Mechanics

Branches: idle · platformer · rpg

• Coyote time draft — A short window after leaving a ledge in which a jump still counts as a jump from the ground.
• Damage formula outline — The arithmetic that turns level, move power, and stats into damage, and the order of its modifiers.
• Exponential cost scaling solid — Each purchase multiplies the next price by a fixed factor; prices grow geometrically, income usually linearly.
• Same-type attack bonus outline — A move that shares a type with its user does ×1.5 damage, rounded down, in Pokémon Gen 1–3.
• Type effectiveness solid — A table scales a move's damage by ×2, ×½, or ×0 according to its type and each of the defender's types.
• Variable jump height solid — A jump whose height depends on how long the jump button is held.