Make a boss swing hurt only while it is truly swinging

Players learn to read a wind-up and dodge at the right instant. That only works if the damaging moment is exact: not at the start, not forever, and not skipped when the game has a slow frame. This entry shows how to test the danger zone fairly.

Why this works

A warning is a promise. If the picture says the danger is over, nothing may hurt, and if it says now, the check must follow the player's place at that moment, however long the frame took. Honest timing is what makes a hard boss feel fair.

When not to use it

Skip it for attacks that should be unavoidable or that linger, such as a burning floor or a poison cloud. Those hurt for as long as you stand there, so check the zone every moment instead of in a short window.

In the full entry

• What to build, step by step
• Starting values and the reason for each
• 4 common mistakes and the fix
• 33 lines of example code with 4 checks that pass
• How your AI shows you that it works

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Use the Spielerando entry "Make a boss swing hurt only while it is truly swinging" (read_entry boss-attack-damages-only-during-active-part) in my game. Build it step by step, and show me how you checked that it works.

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