Combat Mechanics & TTK

Ultra-lethal, high-speed paradigm. Combat is rapid decisive actions, not drawn-out trades.

Gunfeel ownership · FS-GUN-001 / 008 / 009

• Receiver: Aim Assist baselines (Magnetism / Stickiness / Rotation / Strafing) + Fire Mode + cadence unit; also the art subclass body on the Class Frame.
• Frame archetype: cadence number, recoil pattern, Impact / Mag / Range band bias (data only — same Class Frame look).
• Class: Frame chassis look (one mesh per Class).
• Parts: never rewrite AA or cadence.
• Sniper Optics: long-range Optics do not rewrite AA (ADS / zoom / initial accuracy only).
• Band enum (Year-1): Low · Mid · Mid-High · High · Very High.
• Float maps: TBD-AA-FLOAT / TBD-IMR-FLOAT.

Art / mesh lean lock · FS-GUN-004 / 006 · lean mesh 2026-10-20

• Class = Spine: one core chassis per Class; everything attaches to the Spine.
• Frame archetype = data only: Adaptive, Aggressive, Precision, Rapid-Fire, Lightweight, High-Impact, specialties (cadence · Impact / Mag / Range · gunfeel). Does not change Spine art.
• Receiver = subclass body: one mesh per Type; seats onto Class Spine before Barrel.
• Tip-share Classes: Receiver owns length + universal Barrel tip socket.
• Gatling: three Class-scaled Receiver bodies (Rifle / Machine Gun / Heavy Gun).
• Shared kinetic Barrels: one Soft Object Path 5-pack for Rifle Auto/Pulse/Scout/SMG + Hand Cannon + Sidearm + MG (fully shrouded).
• Player / Refit word: Barrel.
• Hand Cannon + Sidearm: Underlug (visible under-barrel block) instead of Brace; no Front Grip.
• Bow: Limbs · Quiver/String · Sight · Grip · Stabilizer (not Front Grip).
• Own Barrel meshes: Shotgun / Sniper / Gatling×3 / Heavy / GL.
• Rocket: Tube + Backblast Collar (rear exhaust — not Warhead).
• Modules: Mag / Stock|Brace / Optic / Grip / Front Grip (long-gun only) / Underlug (pistols) / Bow Stabilizer — unless keyed (Sniper Optic; Coil / Rail / Emitter; Tube / Backblast Collar; Limbs / Prod; Cylinder; GL Year-1 Breech — drums later).
• Specialty Frames: share the Class Spine. Sniper reuses Rifle Spine.
• Assembly: Class Spine → Receiver → modules.

• Basic Grunt — Melee (TPP): 1 hit clean decap/slice · Ranged (FPP): 1 head / 2 torso.
• Elite / Brawler — Melee: 2–3 balanced inputs · Ranged: shield/armor breakdown first.

Melee Drive (TPP)

• Melee Strike performs a directional lunge/slash based on Left Stick facing and camera.
• Range and connect are skill/spacing expressions — player closes distance; no auto target pull.
• Cadence: a kill can chain into the next strike if the player keeps positioning and timing; momentum is player-driven (dash/slide (Vault WILL NOT USE)), not auto-leap radius doubling.

Precision Fire Engine (FPP)

• Manual aiming rewards: headshots neutralize immediately when TTK rules allow.
• Gunfeel layer: Range, Accuracy/Bloom, Aim Assist (Rotation, Strafing, Bullet Magnetism, Stickiness), Recoil, Stability, Barrel Jump/Sway — full programming in Aim Assist section (vol. 02 / 05). One shared baseline for all modes; affixes may modify on top.
• Perspective Shift-Out: during a TPP melee strike, holding LT pulls the camera through the back of the head into FPP before the melee animation ends — 0.2 s bullet-time window for a distant headshot.

Kinetic Flow Meter (Combo Progression)

One Flow · two verbs (lock)

Note

One Flow · two verbs (Asymmetric Flow · 2026-11-05). Approach A = Ult/Energy streak only (FS-CMB-007). Dual Armory shares one Kinetic Flow ring → Overclocked → Singularity climax. Melee Drive = TPP melee verb (directional · no auto-pull). Precision Fire = gun verb (FPP · manual aim). Confirmed kills feed Kinetic Flow (melee or gun). Demo runs Asymmetric Flow (melee kill +2 · gun body +1 · headshot +2). Second combat meter = Kinetic Flow (no fourth meter) — see Demo chapter + FS-CMB-004/005. Singularity ≠ Ultimate. Design: docs/superpowers/specs/2026-10-26-singularity-one-flow-two-verbs-design.md · FS-CMB-002…006.

Verb	Stance / cam	Fantasy	Flow credit
Melee Drive	Melee active → always TPP	Directional lunge/slash; dash/slide (Vault WILL NOT USE) cadence; no auto target pull	+1 per kill
Precision Fire	Gun + aim → FPP	Manual aim · gunfeel · headshots when TTK allows	+1 per kill

Mix mid-fight via stance / Square–X melee-from-gun (hybrid camera). Singularity sequence always TPP — no player button. Ultimate stays a separate meter on the Shiv.

