Module:Scaling3DS02

The module that creates the cells and information for {{Scaling3DS02}}. The levels that enemies gain from the previous chapter are set, and the total levels gained are generated based on which of those is used.

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local p = {}

function p.scaling(frame)
	--Naming input for convinience
	local in_args = frame:getParent().args
	
	-- universal scaling pattern from previous chapter; Ch 7–27
	local levels = {0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2}
	
	-- Before Awakening and Vanguard Dawn scale differently at Chapter 12
	if in_args["bavd"] ~= nil then
		levels[6] = 2
	end
	
	-- Chapter the paralogue is first available for; chapter the paralogue starts scaling
	local available = 7
	
	if in_args["chap1st"] ~= nil then -- sets "available" to the "chap1st" field if it exists
		available = tonumber(in_args["chap1st"])
	end
	
	local scales = math.max(12, available + 1) --[[ defaults scales to the greater of 12 or available+1
			done as Ch 12 is the most common scaling start and as most paralogues first available after
			Ch 12 begin scaling one chapter later]]
	
	if in_args["scale1st"] ~= nil then -- sets "scaling" to the "scale1st" field if it exists
		scales = tonumber(in_args["scale1st"])
	end
	
	--[[ Begins constructing output
	"chapters" is the top row of the final table, "gains" the middle, and "totals" the bottom]]
	local chapters = "! class=\"roundtl\" style=\"width: 100px\" | Chapter"
	local gains = "! Levels from previous chapter"
	local totals = "! class=\"roundbl\" | Total levels gained"
	
	-- Loop for all chapters the paralogue is playable but does not scale
	for i = available - 6, scales - 7 do
		chapters = chapters .. "\n! style=\"width: 35px\" | " .. (i+6)
		gains = gains .. "\n| 0"
		totals = totals .. "\n| 0"
	end
	
	-- Loop for all chapters but the last where the paralogue scales
	local sum = 0
	for i = scales - 6, #levels - 1 do
		chapters = chapters .. "\n! style=\"width: 35px\" | " .. (i+6)
		gains = gains .. "\n| +" .. levels[i]
		sum = sum + levels[i]
		totals = totals .. "\n| +" .. sum
	end
	
	-- Loop for the last chapter, which is always Chapter 27
	chapters = chapters .. "\n! class=\"roundtr\" style=\"width: 35px\" | " .. 27
	gains = gains .. "\n| +" .. levels[21]
	sum = sum + levels[21]
	totals = totals .. "\n| class=\"roundbr\" | +" .. sum
	
	-- Output
	return chapters .. "\n|-\n" .. gains .. "\n|-\n" .. totals
end

return p