Formula question

[Midnight Kitty]

I have a query about the damage formula in RPG maker mv.
Can two if/else statements be used within each other.

if (a.isActor()) 75 + (a.mat * (v[52] + v[54])) - b.mdf * 2; else 75 + (a.mat * 5) - [new if & else statement] b.mdf * 2;

for example an if statement placed here;

 

[Isabella Ava]

Why don't you put it in game & try it yourself?

 

[Midnight Kitty]

I guess I could overpush the limits on how much damage to see if it works.

 

[caethyril]

These two lines are equivalent when used in the damage formula box:

if (a > b) a - b; else a + b
a > b ? a - b : a + b

However, the second line is what to use whenever you want to "if" something mid-line, e.g.

if (a.isActor()) 75 + a.mat*(v[52] + v[54]) - b.mdf*2; else 75 + (a.mat*5) - (b.def < b.mdf ? b.def : b.mdf) * 2

Remember to put it in brackets so you're sure what's included in the statement and what isn't. ^_^

Another option, depending on what you're trying to do, is to follow your "else" clause with another "if", e.g.

if (a.isActor()) 10; else if (b.isActor()) 20; else 0

This will do 10 damage if the user is an actor, 20 if the target is an actor but the user isn't (because it's after the first "else"), and 0 otherwise.

 

[Midnight Kitty]

Thanks that should help with what I want to do.
I wanted to increase def based on if the target is an actor or enemy.
This is the new formula should be able to check if it works later

if (a.isActor()) 75 + (a.mat * (v[52] + v[54])) - b.mdf * 2; else 75 + (a.mat * 5) - (b.def < b.mdf ? b.def * 2 : b.mdf * 3);

 

[caethyril]

As-is, that's comparing the target's def and mdf stats against one another. If you want to check whether the target is an actor or enemy, you might want something like this instead:

...stuff goes here... - (b.isActor() ? b.mdf * 4 : b.mdf * 2)

I.e. "if the target is an actor, subtract 4 times their mdf stat, otherwise subtract 2 times their mdf".