Finally got these worked out, significantly harder than the critical hit tables were. Which table is used depends on what type of weapon was used for the attack. The specific failure is chosen by the calculation random(1-100) - 5 * (LK - 5), divided into the ranges <=20; 21-50; 51-75; 76-95; and >= 96. Note that having a Luck of 6 or more makes the worst failure impossible, and 10 Luck prevents the worst two. On the other extreme, a Luck of 1 means you can't get the least bad failure, and the worst one is much more frequent.
Interestingly, the player is prevented from making any critical failures during the first 5 game days. I haven't figured out what makes a normal critical failure, but having the Jinxed trait or perk gives a 50% chance of 'upgrading' any regular miss to a critical one.
The tables:
Interestingly, the player is prevented from making any critical failures during the first 5 game days. I haven't figured out what makes a normal critical failure, but having the Jinxed trait or perk gives a 50% chance of 'upgrading' any regular miss to a critical one.
The tables:
Code:
Unarmed-class attacks:
1 - miss
2 - lose turn
3 - lose turn
4 - take 1-5 damage, knockdown
5 - random crippled arm or leg
Melee/low-tech weapons (includes thrown spears and knives):
1 - miss
2 - lose turn
3 - drop weapon
4 - hit randomly
5 - hit self
Firearms (small arms and miniguns/machine guns):
1 - miss
2 - lose ammo
3 - drop weapon
4 - hit randomly
5 - weapon destroyed
Energy weapons:
1 - lose turn
2 - lose ammo, lose turn
3 - drop weapon, lose turn
4 - hit randomly
5 - weapon explodes, lose turn
Grenades:
1 - dud shot
2 - drop weapon
3 - take 1-5 damage, drop weapon
4 - hit randomly
5 - weapon explodes
Rocket launchers:
1 - lose turn
2 - dud shot
3 - weapon destroyed
4 - hit randomly
5 - weapon explodes, lose turn, knockdown
Flamers:
1 - miss
2 - lose turn
3 - hit randomly
4 - weapon destroyed
5 - weapon explodes, lose turn, set on fire
