How is chance for a critical hit determined in Final Fantasy IX?
All I've been able to find is the following:
Your chance of a Critical Hit with the Attack Command is based on Spirit:
Rnd MOD [Spr / 4] > Rnd MOD 100, attack will critical
from here.
and the slightly differently worded
If Rnd MOD [Spr / 4] > Rnd (0...99), Hit is critical.
from here.
What is the left side of the expression saying? I know MOD means the remainder after division, but the MOD would just go 0, 1, 2, 3 as you gain spirit, meaning only spirit values one less than those evenly divisible by 4 would be valuable for scoring crits, which makes no sense.
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What are the chances of getting a critical hit?
The game will say it was a \u201cCritical Hit.\u201d This means an attack does 100% (2x) extra damage after calculating the Type weakness. Most attacks have a 6.25% chance of becoming a Critical Hit....Critical Hit.Stages% IncreaseMultiplier5th50%1.5x4 more rowsHow do you increase your critical hit chance?
The chance of causing a critical hit can be modified by using items that increase the critical hit level....The Quarry - The Loop.LevelPercentageMoves212.5%Moves with an increased critical hit rate: Slash, Stone Edge etc. or regular moves in combination with a Super Luck or with the Razor Claw or Scope Lens held.3 more rowsWhat items increase critical hit ratio?
Critical HitsNameEffectLansat BerryA Poffin ingredient. If held by a Pok\xe9mon, it raises its critical-hit ratio in a pinch.Razor ClawRaises chances of landing a Critical Hit. Evolves Sneasel into Weavile at Night.Scope LensIncreases chances of landing a Critical HitDoes a critical hit automatically hit?
Critical hits only hit regardless of modifiers or the target's AC, but there are other things that can cause an attack to miss. For example, if the target is hiding and the character must guess their location, if they guess wrong then their attack will miss automatically even if they roll a nat 20.How Damage Works in Final Fantasy IX
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