Attacks are made using specific attack types that define what the effect of an attack is:

The following attack types have direct damage properties which removes a targets hp to the value of the damage dealt from a successful attack (after resistances are factored in):

• Physical
• Magic
• Fire
• Electricity
• Cold
• Acid
• Weapon Magic
• Ghost Hit
• Chaos
• God Power
• Holy Word

Indirect damage functions in a similar manner to direct damage, except it changes attributes of the defender (and attacker) other than hp to the advantage of the attacker. The following attack_types have indirect damage properties:

• Confusion: Scrambles movement and spells
• Drain: experience is directly siphoned and given to source
• Life Stealing: Like Drain, a portion of health from damage dealt is given back to the source
• Poison: Creates a damage over time (DoT) effect that causes poison type direct damage
• Slow: Slows movement speed and attack speed
• Paralyze: Prevents all actions
• Turn_Undead: Turns undead
• Fear: Forces flight response in a direction away from source
• Cancellation: Cancels magic
• Depletion: Stat points are temporarily reduced
• Death: causes death
• Counterspell: Counters spells
• Blind: Field of vision removed
• Disease: Damage from diseases

Information on attack types is available in Attack.h or defines