Faction Destroy Missions (Game Mechanics) - Revision history

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 == Game Mechanics ==

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-== Neutral Player Faction Mission STF Analysis ==
+== Terminal & NPC Neutral Player Faction Mission STF Analysis ==
 The following is an example taken from the mission_destroy_imperial_non_military_easy.stf file for neutral player faction missions. An overview for how to properly read and interpret the stf file will be included further below.
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 == Step by Step Progression of a Destroy Mission ==

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+== Faction Aligned Player Mission STF Analysis ==
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-This is the name of the mission creator. Mission creator is randomly generated.
+This is the name of the mission creator. Mission creator is randomly generated unless the mission comes from an npc. If it comes from an npc then the mission creator is the name of the npc.

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-This is the name of the mission creator.
+This is the name of the mission creator. Mission creator is randomly generated.

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−	~~Note:~~ Challenge rating of the mission depends on the player's current challenge level. The mission difficulty affects the size of the mission lair spawns as well as the condition of the lair. A higher difficulty level raises the condition of a lair as well as the amount of spawns it produces. ~~See [[Combat Difficulty Rating (Game Mechanics)\|Challenge Levels]] and [[Lairs (Game Mechanics)\|Lairs]] for more information about~~ lair spawn ~~size determination and affects from~~ group ~~challenge~~ level.	+
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		+	Challenge rating of the mission depends on the player's current challenge level. If the player or group challenge level is 25 then the missions seen on terminals will be difficulty 25. The mission difficulty affects the size of the mission lair spawns as well as the condition of the lair. A higher difficulty level raises the condition of a lair as well as the amount of spawns it produces.
		+	As mentioned before, players must meet a minimum level to acquire certain mission types to begin with. Following this, the player must then also meet another criteria being that the amount of creatures spawned at the mission lair is a variable based on the player or group having reached certain cutoff points. Once a cutoff point is reached, the mission will spawn a particular amount of mobs. Cutoff points are created based on a multiplier applied to the minimum difficulty level of the mission. Once the player or their group meet or passes this cutoff point then the amount of mobs that spawn for that particular mission will be set to the amount linked to attained cutoff value. The cutoff point multipliers are as follows:
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		+	* 1.00 - 1.28 gives 2 mobs per mission
		+	* 1.29 - 1.68 gives 3 mobs per mission
		+	* 1.69 - 1.98 gives 4 mobs per mission
		+	* 1.99 - 2.23 gives 5 mobs per mission
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		+	For example if a creature type became available on terminals at mission difficutly 100, the player must achieve a difficulty level anywhere between 129 through 168 to get 3 mobs for that mission. To get 5 mobs they must achieve a a difficulty level of 199-223
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		+	Mission payout ranges presumably are also affected by the mission difficulty level although information on how this works is not known.

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−	Destroy missions are missions that require a player to destroy an npc or creature lair in order to receive credit. Players may pick up destroy missions from the Destroy tab in Mission Terminals or from mission giving npcs. The missions made available to the player depend on what planet the player is on as the planet dictates which mob type is selected. Mob types are essentially categories of particular groupings of creatures and npcs that can spawn at a mission lair. ~~Creature~~ type groupings are linked to the highest challenge level available to a mob within that group. Each mission terminal has its own allocation of ~~creature~~ types appropriate for it (possibly also linked to region lists). Once a ~~creature~~ type is selected then the mission will appear on the mission list and the player may acquire it. Players can influence the ~~creature~~ types available on a mission terminal through their own individual or their group's challenge level. If a player or their group's challenge level matches or surpasses the challenge level of the ~~creature~~ type available on the terminal then that ~~creature~~ type will be eligible to enter the pool of missions that the player can choose from.	+	Destroy missions are missions that require a player to destroy an npc or creature lair in order to receive credit. Players may pick up destroy missions from the Destroy tab in Imperial or Rebel Mission Terminals or from mission giving npcs. The missions made available to the player depend on what planet the player is on as the planet dictates which mob type is selected. Mob types are essentially categories of particular groupings of creatures and npcs that can spawn at a mission lair. Mob type groupings are linked to the highest challenge level available to a mob within that group. Each mission terminal has its own allocation of mob types appropriate for it (possibly also linked to region lists). Once a mob type is selected then the mission will appear on the mission list and the player may acquire it. Players can influence the mob types available on a mission terminal through their own individual or their group's challenge level. If a player or their group's challenge level matches or surpasses the challenge level of the mob type available on the terminal then that mob type will be eligible to enter the pool of missions that the player can choose from.

	When the player picks up the mission from the terminal or npc, they are given a waypoint to a random set of coordinates on the same planet that the mission giving npc or terminal is located on. The distance varies greatly and the min and max distance ranges are not exactly known, however it is based from the npc or terminal's location.		When the player picks up the mission from the terminal or npc, they are given a waypoint to a random set of coordinates on the same planet that the mission giving npc or terminal is located on. The distance varies greatly and the min and max distance ranges are not exactly known, however it is based from the npc or terminal's location.

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-* Player uses entertainer mission terminal and [[media:EntertainerMission1.jpg|obtains an entertainer mission]]
+== Step by Step Progression of a Destroy Mission ==
-* Mission spawner location [[media:EntertainerMission3.jpg|waypoint]] is generated
+* Player uses mission terminal and [[media:DestroyMission1.jpg|obtains an destroy mission]]
-* Player performs for 10 minutes inside structure and completes the mission
+* OR Player interacts with a mission giving npc and obtains an destroy mission
 ==Source References==

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 == Analysis of Mission Datapad Details ==
-* [[media:EntertainerMission2.jpg|Entertainer Mission in datapad]]
+* [[media:DestroyMission2.jpg|Destroy Mission in datapad]]
 == Analysis of Mission Details ==

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 The parts of a Destroy mission details are:
-* Type
+* Target
 * Start
 * Creator
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-Note: This function was changed post pre-cu to give a short instruction as to what to do with the mission "Perform inside of the cantina". During precu, the type value was simply the tab on the entertainer terminal that it was obtained from: Dancer or Musician.
+The target is the name of the lair object that will be spawned when the player accepts the mission. This is the object that will need to be destroyed in order for the  player to obtain their reward.
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-'''Start'''
+'''Location'''
-This is the coordinate of th waypoint created to where the player must perform at inside of the structure.
+This is the coordinate of the initial waypoint created to where the lair spawner is supposed to appear at.
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 '''Creator'''
-The creator of the mission is randomly generated, unless its a mission giving npc then the mission takes the name of the npc that gave it.
+The name of the mission creator.
 '''Reward'''
-This is the payout to the player in credits for successfully completing the mission. Reward is only given out if the player reaches within 32 meters of the target location. Mission payout reward formula is currently unknown but it is based on the distance to the spawn location. Shorter distances yield smaller payouts.
+This is the payout to the player in credits for successfully completing the mission. Mission payout reward formula is currently unknown.
 '''Difficulty'''
-Note: Difficulty rating on missions seem to have no meaning for entertainer missions. It is a random number between 0-3.
+Note: Challenge rating of the mission depends on the player's current challenge level. The mission difficulty affects the size of the mission lair spawns as well as the condition of the lair. A higher difficulty level raises the condition of a lair as well as the amount of spawns it produces. See [[Combat Difficulty Rating (Game Mechanics)|Challenge Levels]] and [[Lairs (Game Mechanics)|Lairs]] for more information about lair spawn size determination and affects from group challenge level.
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 == Faction Aligned Player Mission STF Analysis ==