Tidal Power / Tidal Power
Cost: 4
/ 5
Stats (if creature or weapon): -NA-
Ability(ies):
- unupgraded: "Aquatic creatures gain cyclical strength and largeness boosts, each ranging from -1 to +4 with 12 ply periods. Unique."
- upgraded: "Aquatic creatures gain cyclical strength and largeness boosts, each ranging from +0 to +5 with 12 ply periods. Unique."
Like nightfall / eclipse for aquatic creatures.
While the bonuses can be potentially quite powerful at their zenith, they can also be weak or (for unupped case) detrimental at their nadir.
Strength boost calculated as: 1.5 (2.5 upped) + 2.5*sin(plyCount * pi / 6)
Largeness boost calculated as: 1.5 (2.5 upped) + 2.5*cos(plyCount * pi / 6)
On average, unupped provides +1.5|+1.5 and upped provides +2.5|+2.5.
This is a bit higher than nightfall and eclipse, so the cost is raised a bit to make up for it.
It should be noted that this will never provide its maximum boost to both stats at once, nor will both stats ever receive the minimum at the same time.
