Elements are a game mechanic in ACS. All forms of attack have 1 out of 7 "Elements" from the Tales of series attached to them. These elements are Neutral/Non-Elemental, Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Light, and Dark. Based upon these "Elements" in the table below, damage to certain characters is either increased or reduced per hit from an attack with Elemental attributes.
Attacks which were considered "Ice" elemental in the Tales of games are "Water" elemental in ACS. Similarly, what were "Lightning" elemental attacks are "Wind" elemental in ACS.
The Elemental Equation[]
Damage Calculation for elements is simple. It is calculated on a per-hit basis, and it truncates any final decimals.
Hit Power * Elemental Multiplier
Example 1: An attack with a base power of 20 and a hit setup of (2HP * 4HITS) + (6HP * 2HITS) against an opponent with a damage multiplier of 1.2 towards that element does a total of 22HP damage.
- 2 (damage per 1 hit) * 1.2 (multiplier) = 2.4 = 2
- 6 (damage per 1 hit) * 1.2 (multiplier) = 7.2 = 7
- 2 (calculated damage per 1 hit) * 4 (# of hits in that portion of the attack) = 8
- 7 (calculated damage per 1 hit) * 2 (# of hits in that portion of the attack) = 14
- 8 + 14 = 22
Example 2: An attack with a base power of 30 and a hit setup of (5HP * 6HITS) against an opponent with a damage multiplier of 0.9 towards that element does a total of 24HP damage.
- 5 * 0.9 = 4.5 = 4
- 4 * 6 = 24
The (Not So Periodic) Table of Elements[]
- A blank cell equates to a multiplier of 1.
Characters | Attributes | ||||||
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Fire | Water | Wind | Earth | Light | Dark | None | |
Luke fone Fabre | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | ||||
Jade Curtiss | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | ||||
Anise Tatlin | 1.2 | 0.5 | |||||
Guy Cecil | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | ||||
Synch & Six God-Generals | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | ||||
Gelda Nebilim | When below 30 HP, multiplier is 0.5 on all hits | ||||||
Kakashi Scarecrow | |||||||
Yuri Lowell | 1.3 | 0.8 | |||||
Judith | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | |||
Lloyd Irving | 0.8 | 1.3 | |||||
Collet Brunel | 0.5 | 1.5 | |||||
Zelos Wilder | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | ||||
Presea Combatir | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | ||||
Regal Bryan | 1.3 | 0.8 | |||||
Kratos Aurion | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | ||||
Mithos Yggdrasill | |||||||
Klarth F. Lester | Multiplier is 0.5 on the element of the last Spirit summoned. Note: This function is currently unreliable and bugged. | ||||||
Suzu Fujibayashi | 0.8 | 1.2 | |||||
Dhaos | |||||||
Asbel Lhant | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | ||||
Sophie Lhant | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Kyle Dunamis | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Stan Aileron | 1.6 | 0.5 | |||||
Lion Magnus | 0.6 | 1.4 | |||||
Lyris Aileron | 0.7 | 1.4 | |||||
Mary Agent | 1.3 | 0.8 | |||||
Hugo Gilchrist | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||||
Nanaly Fletch | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | ||||
Barbatos Goetia | 1.1 | 0.6 | |||||
Shing Meteoryte | 1.3 | 0.8 | |||||
Kohak Hearts | 0.8 | 1.3 | |||||
Ricardo Soldato | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 | ||||
Iria Animi | 0.7 | 1.2 | |||||
Rid Hershel | 1.3 | 0.7 | |||||
Fog & Chat & Race | Fog: 0.8; Chat: 1.0; Race: 1.4 for all elements | ||||||
Shizel | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | ||
Nereid | |||||||
Chloe Valens | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | ||||
Eugene Gallardo | 1.3 | 0.7 | |||||
Hilda Rhambling | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | ||||
Yuris | |||||||
Alexei Dinoia | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |