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--- mechanics:boss_fights [2025/03/05 23:15] – coppercrusader
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 ===== Notes =====
   * Bosses will be located in dedicated boss chambers, which are pre-generated into the world.
+  * Boss chambers are locked until the appropriate conditions have been met (e.g. quest completion or item used).
-===== Trello Notes =====
+  * Once the boss fight starts, the chamber is locked until either the player or the boss if defeated.
-= Spawning =
+  * Bosses have multiple fighting phases:
+    * Each phase has a set of attack patterns.
-Quest tied to a trigger toggles boss fight
+    * Attack patterns increase in deadliness and complexity in successive phases.
+    * Each phase contains at least 1 vulnerable state the boss can enter, which allows the player a window of opportunity to damage the boss an extensive amount.
-Trigger is a static entity that is interacted with to summon the boss
+    * Until the vulnerable state is reached, boss fights consist of dodging attacks and dealing chip damage.
+    * Attacks are mostly choreographed with visual indicators that show their shape and AOE, unless they are traditional projectiles.
-Short cut-scene when boss summons
+  * After defeat, the boss drops experience and a rare catalyst for use in the next crystal attunement.
+  * The player is also rewarded with an [[:ancient_fragments|ancient fragment]] which unlocks the next portion of the map, raises the max level cap, and furthers the main story quest line.
-Boss will prioritize spawning above of and in line with the player and on screen
-Boss bar will show up and boss music will start
-= Fight =
-Attack patterns will begin
-If the boss has multiple phases, attack patterns will become harder each phase
-= Phases =
-Set of attack patterns they can choose from
-At least 1 vulnerable state the boss can enter
-If it is a subsequent phase, play a transition animation (particles, color changes, animations, cut-scenes)
-Fighting is mostly about dodging attacks and dealing chip damage until the boss is in a vulnerable state, when the majority of the damage will be dealt
-Attacks are mostly choreographed with visual indicators that show their shape and AOE, unless they are traditional projectiles
-= Defeat =
-Defeat animation (particles, color changes, animations, cut-scenes)
-Drops the catalyst for the next level
-XP is rewarded to the player
-Quest is completed