UORenaissance weapon damage calculations

calc-uo-dmg.sh

#!/bin/bash

IFS=$'\n'
# Written in bash because I was in a hurry.
# Note that "dc" is a reverse-polish notation calculator.
# 
# For the following, consider this example line:
#   Magic Wand|  0   2d3 (2-6)   35  31-70   Mace *
for line in $(cat uo-dmg-table.txt); do
    # weap="Magic Wand"
    weap=$(printf '%s' "$line" | awk -F\| '{print $1}')

    # dmgrange="2-6"
    dmgrange=$(printf '%s' "$line" | awk -F\| '{print $2}' | cut -d\( -f2 | cut -d\) -f1)
    # mindmg="2"
    mindmg=$(printf '%s' "$dmgrange" | cut -d- -f1)
    # maxdmg="6"
    maxdmg=$(printf '%s' "$dmgrange" | cut -d- -f2)
    # avg="(mindmg/maxdmg)/2" = 4
    avg=$(printf '5 k %d %d + 2 / p q' $mindmg $maxdmg | dc)

    # Compute delay between weapon swings, according to this
    #   FORMULA: Attack Speed= 15,000 ÷ ( [Stamina +100] x Weapon Speed )
    # We assume 100 stamina here.
    # speed="35"
    speed=$(printf '%s' "$line" | awk -F\| '{print $2}' | cut -d\) -f2 | awk '{print $1}')
    # delay="15000 / (200 * speed)" = 2.14(s)
    delay=$(printf '5 k 15000 200 %d * / p q' $speed | dc)
    # dps="avg / delay" = 1.86666
    dps=$(printf '5 k %s %s / p q' $avg $delay | dc)

    printf '%f %s\n' $dps "$weap"
done

sorted-output.txt

1.866670 Magic Wand
2.933330 Skinning Knife
3.000000 Shepherd's Crook (2-H)
3.733340 Pickaxe
4.000000 Cleaver
4.266660 Butcher Knife
4.466660 Crossbow, Heavy (2-H)
4.800000 Smith's Hammer
5.066660 Hatchet (2-H)
6.000020 Pitchfork (2-H)
6.120000 Crossbow (2-H)
6.600030 Dagger
6.666660 Bow (2-H)
7.800000 Hammer Pick
8.000000 Mace
8.000000 Maul
8.000000 Viking Sword
8.320010 Bardiche (2-H)
8.533330 Club
8.533330 War Mace
8.800000 Battle Axe (2-H)
8.800000 Large Battle Axe (2-H)
8.800000 Two-handed Axe (2-H)
8.800020 Gnarled Staff (2-H)
8.866690 Long Sword (thin)
8.866690 Longsword
9.000000 Halberd(2-H)
9.093350 War Hammer (2-H)
9.566690 Black Staff (2-H)
9.600000 War Axe
9.620030 Axe (2-H)
9.620030 Executioner's Axe (2-H)
9.746700 Scimitar
9.866700 Double Axe (2-H)
10.200040 Broad Sword
10.200040 Cutlass
10.800040 War Fork
10.953360 Kryss
11.520000 Quarterstaff (2-H)
11.653360 Spear (2-H)
11.986690 Katana
12.000000 Short Spear (2-H)

uo-dmg-table.txt

Axe (2-H)|  35  3d10+3 (6-33)   37  31-100  Swords
Battle Axe (2-H)|   40  2d17+4 (6-38)   30  31-80   Swords
Double Axe (2-H)|    45  1d31+4 (5-35)   37  31-110  Swords
Executioner's Axe (2-H)| 35  3d10+3 (6-33)   37  31-90   Swords
Hatchet (2-H)|   15  1d16+1 (2-17)   40  31-80   Swords
Large Battle Axe (2-H)|  40  2d17+4 (6-38)   30  31-110  Swords
Pickaxe| 25  1d15 (1-15) 35  31-60   Swords
Two-handed Axe (2-H)|    35  2d18+3 (5-39)   30  31-70   Swords
War Axe| 35  6d4+3 (9-27)    40  31-80   Mace *
Bow (2-H)|   20  4d9+5 (9-41)    20  31-60   Archery
Crossbow (2-H)|  30  5d8+3 (8-43)    18  31-80   Archery
Crossbow, Heavy (2-H)|   40  5d10+6 (11-56)  10  31-100  Archery
Butcher Knife|   5   2d7 (2-14)  40  31-40   Swords
Cleaver| 10  1d12+1 (2-13)   40  31-50   Swords
Dagger|  1   3d5 (3-15)  55  31-50   Fencing
Dagger+7|  1   3d5+7 (10-22)  55  31-50   Fencing
Skinning Knife|  5   1d10 (1-10) 40  31-40   Swords
Club|    10  4d5+4 (8-24)    40  31-40   Mace *
Hammer Pick| 35  3d10+3 (6-33)   30  31-70   Mace *
Mace| *  20  6d5+2 (8-32)    30  31-70   Mace *
Magic Wand|  0   2d3 (2-6)   35  31-70   Mace *
Maul|    20  5d5+5 (10-30)   30  31-70   Mace *
Smith's Hammer|  30  6d3 (6-18)  30  31-60   Mace *
War Hammer (2-H)|    40  7d5+1 (8-36)    31  31-110  Mace *
War Mace| *  30  5d5+5 (10-30)   32  31-110  Mace *
Bardiche (2-H)|  40  2d20+3 (5-43)   26  31-100  Swords
Halberd(2-H)|    45  2d23+3 (5-49)   25  31-80   Swords
Pitchfork (2-H)| 15  4d4 (4-16)  45  31-60   Fencing
Short Spear (2-H)|   15  2d15+2 (4-32)   50  31-70   Fencing
Short Spear +7 (2-H)|   15  2d15+9 (11-39)   50  31-70   Fencing
Spear (2-H)| 30  2d18 (2-36) 46  31-80   Fencing
War Fork|    35  1d29+3 (4-32)   45  31-110  Fencing
Black Staff (2-H)|   35  5d6+3 (8-33)    35  31-70   Mace *
Gnarled Staff (2-H)| 20  5d5+5 (10-30)   33  31-50   Mace *
Quarterstaff (2-H)|  30  5d5+3 (8-28)    48  31-60   Mace *
Shepherd's Crook (2-H)|  10  3d4 (3-12)  30  31-50   Mace *
Broad Sword| 25  2d13+3 (5-29)   45  31-100  Swords
Cutlass| 10  2d12+4 (6-28)   45  31-70   Swords
Katana|  10  3d8+2 (5-26)    58  31-90   Swords
Kryss|   10  1d26+2 (3-28)   53  31-90   Fencing
Longsword|  25  2d15+3 (5-33)   35  31-90   Swords
Long Sword (thin)|   25  2d15+3 (5-33)   35  31-90   Swords
Scimitar|    10  2d14+2 (4-30)   43  31-90   Swords
Viking Sword|    40  4d8+2 (6-34)    30  31-90   Swords