Attacks per Round (Round Base file association) Info Dump

RNDBASE1.BMP - RNDBASE2.BMP - RNDBASE3.BMP - RNDBASE4.BMP - RNDBASE5.BMP

These are the default files controlling when each attack (real, fake, or cosmetic) occurs each round, based on the creature's APR value prior to being modified by Haste and/or Slow effects.

• APR values 1 and 1/2 use RNDBASE1.BMP.
• APR values 2 and 3/2 use RNDBASE2.BMP.
• APR values 3 and 5/2 use RNDBASE3.BMP.
• APR values 4 and 7/2 use RNDBASE4.BMP.
• APR values 5 and 9/2 use RNDBASE5.BMP.

These files can be overriden, based on the creature's animation, by specifying a custom file through it's *.INI file, as some monster animations already do:

[general]
combat_round_0=RNDBASE1
combat_round_1=RNDBASE2
combat_round_2=RNDBASE3
combat_round_3=RNDBASE4
combat_round_4=RNDBASE5

Each of these files is an 11x101 bitmap image.

• Each row corresponds to the characters effective weapon speed [ 0 (top) - 10 (bottom) ] for that round.
• Each column represents 1 tick (1/15 second) of time, excluding the final column, which isn't used, totaling 100 ticks (a combat round).
• Red pixels mark the attack roll, and therefor when the attack actually counts.
• Green, Yellow, Blue, Magenta, and Cyan pixels mark the beginning of the attack, and will generate 1 attack roll for each Red pixel following them until the next Green/Yellow/Blue/Magenta/Cyan/Teal pixel occurs.
  • Green pixels mark Attack #1.
  • Yellow pixels mark Attack #2. They serve no function in RNDBASE1.BMP.
  • Blue pixels mark Attack #3. They serve no function in RNDBASE1.BMP or RNDBASE2.BMP.
  • Magenta pixels mark Attack #4. They only function in RNDBASE4.BMP and RNDBASE5.BMP.
  • Cyan pixels mark Attack #5. They only function in RNDBASE5.BMP.
  • 1/2 attacks will always use the color with the highest attack # for each file, regardless of what order they may appear in the file.
• Teal pixels mark the beginning of a cosmetic attack, these are ignored if cosmetic attacks are disabled.
• Black and Grey are visual aids showing the length of the attack animation. (further effects unknown)

Offhand attacks depend on whether the character makes a 1/2 attack.

• Using RNDBASE1.BMP with: Offhand attacks don't occur.
• Using RNDBASE2.BMP with:
  • (3/2 APR), Offhand attacks are governed by Green pixels, the 1/2 attack will use the Yellow pixels.
  • (2 APR), All attacks after the first Yellow pixel are offhand attacks, even if other colors proceed them.
• Using RNDBASE3.BMP with:
  • (5/2 APR), Offhand attacks are governed by Yellow pixels, the 1/2 attack will use the Blue pixels.
  • (3 APR), All attacks after the first Blue pixel are offhand attacks, even if other colors proceed them.
• Using RNDBASE4.BMP with:
  • (7/2 APR), Offhand attacks are governed by Blue pixels, the 1/2 attack will use the Magenta pixels.
  • (4 APR), All attacks after the first Magenta pixel are offhand attacks, even if other colors proceed them.
• Using RNDBASE5.BMP with:
  • (9/2 APR), Offhand attacks are governed by Magenta pixels, the 1/2 attack will use the Cyan pixels.
  • (5 APR), All attacks after the first Cyan pixel are offhand attacks, even if other colors proceed them.

A 1/2 attack will occur on every other of it's (color) pixel, not every other Red pixel.

• If the number of it's (color) pixels is even: It will start with the first instance every round.
• If the number of it's (color) pixels is odd: On the first round, it will start with the first instance. One the second round, it will start with the second instance (which is normally lacking, hence one less attack in the second round).
• Each skipped instance still results in an attack animation, fulfills the "AttackedBy()" trigger, and counts as an attack to end Sanctuary/Invisibility. These are NOT the same as cosmetic attacks, which only result in the attack animation.

Improved Haste and Slow do not alter how any of this works, they simply half/double the round timer.
Normal and Weak Haste however do alter which file is used (in addition to halving the round timer):

• (# APR + N Haste, 1/2 APR + N/W Haste, 1 APR + W Haste): Uses RNDBASE1.BMP as if 1/2 APR.
• (1 APR + N Haste, 3/2 APR + N/W Haste, 2 APR + W Haste): Uses RNDBASE1.BMP as if 1 APR.
• (2 APR + N Haste, 5/2 APR + N/W Haste, 3 APR + W Haste): Uses RNDBASE2.BMP as if 3/2 APR.
• (3 APR + N Haste, 7/2 APR + N/W Haste, 4 APR + W Haste): Uses RNDBASE2.BMP as if 2 APR.
• (4 APR + N Haste, 9/2 APR + N/W Haste, 5 APR + W Haste): Uses RNDBASE3.BMP as if 5/2 APR.
• (5 APR + N Haste, #/# APR + N/W Haste, # APR + W Haste): Uses RNDBASE3.BMP as if 3 APR.