Pal Game Balance Changes

cogs/palgame/battle.py

@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ def load_pals(self):
 
     async def pal_autocomplete(self, interaction: nextcord.Interaction, current: str):
         user_pals = await get_pals(str(interaction.user.id))
-        choices = [pal[0] for pal in user_pals if current.lower() in pal[0].lower()]
-        await interaction.response.send_autocomplete(choices)
+        top_pals = sorted(user_pals, key=lambda pal: pal[1], reverse=True)[:5]
+        choices = [pal[0] for pal in top_pals if current.lower() in pal[0].lower()]
+        await interaction.response.send_autocomplete(choices=choices)
 
     @nextcord.slash_command(
         name="battle",
@@ -96,7 +97,9 @@ async def skill_callback(self, interaction, user, opponent_pal, skill, pal_data,
         if opponent_hp <= 0:
             result_text += f"\n{opponent_pal['Name']} has been defeated!"
 
-            experience_gained = 50
+            base_experience = 50
+            rarity_multiplier = opponent_pal.get('Rarity', 1)
+            experience_gained = base_experience * rarity_multiplier
             new_experience = experience + experience_gained
             result_text += f"\n{pal_data['Name']} gained {experience_gained} experience points."
 
@@ -109,7 +112,8 @@ async def skill_callback(self, interaction, user, opponent_pal, skill, pal_data,
 
             await add_experience(str(interaction.user.id), pal_data['Name'], experience_gained)
 
-            points_awarded = random.randint(10, 20)
+            base_points = random.randint(10, 20)
+            points_awarded = int(base_points * rarity_multiplier)
             await add_points(str(interaction.user.id), user.name, points_awarded)
             result_text += f"\nYou earned {points_awarded} points for winning the battle!"
 

cogs/palgame/game.py

@@ -115,12 +115,14 @@ async def butcher_callback(interaction: Interaction):
     async def mypals(self, interaction: Interaction):
         user_pals = await get_pals(str(interaction.user.id))
         if not user_pals:
-            await interaction.response.send_message("You don't have any Pals yet! Use /catch to get some.")
+            await interaction.response.send_message("You don't have any Pals yet! Use `/catch` to get some.")
             return
 
-        embed = nextcord.Embed(title="Your Pals", description="Here are all the Pals you've caught:")
+        user_pals = sorted(user_pals, key=lambda pal: pal[1], reverse=True)
+
+        embed = nextcord.Embed(title="Your Pals", description="Here are all the Pals you've caught!")
         for pal in user_pals:
-            embed.add_field(name=pal[0], value=f"Level: {pal[1]}, Experience: {pal[2]}", inline=False)
+            embed.add_field(name=f"{pal[0]} (Level {pal[1]})", value=f"Experience: {pal[2]}", inline=False)
         await interaction.response.send_message(embed=embed)
 
 def setup(bot):

utils/palgame.py

@@ -27,13 +27,31 @@ async def get_pals(user_id):
         return pals
 
 async def level_up(user_id, pal_name):
+    # reworked leveling system...
     async with aiosqlite.connect(DATABASE_PATH) as db:
-        await db.execute('''
-            UPDATE user_pals
-            SET level = level + 1, experience = 0
-            WHERE user_id = ? AND pal_name = ? AND experience >= 1000;
+        cursor = await db.execute('''
+            SELECT level, experience FROM user_pals
+            WHERE user_id = ? AND pal_name = ?;
         ''', (user_id, pal_name))
-        await db.commit()
+        pal = await cursor.fetchone()
+
+        if pal:
+            level = pal[0]
+            experience = pal[1]
+
+            required_experience = 1000 + (level - 1) * 200
+
+            while experience >= required_experience:
+                level += 1
+                experience -= required_experience
+                required_experience = 1000 + (level - 1) * 200
+
+            await db.execute('''
+                UPDATE user_pals
+                SET level = ?, experience = ?
+                WHERE user_id = ? AND pal_name = ?;
+            ''', (level, experience, user_id, pal_name))
+            await db.commit()
 
 async def get_stats(user_id, pal_name):
     async with aiosqlite.connect(DATABASE_PATH) as db: