Counters

[RottingSteel]

First off - I love this game. I'm a big fat guy, and I hate exercise, but I'm addicted to this game so I've been working myself into a sweaty coma everyday since buying it.

Also, I'm a fan of fight sports. And one of the best punches in boxing is the counter, especially one that hits the head like a baseball. I love trying to bait my opponents into lunging at me and then countering with a right straight as they are coming in. I always expect my opponent to fall to the floor dead if I land it perfectly, but instead it barely does any damage.

Is there a countering system in this game right now? If not, would it be possible to implement one?

Thanks again for this amazing game!!!

[Ian (Sealost)]

Awesome! In normal contexts, a sweaty coma would sound like a bad thing, but I'm glad you're enjoying TotF!

There isn't a specific countering system in place, but there are benefits to counter-punching. Countering ensures that they're leaving an opening for you to hit while they're unable to evade. If they're moving into your punch, then they will take more damage from your hit as well. If they're lunging at you and you catch them with a hard right straight, they should be taking a very damaging hit.

What's not represented well with the current system is that in real life they can catch opponents unaware so that they're unable to mitigate the damage of an incoming punch through proper head movement. Both the player and the AI can avoid damage by moving or turning their head away from punches, but the AI doesn't have intelligent head control to be able to do this. So you're basically getting this bonus all the time on the AI and don't have an additional benefit from countering.

[RottingSteel]

Thanks for responding! I guess I'm just too weak and slow to reap the benefits. But I'll keep trying to land those beautiful counters when I can.

[Leet SKillz I Haz Dem]

Originally posted by RottingSteel:

Thanks for responding! I guess I'm just too weak and slow to reap the benefits. But I'll keep trying to land those beautiful counters when I can.

You're not alone. I, too am trying to learn how to slip and counter. Spider seems to hit me instantly with straights. I'm just too slow right now plus I want to work on my endurance. Great game, love this!

[Juan]

Thx!

[EypST]

Thx

[Władysław]

thx