Damage Number Data Collecting Guide
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Introduction
Hello, this is Autofire. I've submitted some damage numbers to the wiki before, and it does feel nice to contribute, so I felt I should contribute a guide to teach how to contribute numbers correctly. It may help to start with what damage numbers are and how are they used. Damage numbers(Will abbreviate to DNs from now on) are the amounts that a weapon damage things. When having properly recorded and stored DNs, players may make informed choices on which weapon is the best. Here is an example of what the end result should look like from the Protosword:
| Damage Number Data Collecting Guide's Damage Table | ||||||
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| Stratum 1 | Stratum 2 | Stratum 3 | Stratum 4 | Stratum 5 | Stratum 6 | |
| Hit 1 and 2 | 20 - 26 | 21 - 19 | 17 - 16 | 15 - 14 | 14 - 13 | 12 - 11 |
| Hit 3 | 25 - 33 | 26 - 23 | 20 - 19 | 18 - 17 | 16 - 15 | 14 - 13 |
| Charge | 35 - 48 | 41 - 34 | 29 - 25 | 24 - 22 | 21 - 19 | 18 - 17 |
When you have read all the way through this guide, I will have (hopefully) learned the following:
- How to prepare for the DN collecting expedition.
- Things to remember during your expedition.
- Harvesting the numbers for usage.
- Formatting your DNs in a damage table on the wiki.
Preparation
Out of game
First off, you need to decide how to collect your DNs that you find. I have found the following methods:
- Numbers straight to the wiki or to a text file
- I personally wouldn't do this, as it is too error prone. This method is the simplest, but the hardest. The DN harvester must strike an enemy, then record that directly to the wiki or the a text file and then record that to the wiki when he is done. The downfall of this method is when you go to put the number down, you must leave the SK window, and you're vulnerable during this time. The other is when you are typing it out, you may be hurrying to return, so you may put the number in the wrong place, or change that number some. If you kill all the monsters in the area, you may have forgotten something in the time it took to clear the room, and may put an error then also. If you have a great memory, and if you can stay very calm, you may be able to use this method with success, but you might want to double check your DNs.
Note: this is a draft I have saved in case of a crash, and I may be working on the guide as you are reading this!
