FAST_SHOT, spell_weight

[Tibarius]

Can anyone please enlighten me what:

(1) FAST_SHOT does (Rangers)? (class.txt)
The EXTRA_SHOT flag gave you a 2nd (3rd) shot per turn in 4.1.3.

(2) spell_weight parameter does?
It is the 2nd 'magic' paramater in the class descriptions in class.txt

Thanks!

[wobbly]

Originally Posted by Tibarius

Can anyone please enlighten me what:

(1) FAST_SHOT does (Rangers)? (class.txt)
The EXTRA_SHOT flag gave you a 2nd (3rd) shot per turn in 4.1.3.

/* Apply special flags */

		if (!state->heavy_shoot) {

			state->num_shots += extra_shots;

			state->ammo_mult += extra_might;

			if (player_has(p, PF_FAST_SHOT) && (state->ammo_tval == TV_ARROW)) {

				state->num_shots += p->lev / 3;

			}

These "extra shots" are actually .1 shots. At clvl 48, you get 1.6 extra shots. (level / 3) / 10

Originally Posted by Tibarius

(2) spell_weight parameter does?
It is the 2nd 'magic' paramater in the class descriptions in class.txt

Thanks!

# 'magic' is for general magic info - level of the first spell, weight that

# hurts spells, number of books used.

/* Determine the weight allowance */

	max_wgt = p->class->magic.spell_weight;



	/* Heavy armor penalizes mana */

	if (((cur_wgt - max_wgt) / 10) > 0) {

		/* Encumbered */

		state->cumber_armor = true;



		/* Reduce mana */

		msp -= ((cur_wgt - max_wgt) / 10);

	}



	/* Mana can never be negative */

	if (msp < 0) msp = 0;

It's the maximum armour weight before getting an encumbrance penalty for sps. In the mages case 30lbs (300).

[Tibarius]

Thanks ... that leads me to two other questions ...

(1) When is the flag heavy_shoot set?
(2) If rangers cannot enchant ammunition anymore - how was the damage balancing done versus 4.1.3?

[wobbly]

Heavy shot is when the launcher is too heavy for your str. Its somewhere in /src/playercalcs.c
The ! in the code snippet is a not. If not. A heavy launcher is always 1 shot, same with heavy wield in the melee.

For the 2nd bit Nick or someone else will have a better idea then I do. I think the general idea was rangers shooter damage was too high & it was nerfed. Some people agree, some people disagree.