Blade ratings

[Jason]

Can someone explain the blade ratings to me. I get the min/max damage ratings identify the number of hit points. I am just not clear how the piercing and blocking percentages figure in.

Thanks

 

[Hylie Pistof]

This is just my opinion.

The piercing value is about how effective a sword is in the attack. Rapiers generally have higher values than Cutlasses here because that is what they are designed for.

Blocking is just that. How well a sword does in blocking the opponents attack. I used to load up on Shamshir's in the weapons locker because of their high damage ratings until I started noticing that most of my dead crewmen were using them. They are useless in defense.

 

[Jason]

I get the general idea I was wondering if there is some multiplyer or other formula.

 

[Hylie Pistof]

Sorry. I saw a chart somewhere around here a few months ago that showed all the weapons and their ratings. I don't know how those ratings were achieved.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

initItems.c contains the Build-correct values.
The formula that makes use of them is somewhere in LAi_fightparams.c, I think...

 

[Jason]

initItems.c contains the Build-correct values.
The formula that makes use of them is somewhere in LAi_fightparams.c, I think...

Thanks Pieter. Are back home yet?

 

[Pieter Boelen]

I am back home, yes, but my laptop's still dead, so I'm not as "back" as I'd like.

 

[Jason]

I am back home, yes, but my laptop's still dead, so I'm not as "back" as I'd like.

Nice to see you on the board.