Status Effects 🔥

Status effects are divided into two main categories:

• Debuffs:

  • Burning: Causes damage over time, can stack to reset or extend duration.

  <aside> 💡 (IDEASpecial mechanic to combust previous burn effects upon stacking). It will be shown with a 2️⃣ next to it.

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  • Stunned: Disables unit actions (movement, attacks, abilities) for a set duration.

• Buffs:

  • Shield: Absorbs damage until depleted. Can be applied via active skills or ultimate abilities.
    • Shield from Active: A large, visible shield applied through active skills.
    • Shield from Ultimate: A smaller shield applied through ultimate abilities.
  • Haste: Increases movement speed, attack speed, or both.

System Architecture

Components Overview

• Status Effect Component: A component attached to each unit, responsible for managing the status effects applied to that unit.

• VFX Component: Manages the visual representation of status effects.

  • A Niagara Effect with a Start Section, Loop Section, and End Sectionthat is Activated

• Effect Manager Component: Oversees all active effects on a unit, ensuring proper application, duration management, and termination of effects.

• Stacking System: Handles the logic for stacking effects, including the special combustion mechanic for burning effects.

  • 1️⃣ Stacking Logic (Original Plan if understood correctly):
    • Same Source: If a burning effect from the same EffectSource is applied again, the duration of the burn is either reset or extended.
    • Different Sources: Burning effects from different sources (e.g., BasicAttack and ActiveSkill) stack independently, each running its own course without interfering with the others.

  <aside> 💡 2️⃣ Combustion Mechanic Idea for stacking:

  • Idea 1: When a new burn effect is applied on top of an existing one (from any source), the existing burn instantly "combusts," dealing its remaining damage in a single burst. The new burn effect then begins as a separate instance.
    • Example: A target is burning from a BasicAttack. When an ActiveSkill burn is applied, the remaining damage from the BasicAttack burn is dealt immediately, and the new ActiveSkill burn starts, ticking over time. </aside>

Status Effect Application

Variables:

• EffectType (Enum): Defines the type of status effect (Burning, Stunned, Shield, etc.).
• Source (Enum): Determines the origin of the effect (Basic Attack, Active Skill, Ultimate, Environmental).
• BaseDuration (Float): The initial duration of the effect in seconds.
• BaseMagnitude (Float): The strength or intensity of the effect (e.g., damage per second for burning, shield strength).
• CurrentDuration (Float): The remaining time before the effect expires.
  • This will mainly be used to control VFX application Start and End.
• Stacks (Integer): The number of times the effect has been stacked.