Critical Hit

Introduction

We are going to learn how to create a script with a variable critical-hit ratio based on the luck and sword skills of the player. (I used sword skills because I applied this script on a sword, but blunt or marksman is also a possibility.)

How do we create a Critical-Hit effect?

We’ll first create the script. Because we need variables we have to create a random number everytime the player hits an actor. The best way to do this is if we use the "getRandomPercent"-function and some skills. To be sure your chances on landing a critical-hit attack stay reasonable, the total amount of your Luck and Blade skill is divided by 40 (= *0.025) so your chances are (mostly) between 1% and 5%. You’ll be able to land a critical-hit attack if your RandomPercent is equal to or lower as your skill variable.

The Script

Scn CriticalHit

Short RandomPercent
Short SkillVar
Ref Me
Float LuckSkill
Float BladeSkill

Begin ScriptEffectStart
	If isEssential == 0	
		Set RandomPercent to getRandomPercent
		Set LuckSkill to player.getActorValue Luck
		Set BladeSkill to player.getActorValue Blade
		Set SkillVar to (LuckSkill + BladeSkill) * 0.025

		If SkillVar < 1
			Set SkillVar to 1
		Endif

		If RandomPercent <= SkillVar
			Message "Critical Hit"
			;Set Me to getself
			;your functions (eg. Player.Pushactoraway Me 100)
		Endif
	Endif
End