Optimisation when creating monsters

[Shourei 6]

Hello, I recently been observing patterns on the mob_db.conf and I have a few questions.

1. How are final ATK and MATK influenced in game?

For example, Pupa. in mob_db.conf  has 1 Base ATK and 3 Base MATK

 

  Reveal hidden contents

 

 

{ Id: 1008 SpriteName: "PUPA" Name: "Pupa" Lv: 4 Hp: 66 Sp: 1 Exp: 36 JExp: 27 AttackRange: 1 Attack: [1, 3] Def: 24 Mdef: 2 Stats: { Str: 11 Agi: 1 Vit: 3 Int: 3 Dex: 8 Luk: 6 } ViewRange: 10 ChaseRange: 12 Size: 0 Race: 4 Element: (2, 1) Mode: { Detector: true } MoveSpeed: 1000 AttackDelay: 1001 AttackMotion: 1 DamageMotion: 1 MvpExp: 0 Drops: { Phracon: 80 Chrysalis: 5500 Sticky_Mucus: 600 Guard_: 2 Shell: 1000 Sticky_Mucus: 600 Iron_Ore: 200 Pupa_Card: 1 }},

{	Id: 1008	SpriteName: "PUPA"	Name: "Pupa"	Lv: 4	Hp: 66	Sp: 1	Exp: 36	JExp: 27	AttackRange: 1	Attack: [1, 3]	Def: 24	Mdef: 2	Stats: {		Str: 11		Agi: 1		Vit: 3		Int: 3		Dex: 8		Luk: 6	}	ViewRange: 10	ChaseRange: 12	Size: 0	Race: 4	Element: (2, 1)	Mode: {		Detector: true	}	MoveSpeed: 1000	AttackDelay: 1001	AttackMotion: 1	DamageMotion: 1	MvpExp: 0	Drops: {		Phracon: 80		Chrysalis: 5500		Sticky_Mucus: 600		Guard_: 2		Shell: 1000		Sticky_Mucus: 600		Iron_Ore: 200		Pupa_Card: 1	}},

 

 

However in game it has 15 ~ 16 ATK and 9~10 MATK

 

  Reveal hidden contents

 

 

 

 

2. What is the relationship between: Attack Delay, Attack Motion, and Damage Motion?  what are the factors influencing them? and how can it be determined, balanced, or optimised?

 

Unfortunately I'm still not good with Hercules, so if anyone could point out sources which could help, it would give you a cookie!

Thank you very much in advance 

 

-SH

Edited November 22, 2015 by Shourei

[Reaper_san 3]

maybe the "stats" of the mob change the total atk/matk??

[Shourei 6]

That's correct. after days of trial and error managed to figure it out.

Confirmed it after finding it on the source.

Also to those who are looking for it too in the future,

here: https://github.com/HerculesWS/Hercules/blob/master/src/config/const.h#L55

 

add: Thanks to those who visited

Edited December 4, 2015 by Shourei