This time, we break down the details of each phase of an enemy attack, define how "attack tickets" work, and cover some basic ideas to help with the following four parts!

This is part 2 of 7 in a long-form analysis of Enemy Combat Design, created for gamers and game developers to learn more about how gameplay is designed in action games.

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"Hysterical" by Lexica
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00:00:00 - Opening
00:00:34 - Introduction
00:00:58 - P2-A - What is an Enemy Attack?
00:04:37 - P2-B - What are Attack Tickets?
00:06:39 - P2-C - What is Encounter Design?
00:08:23 - P2-D - Topics Not Covered by This Essay
00:10:06 - P2-E - The Final Caveat
00:12:39 - Next Time