Maxwell's Portable Piledriver - Revision history

Hordes: /* Strategy */

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‎Strategy

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‎Useful Info

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‎History

Patrick2011b: +CBA per commit e44d3cc

2024-11-23T08:11:40Z

+CBA per commit e44d3cc

Patrick2011b: note that Wr starts with this spell

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note that Wr starts with this spell

Spudwalt: expanded on mechanics

2024-10-17T09:06:52Z

expanded on mechanics

NormalPerson7: Update - needs damage and strategy

2024-09-04T07:28:02Z

Update - needs damage and strategy

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	Still, it can be used to attack while moving a considerable distance, giving it a niche. E.g., if there are two monsters on opposite sides of you, you could cast Piledriver on the enemy behind you, gaining space away from the enemy in front.		Still, it can be used to attack while moving a considerable distance, giving it a niche. E.g., if there are two monsters on opposite sides of you, you could cast Piledriver on the enemy behind you, gaining space away from the enemy in front.
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		+	The damage of this spell is alright: if moving the maximum distance, its damage is similar to a singular [[Stone Arrow]]. However, because there are many cases where Piledriver is outright unusable, it cannot be relied as a main source of damage. Warpers should train to be competent at melee instead of rushing for this spell.

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 The caster, target, and all enemies in a straight connected line behind the target, are moved until impacting a wall/creature/solid feature. The maximum range an enemy can be moved is 4 tiles (i.e. impacting an object up to 6 tiles away from where the player is standing). This spell can be used even if the point of impact is outside of [[LOS]].
-Damage dealt is <code>(1 + 2*distance)d(2.66 + pow/15)</code>,<ref>{{source ref|0.33.1|spl-transloc.cc|2275}}</ref> damaging creatures on impact. If multiple enemies were moved by this spell, only the furthest behind enemy that moved will receive collision damage.
+Damage dealt is <code>(1 + 2*distance)d(2.66 + pow/15)</code>,<ref>{{source ref|0.33.1|spl-transloc.cc|2275}}</ref> damaging one moved creature and any creature at the impact point. If multiple enemies were moved, the furthest behind moved enemy is damaged and the other moved enemies are not.
 This spell is subject to several restrictions:

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 {{spell info}}
-'''Maxwell's Portable Piledriver''' is a level 3 [[Translocations]] spell that grabs an adjacent enemy, then pushes it, the caster, and any enemies in a connected line behind the target, until impacting a solid feature. It deals damage via collision only, but that damage is increased based on how far the target has travelled.
+'''Maxwell's Portable Piledriver''' is a level 3 [[Translocations]] spell that grabs an adjacent enemy, then pushes it, the caster, and any enemies in a connected line behind the target, until impacting a solid feature or creature. It deals damage via collision only, but that damage is increased based on how far the target has travelled.
 [[Warper]]s begin the game with this spell in their library.
 ==Useful Info==
-The caster, target, and all enemies in a straight connected line behind the target, are moved until impacting a wall/creature/solid feature. The maximum range an enemy can be moved is 4 tiles (i.e. impacting a creature/object up to 6 tiles away from where the player is standing). This spell can be used even if the point of impact is outside of [[LOS]].
+The caster, target, and all enemies in a straight connected line behind the target, are moved until impacting a wall/creature/solid feature. The maximum range an enemy can be moved is 4 tiles (i.e. impacting an object up to 6 tiles away from where the player is standing). This spell can be used even if the point of impact is outside of [[LOS]].
 Damage dealt is <code>(1 + 2*distance)d(2.66 + pow/15)</code>,<ref>{{source ref|0.33.1|spl-transloc.cc|2275}}</ref> damaging creatures on impact. If multiple enemies were moved by this spell, only the furthest behind enemy that moved will receive collision damage.
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 *It cannot be cast while you are bound in place ([[Sigil of Binding]], [[Momentum Strike]]) or prevented from teleporting ([[Dimension Anchor]], [[stasis]]). However, it ''can'' be cast while [[held]] or [[constricted]] (and will break the user out of such effects), and can move the user even if their movement is restricted by [[mesmerise|mesmerisation]] or [[Cause Fear|fear]].
 *It only works if both the caster and the target can pass through all terrain in the chosen direction. It cannot be used to drop enemies into deep water or lava, or move enemies out of water/lava if they cannot move on dry land.
-*It cannot be used on enemies you cannot see.
+*It cannot be used on enemies you [[see invisible|cannot see]].
 *It must be able to move at least 1 space. If the furthest affected monster is directly in front of a wall, then it cannot be cast. [[Stationary]] monsters cannot be pushed either.
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 ==Strategy==
 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.33]], this spell was unable to move a contiguous line of enemies. In addition, targets could not be chosen, with the spell automatically choosing the monster that could move the furthest distance.
 *Added in [[0.32]] to replace [[Manifold Assault]] (now level 7) as a [[Warper]] starting spell.

