Zed armour, secret deadly weapon bonuses, stomp secrets and more: I unpacked the PZ damage code

[trombonaught]

A long time ago this game planted a billion questions in my mind. I couldn't figure out how the combat math worked, regardless of how many in-game tests and theories I would try.

 

So I did what any reasonable person would do: I spent 2 years teaching myself to read and write code, I peeked at the PZ code, and I dug up every last scrap of logic that I could find regarding player attack damage.

 

I found 22 factors in all, and now I see why my brain was exploding trying to figure this out without the code. Kudos to whoever contributed to the design of this system because I adore it.

 

Anyways, here's wonderwall.