Editing Game mechanics (section)

==Physical damage==
'''To calculate physical damage (i.e. any damage not resulting from a fire/electric [[Weapons#Special attacks|special attack]] or a [[Techniques|Technique]])''':

1. Begin by calculating the equipment [[ATP]] (EA):

<code>EA = [MinWA + (Grind x 2) + FA + BaA] x [ATR + 1.0]</code>
* MinWA = Minimum possible weapon ATP
* FA = [[Frames|Frame]] ATP
* BaA = [[Barriers|Barrier]] ATP
* ATR = Weapon [[Weapon attributes|attribute %]]

2. Next, calculate the bonuses from {{Shifta}} (SA) and ATP variance:

<code>SA = [BA x Shifta] + [(Random Float) x (MWA - MinWA) x Shifta]</code>
* BA = [[Stats#Total_stats_and_base_stats|Base ATP]]
* Random Float = A random value in range [0, 1) for the ATP variance per attack.
* Shifta = {{Shifta|n}} [[Shifta#Level_progression|base power in %]]
* MWA = Maximum possible weapon ATP

3. Then, determine the minimum and maximum Variance (V):

<code>V(min) = -CV</code>
* CV = [[Class_comparison#Maximum_stats|Class Variance]]
**5 for [[Hunters]]
**3 for [[Rangers]]
**2 for [[Forces]]
<code>V(max) = MWA - MinWA</code>

4. To determine your final ATP, add your BA, EA, SA and V together:

<code>ATP = BA + EA + SA + V</code>
* V is a random value between V(min) and V(max)

5. Finally, to calculate your damage on an [[Monsters|enemy]]:

<code>Damage = [(ATP - Enemy DFP)/5] x Attack modifier</code>

* '''Attack modifier''' is:
** Normal: {{Note|9/10|0.9}}
** Heavy: {{Note|17/9|1.89}}
** {{Note|Excluding Fire damage, Lightning damage, HP cut, and Sacrificial specials|Special|}}: {{Note|5/9|0.56}}
** [[Weapons#Sacrificial damage increase|Sacrificial]]: {{Note|10/3|3.33}}
** {{Sword|rare|Vjaya}}: {{Note|17/3|5.67}}

5a. If the attack is a critical hit, calculate critical damage:

<code>Critical damage = Damage x 1.5</code>

* The chance for an attack to be a critical hit is calculated with the following formula:
<code>Critical hit rate = [LCK / 5]%</code>

''Note: the game doesn't round up damage values and instead truncates them. E.g. if the final calculated damage is <code>100.92</code>, the real damage output is <code>100</code>.

''Note: the formulas above show that a weapons attribute percentages are only applied to its minimum possible weapon ATP. E.g. if a weapon has 300-400 ATP and 100% in an attribute, the ATP is increased to 600-700 (not 600-800). The variable spread remains a fixed value.

''Note: the ATP values shown ingame are always the maximum ATP values. E.g. for a [[HUcast]] with max ATP, a BA value of 1639 is shown in the menu in golden font. In reality, the value is randomly picked between [[Class_comparison#Maximum_stats|1634 to 1639]]. The same applies to weapons: a weapon with 900-950 ATP adds 950 to the total stats in the menu (the formulas above take all of this into consideration).