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Epyon at 11:55, 11 August 2025

2025-08-11T11:55:51Z

Omega Tyrant at 12:47, 22 April 2025

2025-04-22T12:47:38Z

Omega Tyrant: /* Player Actions */ also important to note

2024-08-25T02:11:31Z

‎Player Actions: also important to note

Omega Tyrant: Lever use is definitely not instant. Also from observing the lever trap in City of Skulls, it's apparent that the Technician's item bonus applies to levers

2024-08-25T02:05:59Z

Lever use is definitely not instant. Also from observing the lever trap in City of Skulls, it's apparent that the Technician's item bonus applies to levers

Omega Tyrant: /* Player Actions */

2017-05-02T04:58:16Z

‎Player Actions

Omega Tyrant: /* Player Actions */

2017-05-02T04:56:18Z

‎Player Actions

Siwucha: /* Speed Modifiers */ Added info about scout speed bonus

2013-05-12T16:58:54Z

‎Speed Modifiers: Added info about scout speed bonus

Game Hunter: removed berserk case in fractional time (now works as a plain speed modifier)

2011-10-07T18:37:41Z

removed berserk case in fractional time (now works as a plain speed modifier)

Simon-v: /* Player Actions */ Broken link

2011-07-24T18:51:10Z

‎Player Actions: Broken link

Tehtmi: Link fixin and details about starting energy

2011-07-19T23:20:09Z

Link fixin and details about starting energy

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−	Time in ~~Doom RL~~ is measured in seconds (abbreviated s). Most actions take about 1.0s.	+	Time in DRL is measured in seconds (abbreviated s). Most actions take about 1.0s.

	Some durations are not measured in time, but rather in number of player actions regardless of their length in time. The durations of [[effects]] follow this rule.		Some durations are not measured in time, but rather in number of player actions regardless of their length in time. The durations of [[effects]] follow this rule.

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 Some durations are not measured in time, but rather in number of player actions regardless of their length in time. The durations of [[effects]] follow this rule.
-In previous versions of the game, the ''turns'' were used to measure time. The length of a turn was the the same as 0.1s under the current system.
+In previous versions of the game, the ''turns'' were used to measure time. The length of a turn was the same as 0.1s under the current system.
 ==Player Actions==

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 *Pistols' firing time can also be reduced by the [[Traits#Son of a Gun|Son of a Gun]] trait.
-'''Reloading:''' varies depending on the [[Weapons|weapon]].
+'''Reloading:''' varies depending on the [[weapon]]s.
 *These values can be reduced by the [[Traits#Reloader|Reloader]] trait, or by applying [[bulk mod pack]]s to clipless weapons.
 '''Changing tactics to running:''' 0.1s

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 '''Equipping and unequipping:''' 1.0s
 '''Swapping in prepared weapon or swapping via quick keys:''' 0.8s
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 '''Dropping:''' 0.5s
-'''Using an item from the inventory:''' 1.0s
+'''Using an item from the ground or your inventory:''' 1.0s (0.1s if a Technician)
 '''Unloading:''' 1.0s, both from the ground or from your inventory.
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 '''Pushing a barrel:''' 1.0s
 '''Using a teleporter:''' 1.0s (in addition to the cost of moving onto the teleporter)
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 Each enemy page has a speed listed as a percentage. This percentage modifies the time it takes the enemy to perform all actions. The enemy actions that overlap with player actions have the same base time. Thus, an enemy with 100% speed will take 0.5s to open a door, and an enemy with 200% speed will take 0.25s to open the same door. All natural enemy weapons have a firing time of 1.0s (as do all the player weapons that enemies can equip).
-Note that monsters get a 4 turn delay before they start acting (relative to their speed; don't expect a lost soul to hold still for 4 seconds).
+Note that monsters get a 4 turn delay before they start acting (relative to their speed; don't expect fast enemies like [[demon]]s to hold still for 4 seconds). This applies when they're spawned at the start of the level, when they're spawned by any other means, and when they're resurrected.
 ==Speed Modifiers==

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 '''Equipping and unequipping:''' 1.0s
-'''Swapping in prepared weapon or to a quick keyed weapon:''' 0.8s
+'''Swapping in prepared weapon or swapping via quick keys:''' 0.8s
-*Is to reduced to instant if the [[Juggler]] trait is obtained.
+*Is reduced to instant if the [[Juggler]] trait is obtained.
 '''Picking up anything:''' 1.0s.