Demo Ladder requires this spine: Kinetic Flow → Overclocked → Singularity with Asymmetric Flow, a second combat meter (≠ Ultimate), and full Burst Storm art. Melee Drive + Precision Fire both feed Flow.

Melee Drive · Guns · Counter

Note

Product name: Melee Drive (FS-CMB-002) Directional TPP melee is the Dual Armory melee verb; Precision Fire is the gun verb; both feed one Kinetic Flow → Singularity. Implementer path (Bible · deferred until Melee Drive foundation): docs/tutorials/melee-drive-guns-singularity.md Design: docs/superpowers/specs/2026-10-26-singularity-one-flow-two-verbs-design.md · FS-CMB-002…006 · FS-ARCH-013.

Note

Melee Drive fantasy (locked). Stick + camera aim the strike. Optional Motion Warp only on explicit Attack / Counter press while grounded — never ambient magnet / Tick pull. Air: Strike legal from jump / double-jump; same directional slash montages; no root motion / Motion Warp while airborne. Hits: Anim Notify window · Demo reach capsule/box · Full optional socket sweep — server GE auth (not range auto-connect). Defense: no Melee Drive Block input — Dodge / slide / Phys Shield / spacing. Flow dump-on-hit = TBD-056 Health-only (Shield/Armor chips forgiven). Packing: verbs in TFAMelee; Flow/Singularity in TFASingularity; camera/stance/ASC host on TFACombat spine — Plugify; do not fork LyraGame.

Verb	Cam	System	Flow
Melee Drive	TPP	Cone on Attack press + grounded Motion Warp · ANS hit · optional Counter window	+1 on kill / successful Counter
Precision Fire	FPP	Firehand / manual aim — no Melee Drive warp while ADS	+1 on kill (same Kinetic Flow)
Mix	Hybrid	Melee from gun → TPP strike · ADS suppresses Counter (default)	One Flow ring · Singularity at Tier 3

Counter: AI opens a window → OmniVisor / world prompt → Counter warps to ActiveAttackingEnemy (not a blind 360° re-scan). Fail dumps Flow like a whiff. Singularity: auto at Flow Tier 3 — always TPP Special Takedown / Burst Storm; no player button. Ultimate stays a separate Shiv meter (FS-CMB-006).

Demo Ladder (in): Asymmetric Flow · second combat meter = Kinetic Flow (≠ Ultimate / Skill Energy) · full Burst Storm art · Melee Drive (no auto-pull) · stance mix · gun + melee feed Flow. Out: Final Ult 4×4 trees · campaign-only Flow variants · merging Ultimate into Flow · dump Flow on missed gunshots · warp while ADS.

Kill thresholds are triple the original draft so Singularity is a deliberate payoff, not a short-chain freebie.

• Tier 1 (0–15 combo): baseline velocity.
• Tier 2 (15–30 combo) Overclocked: +30% move speed.
• Tier 3 (30+ combo) Singularity: 0.5 s auto bullet-time on the trigger kill; Special Takedown fires automatically — Singularity Burst Storm (10 random grounded radial energy releases + Kinetic outward kick; no button press).
• Special Takedown camera: always pulls to Third-Person (TPP) for the sequence.
• Tier 3 ends with the takedown: when Special Takedown resolves, Flow resets to Tier 1 (combo 0). Player must rebuild kills to climb again.
• Failure: miss execution window, strike empty air, or take any damage → Flow resets to 0 / Tier 1 and 0.5 s stagger.

Singularity is a climax, not a sustained state. One auto takedown → back to Tier 1.

• Anti-Ultimate boundary: grounded 360° flourishes are the Singularity signature; jump / hang-time / multi-second cinematic roots stay reserved for Ultimates and authored combo skills. Exact burst count per takedown and RNG weights are tuning data.
• Read: chaos spin → prism whip → shove. Chip damage then unified launch.
• Character: Glitch strobe-spin — micro-turns + channel color flickers — then one clean 360° prism flourish ending in a palm V-thrust bang.
• VFX: Rapid color-band strobes in a low cylinder (channel roulette), ends with a white kinetic bang.

10 — Prism Storm (Multi-channel + Kinetic)

• Read: pull in → spin the void out. Hardest slingshot outward.
• Character: Inhale curl (suck), then a violent 360° reject-spin — body whirls as if throwing vacuum off the skin, arms wide on the exit frame. Strongest outward fling pose.
• VFX: Brief inward suck, then a violent outward vacuum cough.

