Enemy Formations

Enemy Formations

Enemy Formations represent a group of enemies that can be fought together as a single battle encounter. Each formation defines which enemies are present, where they appear on the battlefield, the music that plays, and the conditions that determine victory, defeat, and escape.

A formation can be authored as a fixed roster, where the same enemies appear every time, or as a Formation Table, where rows are rolled against a chance evaluation method to assemble a randomized roster when the battle begins.

Properties

The formation's own fields — its music, whether the party can escape, and whether the roster is fixed or rolled from a table. Every one of them is listed under Properties further down this page.

Enemy Members

The enemies making up this formation. Select one to edit its rank and battlefield position in the panel below. When Uses Random Table is enabled this list is replaced by the weighted Formation Table.

Preview

The formation laid out on a sample battle backdrop. Enemies can be dragged directly in the preview to reposition them, which edits their X and Z — drag never changes elevation.

Conditions

Victory and defeat conditions for this formation alone. Leave them empty and the battle falls back to the project-wide conditions set on Configuration, which is the same editor.

Battle Test

Builds a party and launches a real battle against this formation without leaving the editor. The party is assembled with the Party Editor, and is stored with the project rather than in the database — it exists to test the formation and never reaches the game.

Enemy Properties

The rank and battlefield position of the enemy selected above. These fields are listed under Enemy Formation Item further down this page. The panel is empty until an enemy is selected.

Note: Fixed rosters are typical for scripted encounters and bosses, while Formation Tables are typical for random and chance encounters where variety is desired. The chance evaluation method on a Formation Table is shared with Loot Tables, Shop Categories, and other weighted containers, and behaves the same way in each.

Properties

System

Name	Explanation	Type
Chance Evaluation Method	Controls how the Formation Table is rolled when Uses Random Table is enabled. See Singular, Cumulative, and Reroll for the behavior of each method.	Chance Evaluation Method
Custom Music	The music that plays during this battle in place of the default battle music. Requires Use Custom Music to be enabled.	Music
Defeat Conditions	The conditions that end this battle in defeat.	Battle Condition
Enemies	The fixed roster of enemies that appear in the battle, each with its own rank and position on the battlefield.	Enemy Formation Item
Escape Chance	The base chance, from 0 to 100, that the party rolls under to escape this battle. Has no effect when Is Escapable is disabled.	Number
Formation Table	The weighted entries the roster is rolled from when Uses Random Table is enabled.	Enemy Formation Table Row
Is Escapable	Whether the enemy formation can be escaped.	Toggle
Name	The name of the enemy formation.	String
Use Custom Music	Whether to use custom music during the battle.	Toggle
Uses Random Table	When enabled, the Enemies list is ignored and the formation roster is rolled from the Formation Table each time the battle begins.	Toggle
Victory Conditions	The conditions that end this battle in victory.	Battle Condition

Enemy Formation Item

A single enemy placement within a formation, defining which enemy appears, the rank it fights at, and where it stands on the battlefield.

Properties

System

Name	Explanation	Type
Enemy	The enemy from the database that fills this slot in the formation.	Enemy
Random Rank Maximum	The highest rank the enemy can roll when Use Random Rank is enabled.	Number
Random Rank Minimum	The lowest rank the enemy can roll when Use Random Rank is enabled.	Number
Rank	The rank the enemy fights at, which selects its values from its statistics table. Ignored while Use Random Rank is enabled.	Variable or Value
Use Random Rank	Whether the enemy rolls a random rank between the minimum and maximum each time the battle begins, instead of using the set rank.	Toggle
X	The horizontal offset from the position the battle backdrop assigns to this slot.	Number
Y	The elevation offset from the position the battle backdrop assigns to this slot.	Number
Z	The depth offset from the position the battle backdrop assigns to this slot.	Number

Enemy Formation Table Row

A single weighted entry in a formation table, pairing an enemy placement with the chance that it is rolled into the roster.

Properties

System

Name	Explanation	Type
Chance	The chance weight of this formation table row.	Number
Enemy	The enemy placement added to the roster when this row is rolled.	Enemy Formation Item

Chance Evaluation Method

Name	Explanation
Singular	Only one item will result. Calculates the total sum of all chances and picks a single result from the weighted range.
Cumulative	Each roll is evaluated against the total of all rows. Can generate every result, using a single random number against the cumulative sum.
Reroll	Each row is independently re-evaluated with its own random roll against the maximum chance. Can generate every result.