Option to show damage calculations

nptitim · January 2013

I think there should be a feature where the player can elect to have the damage calculation shown to them. Right now one can have the to hit rolls shown or not, but I would like to have a feature where base damage + str + proficiencies, etc is listed.

So instead of it just saying PC did 18 damage to Ogre it would say

PC did 8+5+3+2=18 damage to Ogre

Make this an option so anybody that doesn't want to see they don't have to, that way it is only helpful as I see it.

I think this would cause any bugs pertaining to that info to be caught much quicker as well as teach players more about how the game works.

ajwz · January 2013

Hmm, this makes sense, since you can already view the to hit calculation under feedback.

LMTR14 · January 2013

absolutely agree. the more transparent the rules, the better. ToEE handles that quite well

mlnevese · January 2013

There was an ini option for that in ToB but I remember reading here someone tested it in EE and it doesn't work.

LMTR14 · January 2013

mlnevese said:
There was an ini option for that in ToB but I remember reading here someone tested it in EE and it doesn't work.

really? I have it installed, what's the file called?

bigdogchris · January 2013

BG2 had a baldur.ini setting "ExtraCombatInfo" that would show you the THAC0 and Damage calculations (every single adjustment). It does not work in BG:EE.

http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/7518/editing-baldur-ini-extra-combat-info

mlnevese · January 2013

@LMTR14

Edit baldur.ini and under Game Options add:

Extra Combat Info=1

bigdogchris · January 2013

mlnevese said:
@LMTR14

Edit baldur.ini and under Game Options add:

Extra Combat Info=1

Have you actually tried that in BG:EE?

mlnevese · January 2013

Nope. But I remember someone tried and it didn't work. I just gave the BG2 syntax as LMTR14 said he had BG2 installed and wanted to try it.

LMTR14 · January 2013

mlnevese said:
@LMTR14

Edit baldur.ini and under Game Options add:

Extra Combat Info=1

interesting, but I also can see why it's not on on default ;-)

tx

Leronis · January 2013

On the Character and Inventory screens you get a damage range breakdown for the equipped weapon.

mlnevese · January 2013

I tried it on the EE using the new syntax with no luck at all. Tried both "Extra Combat Info" and "ExtraCombatInfo" as Game Option and Program Options. It's either disabled or the option has changed name.

bigdogchris · January 2013

Leronis said:
On the Character and Inventory screens you get a damage range breakdown for the equipped weapon.

Neither of which give you the full picture as they are only the base numbers without a modifier.

This is all of the information that goes into attack and damage calculations

elminster · August 2013

This is officially elminster endorsed

ZanathKariashi · August 2013

Informative, but damn that's a wall of text for every swing.

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