After countless trials and tests, I’ve finally settled on the current method, which balances the behavior of the physics engine while keeping player input delay at a reasonable level.
The Strength stat now plays a much bigger role. Even though it no longer increases attack power directly, it affects every aspect of combat:
the swing speed of all weapons, stamina consumption, and weapon collisions against enemies are all governed by Strength.
Reworking the entire weapon system took an enormous amount of time, so only two new weapons have been added so far: a greatsword and a bow.
The greatsword is for players to test the feel of different weapon weights, and the bow is to prepare for ranged enemies later on — I’ve added it early just for you to try out.
In the next update, I plan to overhaul the armor system.
Right now, armor simply adds flat defense to the body.
In the next version, each piece of armor will calculate damage based on actual collision hitboxes.
I’ll also add more weapons, likely including large hammers, spears, halberds, and other weapons with uneven weight distribution.