Enemies that stagger after enough hits, but cannot be stunned forever

A hit reaction every time makes tough enemies silly, and none at all makes attacks feel weightless. A hidden resilience meter that fills with hits and drains when left alone solves the first; a short immunity after the stagger solves endless lock-in. Here are the numbers.

Why this works

Players want effort to be rewarded without being able to trap an enemy for good. A meter that fills with hits and then empties on its own, plus a short safe time after each stagger, gives a payoff for good play and a clear end to it.

When not to use it

Do not add the meter when every enemy should die in a hit or two, or when the fight is about dodging, not trading blows. Use plain health, or a single big opening that follows a clearly telegraphed move.

In the full entry

• What to build, step by step
• Starting values and the reason for each
• 4 common mistakes and the fix
• A diagram of every state
• 38 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 "Enemies that stagger after enough hits, but cannot be stunned forever" (read_entry poise-bar-stagger-without-stunlock) in my game. Build it step by step, and show me how you checked that it works.

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