Introduction
Hey, been a while since I’ve actually dedicated some time to making one of these, so here we go. As melee is currently one of the things being worked on, I thought I’d make this.
(Note: All suggested keybinds are default for standardization purposes)
Combat
Move Sets
Basic Attack
A basic melee attack, executed using LMB. Certain weapons may have different variation in attack pattern. See weapon types for differences in how weapons perform.
Charged Attack
Charged attacks are performed by holding LMB. This not only increases the damage done by the attack, but also increases the recovery time, dependent on how long the attack keybind is held. Charged attacks with bludgeoning weapons also have a higher chance to stun or stagger non-player enemies. Charged attacks are also guardbreakers, when hitting a person who is blocking, it drops their guard and renders them vulnerable to a follow up attack.
Parry
Parries are performed by clicking or holding RMB. Parries will block full frontal melee and thrown weapon attacks, dependent on the length of the weapon used to block. Holding a parry becomes less effective the longer you hold it and is only effective against weapons of a lower weight class, and will only reduce damage against heavier weapons. Damage reduced or negated is dependent on the weapon’s weight class against the attacking weapon’s weapon class, see weapon types for details.
Weapon Types
Damage Types
Slashing
These weapons are all weapons with blades designed for cutting or slashing, such as most knives, sabers, and axes. These cause a bleeding effect upon hit.
Piercing
These weapons are all weapons with blades designed for thrusting and piercing, such as spears, pikes, and rapiers. These are more effective against armor.
Bludgeoning
These weapons are blunt weapons, such as baseball and cricket bats. These can stagger non-player enemies.
Special
These weapons don’t fit in any of the aforementioned categories, and include weapons such as blowtorches and chainsaws. Note that fists are counted as light and blunt melee weapons by default.
Weight Classes
Light
These weapons are, as their name implies, the lightest type of weapon there is, and have the fastest attack speed and recovery time. Light melee weapons can only negate the damage from another light weapon on a successfully timed parry. Melee attacks performed with a handgun (such as a pistol whip) are light weapon attacks.
Medium
These weapons have a balanced attack speed and recovery time. Medium melee weapons can only negate the damage from light and another medium weapon on a successfully timed parry. Melee attacks performed with a long firearm such as a shotgun, whether it be a bayonet or the butt, are medium weapon attacks.
Heavy
These weapons have a slow attack speed and slow recovery time. Heavy melee weapons can negate the damage from all melee and thrown weapons on a successfully timed parry. Due to their nature, however, heavy weapons also have a slower parry animation.
Weapon Lengths
One-Handed
These weapons cover only the upper body and head when parrying, and don’t protect the legs.
Hand-and-a-Half
A transition between one-handed and two-handed weapons, these weapons are held as two-handed weapons on their own, but can also be paired with another weapon or a shield in dual-wielding.
Two-Handed
These weapons are typically polearms, and cover the entire body when parrying.
Miscellaneous
Thrown Weapons
Almost all melee weapons can also be thrown weapons. Changing the firemode switches the weapon from melee to thrown. Thrown weapons can also be charged.
Shields
Shields are a special type of defensive weapon, and can also be one or two-handed. Holding a parry raises the shield and this parry is effective no matter how long it’s held. Atacking with a shield is a shield bash and this attack can also be charged, though this does minimal damage. Charged shield bashes can knock non-player enemies of comparable size to the player off of their feet. One-handed shields can also be…thrown.
Dual-Wielding
The player can only dual-wield two one-handed weapons (hand-and-a-half weapons are counted as one-handed when dual-wielding). When dual-wielding two melee weapons, attacking alternates between the two weapons, and RMB parries with the weapon that is most effective at parrying. When wielding a melee weapon and a shield, attacking is always done with the weapon and blocking is always done with the shield. When dual-wielding a melee weapon and a handgun, LMB attacks with the weapon in the left hand and RMB attacks with the weapon in the right hand, and the player loses functionality with both parrying and aiming down sights. When dual-wielding, no weapons can be thrown.
Polling
Attacking and Parrying Interactions
- I liked the suggested interactions
- I have some reservations, but I’m open towards the idea
- I don’t like this at all
- Null option
0 voters
Weapon Classifications
- I liked the sugggested weapon classifications
- I’m fine with whatever
- I don’t like them at all
- Null option
0 voters
Shields
- Shields are cool
- I’m fine either way
- I don’t like shields
- Null option
0 voters
Throwing Weapons
- I like the idea as suggested
- I’m cool if it becomes a thing, cool if it doesn’t
- I don’t like it at all
- Null option
0 voters
Dual-Wielding
- This seems like something I can get behind
- I’m fine if it gets added, fine if it doesn’t
- I don’t like it at all
- Null option
0 voters
Charged Chainsaw Attack
- Hell yeah
- Hell no
- Null option
0 voters
For Nelson
- I thought these ideas are perfect for the melee system I was envisioning
- This is along the lines of what I was thinking of
- Cold, colder than Antarctica
0 voters
Conclusion
I’ll be heading off to university next month, so this will likely be the first and last major suggestion post that I make for a while. GHJ, I’m starting to get how you felt a while back. Thanks for reading this, whatever this is. Well structured text wall? Unintelligible blabbering? I don’t know anymore. Alright, hope you guys enjoyed reading this.
