⚔️💻 How I Made My Own Combat System (Inspired by Pokémon + Fortnite)

By Drader | May 26, 2025

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🧠 My First Idea (and Why It Failed LOL)

When I first added enemies, I thought:

“Easy. They attack, you attack, someone wins.”

Spoiler: It was a disaster 💀

• The player could hit infinite times with no cooldown

• Enemies glitched and attacked while they were dead

• My test fight crashed the game in 8 seconds 💥

So I went back to the drawing board…

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🧬 Turn-Based vs. Real-Time Combat

I wanted my game to feel like:

• Pokémon (tactical turn-based fights)

• Fortnite (fast, exciting, risky)

So I mixed both.

✅ You pick your move (turn-based style)
✅ But enemies move/react quickly if you wait too long (real-time pressure)

This balance made every fight feel intense and strategic.

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🛠️ How I Coded the Combat System

I built a basic battle loop like this:

1. Player chooses an action (attack, heal, flee)

2. Enemy responds (based on randomness + behavior rules)

3. HP updates, animations play

4. Loop continues until someone’s down

Behind the scenes:

• Attack damage = base + (level × multiplier)

• Cooldowns = a simple timer that locks actions

• Dodge chance = random roll (10% for weak enemies, up to 35% for elites)

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🧪 Funny Fails While Testing

• I gave enemies a “heal” move… and they spammed it forever 💊😵

• A bug made weapons heal enemies instead of hurting them

• One boss screamed “You can’t beat me!” and instantly exploded 💣😂

But every fail made the system better. Now it works like a dream (well, mostly).

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🔥 Special Combat Features I’m Proud Of

• Visual FX when attacks land (screenshake, particles, damage numbers)

• Enemy types: Some are fast, others tanky, some poison you 🐍

• Strategy: You can’t just spam attacks—you have to think

This made my game feel more alive, like every enemy had a brain (even if it’s made of code 😏)

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🧡 Final Thought

Combat isn’t just about fighting—it’s about giving players a challenge and making every decision matter.

I’m still improving it. But seeing my friends say,

“Dude, that fight was epic!”
makes all the late-night bug fixes totally worth it.