Steady Aim (Ability)

Ability - Steady Aim

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Description /steadyaim: This Squad Leader command increases the chance for the party member's next shots to hit their target. This ability costs more or less pool points based on how many people are in the party at the time the ability is used. Use the /setsteadyaim <message> command to set what the Squad Leader shouts when they use this command. Command: /steadyaim CommandQueue Entry: steadyaim (A5BDBBA6) System Message at Top Steady Aim flytext

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Ability Breakdown & Details

When using the /steadyaim command, the members of the group will receive a To-Hit bonus on their next attack. Steady Aim lasts just one combat round. The effect is similar to the /aim command being activated for the entire group. Steady aim works for melee and ranged weapon uses (including heavy weapons). This bonus is suspected to be passed on to npc pets that utilize weapons but not to creature pets. Accuracy from steady aim stacks with rally and other accuracy enhancing abilities. Ham costs of the ability are multiplied by the number of members in the group.

Note: The exact multiplier for group size is unknown so i will assume its a +1 multiplier per person added;Therefore a 20 person group multiplies the ham cost by 20.

Note: Base Ham costs are unknown.

Steady Aim can have a vocalization message attached to it through using the /setsteadyaim command. When a player issues the /setsteadyaim command and privides a parameter, the squad leader will shout this message whenever they use the /steadyaim command.

The steady aim effect can be applied to the group so long as they are on the same planet as the squad leader.

Note: Several squad leader abilities apply their effects planet wide. This range seems a bit excessive or exploitative, and probably should be limited to something along the lines of normal group range of 200 meters. It seems unlikely that these abilities were intended to be used planetwide.

