@SEVA came up with this "Evil RN" system yesterday on the discord, and I felt like implementing it into FE8. So here it is.
Description
You may know that the “True Hit” system makes higher hitrates more likely to hit, and lower hitrates more likely to miss. This system does essentially the opposite: Higher hitrates (>50) are actually lower that displayed, while lower hitrates (<50) are actually higher. 0 is still 0, 100 is still 100, and 50 is still 50.
View Graphic (credit to SEVA again) (gdi details tag not working)
Formulas
FE1-5 Hit: TrueRN = A
FE6-13 TrueHit: TrueRN = (A+B)/2
EvilRN: TrueRN*100 = (3*(A^2)) - ((2*(A^3))/100))
with A (and B) being 0-99 ranged random integers.
Download (with nice EA Installer and all)
Source is included (so this also works as template for anyone interested in messing with the “True Hit” system).
Bonus: apply this (or any custom RN modification system) to any chance-based event
This would include crit rates, staff hit rates, growth rates, Arena opponents, some AI related shenanigans, and probably more.
Currently, this system is only applied to hitrates. This was done by replacing the routine located at 0x00CB8 (This is the routine that rolls 2RN chances).
The routine that rolls 1RN chances is located at 0x00CA0, so in the EA installer you’d simply add in this:
PUSH; ORG 0x00CA0
// substitute _prEvilRN with a label pointing to wherever your RN roll routine is located
replaceWithHack(_prEvilRN)
POP