Sooo... PSD

Yeah, this is a new variable in Skill.wz that I'm trying to figure out. There is a variable called "psd" which is only associated with some skills. My first instinct was that this was related to photoshop, but there doesn't seem to be anything else that would point toward this conclusion. The following skills have a psd modifier. I'd love it if one of you could figure out why these skills have this modifier.

The psd variable is a boolean - so it's 1 or 0. All of the following skills have psd listed as "1".

Swordman	HP Increase
Hero	Combat Mastery
Paladin	Guardian Spirit
Paladin	Blast
Dragon Knight	Judgement Dragon
Magician	MP Increase
F/P Archmage	Magic Mastery
I/L Archmage	Magic Mastery
I/L Archmage	Chain Lightning
Priest	Holy Attraction
Bishop	Magic Mastery
Bishop	Holy Shield
Bishop	Genesis
Ranger	Dodge
Bowmaster	Marksmanship
Bowmaster	Bow Expert
Sniper	Dodge
Crossbow Master	Marksman Boost
Crossbow Master	Marksmanship
Assassin	Shadow Resistance
Night Lord	Triple Throw
Night Lord	Experienced pyochangsul
Bandit	Shadow Resistance
Shadower	Boomerang Step
Shadower	Greed
Dualer (30-54)	Shadow Resistance
Dual Blader (120+)	Final Cut
Dual Blader (120+)	Chains of Hell
Dual Blader (120+)	Stack Effect
Brawler	HP Increase
Brawler	Critical Punch
Buccanneer	Demolition
Gunslinger	Critical Shot
Corsair	Battleship Cannon
Dawn Warrior (I)	HP Increase
Blaze Wizard (I)	MP Increase
Wind Archer (III)	Bow Expert
Night Walker (III)	Triple Throw
Thunder Breaker (II)	HP Increase
Aran (III)	Combo Critical
Aran (IV)	High Mastery
Evan (IX)	Magic Mastery
Evan (X)	Dark Fog
Battlemage (I)	Finish Attack
Battlemage (II)	Staff Mastery
Battlemage (III)	Battlestar Mastery
Battlemage (III)	Advanced Blue Aura
Battlemage (III)	Dark Lightning
Battlemage (IV)	Energy Charge
Battlemage (IV)	Advanced Dark Aura
Battlemage (IV)	Advanced Yellow Aura
Battlemage (IV)	Dark Genesis
Wild Hunter (IV)	Wild Instinct
Wild Hunter (IV)	Crossbow Expert

I'm not entirely familiar with how the game works: If someone changed their file's 1s to 0s or vise-verse, would any difference in what it does be noticed?

Just glancing at the list, it might be an indicator as to what skills were modified. Then again, where any skills not?

Maybe it's for the skills that give a boost at a % rate?

Do all of these skills have prerequisites? Probably wrong but just throwing out a guess.

Do all of these skills have prerequisites? Probably wrong but just throwing out a guess.

HP boosting skills do not.

I think solarboy was close. I think these are skills which stack with other skills.

HP Increase needs to stack for Hyperbody
MP Increase needs to stack for Hyperbody
Boomerang Step needs to stack for the next attack
All crit skills need to stack

That makes sense. I'm curious though; where did PSD come from? Programmers don't give variables random names, do they?

If this does determine stackage, would changing 1s to 0s have any effect on the client's side?

It might.

Turn off PSD for Blast and calculate your own crit rate.

How would Genesis be able to stack, though?

i think it's just an indication of a % used in the skill

ex:HP increase has 20%, TT has some % to ignore defense
otherwise what would demolition have to stack with that barrage can't?

How would Genesis be able to stack, though?

Genesis has a 20% Critical Rate boost, though I'm not sure if it applies on all attacks or just Genesis...

@66alex66, % boosts are listed with an "-R" suffix I believe. Like Increase HP % would be mhpR
Barrage doesn't have a default "ignore target's defense" variable, Demolition however does. IIRC you could get "ignore target's def by %" from item reinforcement(% stats on equips thingy)

Something else to note:

In the same patch in which BStep gave a +20% damage rate to the next shadow skill, the PSD variable was added to it.

It's likely to be a flag that tells the program to treat a specific number as a whole number or as a % multiplier.

I would look at the changed Evan skill dragon fury. The primary number changed from 110 to 30 . 110 was a damage multiplier (110%). The 30 appears to be a MA bonus now. I would look to see what the PSD value of this was...

EDIT: The PSD for Dragon Fury is currently 0 since it isn;t on the list above. This would coincide with the change to the skill. If the skill in KMST 327 or 326 has a PSD of 1, then it's a sure indicator.

Here's Magic Mastery for Evans as of 327:

Code:

skill.22170001.common.maxLevel 30
skill.22170001.common.mastery 55+u(x/2)
skill.22170001.common.x x
skill.22170001.combatOrders 1

Here's Magic Mastery for Evans as of 328:

Code:

skill.22170001.common.maxLevel 30
skill.22170001.common.mastery 55+u(x/2)
skill.22170001.common.x x
[b]skill.22170001.common.criticaldamageMin u(x/2)[/b]
skill.22170001.combatOrders 1
[b]skill.22170001.psd 1[/b]

Here's Magic Mastery for Evans as of 327:

Code:

skill.22170001.common.maxLevel 30
skill.22170001.common.mastery 55+u(x/2)
skill.22170001.common.x x
skill.22170001.combatOrders 1

Here's Magic Mastery for Evans as of 328:

Code:

skill.22170001.common.maxLevel 30
skill.22170001.common.mastery 55+u(x/2)
skill.22170001.common.x x
[b]skill.22170001.common.criticaldamageMin u(x/2)[/b]
skill.22170001.combatOrders 1
[b]skill.22170001.psd 1[/b]

For what I see, it most likely has to do with something that may come next so that it gives it said efect.

That has my mind working, but I would still like to see Dragon Fury. It's obviously a flag, we just gotta figure out what for.

I don't save stuff from previous extractions, so 326 --> 327 is gone.

Maybe my reply would be right!
PSD means the skill's effects only affects this skill itself or specified skills and do not affects other skills.
For example,Chain Lightning has extra critical rate,and this skill has PSD,so the critical rate only affect Chain Lightning itself,do not work with other skills.Advanced charge blow do not have PSD,so its mastery works with every skills~

Also,it sometimes means the skill only works with specified weapon.

PS......you said "epad" means smart casted...But in fact it means "extra pad"...

PS......you said "epad" means smart casted...But in fact it means "extra pad"...

I sure hope you are kidding. EPAD means Enhanced Physical Attack Damage . In other words, a smart buff to your WA.