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Spell Showcase - Flurry: hits many times, but pushes the target out of range.
1. No combo
2. Root status to hold Target in place
3. Bomb to block target from being pushed
4. Bomb and root to hold both in place
5. Breaking tile behind target to stop the push
Other spells/situations are required to get the most damage out of Flurry. There are many techniques to prevent targets from moving back!
Legendary spell “Gambit” lets you fire the rest of your cards as shots and instantly reshuffle your deck!
Original concept was just a spell that instantly reshuffled the deck.
I wanted to give it a more thematic identity and more synergy. While the resulting attack usually ends up being pretty weak (since instantly reshuffling your deck is a powerful effect) it still makes the card very unique and fun to use!
Sweeper - hits all tiles in a sweeping pattern!
This spell has been on the to-do list for quite a while. It always seemed like a really fun pattern to do. The brief hitboxes can make it ineffective against enemies that move around a lot. But if you push them around just right, they can get hit by it multiple times!
Updated the flame mechanic! 🔥
Tiles now have a “lit” attribute which will cause them to generate flame hits (5 dmg) 10 times every 0.4 sec.
Flames no longer stack, reapplying flame to a tile will cause it’s number of hits or (ticks) to 10.
The Inflame spell causes flames to spread in every cardinal direction.
Combust causes a 3x3 explosion dealing 50dmg on every flame on the field.
I wanted flame to feel more like a living breathing attack that reacted and could combo with spells other than root (holding them in place over flames). Now that they are attached to the tiles they are on, I can do a lot of fun stuff with tile mechanics, maybe even throw something like Conway’s game of life in there!
Logic for these bouncing diagonal attacks gets tricky because it has to work no matter what broken tiles/walls it’s hitting. This includes bouncing off of the top and bottom, checking to make sure it’s next direction is possible, and if not choosing the correct direction.
Swords of ̵R̵e̵v̵e̵a̵l̵i̵n̵g̵ Light roots enemies in place! It randomly drops swords that roots enemies for about 3 seconds, allowing you to find a pattern and combo them. Always thought the spell looked really cool in Yu-Gi-Oh!
Vivisection - spawn 3 knives behind you, can hit self.
This spell gives you a lot of freedom by choosing it’s attack pattern based on how you move. It’s also very risky to use, great for those who like to live dangerously!
One way to balance powerful spells is to make them risky for the player to use! The Backstab spell sends projectiles flying from the end of the map, but if there’s no enemy in the way, you can get hit too!
An interesting part of this spell is the fact that it balances itself. The more enemies on the field, the more effective and safe it is to use!
Now that we can attach hitboxes to characters, we can create attack patterns like this!
We’ll be at PAX East as part of Indie Megabooth!
Boston, MA, Sat-Sun (March 30-31st).
It’s gonna be a real busy month, see you there!
http://indiemegabooth.com/imb-pax-east-2019-lineup/