Damage-type resistance changes the damage of a hit according to its type, not its location or timing. The boss reduces a sword slash to one fifth of its base value while a thrust to the same body keeps full value. Distinct hit reactions and side-by-side damage marks expose the rule without making the resisted attack a miss.
Kern's runes identify a persistent slash-resistant body. Tavi approaches with the same sword; both damage bars begin empty.
Autoplay is disabled by the reduced-motion setting. Use the timeline slider to inspect each hit.
Tune the resisted type, multiplier, alternate attack, feedback scale, and encounter length together.
Hold the target, base damage, hit position, and attack reach constant. Apply a 0.2 multiplier only to slash damage; a 100-point slash resolves to 20, while a 100-point thrust resolves to 100. Test mixed-type attacks per component rather than assigning the entire hit the most favorable type.
Make both strikes visibly connect. The slash at 2.05 seconds makes a small chip and short recoil; the thrust at 3.55 seconds makes a larger impact and stagger. Show the two results together so low damage is not mistaken for broken hit detection.
Tavi uses a different attack motion with the same sword, at the same range and target. Check the actual player move set before choosing a resisted type. If no alternative exists, keep the resisted route viable or supply an accessible new response before this encounter.
A nominal 80% reduction can feel like a non-hit if the boss never reacts and the health bar barely moves. Preserve contact feedback and a visible nonzero result, or explicitly teach immunity as a separate rule.
If the second attack hits a weak point, gains a critical bonus, or lands during recovery, its larger number no longer demonstrates type resistance. Compare equal base damage at the same location before layering other systems.
The illustrative slash multiplier is 0.2 and the thrust multiplier is 1.0. The paired bars record 20 and 100 from the same 100-point base. Adjust these values in playtests until the difference is legible without making the slash functionally useless.
Both hits resolve at the same torso point. Run hit detection first, then the per-type multiplier, then the corresponding damage and impact feedback. A slash should not pass through the stone silently.
For a weapon that deals both physical and elemental damage, apply resistance to each component before summing. Avoid collapsing all components into a single tag or allowing a small unresisted component to bypass the resisted one.
Measure encounter length for a slash-focused build, a thrust-focused build, and a mixed build. A resistant boss may reward adaptation without invalidating a player's earlier investment; telegraph a required type switch before the fight if one is truly mandatory.
Kern's etched stone stays in the same place for both hits. The first short chip and second stronger stagger are compared in small adjacent bars; no new exposed surface or timed opening appears.
A sword can slash and thrust without adding a new weapon. If the actual game has only one sword verb, offer another already-learned damage source or soften the multiplier. Re-evaluate resistance when upgrades add split damage, armor piercing, or conversions.
A directional shield tests where a hit comes from; this rule tests what damage type a connected hit carries. Situational immunity switches protection according to a state, whereas this example keeps the slash multiplier throughout. A weak point changes value by target location, which stays fixed here.
The official resistance table gives the transformed Archon very different values for Unholy and Sacred damage. Its first, invulnerable form is a separate phase rule; the type comparison applies to the damageable transformed boss, unlike Kern's slash-versus-thrust demonstration.
The Old Demon King's listed fire absorption is much higher than its physical absorption. The fire-lit silhouette hints at that distinction, but a designer still needs hit feedback or inspectable stats to make the damage difference reliable.
Teostra's fire identity accompanies resistance to fire and greater vulnerability to water or ice. Monster Hunter ties this choice to weapon preparation across a whole hunt, rather than to two successive moves of one sword.
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