Sweeping Melee Attacks

[SapphicOverload]

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This adds the ability for some weapons to attack in an arc instead of a precise hit, when clicking on a non-adjacent tile on HARM intent, and wielded if the weapon is two-handed. Sweeping attacks have a 50% longer attack cooldown than precise hits, and blunt weapons can't hit more than one target at once.

List of weapons with sweeping attacks, with their arc size in degrees:

• claymore (90)
• holy claymore (90)
• possessed blade (90)
• energy sword (90)
• katana (90)
• cutlass (90)
• officer sabre (90)
• large crowbar (90)
• baseball bat (90)
• vibro sword (90)
• brass sword (90)
• brass hammer (90)
• comically large spoon (90)
• scythe (180)
• all axes (180)
• sledgehammer (180)
• vxtvul hammer (180)
• singularity hammer (180)
• bo staff/monk's staff (180)
• dual energy sword (360, lol, lmao even)

Why is this good for the game?

This adds more depth to melee combat, making it less of just spam clicking while flailing around in random directions. It's also just really fun to use.

Testing

90 degrees:

sweep_test.mp4

180 degrees:

sweep_test_180.mp4

360 degrees:

sweep_test_360.mp4

Wiki Documentation

This will be very important to mention on the guide to combat, see above sections for details

Changelog

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rscadd: some weapons can now swing in an arc when using harm intent
/:cl:

[PibeCantina]

Maybe add hydrogen metal axe too?

[Yarinoi]

https://youtu.be/xuFgUmYCS8E?t=73

[SapphicOverload]

Maybe add hydrogen metal axe too?

Already does, it's a subtype of fire axe so it inherits the component

[Yarinoi]

jokes aside i dont see sledgehammers acting as a weapon you can hit multiple people with, more of a single target type of deal imo
still cool though, but im worried they might make these weapons a bit too strong, but i dunno

[SapphicOverload]

jokes aside i dont see sledgehammers acting as a weapon you can hit multiple people with, more of a single target type of deal imo still cool though, but im worried they might make these weapons a bit too strong, but i dunno

Fair enough, I'll make the arc stop after the first person hit for sledgehammers and stuff like that

[RG4ORDR]

Is it possible to make the Desword front 3 tiles and just 1 tile to the rear? Leave their sides exposed

[cowbot92]

Could you make two double energy swords 720?

[neeshacark]

can you apply a nice arc to the chap's bo staff? it's kinda shit given it only does like 16 stam a hit

[SapphicOverload]

can you apply a nice arc to the chap's bo staff? it's kinda shit given it only does like 16 stam a hit

Done

[Yarinoi]

can you apply a nice arc to the chap's bo staff? it's kinda shit given it only does like 16 stam a hit

i wanted to make a null rod with a wide arc as an excuse to add the batter's bat
oh well..

[JamieD1]

I think it would be so much better if it just always swung when you clicked the tile and then there was a cooldown depending on the weapon "weight" so then people dont need to click the shitter sprite whos dodging up and down and can just swing when they want on the tile.

[JohnFulpWillard]

yea we good