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More spelunking through the game code.
This time I'll see how much NP you charge from a single hit (remember that attacks may hit more than once).

tl;dr:

WHEN ATTACKING:
NP% per hit = Round Down(Round Down(offensiveNPRate * (firstCardBonus + (cardNpValue * (1 + cardMod))) * enemyServerMod * (1 + npChargeRateMod) * criticalModifier) * overkillModifier)

firstCardBonus = {1 if Arts was first card, 0 otherwise. 0 if it's an NP card} ...

GUESS WHO STARTED LOOKING STRAIGHT INTO THE COMBAT CODE.

Me, of course. I need a place to write down my observations.

tl;dr: It uses a weighed table based on each servant's personal criticalWeight and 3 random cards are given 50, 20 and 20 extra criticalWeight.

FIRST OFF.
There's a concept of 'critical weight'. It's called that because it's used for a weighed table. Tally up all the results and you get 100%, and each value is a fraction of the ...

What is it with the Japanese film industry and adaptations of popular manga&anime?

I mean when Hollywood fucks up adaptations, like with DBZ, at least I can rationalise it with white-washing and cultural differences and the producers being in little to no touch with the source materiel.
But with Japanese movie adaptations of their own shit it gets a bit harder to swallow it all.

I mean first I had to watch the dreadful awfulness that were the Death Note movies, ...

Next Fic to be Updated: Reign of Winter I: Lost in the Snow

Completion Level: 1.5 pages (approx. 15%)

Estimated Upload Date: Sunday, August 30 (I hope)


. . . And hey, I can post here again - yay!

While the workouts aren't as tiring as they've been, they do eat up time, and so does recovery. And I've been talked into extra shifts this week - in my defence, I have a convention to prepare for; more money is a good thing - so my writing ...

Defender / Attacker

Base Multiplier

Saber

Archer

Lancer

Rider

Caster

Assassin

Berserker

Shielder

Ruler

Alter-Ego

Avenger

Beast

Saber

1.0x

1.0x

0.5x

2.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

2.0x

1.0x

0.5x

2.0x

1.0x

1.0x

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