How do I attribute mechanics?

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xanderwood

- moebios
- - Joined 19 Jan, 2013
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Hello everyone.

I'm making a turn-based game where items, weapons, potions can positively or negatively cause a player's attribute.

So, for example:

Amulet: +2 STRENGTH and -1 INTELLIGENCE for 2 turns

Sword: +1 STRENGTH for 10 turns

Potion: +1 STRENGTH for 3 turns

That is, these elements can increase and decrease the player's attributes for a certain time (turns).

But I don't know how to make these calculations.

I thought of making an array for each attribute:

array_force,

array_intelligence...

and any input matrix are added to the attribute:

matrix_strength atX [0] = 2 <(would be the same as +1 strength for 2 turns)

matrix_strength atX [1] = 3 <(would be the same as +1 strength for 3 turns)

matrix_strength atX [2] = 2 <(would be the same as +1 strength for 2 turns)

But then I would have a problem because I can only add, I would have to have another array_force only for negative values...

Cut me a little tricky... do you guys have any tips on how to do this smarter?
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- lionz
- - Joined 5 Aug, 2013
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You could use one array with the relevant info in columns.

Using your items as an example it could look like this :

(add/subtract) / (value) / (buff) / (turns)

+ / 2 / str / 2

- / 1 / int / 2

+ / 1 / str / 10

+ / 1 / str / 3

And you run through it like for each row,

if y2 = str, if y0 = + then strength(variable)+y1, if y0= - then strength(var)-y1

if y2 = int, if y0 = + then int(var)+y1, if y0 = - then int(var)-y1

and so on.

Then after applying the buffs you subtract 1 from y3 for each row.