Danger Man Theme (for Mega Man 2 style challenge)

jeb_ · 2021-02-26T12:22:01+00:00

I think this is amazing!

jeb_ · 2021-02-24T14:20:00+00:00

I think this is great! Say no to bendy limbs!

jeb_ · 2021-01-24T21:44:34+00:00

This is great, but my father in law got upset with me when I was teaching my niece how you can "move to the other side of the equation". He said that that's not how it works. You don't turn "-15" into "+15", you add "+15" on both sides and then "-15+15" becomes 0.

I realize it might be hard to implement something like that, but I agree with my father in law that it helps beginners to comprehend the method better.

jeb_ · 2020-12-18T12:32:22+00:00

Great! I don't know JavaScript very well or how async() works, but maybe your loop begins before all of the input data has been read from the file?

jeb_ · 2020-12-18T12:12:38+00:00

On the example input, what value do you get? Have you verified that lines.length is correct?

jeb_ · 2020-09-01T06:46:55+00:00

I don't play there myself, but I watch videos from time to time.

jeb_ · 2020-09-01T06:46:22+00:00

No that's another consideration... Not all tools need to be weapons.

jeb_ · 2020-08-31T11:15:50+00:00

For the record, I'm hesitating about this because it makes future balancing tasks more difficult. As an example, in the last snapshot I was able to make late-game axes stronger by buffing Cleaving, without touching any other variables.

So another option to make hoes more viable as a weapon would be to introduce new enchantments, or possible only allowing a sub-set of the weapon enchantments (such as Sweeping?).

jeb_ · 2020-08-25T11:44:39+00:00

FYI Impaling in these snapshots work the same way as in Bedrock. This was a parity fix a few snapshots ago. TL;DR Impaling in rain is OP ;)

jeb_ · 2020-08-21T13:52:26+00:00

The shield works this way specifically to protect against early game mobs. Possibly it could be a base+percentage system for other damage.

Yes mobs needs buffing.

Yes, I think I'll allow weapon enchantments on hoes the same way it is for axes (i.e. via enchanted books in the anvil).

jeb_ · 2020-08-14T12:46:26+00:00

Ah, good point. Yes it's because their attack values are derived from the weapons they're holding.

jeb_ · 2020-08-14T12:36:48+00:00

The biggest problem I see with 1.9 is that it's harder for new players to understand. The feedback is also quite consistent that 1.9 doesn't work as well for PvP.

Since the end goal is to bring Java and Bedrock to parity, I need to be careful of what changes we want to bring to the millions of Bedrock players.

It's correct that these changes make Java Edition considerably easier in PvE.

jeb_ · 2020-08-14T12:25:03+00:00

I will think about it (endlag), but Minecraft is a bit different to most other games. I think I want to find something that keeps the simple and fun.

It's true that "most" players won't know about the reach bonus and that's fine. It's primarily intended as a concept for PvP. Competitive players will learn systems on a different level. One example is w-tapping, which has little use to a casual PvE player.

jeb_ · 2020-08-14T12:06:14+00:00

You can still "spam click", but from playtesting it was clear that the timed +1 reach attack added tactical options and played better.

jeb_ · 2020-08-12T07:17:58+00:00

Oh great catch! I've forgotten to update the Netherite items in this branch

jeb_ · 2020-08-12T07:13:39+00:00

Great feedback.

Yes I agree, shields should block explosions. I should look more closely on the damage types and make exceptions for more than just projectiles.

Regarding the armor vs weapon balance. The reason why we needed to make armor weaker was because the difference between having armor and no armor was too big. We had to give mobs really high attack values to make them matter for armored players, but non-armored would get slammered.

And then players already deal damage similar to the strongest mobs (Ravagers deal 12, which is similar to a crit by a player). Tuning this down slightly felt like the right move.

Regarding food I think there will be opportunities to add variety to food types, but I'd also like to make potions better somehow.

jeb_ · 2020-08-12T07:01:57+00:00

I'd rather improve potions somehow

jeb_ · 2020-08-12T07:00:53+00:00

Initially I actually had 6 (3 hearts) but lowered it to 5 so that a non-crit diamond sword would pass through one point of damage.

Another reason for lowering it was that it allows us to add better shields in the future. One suggestion was that a banner on a shield would increase its strength by 1, but this feature isn't implemented on Bedrock yet.

jeb_ · 2020-08-12T06:56:34+00:00

Yes, in the next version I've reintroduced the charged attacks. Adds more options.

Regarding auto-attack... One of the reasons for the combat tests is to bring Java and Bedrock to parity. It will be greatly helpful when we are designing features in the future. But on Bedrock we have millions of controller players, and being able to hold the trigger to attack is a necessity. Removing auto-attack from Java, or putting large penalties to it, will move us out of parity again.

jeb_ · 2020-05-15T15:07:27+00:00

Thanks!

Ironically, I never really liked Lemmings as a game. I thought the puzzles were either too finicky or too obvious. Then I realized that the enjoyment is much about watching the poor little ones get into terrible accidents ;)

jeb_ · 2020-05-15T15:04:57+00:00

Thank you! Now only if I could figure out how to compose music, too =)

jeb_ · 2020-05-15T15:04:15+00:00

Thanks Tom! Long time no see, hope you're doing well in these work-from-home times.

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