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--- mechanics:combat [2025/01/22 23:18] – syntak
+++ mechanics:combat [2025/03/04 01:44] (current) – coppercrusader
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 ====== Combat ======
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-**Combat** is how the player deals damage to [[:enemies]]. There are two classes of weapons: melee and ranged.
+**Combat** is how the player deals damage to [[:enemies]]. There are two classes of [[:weapons]]: melee and ranged.
 ===== Notes =====
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-  * leftclick - melee
+  * LMB to melee.
-  * rightclick - ranged
+  * RMB for a ranged attack.
-  * shift+leftclick - mine
+  * Shift+LMB to mine a tile.
-  * attacks can incorporate movement into attack animations
+  * Attacks can move the player depending on weapon type.
-    * melee can nudge the player forward to close distance
+    * Melee weapons generally thrust the player forwards towards the enemy as they excel in close range situations.
-    * ranged can nudge the player backwards to gain distance
+    * Ranged weapons cause the player to leap backwards away from danger as they excel in long range situations.
-  * controls option to keep mining while hovering over mine-able tile after letting go of shift
+  * Accessibility option to allow shift to be released after mining has started.
+===== Enemy Notes =====
+----
+  * Enemies will have zone indicators on the ground showing where the hit-boxes of their attacks lie.
+  * Enemies can move and then halt while attacking, charge forwards while attacking, pace back and strafe while shooting, switch fighting styles based on distance, etc.
+  * Enemies that fight in groups, such as wolves in packs, will have the oldest enemy in the group tagged as an 'alpha', having pack behavior scripts running off of them.
+    * When an alpha is killed, alpha status instantly transfers to the next-oldest enemy.
+    * When two alphas meet, the pack with the youngest alpha is absorbed into the oldest alpha's pack.