The Mugen Fighters Guild - Actual SFIV Damage Scaling

A while back, i made a method for SFIV damage scaling. This was unwise as it relied on AttackMulSet which isn't completely reliable. While studying HDBZ code (reasons) i decided to make a Sean character test out my current capabilities with making characters. While doing so i developed a method of calculating damage similar to SFIV. For those who don' know, in SFIV the first 2 hits are unscathed, with the next hit doing 80% damage, then 70% and so on. Unfortunately i haven't been able to figure out a good method for Life Scaling yet, so Fvar(9) is unused in this code for now. If anyone has a method, please let me know. With that out of the way, heres what ya need
4 Available Vars, in this example i use Fvars 8,10, 11 and 13.
In this example, Far(8) is used to see if the move is a counterhit, adding an additional 20% to the damage if it is. Fvar(10) is the damage scaling percent, Fvar(13) keeps track of how many hits are in the combo, and Fvar(11) is the final calculation. Finally, contained at the bottom if what should be put in to your hitdefs damage parameter for the scaling to work. It just checks if theres more than 2 hits in the combo, then applies the scaling. Otherwise its unscaled.

OLD, PLEASE REFER TO NEW CODE

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Code:

;===============================================================================
; ------- Damage Dampener --------
;===============================================================================

;Used to add Counter Hit Scaling
[State -2, Counter Flag] 
type = VarSet
trigger1 = NumEnemy
fvar(8) = (EnemyNear, MoveType = A)
ignoreHitPause = 1

;Keeps track of current combo count
[State -2, Hit Count] 
type = VarAdd 
trigger1 = !IsHelper
trigger1 = MoveHit = 1 
trigger1 = !HitPauseTime 
trigger1 = !(HitDefAttr = SCA, AT) 
fvar(13) = 1
[State -2, Hit Count Reset] 
type = VarSet 
trigger1 = NumEnemy && fvar(13) 
trigger1 = (EnemyNear, MoveType != H) && (EnemyNear, StateNo != 5300) 
fvar(13) = 0 
ignoreHitPause = 1
 
[State -2, Scaling] 
type = VarSet 
trigger1 = 1 
fvar(10) = ifElse(fvar(13) > 2, 1 - 0.10 * (fvar(13) - 1), 1) 
ignoreHitPause = 1 

;This is my favourite bit of code. How it works is like this
;If Fvar(13) (Hit Count) is over 2, the value become 1 - 0.10 times Hit Count minus 1. This bascially means
;that the value is calculated by how many hits are in the combo minus 1, so at minimum the value becomes 2,so
;its really saying 
;Ifelse(fvar(13) > 2, 1- 0.10 * 2, 1)
;And since the hit count rises as the combo continues, it becomes 3, 4, 5, etc basically subtracting 20, then 
;30 percent and so on from the damage. So if you did say, LP,LP,LP, this is what happens
;LP = Fvar(13) = 1, no calculation, damage = 25
;LP = Fvar(13) = 2, no calculation, damage = 25
;LP = Fvar(13) = 3, - 20%, damage = 20
 
[State -2, Scaling Limit] 
type = VarSet 
trigger1 = fvar(10) < 0 
fvar(10) = 0.10 
ignoreHitPause = 1 
;Minimum of 10%
 
[State -2, Root Dampener] 
type = VarSet 
trigger1 = 1 
fvar(11) = fvar(10) * ifElse(fvar(8), 1.2, 1) ;* fvar(9)
ignoreHitPause = 1

;Hitdef
;damage =  ceil(ifElse(fvar(13) > 2, fvar(11) * BASE_DAMAGE , BASE_DAMAGE))

This code isn't perfect, and i'd rather have total control over when damage scaling takes effect and how instead of relying on Movehit, but for now this code should serve as a great starting point for anyone wanting to add a lil bit of sophistication to their characters but have difficulty grasping damage scaling (i know i did) so if theres anything wrong with this code please let me know. With that have a good day and hope this helps!

EDIT
My sleep patterns been fucked recently, i apologise for my idiocy XD There are a bunch of flaws in that code. When i tested it it worked at the time, but now i see there are multiple errors, suchl as the scaling applying too late. I have not only fixed that issue, but have simplified the damage template, and have even added Life Scaling! Now when the opponent is at 50% or less, they have damage reduced by 10%, 15 at 30% and lower. Everything still applies, except the whole Fvar(9) stuff thats being used now.

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Code:

;===============================================================================
; ------- Damage Dampener --------
;===============================================================================

;Used to add Counter Hit Scaling
[State -2, Counter Flag] 
type = VarSet
trigger1 = (enemynear, movetype = A)
fvar(8) = 1
ignoreHitPause = 1
[State -2, Counter Flag Reset] 
type = VarSet
trigger1 = (enemynear,movetype != A)
fvar(8) = 0
ignoreHitPause = 1

;Decreases damage if opponent has 50 0r 30% life
[State -2, Life Scaling]
type = varset
trigger1 = (enemynear, life > lifemax * 0.50)      ;No scaling if over 50% life
fvar(9) = 1
ignorehitpause = 1
[State -2, Life Scaling reduction1]
type = varset
trigger1 = 1
fvar(9) = ifelse((enemynear, life <= lifemax * 0.50), (1 - 0.10), 1)
ignorehitpause = 1
[State -2, Life Scaling reduction2]
type = varset
trigger1 = fvar(9) < 1
fvar(9) = ifelse((enemynear, life <= lifemax * 0.30), (1 - 0.15), 0.90)
ignorehitpause = 1

;Keeps track of current combo count
[State -2, Hit Count] 
type = VarAdd 
trigger1 = !IsHelper
trigger1 = MoveHit = 1 
trigger1 = !HitPauseTime 
trigger1 = !(HitDefAttr = SCA, AT) 
fvar(13) = 1
[State -2, Hit Count Reset] 
type = VarSet 
trigger1 = NumEnemy && fvar(13) 
trigger1 = (EnemyNear, MoveType != H) && (EnemyNear, StateNo != 5300) 
fvar(13) = 0 
ignoreHitPause = 1
 
[State -2, Scaling] 
type = VarSet 
trigger1 = 1 
fvar(10) = ifElse(fvar(13) >= 2, 1 - (0.10 * fvar(13)), 1)
ignoreHitPause = 1 
 
[State -2, Scaling Limit] 
type = VarSet 
trigger1 = fvar(10) < 0 
fvar(10) = 0.10 
ignoreHitPause = 1 
 
[State -2, Root Dampener] 
type = VarSet 
trigger1 = 1 
fvar(11) = fvar(10) * ifElse(fvar(8) = 1, 1.2, 1) * fvar(9)
ignoreHitPause = 1

;Hitdef
;damage =  ceil(fvar(11) * BASE_DAMAGE)

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