r/AquaDeltarune

Video will be linked here when done but pls someone comment

We should all know the emergency Flowery patch by now, where consecutive losses gives progressive TP and Damage Reduction starting on attempt 7, up to 25% DR and 50% extra TP.

But Aqua's solo battle already had progressive nerfs on launch, without needing to be updated. Starting on attempt 8, Aqua gets a flat 5 damage nerf, bringing her from 62 damage to 57. This is progressive up to attempt 11, where it caps at 20 damage. 32% less damage.

Code found in v0.0.241, unchanged as of v0.0.244

Note: Tempflag 51 is incremented during her pre-fight cutscene, so it's always equal to the current attempt, and one above your death count

She is currently the only fight besides Flowery, across the entire chapter, to work like this, and this is on top of dealing 47 less damage than any other instance of her attacks by default.

For a fight that only lasts 4 turns if you know what you're doing, the fact she not only had this at launch, but also has a higher "Excessive death" threshold than Flowery post-launch says a lot about how playtesting her fight went.