Described offence/defence values (#45 #50 #52)

inkyblackness · May 7, 2017 · 1996017 · 1996017
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diff --git a/fileFormat/PropertyFiles.md b/fileFormat/PropertyFiles.md
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ At the end of the file is the table with common properties. For each object type
     000E  byte     Vulnerabilities (matching Damage Type from [Generic Weapon Info](../levelObjects/GenericWeaponInfo.md))
     000F  byte     Special vulnerabilities (matching Special Damage Type from [Generic Weapon Info](../levelObjects/GenericWeaponInfo.md))
     0010  [2]byte  Unused
-    0012  byte     Unknown
+    0012  byte     Defence value
     0013  byte     Unknown - found to be 0x00, 0x03 and 0x04
     0014  int16    Flags
     0016  int16    3D model index, based on chunk 0x08FC
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ At the end of the file is the table with common properties. For each object type
     001A  byte     Unknown
 
 
+The ```defence value``` is compared to the ```offence value``` of a weapon or projectile. Higher defence values will decrease the damage, higher offence values will increase the damage.
+> It is not clear how much is added/removed. First tests indicated it's not the difference between the two values.
+
 > Unknown field 0x0000 is considered to be mass, yet changing its values did not show any effect.
 
 > ```3D model index``` is also set to some values for render type ```0x02```, effect unknown.

diff --git a/levelObjects/GenericWeaponInfo.md b/levelObjects/GenericWeaponInfo.md
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ This structure is reused for various offensive items.
 **Generic Weapon Info** (8 bytes)
 
     0000  sint16   Damage
-    0002  byte     Unknown
+    0002  byte     Offence value
     0003  byte     Damage type
     0004  byte     Special damage type
     0005  [2]byte  Unused
     0007  uint8    Armour penetration
 
+The ```offence value``` is compared to the defence value of the target object. See [common properties](../fileFormat/PropertyFiles.md#common-table) for details.
 
 If ```Armour penetration``` is equal or higher than the ```Armour``` value of the object being hit, the full ```Damage``` is applied. Otherwise, the difference is subtracted from ```Damage```. If the resulting value reaches 0 or lower, "No Damage" is displayed.