Ability Flow <graphviz> digraph G { rankdir = LR; node [shape=record, width=.2, height=.2]; node [width=1]; node1 [color="#929292", label = "Step 01", style="bold", fontname="arial", fontcolor="#929292", URL="Test101"]; node2 [color="orange", label = "Step 02", style="bold", fontname="arial", fontcolor="#458CAF", URL="Test102"]; node3 [color="orange", label = "Step 03", style="bold", fontname="arial", fontcolor="#458CAF", URL="Test101"]; node1 -> node2:w [color="#929292"]; node2:w -> node3:e [color="#515FCA", constraint=false]; } </graphviz> System Messages ID Path Filename Trigger Message steadyaim_buff /string/en/ cbt_spam.stf internal_command_string Your squad leader directs you to aim carefully. SUI Prompt Combat Chat Spam ID Path Filename Trigger Player Message1 Player Message2 Other Player's Message ID Value /path/goes/here/ filename.stf internal_command_string System Message Text test test3 Fly Text ID Path Filename Trigger Message go_steady /string/en/ combat_effects.stf internal_command_string +Steady+ go_steadied /string/en/ combat_effects.stf internal_command_string +Steady+ Formula(s) I. Chance to Hit Stage 1. Variables 1. AccMod = Accuracy from skill modifiers. from Attachments. 2. DefMod = Defense Modifiers based on Ranged Defense or Melee Defense Attachments and Skills. This is primary defense. This is the total sum of the ranged or melee defenses coming from all factors. 3. AtkPosMod = Attackers Posture Modifiers based on Standing +0, Crouching +16, Prone +50, and Running -50. The attacker gains or loses accuracy depending on what posture they have assumed. 4. DefPosMod = Defenders Posture Modifiers based on Standing +0, Crouching -16 vs. ranged or +16 vs. melee, Prone -25 vs. Ranged or +25 vs. melee, Running -25 to be hit by ranged or melee 5. AtkStateMod = Attackers modifiers for being blind or intimidated. Example of Attacker modifier would be -50 signifying that the attacker suffers a penalty to accuracy. Intimidate and Blind state penalties are unknown factors but it is estimated to be -50 penalty to the hit chance. 6. DefStateMod = Defenders modifiers for being stunned, or intimidated . Example of Defender Modifier would be +50 signifying the defender being easier to hit. Stunned and intimidate factors are unknown but it is estimated that they lower primary (melee and ranged) defenses by -50 7. WeapAcc = Weapon Accuracy at a specified Range. 8. AimShot = Yhe sum of your General Ranged Aiming, and weapon-specific Aiming mods. Only applies if you use Aim prior to your attack. 9. CovMod = Defense Modifiier for the take cover ability 10. AbilMod = Ability modifier depending on attack special ability chosen to perform. This is the innate accuracy bonus in special abilities How to Calculate WeapAcc The complex nature of weapon accuracies in Star Wars Galaxies makes it difficult to calculate your weapon's accuracy at a given range. But we'll try, anyway. Weapon accuracies have three main components: Point-blank range specifies the minimum range of your weapon. Ideal range specifies the "sweetspot" range for your weapon; this range is specific to each type of weapon (i.e. all DH17 Carbines have the same ideal range). You will always fire with maximum accuracy at your ideal range. Maximum range specifies the furthest you can be from your target and still be able to fire. For ranged weapons, this is usually 64m. Each range value also has a modifier associated with it. This modifier gives the Accuracy mod we need in the above equation whenever your character is firing from exactly that range. Unfortunately, we are rarely so precise, and so we need a way to determine what our real accuracy value is. This requires two steps. First, imagine your current range from your target as a slider that moves back and forth on a line, where the line has markers for your point-blank, ideal, and maximum ranges. Here is such a slider for an imaginary weapon: Intimidate in action Now, determine where on this slider your current range lies. Let's imagine our target is 33m away; thus, we are between our minimum and ideal ranges. Were our target 58m away, we would be between ideal and maximum ranges. In both cases, we refer to the lower range value (minimum range in the first example) as the "small range", and the higher range value (ideal range in the first example) as "big range." To determine our final accuracy, we must interpolate between the small range and big range based on where our current range lies on the above slider. To do so, use the following equation, where "Current" is your current range from the target, and "BigRange," "SmallRange," "BigMod," and "SmallMod" all refer to the distance and modifier values at your small and big ranges. Intimidate in action As a quick example, let's go back to the above imaginary weapon, with our target at 35m. Our calcualation comes out thus: Intimidate in action So our weapon accuracy at 35m is +40. Analysis As is evident from the accuracy equation, your chance to hit a target is a direct competition between your weapon accuracy and your opponent's defenses. With every point increase in your accuracy skill (or the accuracy of your weapon), you gain a 0.5% increase in your chance to hit any given target. However, every point your target has in Ranged or Melee Defense decreases your chance to hit by 0.5%. Thus, it is important to maximize your accuracy mods while taking on opponents with a defense lower than your accuracy. Attacking such an opponent will guarantee at least a 66% chance to hit with your attacks, provided you are both standing. How big an effect does your range have upon your final accuracy? It depends greatly on your weapon's ideal range modifier. A high ideal mod can be an enormous boost to your chance to hit; similarly, a negative (or low positive) mod can seriously hurt your chances. In general, you always want to be exactly at your ideal range from your target. Unfortunately, few combat situations allow us to always maintain our ideal range. Is it better to be closer or further than your ideal range from your target? That also depends on your specific ideal range. If your ideal range is lower than 32m, it's better to be further away; if your range is greater than 32m, it's best to be closer to your target. Why is that? Following is an image demonstrating our imaginary weapon's relative chance to hit at various ranges. Darker areas represent higher chances to hit; thus, the black area is the ideal range for the weapon: Intimidate in action What on earth does this image mean? Look at the difference between the gradient from Min to Ideal and from Ideal to Max. The latter gradient transitions from black (high chance) to white (low chance) much more quickly than the first. Thus, the same change in distance results in a much greater loss in accuracy when you're past this ideal range than if you're in front of it. Put another way, if at 45m your accuracy is +60, your accuracy at 35m might be +50 and your accuracy at 55m might be +30. This is all assuming your point-blank and maximum range modifiers are close to equal, which is the case for nearly all weapons in Galaxies. II. To-Hit Chance This is the final chance to hit a target. Original Equation: ToHit = ( 66 + ( AccMod - DefMod + WeapAcc - DefPosMod + AimShot ) / ( 2 + ( AtkPosMod + AbilMod ) ) Modified Equation to include Cover and State modifiers: ToHit = ( 66 + ( AccMod - DefMod + WeapAcc - DefPosMod + AimShot - CovMod ) / (2 + ( AtkPosMod + AbilMod + AtkStateMod + DefStateMod ) ) Source References Source Source in Context Source 1 Source 1 Source 2 Source 2

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