Game Coding Q&A

[OldTrees]

Are all creatures equally likely through Hatch?
Are any excluded/rare/likely?

[Xenocidius]

Are all creatures equally likely through Hatch?
Are any excluded/rare/likely?

All creatures are equally likely (except for Fate Egg, Immortal, Devonian Dragon, Scarab and Chimera, which cannot be hatched).

[Rutarete]

What is the order of the factors to make a mutation? (ex. Element, atk, hp, etc.)

[Tom Bombadil]

how does the game RNG work? (i.e. : which is the algorhytm that lies behind the RNG)

[RavingRabbid]

Is the random pet selection mechanic the same as Fate Egg's?
And is SoSe using the Oracle card engine?

[Xenocidius]

What is the order of the factors to make a mutation? (ex. Element, atk, hp, etc.)

I'm not entirely sure what you mean here.

When the Mutation skill is cast, it is first checked whether the creature should die. It is then checked whether to turn in into an Abomination. If neither of these happens, it turns into a random non-upgraded creature with status 'mutation'. If the Improved Mutation skill is cast, it naturally 'skips' the first two steps.

When a creature with the status 'mutation' comes into play, it first receives a random skill. It then receives a random def boost, then a random ATK boost. It then picks a skill cost.

how does the game RNG work? (i.e. : which is the algorhytm that lies behind the RNG)

The RNG is Actionscript's Math.random() function. It returns a pseudo-random number n, where 0 <= n < 1.

Is the random pet selection mechanic the same as Fate Egg's?
And is SoSe using the Oracle card engine?

The same creature list is used for pets and Fate Eggs, but the probabilities are drastically different (Fate Egg has the same for all, see here (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,32442.msg447747#msg447747) for pets).

SoSe uses the Oracle card list, but not the engine (the Oracle card engine has a chance to give a nymph).

[Rutarete]

What is the order of the factors to make a mutation? (ex. Element, atk, hp, etc.)

I'm not entirely sure what you mean here.

When the Mutation skill is cast, it is first checked whether the creature should die. It is then checked whether to turn in into an Abomination. If neither of these happens, it turns into a random non-upgraded creature with status 'mutation'. If the Improved Mutation skill is cast, it naturally 'skips' the first two steps.

When a creature with the status 'mutation' comes into play, it first receives a random skill. It then receives a random def boost, then a random ATK boost. It then picks a skill cost.

What I meant to ask was does it pick the random element first, a random creature from that element second, stats third, ability fourth, etc or some other order. But you've pretty much answered that.

[RavingRabbid]

Does it make sense that Miracle never appears in SoSe/Oracle engines?

[Xenocidius]

Does it make sense that Miracle never appears in SoSe/Oracle engines?

It does, for one simple reason: the Oracle and SoSe picks a random card from a list of cards. Miracle isn't in that list.

[Filly678]

How is the value of each oracle card (in electrum) determined? From what I can remember, Crusader gave over 600, Deja Vu gives 80 and Sky Blitz gives around 10.

[ZephyrPhantom]

Shards cannot be spun from the Oracle.

Actually, I think it is (or was) possible spin an unupgraded Gratitude, Divinity, or Readiness shard at least on 1.28  - there's a fortune for them and I remember seeing a screenshot of one at some point.

Shard: Nothing of any importance will happen until something gets the care and attention it deserves.

As for my question:
Is there any way to know how cards are coded into the game?

[Xenocidius]

How is the value of each oracle card (in electrum) determined? From what I can remember, Crusader gave over 600, Deja Vu gives 80 and Sky Blitz gives around 10.

The raw value of each card is given by rarity*5 (where rarity is the 'tier' discussed here (http://elementscommunity.org/wiki/articles/the-secrets-of-card-buyingselling-price/)).

It then goes through these steps:
1. 25% chance to double electrum.
2. 25% chance to double electrum.
3. 25% chance to double electrum.
4. 25% chance to double electrum.
5. 25% chance to double electrum.

So at the end of it you'll usually have the raw electrum doubled once or twice (or more if you're lucky).

Shards cannot be spun from the Oracle.

Actually, I think it is (or was) possible spin an unupgraded Gratitude, Divinity, or Readiness shard at least on 1.28  - there's a fortune for them and I remember seeing a screenshot of one at some point.

Shard: Nothing of any importance will happen until something gets the care and attention it deserves.

That's interesting, but I'm studying the 1.293 version of the game, not the 1.28 version.

As for my question:
Is there any way to know how cards are coded into the game?

That's quite a broad question. I'm fairly sure I know how cards are coded into the game in general but I'm not sure what your question specifically means. Could you clarify?