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 For reloading, all levels of Reloader count as one source.
-Berserking affects all actions and counts as an independent source in all cases.
+The inherent scout bonus and berserking affect all actions. Both are real X% increases, added together. This means being scout multiplies action times by 1/1.1, being berserk by 1/1.5 and being both by 1/1.6.
 ==Fractional Time==

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 For reloading, all levels of Reloader count as one source.
-Berserking affects all actions, and works independently of all other modifiers as described below.
+Berserking affects all actions and counts as an independent source in all cases.
 ==Fractional Time==
 {{Technical}}
-Every action takes some multiple of 0.1s. For actions that need a higher degree of precision, the length of the action varies such that on average it takes its reported length. For example, a player with Hellrunner takes 0.85s to move. This is realized by alternating between 0.8s and 0.9s moves.
+Every action takes some multiple of 0.1s. For actions that need a higher degree of precision, the length of the action varies such that on average it takes its reported length. For example, a player with Hellrunner takes 0.85s to move. This is realized by alternating between 0.8s and 0.9s moves. This is implemented via an energy system that keeps track of time to the nearest 0.001s = 1ms of game time.
-This is implemented via an energy system that keeps track of time to the nearest 0.001s = 1ms. Every creature has an energy value. Time passes in 0.1s intervals. Every 0.1s, each creature adds its speed score to its energy. The player has a speed score of 100 (this cannot be changed). Enemies' speed scores are the same as their speed percentage (ie 80 for an enemy with 80% speed). When a creature's energy becomes greater than or equal to 5000, that creature gets to take an action. The length of that action in ms is then subtracted from the energy, so the creature will have to wait before it acts again.
+Every creature has an energy value. Time passes in 0.1s intervals, also known as game turns: every turn, each creature adds its speed score to its energy. The player has a speed score of 100 (this cannot be changed). Enemies' speed scores are the same as their speed percentage (ie 80 for an enemy with 80% speed). When a creature's energy becomes greater than or equal to 5000, that creature gets to take an action. The length of that action in ms is then subtracted from the energy, so the creature will have to wait before it acts again.
 Each being's starting energy is randomly chosen from the range 900-989. Since going down stairs takes 1.0s, this accounts for the fact that the player seems to get around 3 free turns at the start of the level. However, on the very first level, the player's energy is also set to one of these low values, so fast enemies like lost souls can swarm the player before he has a chance to act.

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 '''Picking up anything:''' 1.0s.
-*Side effects of the action (e.g. recovered health from a [[small health globe]]) are applied instantly.
+*Side effects of the action (e.g. recovered health from a [[Small Health Globe]]) are applied instantly.
 '''Dropping:''' 0.5s

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 Time in Doom RL is measured in seconds (abbreviated s). Most actions take about 1.0s.
-Some durations are not measured in time, but rather in number of player actions regardless of their length in time. The durations of [[Berserk]] and similar effects follow this rule.
+Some durations are not measured in time, but rather in number of player actions regardless of their length in time. The durations of [[effects]] follow this rule.
 In previous versions of the game, the ''turns'' were used to measure time. The length of a turn was the the same as 0.1s under the current system.
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 ==Player Actions==
-''Note that certain [[Traits|traits]] affect the cost of specific actions as well. Using the right combination of tactics and traits can make a big difference sometimes.''
+''Note that certain [[traits]] affect the cost of specific actions as well. Using the right combination of tactics and traits can make a big difference sometimes.''
 '''Movement:''' 1.0s
 *Diagonal directions also have a cost of 1.0s!
 *This can be reduced by the [[Traits#Hellrunner|Hellrunner]] trait.
-*[[Items#Boots|Boots]] and [[Items#Armor|armor]] also apply modifiers to movement speed.
+*[[Boots]] and [[armor]] also apply modifiers to movement speed.
 '''Waiting in place:''' 1.0s
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 This is implemented via an energy system that keeps track of time to the nearest 0.001s = 1ms. Every creature has an energy value. Time passes in 0.1s intervals. Every 0.1s, each creature adds its speed score to its energy. The player has a speed score of 100 (this cannot be changed). Enemies' speed scores are the same as their speed percentage (ie 80 for an enemy with 80% speed). When a creature's energy becomes greater than or equal to 5000, that creature gets to take an action. The length of that action in ms is then subtracted from the energy, so the creature will have to wait before it acts again.
-The player's starting energy seems to be random.
+Each being's starting energy is randomly chosen from the range 900-989. Since going down stairs takes 1.0s, this accounts for the fact that the player seems to get around 3 free turns at the start of the level. However, on the very first level, the player's energy is also set to one of these low values, so fast enemies like lost souls can swarm the player before he has a chance to act.
-[[Berserk|Berserking]] reduces the time for the player to perform actions in a strange way. Whenever a berserking player reaches 5000 energy, 400 extra energy is added to his total. This has the effect of reducing the time of the next action by 400ms. However, if the action does not drop the player's total energy below 5000, then the bonus is not given again until it does. Thus, a player performing speedy actions might get several instantaneous turns (as he might anyway), but in the average case he will always take some positive amount of time.
+[[Effects#Berserk|Berserk]] reduces the time for the player to perform actions in a strange way. Whenever a berserking player reaches 5000 energy, 400 extra energy is added to his total. This has the effect of reducing the time of the next action by 400ms. However, if the action does not drop the player's total energy below 5000, then the bonus is not given again until it does. Thus, a player performing speedy actions might get several instantaneous turns (as he might anyway), but in the average case he will always take some positive amount of time.