[engine] Different resistances for offence and defence without abilities

[Spirit_of_Currents]

In my idea, every unit type has twelve resistances: the six damage types, both offensively and defensively. Using abilities like steadfast is so clumsy and restrictive.

[Ravana]

It is not clumsy.

[octalot]

What do you find clumsy and restrictive about it?

[Shiki]

Did you know already about this feature:

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One can see the resistance values when mousing over the hitpoints and they take steadfast into account.

[Spirit_of_Currents]

What do you find clumsy and restrictive about it?

Let's assume a UMC author wants one unit type have: Fire resistance -30% when attacking and -10% when defending. Cold resistance +20% when attacking and +10% when defending. Arcane resistance -50% when attacking and +0% when defending.

He or she wants another unit type have: Fire resistance +0% when attacking and +30% when defending. Cold resistance -40% when attacking and -10% when defending. Arcane resistance +20% when attacking and +40% when defending.

He or she wants to define an AMLA that adds 10% blade resistance when defending, 20% pierce resistance when attacking, 40% impact resistance when attacking and 10% impact resistance when defending.

Etcetera.

I know this is exaggerated but I hope you get the point.

Did you know already about this feature:

If you press F1 then click Units -> Dwarves -> Dwarvish Guardsman then you can't see the defensive resistances.

[octalot]

No, I don't get your point. Using an unrealistically complex example doesn't explain why it would be complex for a normal example.

[Elvish_Hunter]

Let's assume a UMC author wants one unit type have: Fire resistance -30% when attacking and -10% when defending. Cold resistance +20% when attacking and +10% when defending. Arcane resistance -50% when attacking and +0% when defending.

He or she wants another unit type have: Fire resistance +0% when attacking and +30% when defending. Cold resistance -40% when attacking and -10% when defending. Arcane resistance +20% when attacking and +40% when defending.

He or she wants to define an AMLA that adds 10% blade resistance when defending, 20% pierce resistance when attacking, 40% impact resistance when attacking and 10% impact resistance when defending.

All your examples can already be done with the [resistance] ability tag, which is also used to implement the steadfast ability.