{"id":1444,"date":"2025-05-11T17:07:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T17:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/?p=1444"},"modified":"2025-05-11T18:40:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T18:40:52","slug":"skill-tree-pt-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/2025\/05\/11\/skill-tree-pt-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Skill Tree &#8211; Pt 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background\" style=\"background-color:#dfdfdf\">Now that the player is able to buy skills with Terra Shards that effect the player and this progress stays throughout the game &#8211; regardless of what scene the player is in. I needed to create new skills to populate the Tree of Sorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are skills that are outlined in the GDD for Lament, however, for the sake of the vertical slice we decided to change the skills for a few reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Many of the skills require a Terra Soul, which is only available from bosses\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>At this point, due to the rate of development we were unsure if we were able to get the boss done &#8211; and if we were to get it done it would be the end of the vertical slice anyway<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some skills required to develop an entirely new attack, which meant new code, new animations and exceeded our scope for the project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All the skills were far too expensive, this vertical slice was meant to be a quick experience for the player, and we felt cheaper, less drastic skills were the way to go<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These were the discussions we had regarding the 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the layout would be &#8211; I began development of these skills from left to right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the permanent heart upgrades were already implemented in this <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/2025\/05\/11\/skill-tree-pt-3\/\">Development Post<\/a>, the first skill I began developing at this point was Pathfinder&#8217;s Grace (Slight movement increase):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pathfinder&#8217;s Grace<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-145.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-145.png 674w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-145-300x89.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In the <strong><em>PlayerControllerNew <\/em><\/strong>script, I added a line that constantly checks the <em><strong>PlayerStatsManger&#8217;s moveSpeed int<\/strong><\/em> and updates the <strong><em>moveSpeed int<\/em><\/strong> in the player controller script with that value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"813\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-134.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1459\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-134.png 813w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-134-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-134-768x371.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Then in the <strong>PlayerStatsManager <\/strong>script, I created a method that updates the <strong>moveSpeed <\/strong>by a<em><strong> float amount<\/strong><\/em> called <em><strong>UpdateMoveSpeed()<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0053cfb638f&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"392\" height=\"126\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-135.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1460\" style=\"width:416px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-135.png 392w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-135-300x96.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p>Lastly, I created a new <strong>case <\/strong>in the <strong><em>SkillManager <\/em><\/strong>script that calls the <em><strong>UpdateMoveSpeed() <\/strong><\/em>method when the Movespeed Boost SkillSO is maxed out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0053cfb6707&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"542\" height=\"101\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-137.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-137.png 542w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-137-300x56.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shard Seeker and Terrasurge<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-146.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-146.png 752w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-146-300x98.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This process of creating new skills is largely the same, only differing when changing different ints or floats using different methods. Firstly I created two new SkillSO scripts called &#8216;TerraShard Boost&#8217; and &#8216;TerraShard Boost 2&#8217; respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then I created a new method in the <em><strong>PlayerStatsManager <\/strong><\/em>called <em><strong>UpdateTerrashardPickup(int amount) <\/strong><\/em>which would increase an int called <em><strong>terraShardBoost<\/strong><\/em>. This int would be added onto the amount of Terra Shards picked up every time the player collided with a Terra Shard gameobject. Effectively increasing the amount of Terra Shards the player got when they killed an enemy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0053cfb6aed&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"159\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-140.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-140.png 316w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-140-300x151.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0053cfb6d8f&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"428\" height=\"105\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-141.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1470\" style=\"width:554px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-141.png 428w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-141-300x74.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0053cfb7093&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"101\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-143.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1472\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-143.png 791w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-143-300x38.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-143-768x98.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Lastly, I created two more cases in the <em><strong>SkillManager <\/strong><\/em>script for both <em><strong>skillName strings <\/strong><\/em>that would call the <em><strong>UpdateTerrashardPickup()<\/strong><\/em> method in the <em><strong>PlayerStatsManager<\/strong><\/em>. With a larger int as the input for the second Terra Shard Boost upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0053cfb731c&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"179\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-144.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-144.png 577w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-144-300x93.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Berserker&#8217;s Path and Renewal&#8217;s Edge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-147-1024x455.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-147-1024x455.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-147-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-147-768x341.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-147-850x378.png 850w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-147.png 1074w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These two skills increased the damage the player does to the enemies, the first increasing the players damage by 100% and then 200%. Similarly to the other skills, I started by creating two new SkillSO scripts called &#8216;Damage Boost&#8217; and &#8216;Damage Boost 2&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then I created a new method in the <em><strong>PlayerStatsManager <\/strong><\/em>called <em><strong>UpdateDamage(float amount)<\/strong><\/em>, which would take a float input and increase another <em><strong>float <\/strong><\/em>called <em><strong>damageBoost<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0053cfb766d&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"314\" height=\"181\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-148.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-148.png 314w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-148-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" 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<em><strong>TakeDamage()<\/strong><\/em> method that the player calls in the enemy that it hits.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0053cfb7c3e&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"577\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/image-150.png 625w, 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skills with Terra Shards that effect the player and this progress stays throughout the game &#8211; regardless of what scene the player is in. I needed to create new skills to populate the Tree of Sorrow. There are skills that are outlined in the GDD for Lament,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Skill Tree - Pt 5 - E-Jay Tripoli (Year 2 Archive)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/et4g23\/2025\/05\/11\/skill-tree-pt-5\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Skill Tree - Pt 5 - E-Jay Tripoli (Year 2 Archive)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Now that the player is able to buy skills with Terra Shards that effect the player and this progress stays throughout the game &#8211; regardless of what scene the player is in. 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