feedback on (1) style variables you'd like to see, and (2)
>how in general you'd like combat style to work.  I'm not particularly

First, I want to thank you (again) for this game. It's IMHO very
playable and easy to get used to it and it's FUN!

(1) how about a variable 'aimed' or so, which will steer the amount of
    aiming at a particular part of the enemie? Setting this one to a
    'high' value increases the damage, but lowers the numbers of hits.

Then, the obviously ones, parry, attack, dodge.

Shield_use, in defense and offense (if there is a shield).

Perhaps counter_attack, throwing and pass (see 2)?

(2) Well, IMHO, the first gladiator to make a move should be coosen
    (over a formula, like speed+attack+...whatever) and than it's a
    matter of actio and reactio, I think.
    The "attacking" gladiator (the one with the first move) makes his
    move, and depending on this, the "defending" chooses his move.
    Both moves are obviously depending on the fighting styles.
    Sometimes, a gladiator must pass a move, because he had to regain
    his balance, depening on the outcome of his action, or exhaustion.
    If a gladiator passes his move, he could get a bonus or malus to
    the next action.

Uli (Krypton, 23-10 ;-)
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References

ARENA Fighting Style Design
srt@aero.org (Scott 'Dr. Pain' Turner)
Fri, 08 Oct 1993 18:05:12 +0000