9 — Null Tooth (Void + Kinetic)

• Read: cut a plasma orbit around yourself. Shear + skate backward.
• Character: Full 360° disk dance — hips lead, lead arm sweeps a waist-high plasma ring for a complete circle; trailing arm counters. Finish in a planted surf brace.
• VFX: Flat plasma disk spins once at waist/knee height, then dies.

8 — Corona Bite (Plasma + Kinetic)

• Read: spin-compress → detonate. Micro-nuke flyout.
• Character: Elbows in, fists at sternum (contain). Compact 360° whip winds the charge, then the spin breaks into an instant chest-bang open — still no jump.
• VFX: Tiny bright pin at center pops (no mushroom cloud); air hardens.

7 — Atom Snap (Fission + Kinetic)

• Read: sweep the field, then kick it away. Rad tick + shove.
• Character: Clinical 360° scanner turn — one palm down, body rotates clean like a turret. Last eighth of the turn becomes a hard kinetic chop-reject.
• VFX: Pale rad-ring expands along the ground like a scanner sweep, then collapses.

6 — Decay Ring (Isotopic + Kinetic)

• Read: spin the poison out of the core. Toxin + cough-blast knockback.
• Character: Hunched contain, then a dirty 360° rupture-spin — torso corkscrew, arms shove toxin mist into a swirling dome. Head whips with the spin; slight cough hitch.
• VFX: Toxic bladder at feet ruptures into a low expanding dome.

5 — Sporeshock (Toxin + Kinetic)

• Read: become the spark crown for one turn. Zap + cartwheel out.
• Character: Fingers splay; arms draw a live 360° lightning hoop around the torso (spin with the hoop). Snap-stop; residual arcs on the gauntlets.
• VFX: Horizontal lightning crown snaps once at chest/hip height.

4 — Volt Halo (Arc + Kinetic)

• Read: freeze → spin-crack → blast. Ice pop + blast-away.
• Character: Body locks icy-stiff, then a sharp 360° shatter-spin — elbows out, ice plates break off mid-turn. Stops abrupt; breath cloud.
• VFX: Ice crystallizes underfoot, then explodes outward in shards.

3 — Rimeburst (Cryo + Kinetic)

• Read: whirl and throw the heat sheet. Burn + skid outward.
• Character: Chest fills with heat; a full-body 360° sheds a ribbon of fire/ash at waist height (burning-cloak shed). Ends braced, one palm trailing heat.
• VFX: Heat shimmer along the floor; ash strips peel outward.

2 — Cinder Sheave (Thermal + Kinetic)

• Read: spin the quake into the floor. Near foes ragdoll outward.
• Character: Hard knee dip, then a tight 360° pivot on the lead foot while arms carve a horizontal shock ring. Finish planted, fists open at the hips.
• VFX: Ground buckles in a ring; dust/shock lines race out.

1 — Pressure Quake (Kinetic)

• Channel mix uses combat damage channels: Kinetic, Thermal, Cryo, Arc, Toxin, Isotopic, Fission, Plasma, Void (Prism Storm can flicker multiple).
• Knockback tiers (baseline): 0–2 m heavy fly/tumble outward · 2–5 m strong stagger + slide out · 5–8 m hit react / light push.
• Each burst is short (≈0.2–0.45 s) so varieties can chain inside the takedown window.
• Character stays grounded — 360° flourishes and pivots are allowed; no jump, hang-time, or aerial slam (reserved for Ultimates / combo skills).
• Kinetic is always present: release of energy shoves or flies enemies outward (stronger nearer the core).
• Radial attack centered on the operative (TPP Special Takedown camera).
• Automatic / random / no player control — the storm sequences itself.

Shared Rules (All 10)

• When Special Takedown fires at Singularity (30 combo), the climax is a short automatic radial storm of energy releases. Bursts fire quickly, randomly, and without player aim or button input. Every burst includes Kinetic outward kickback — close enemies are thrown away from the operative as energy releases. Channels can appear in any order; repeats are allowed across the storm.

Singularity Burst Storm (Special Takedown Payload)

Experimental Scenario (Early Chain — Still Tier 1)

• 1 FPP breach — two hostiles ahead.
• 2 RT headshot Grunt 1 — Combo 1 (Tier 1).
• 3 Move toward Grunt 2 and tap Square — TPP lunge/slice — Combo 2.
• 4 Hold LT during blade follow-through — FPP + dilation; sniper visible.
• 5 RT neutralize sniper — Combo 3.
• 6 Square + Vault over cover into Shielded Enforcer → spine execution — Combo 4. Arena clear.
• (Optional: double-tap Left/Right Dodge to slip gunfire before the vault.)
• Singularity example: continue the chain to 30 combo → auto Special Takedown pulls to TPP → Flow resets to Tier 1 (0). Climb again for the next payoff.

TBD-056 — Flow toughness (no Block). Locked 2026-11-05: Health damage dumps Flow to Tier 1 + 0.5 s stagger. Shield/Armor chips that do not reduce Health do not dump. FS-CMB-004 · singularity Spec.