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 The caster, target, and all enemies in a straight connected line behind the target, are moved until impacting a wall/creature/solid feature. The maximum range an enemy can be moved is 4 tiles (i.e. impacting a creature/object up to 6 tiles away from where the player is standing). This spell can be used even if the point of impact is outside of [[LOS]].
-Damage dealt is <code>(1 + 2*distance)d(2.66 + pow/15)</code>,<ref>{{source ref|0.33.1|spl-transloc.cc|2275}}</ref> damaging creatures on impact. If multiple enemies were moved by this spell, only the enemy that was furthest behind is considered "impacted".
+Damage dealt is <code>(1 + 2*distance)d(2.66 + pow/15)</code>,<ref>{{source ref|0.33.1|spl-transloc.cc|2275}}</ref> damaging creatures on impact. If multiple enemies were moved by this spell, only the furthest behind enemy that moved will receive collision damage.
 This spell is subject to several restrictions:

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 {{spell info}}
-'''Maxwell's Portable Piledriver''' is a level 3 [[Translocations]] spell that grabs a visible enemy in melee range, and propels both it and the caster to impact the nearest creature or wall directly behind the enemy. It does damage via collision only, but that damage is increased based on how far the target has travelled.
+'''Maxwell's Portable Piledriver''' is a level 3 [[Translocations]] spell that grabs an adjacent enemy, then pushes it, the caster, and any enemies in a connected line behind the target, until impacting a solid feature. It deals damage via collision only, but that damage is increased based on how far the target has travelled.
 [[Warper]]s begin the game with this spell in their library.
 ==Useful Info==
-Maxwell's Portable Piledriver cannot be cast while you are bound in place ([[Sigil of Binding]], [[Momentum Strike]]) or prevented from teleporting ([[Dimension Anchor]], [[stasis]]); [[Formicid]]s cannot memorise this spell. However, it ''can'' be cast while [[held]] or [[constricted]] (and will break the user out of such effects), and can move the user even if their movement is restricted by [[mesmerise|mesmerisation]] or [[Cause Fear|fear]].
+The caster, target, and all enemies in a straight connected line behind the target, are moved until impacting a wall/creature/solid feature. The maximum range an enemy can be moved is 4 tiles (i.e. impacting a creature/object up to 6 tiles away from where the player is standing). This spell can be used even if the point of impact is outside of [[LOS]].
-The maximum range an enemy can be moved is 4 tiles (i.e. impacting a creature/object up to 6 tiles away from where the player is standing). This spell can be used even if the point of impact is outside of [[LOS]] ([[fog]], [[Kobold]]s, etc). If multiple monsters can be moved, the spell will target the monster(s) that will travel the farthest distance (choosing one at random from among them if there is a tie).
+Damage dealt is <code>(1 + 2*distance)d(2.66 + pow/15)</code>,<ref>{{source ref|0.33.1|spl-transloc.cc|2275}}</ref> damaging creatures on impact. If multiple enemies were moved by this spell, only the enemy that was furthest behind is considered "impacted".
-This spell cannot be used on enemies you cannot see, or that cannot be pushed (either because they are standing directly in front of a wall/monster, or because they are [[stationary]] monsters).
+This spell is subject to several restrictions:
-Maxwell's Portable Piledriver only works if both the caster and the target can pass through all terrain in the chosen direction. It cannot be used to drop enemies into deep water or lava, or move enemies out of water/lava if they cannot move on dry land.
+Traps along the chosen path will not trigger unless a creature lands on them.
 ==Strategy==
 ==History==
-{{CBA|0.33|the spell will be able to move a contiguous line of enemies, dealing damage to the enemy at the back of the line, as long as the line can be moved at least 1 tile. Also, the point of impact must be in LOS, and if there are multiple valid targets, the player will be able to pick one.}}
+*Prior to [[0.33]], this spell was unable to move a contiguous line of enemies. In addition, targets could not be chosen, with the spell automatically choosing the monster that could move the furthest distance.
 *Added in [[0.32]] to replace [[Manifold Assault]] (now level 7) as a [[Warper]] starting spell.

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	==History==		==History==
		+	{{CBA\|0.33\|the spell will be able to move a contiguous line of enemies, dealing damage to the enemy at the back of the line, as lone as the line can be moved at least 1 tile. Also, the point of impact must be in LOS, and if there are multiple valid targets, the player will be able to pick one.}}
	*Added in [[0.32]] to replace [[Manifold Assault]] (now level 7) as a [[Warper]] starting spell.		*Added in [[0.32]] to replace [[Manifold Assault]] (now level 7) as a [[Warper]] starting spell.

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-{{flavour|Compresses an envelope of space around the caster and an adjacent enemy, then allows it to decompress abruptly, propelling both of them forward until the former collides with something, inflicting damage proportional to the distance travelled.
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 '''Maxwell's Portable Piledriver''' is a level 3 [[Translocations]] spell that grabs an enemy in melee range, and propels both it and the caster in that direction until hitting another monster or a wall (or reaching max range). It does damage via collision only, but that damage is increased based on how far you've travelled.
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 ==History==
-{{CBA|0.32|this spell will be added to the game.}}
+Added in [[0.32]] to replace [[Manifold Assault]] (now level 7) as a [[Warper]] starting spell.