Help w/Damage Formula

[+ Jinumon 29]

WARNING: SERIOUS EXPONENTIALS

 

Hey all,

 

Help with the actual math isn't what I need, but rather how RPGMaker (VXAce) is interpreting the syntax and any inherent limits that I'm bumping up against. My current formula is thus:

 

(103^a.level) * (44 * ((a.xstat.weaponry * a.atk) / (b.xstat.armor * b.def))) / (100^a.level)

 

Seemingly needlessly complicated, I know, but there is a method to my madness. As RPGMaker automatically rounds all decimals before crunching numbers, I had to get creative in creating a 3% per level increase to damage (all other factors held constant) by using 103^x / 100^x in the formula. According to PEMDAS, I can't find any reason why this equation shouldn't work, rounding only at the end when the final division is done, but the damage dealt is unaffected by the character's level. As a result, I can only conclude that the program isn't properly calculating the exponentials in the equation.

 

Why is this? And, more importantly, how do I fix it?

 

Thanks again, ya'll.

 

Jinumon

[dinhbat3 57]

Hey Jinumon.

 

I think the issue you are having is with the operators you are using.

I assume the intention of (103^a.level) is 103 raised to the power of a.level?

 

If so you would want to use (103**a.level)​. Double asterisk is the symbol for exponential in ruby.

 

Did a test run:

a.level = 20

 

(103^a.level)​ = 130

(103*a.level)​ = 2119

(103**a.level)​ = a really large number

 

Hope that helps.

 

~ Dinhbat3

[+ Jinumon 29]

Thank you so much. I forgot that piece of Ruby syntax. Everything is working peachy now

 

Jinumon

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