Talk:WillIntimidateSucceed - Actor

I found this function in a disassembler; the calculations translate as follows:

SInt16 TESActorBaseData::Subroutine0044D4D0() {
   if (!(this->flags & kFlag_PCLevelMult))
      return this->level;
   SInt32 result = this->level;
   float  a      = this->level / 1000.0;
   if ((*g_thePlayer)->baseForm) {
      SInt32 playerLevel = (*g_thePlayer)->baseForm->actorData.level;
      result = (playerLevel * a);
   }
   if (this->minLevel > 0 && result < this->minLevel)
      return this->minLevel;
   if (this->maxLevel > 0 && result > this->maxLevel)
      return this->maxLevel;
   return result;
};

bool Actor::WillIntimidateSucceed() {
   double speechPlayer = (*g_thePlayer)->actorValueOwner->GetCurrent(0x11); // SpeechCraft
   float  speechTarget = this->actorValueOwner.GetCurrent(0x11);
   float  a = (speechPlayer - speechTarget) / 100.0;
   float  c = pow(1.0 + max(-1.0, a), GMST:fIntimidateSpeechcraftCurve);
   SInt16 levelDataPlayer = (*g_thePlayer)->baseForm->actorData.TESV_0044D4D0();
   SInt32 levelDataTarget = this->baseForm->actorData.TESV_0044D4D0();
   //
   float esp0C = levelDataPlayer * c;
   CalculatePerkData(kEntryPoint_Mod_Player_Intimidation, *g_thePlayer, this, &esp0C);
   //
   // CalculatePerkData took a perk type, two actors, and a pointer to esp0C. This 
   // means that it can read and modify esp0C however it wishes. That function 
   // handles EVERY perk, so I'm not gonna even try to figure out what it's doing 
   // here, lol
   //
   // Based on later usage, esp0C == how scary the player is.
   //
   float  esp04 = levelDataTarget; // how scary is the NPC?
   float  confidenceMult;
   SInt32 confidence = this->baseForm->aiForm.GetConfidence();
   switch (confidence) {
      case 0:
         esp04 *=  GMST:fIntimidateConfidenceMultCowardly;
         break;
      case 1:
         esp04 *=  GMST:fIntimidateConfidenceMultCautious;
         break;
      case 2:
         esp04 *=  GMST:fIntimidateConfidenceMultAverage;
         break;
      case 3:
         esp04 *=  GMST:fIntimidateConfidenceMultBrave;
         break;
      case 4:
         esp04 *=  GMST:fIntimidateConfidenceMultFoolhardy;
         break;
   }
   return (esp04 <= esp0C); // NPC less scary than player?
}

First draft, mind you.

DavidJCobb (talk) 2018-08-07T09:03:00 (EDT)