Can someone tell me how it is decided who attacks first?

[Chest_Rockfield]

Trying to learn as much as I can about how the game actually works. I'm not sure if it has anything to do with the amount of action points you have. I have been experimenting on how to get a higher "first attack" numbers. Does it matter who initiated contact with the other?

[Pyrizzle]

Trying to learn as much as I can about how the game actually works. I'm not sure if it has anything to do with the amount of action points you have. I have been experimenting on how to get a higher "first attack" numbers. Does it matter who initiated contact with the other?

I think whoever initates the fight will automatically get first strike, So if you run into the baddy you get first strike but if he/she runs into you he/she would get first strike.

If i understand Evasion correctly it should also effect wither or not the monster would move into you, thus giving you more of a chance for a first hit (since you would initate the battle instead of the baddy).

I hope this helps, if there is a programer who can explain this better than me i would love to hear it, but i think i have a good understanding of this subject.

I had just posted something about Evasion on the (Testers)V.0.6.10 thread earlier today.

[Chest_Rockfield]

Sure seems like even though I come flying up on a guy that's not moving he still occasionally hits me first. Could it be that a microsecond before I run into him he sees me and moves at me? I guess, but we move so much faster than the monsters it seems unlikely. I tend to think that movement points may play a role. Please someone "in the know" let us know.

[Black Wind]

"in the know" wouldn't be me, I've saved games to test that type of thing before though. Sometimes I load and the monster hits first, sometimes I load the same game and evade then come back for the first hit. So the monster moving at the character seems unlikely given speed and time, but must be since I got that to go both ways a few times from one save.

[Chest_Rockfield]

May not be "in the know" but that was some very useful information. (I think I'm supposed to do this: +1 to you now?) So you didn't have to move spots to get to the monster on the save? Otherwise that would leave room for my movement points theory...

[nyktos]

evasion, all day long!



no kidding - YET AGAIN - the text on the skill page is misleading...

[Samuel]

I hope this helps, if there is a programer who can explain this better than me i would love to hear it...

You mean programmer or progamer?

It has been discussed before:
http://andorstrail.com/viewtopic.php?p=6432#p6432

Right before the topic got faaaar OffTopic.

[Chest_Rockfield]

So there's no way to estimate and/or reduce the first attack based on them running into you? Too bad...

[nyktos]

So there's no way to estimate and/or reduce the first attack based on them running into you? Too bad...

evasion, i thought i said that...

[Chest_Rockfield]

He said that if a monster runs into you it will always attack first...