Battlebob Updates!

[FDSuprema]

Have you been in the Zero Virus chatroom recently? If so, you probably know about Bob, the local bot that tends have an attitude. Nightmare and I have been developing a game for the chatroom. A game where two players compete in a battle of skill and chance!

This game, titled "Battlebob", has been updated multiple times since its initial release, and I thought it'd be appropriate to finally make an update thread here, detailing each update to Battlebob, starting with the most recent. I'll make changes to this first post with each update, informing you guys about the features of the latest version of Battlebob! Though you can also talk about it here, I guess.

Anyhow, onto the update info.

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Battlebob Version Overviews

Version 2.0

• Normal attacks can have different effects depending on the weapon equipped, and a lot of weapons can have multiple different effects and attacks! The first attack type is "Damage", which is the normal attack type that you're used to, all this does is damage and nothing else. Then we have "Healing" abilities, some weapons have the ability to heal you now when attacking! But sometimes a weapon can heal the opponent too, so be careful! Then we have "Absorb", which is kinda like healing and damage combined; you deal damage and absorb part of the damage dealt! Next is "Throw", where when you attack with a weapon by throwing it, thus changing your equipped weapon back to the default Bare Hands. Some weapons also have the ability to change into a new weapon upon use too, while some others have the ability to disarm your opponent, leaving them with the default Bare Hands.
  
  
• Assists have two new attack types! Namely “Absorb” and “Disarm”! Absorb deals damage and heals you at the same time, while Disarm deals damage and removes the victom's weapon!
  
  
• Summon attacks that hit both players now deal damage to each player individually!
  
  
• Skill cooldowns are now dynamic based on the damage done by the skill!
  
  
• `p1 and `p2 have been melded into just `login.
  
  
• `defend no longer has a cooldown, but instead has dynamic recovery that weakens each use, but regenerates as you use commands that are not `defend.
  
  
• Each weapon now has its own hit rate and critical rate, instead of having universally static rates.
  
  New Features!
  
  Yes! Brand new features! Let's see here;
  
  Two new commands!
  
  
• First off we have a new command based on one of Bob's original scripts! Introducing `sandwich! `sandwich is a command that has Bob serve the player a sandwich from one of his fridges. The sandwich will vary in quality depending on how long you wait (Ergo, if you wait 5 turns you'll have a better chance of getting a good sandwich than if you only waited two turns.), and if you get a nice tasting sandwich, you'll probably feel a lot better after a quick snack! Though Bob has been known to store strange sandwiches in his fridge... Don't ask why. But if you are unlucky enough to get one of these sandwiches, beware, some don't digest as well as others.
  
  
• But enough about that! We have a brand spankin' new command ready for you guys! Introducing `focus! `focus will allow you to concentrate all your energy and attention on your next attack, allowing you to unleash a more powerful `attack on your next turn. Every weapon has its own focus move, so experiment with all of them! Though be careful, your focused state only lasts one turn, and doesn't affect any command other than `attack.
  

Version 2.1.1

Small Changes

• (2.1)`defend regen starts at 0 for each player.
  
• (2.1)Current equipped weapon name is displayed in the turn start notice displayed at the beginning of your turn.
  
• (2.1.1)Added the ability to "Double Overkill" on draws.
  

Big Changes

• New Command `rift - `rift is a hybrid command of `summon and `assist, drawing from both databases. Instead of paying HP to use like a summon, however, you toss your current equipped weapon into a rift. Obviously you must have a weapon equipped to use this command.
  

And that's all folks, see you in the chatroom, hope you have fun with this new update of BATTLEBOB!

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[FDSuprema]

So forgot to update this when I updated to 2.1, so I'll just include that with 2.1.1.

Version 2.1.1

Small Changes

• (2.1)`defend regen starts at 0 for each player.
  
• (2.1)Current equipped weapon name is displayed in the turn start notice displayed at the beginning of your turn.
  
• (2.1.1)Added the ability to "Double Overkill" on draws.
  

Big Changes

• New Command `rift - `rift is a hybrid command of `summon and `assist, drawing from both databases. Instead of paying HP to use like a summon, however, you toss your current equipped weapon into a rift. Obviously you must have a weapon equipped to use this command.
  

[FDSuprema]

* Dusts off this old thread.
Hey guys! There's a new major BattleBob update, so I'll be posting the update details here!

BattleBob 3.0!

First of all, the weapons and skills have been revamped a bit so that depending on the type of weapon you're using, you'll only draw from a certain set of skills when using `skill. For example, you'll only use a skill like Omnislash if you're using a sword-type weapon. So use many different weapons and test them all out! In addition there's new twists on old skills you might encounter, and many different variations of a single skill, so look out for that! Attack descriptions have been reworded to utilize the weapon name as well, so no more awkward "their weapon" deals.

Speaking of rewording, you can now set your gender in Bob's database, so he'll know whether to refer to you as a he or a she, though if you really like the gender neutral wording you can always just ignore this setting. The command syntax is "`battlebob settings gender Male/Female/Unset" without the quotes, obviously and using only one gender.

The last general addition is that disarm effects of both assists and attacks have been fixed, so that you don't disarm if the target's already without a weapon.

Then there's the additions made to the Team Battle mode, and boy are there a bunch. You can now use `weapon for yourself OR for your teammate in a team battle. For example, in a battle with me and Nightmare on a team, if I used `weapon Nightmare, and I had the Master Sword in my hand, I'd toss it over to him! Of course, this leaves me unarmed, but team battles are all about strategy, so strategize well! Of course, if I didn't have a weapon on me, Bob would just toss Nightmare a random weapon from his hat! What's more, if I used `focus the turn before, and tossed my weapon to Nightmare, Bob would replace my own weapon as well, or if I was weaponless, Bob would arm us both!

Next we've added a new feature exclusively to team battles! You can now expend your `skill usage to cast healing magic on your teammate! Of course, don't do it too often, as healing magic takes more stamina than normal skills, so your `skill cooldown will be generally longer than if you used it for a normal attack. That isn't the only new way to heal your partner, however, as you can also expend your Sandwich counter to feed your partner if they're low on HP! Just watch out for the lower tier items; sometimes they'll take a bite out of you instead!

In addition to all these new exciting features, the amount of content has expanded as well! To quote Nightmare: "<@nightmare> Like 35 new weapons, almost 100 new skills, 25 new assists, 20 new summons, 100 new sandwiches."

The last new feature is the `scorecard command! Every match you play from now on the results of which will be recorded on a scorecard linked to your Username in the chatroom! So be sure to keep a consistent username if you wanna record the data accurately! What's more, the gender you choose is bound to your Username as well, so again, be sure to keep a consistent name when playing!

That about covers it, I think, so come on into the chatroom and beat each other senseless with the new and improved BattleBob!