Confirm Attack levels and Auto-Attack

[Beirlis]

oops. I thought I had posted this idea and I implemented it (on github) and submitted a pull request w/o any community discussion. I may be smart and talented, but I can be ... uh, quite ditsy.

So the idea is to change the "Confirm attack" option from a boolean checkbox to a list with the options to choose when you want to confirm attacks:

• Always (includes Very Easy)
• Easy
• Normal
• Hard
• Very Hard
• Impossible
• Never

Then, add an "Auto-attack" setting (with similar options) so that you can have your character automatically attempt to attack a monster as soon as you move to a space next to it. This only works immediately after moving (so if you are stationary and a monster moves next to you, you'll still have to manually attack) and the monster still gets a chance to attack you first (based upon their aggressiveness, just as before). So the options for that are just sort-of reversed:

• Never
• Very Easy
• Easy
• Normal
• Hard
• Very Hard
• Always (includes Impossible)

Anyway, the current patch can probably use some clean-up to the verbiage and such and I also wasn't sure of the best place for the new enum class I added EncounterDifficulty, although I'm thinking a static subclass of something related to it rather than a stand-alone in the package com.gpl.rpg.AndorsTrail.util. hehe, it's been so long since I worked in Java I almost forgot that it had enums and first implemented it the way we did enums before that feature in 1.5.

[fiernaq]

Wait... does this mean no more accidentally running in circles around a mob because you can't seem to get your character to actually attack???

If so, I love you! ... or something to that effect

[Beirlis]

LOL! Yes, that is EXACTLY why I wrote it! I got tired of running in circles around the monster and then after be adjacent to them 4 or 5 times them getting the first attack. This is especially painful on my offence-heavy, defence-weak character who relies on getting the first shot in to keep from needing to use a potion. But I figured that if I was going to have this based upon the difficulty level, then I should do the same thing with the attack confirmation dialog.

[Oet]

Wait... does this mean no more accidentally running in circles around a mob because you can't seem to get your character to actually attack???

Hahaha, tought I was the only one. Phew! I just had a marathon around an Imp....

+1 good idea

[Sarumar]

LOL! Yes, that is EXACTLY why I wrote it! I got tired of running in circles around the monster and then after be adjacent to them 4 or 5 times them getting the first attack. This is especially painful on my offence-heavy, defence-weak character who relies on getting the first shot in to keep from needing to use a potion. But I figured that if I was going to have this based upon the difficulty level, then I should do the same thing with the attack confirmation dialog.

Fellow adventurer!

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[Beirlis]

Fellow adventurer!

I have the honour to ask, are you willing to join our club "The left food polka dancers". We will understand... your pain... it is ok... we can help you... do not worry about anything... my friend, everything will be ok....

Well I'm sorry, polka dancing or not, if somebody left food then I'm eating it!

[Sarumar]

Fellow adventurer!

I have the honour to ask, are you willing to join our club "The left food polka dancers". We will understand... your pain... it is ok... we can help you... do not worry about anything... my friend, everything will be ok....

Well I'm sorry, polka dancing or not, if somebody left food then I'm eating it!

Left foot polka dancing is one of the old joke http://andorstrail.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... lka#p20320


good hunting