Damaging Effect

This page shows the mechanics of damaging effects.

Damage-over-time

Affected creatures will take extra effect damage after the initial attack damage. Effect damage is inflicted after each set amount of time until the duration of the effect is over. Effect damage can have different type from attack damage and isn't affected by splash reduction. Each instant of effect damage goes through damage calculation separately.

Damage-over-time effects can be displayed differently.

• Bleeding creatures are surrounded by splashing hemolymph. Damage is physical.

• Poisoned creatures are surrounded by green cloud. Damage is venom.

The same damage-over-time effects can be inflicted on the same creature at multiple times. The effects are stacked in value.

Users
Physical	Venom
Adult and Uber devil's coach horse beetles Large northern dune tiger beetles Large and Uber beach tiger beetles Adult green rove beetles Adult blue rove beetles Medium, large and Uber spiny devil bush crickets Huge and Uber whip spiders Velvet worms Whip mantis High pressure	Matabele ant soldiers Bullet ant soldiers Exploding termite workers Medium, large and huge sand bear wolf spiders Medium, large and Uber beach wolf spiders Uber jumping spiders Bombardier beetles Huge African giant centipedes Playable spider Hermit scorpion and dragantula Corrosive Persistent secretions

Examples

The attacker inficts 50 physical damage initially. It also inflicts 10 venom damage every 0.5 second over 2 seconds afterward.

The defender has 20% physical resistance and 10% venom resistance.

=> Attack damage = 50 x (1 - 0.2) = 40

=> Effect damage = 10 x (1 - 0.1) x 2 / 0.5 = 36

=> Final damage = 40 + 36 = 76

If the defender can only take maximum 5 damage per hit, the final damage becomes: 5 + 5 x 2 / 0.5 = 25.

Damage reflection

Affected creatures can inflict a percentage of taken damage on the respective attacking enemies each time they are hit.

Reflecting damage is calculated before maximum taken damage is applied.

Damage reflection isn't triggered by projectile damage or effect damage. It can affect mounting enemies.

Users
Physical	Venom
Spiny devil bush crickets Sharp	Red velvet ants Eastern newts Narrow-mouthed toads

Examples

The attacker inficts 50 physical damage. It also has 10% physical resistance.

The defender reflects 50% of taken damage back to the attacker. It also has 20% physical resistance and can only take maximum 5 damage per hit.

=> Attack damage = 50 x (1 - 0.2) = 40

=> Reflecting damage = 40 x 0.5 x (1 - 0.1) = 18

The defender only takes 5 damage while the attacker takes 18 damage.

Trivia

• The playable spider is the only creature in the game that can reduce incoming damage from reflection.