Melee Combat Question

Author	Topic: Melee Combat Question
DevilinDupriest Warrior Member # 2156	written Saturday, May 19 2007 22:29 Profile #0 I can't figure out any way to test this, but I'm pretty sure I just had a Plated Clawbug (zero intelligence, running on AI) attack something next to it, then move, then attack another target. If what I think happened actually happened, it might make ai-run Battle creations a little neater. Although still not useful. ETA: Okay, yeah, it definitely does that. Since I haven't done any melee PC's I have no idea if it's supposed to or not. So...is it supposed to do that? I was under the impression that you weren't supposed to be able to move once you had attacked, period. [ Saturday, May 19, 2007 23:23: Message edited by: DevilinDupriest ] -------------------- I am the power Sodom used on Lot... Name the movie, win a prize. Posts: 50 | Registered: Saturday, October 26 2002 07:00
Randomizer Law Bringer Member # 6785	written Saturday, May 19 2007 23:34 Profile #1 There are a few exceptions to the rule that you can't move after spellcasting or attacking. Melee attacks allow you to move to another opponent as long as you will still have AP to attack after moving. You will see this happen with clawbugs and hasted golems. A bug allows you to move if you click on an item to search. This allows for movement when you shouldn't have it. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00
Student of Trinity Electric Sheep One Member # 3431	written Sunday, May 20 2007 00:04 Profile #2 The only thing you can't do after attacking is to just move — to move to an empty square. So you can't attack, move, then shoot, or cast a spell, or do anything that would require a separate command after completing the move. But actions for which one click produces a move and something else, like opening a chest or making a melee attack, are fine. This is a very good and reasonable feature, actually, because it lets melee attacks share the basic advantage of ranged attacks, that with enough AP they can engage multiple targets in one round. We all agree that melee needs all the help it can get. Everyone recognizes that in principle a well-placed cupboard could now allow the sort of shoot-and-run tactics that were the bane of the old AP system. But no-one has reported actually exploiting this. Obviously there are not too many openable items placed conveniently around a corner from a battle. And that one extra AP just to open or close something makes it significantly tougher to do the exploit. Plus it just makes it a bit more obvious that what you're doing is an engine exploit, rather than reasonable tactics. -------------------- We're not doing cool. We're doing pretty. Posts: 3335 | Registered: Thursday, September 4 2003 07:00
DevilinDupriest Warrior Member # 2156	written Sunday, May 20 2007 02:41 Profile #3 Cool. Good to know. Now I might just play a Battle Buddy army after all. After I'm done with my current mixed fire/magic group. -------------------- I am the power Sodom used on Lot... Name the movie, win a prize. Posts: 50 | Registered: Saturday, October 26 2002 07:00
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Sunday, May 20 2007 03:56 Profile Homepage #4 One extremely annoying feature -- this is a carryover from the G1-3 AP systems -- is that you only get the chance to move again if you have at least 5 AP remaining after the attack. Note that item-based attacks are exceptions. Thus with 9 AP, you can use two crystals and then shoot something, but if you shoot something first, you can't use even a single crystal, despite still having the AP to use both! -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00