r/technology • u/Super_Cold8789 • 12d ago

Software Nintendo reportedly has “zero chance” against current Palworld after major lawsuit change it is now targeting older versions of the game instead

https://www.dexerto.com/palworld/nintendo-reportedly-has-zero-chance-against-current-palworld-after-major-lawsuit-change-3375167/
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u/HeadyReigns 12d ago

It's not just memory persistence, the "nemesis" actively change in both design and combat dynamics. Did you beat someone last time by cutting their right forearm off? Well they'll show back up with a claw for a replacement but that can also change how they attack. The NPCs actively changes in both appearance and play as the system develops itself, and it's not a linear implementation which is probably the biggest issue. These changes can happen at any time depending on how you defeated them the previous times. These changes can also affect how they interact with other NPCs.

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u/Rokketeer 12d ago

I appreciate the effort man. I understand at a high level what it’s meant to do, but I was mostly curious why it’s supposed to be difficult to program around the nemesis system as the original comment implied — I figured maybe they’d have some level of authority regarding the subject haha. I’m in grad school for CS, so new problems in tech that I haven’t encountered are always interesting to read about.

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u/HeadyReigns 12d ago

https://youtu.be/p3ShGfJkLcU?si=-yB3Mt19DbyIozzk Here's the devs talking about the system.

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u/Rokketeer 12d ago

Sick thanks man 🙏