0.4.1 Time Patch

CHANGELOG.txt

@@ -1,46 +1,22 @@
-Version 0.4.0 Events Update
-06 Feb 2018
+Version 0.4.1 Time Patch
+30 Mar 2018
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-Description: Fourth major version of the game.
-This update adds customization of event messages,
-when interacting with items/entities, and allows
-defining custom descriptions upon inspection.
-This update also features a better atk/def algorithm.
+Description: Patch that revises the main flow of the
+game. Instead of switching back and forth between
+player and the non-player's turn, now uses a time system
+that iterates through every (by default) 0.25 days, so
+mobs/threats can have a properly defined attack frequency
+and the time taken for each player's move can be adjusted
 
 Data:
-- Additions: Threats now have an atk stat
-- Changes: Player can now have a variable number of inventory slots
-- Changes: Starting Exp is now evaluated and the player levelled up accordingly
-- Fixes: Typo in comment description of min/max dmg for mobs and threats
+- Additions: Mobs and threats now have an attack frequency (in days)
 
 Options:
-- Additions: Magic potion can now be defined to have a random starting position determined by the game
-- Additions: Player can now be defined to have a random starting position determined by the game
-
-NPCs:
-- Additions: NPCs can now be defined to have a random starting position determined by the game
-
-Events:
-- Additions: Events file where specific event messages can be defined for each item/npc/mob/threat
+- Additions: Time interval between each update can be changed in Options.dat
+- Additions: First encounter reaction time (For mobs) can now be changed in Options.dat
+- Additions: Time taken for each individual action (Move, use item, check surroundings, run) can now be changed in Options.dat
 
 Gameplay:
-- Additions: Can now inspect entities, threats and NPCs
-- Additions: Mobs and threats' min dmg and max dmg, def, level details now available to be seen in-game through inspection
-- Additions: Can now inspect items in merchants' inventories in the buy menu
-- Additions: New atk/def dmg bonus calculation algorithm
-- Changes: Inventory is now listed from top down then left to right instead of left to right then top down
-- Changes: Inventory is now printed in the buy menu
-- Fixes: The atk/def mechanism did not include when mobs attack the player
-- Fixes: Typo in message displaying additional damage done due to greater attack stat
-- Fixes: No longer displays old menu in encounter with threat despite taking inputs for the new menu
-- Fixes: No longer asks if player wants to use inventory slot 1, 2, 3 or 4 but which inventory slot to use when picking up item
-- Fixes: Game does not reprint map after going use inventory/inspect menu
-- Fixes: Small typo in game over message
-- Fixes: Player could use the save option and "escape" an encounter, being on same tile but able to move and not receive damage
-
-Bugs:
-- If the end code is missed out in the data files, data loader will try to load same object as previous one loaded
-
-Additional notes: 
-- Mobs each have a "level" but it currently doesn't do anything and thats as intended for now.
-- This will be worked on in the future.
+- Changes: Swapping items now take the same amount of time as using an item (0.25days)
+- Changes: Game is now executed by running through in-game time in pre-defined (defualt 0.25days) time intervals,
+then deciding if anything is to be executed in this time

Data.dat

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 //Starting Defense value (At least 1)
 //Min damage amount
 //Max damage amount
+//Attack Interval
 //Starting EXP (At least 0)
 //Starting level (At least 1)
 //Player's run chance from this mob (From 0 to 100 up to 5 dp)
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ within the slashes/
 /Def/ 2
 /Min damage/ 12
 /Max damage/ 20
+/Attack interval/ 1.00
 /EXP/ 5
 /Level/ 1
 /Run chance/ 80.0
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@ within the slashes/
 //Attack value
 //Min damage amount
 //Max damage amount
+//Attack interval
 //Player's run chance from this threat (From 0 to 100 up to 5 dp)
 //Number of this threat to spawn on the map
 
@@ -126,6 +129,7 @@ within the slashes/
 /Atk/ 3
 /Min damage/ 10
 /Max damage/ 10
+/Attack interval/ 0.50
 /Run chance/ 60.0
 /Number to spawn on map/ 10
 

Options.dat

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 //Maximum time (In whole days) that can be taken to complete the game
+//Game update interval (In whole days) The number of days between each frame in the game 
+//(Recommended: 0.25 or a factor of time taken for an action, but 0.01 or greater)
+//First encounter reaction time is the additional time before a mob attacks upon encounter 
+//(Recommended: 0.25 or equal time to use item)
+//Time taken for the player to move to an adjacent tile
+//Time taken to use an item in an inventory slot
+//Time taken to check the surrounding tiles of the player
+//Time taken to attempt to run away from a mob/threat
+
 /Max time/ 100
+/Game update interval/ 0.25
+/First encounter reaction time/ 0.25
+/Time taken to move/ 1.00
+/Time taken to use inventory/ 0.25
+/Time taken to check surroundings/ 3.00
+/Time taken to run/ 1.25
 
 
 //Player starting position