Bloxsona 5 Battle System Prototype Source

math.randomseed(tick()) --set math.randomseed to tick
local Battle = {FinishedAttacking = true}
--dummy variables
local CameraShaker = require(game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage').ModuleScripts.CameraShaker);
local Difficulty;
local OneMore = false
local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer;
local PlayerGui = Player.PlayerGui;
local Character = Player.Character or Player.CharacterAdded:Wait();
local RichText = require(PlayerGui:WaitForChild('RichText'))
--note: for attacks that hit everyone, do the effect on all targets and then damage
--useful variables
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage')
local Music = game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage'):WaitForChild('Music');
local Shouts = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild('Shouts')
local Items = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild('ModuleScripts'):WaitForChild('Items');
Items = require(Items);
local Attacks = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("ModuleScripts"):WaitForChild('Attacks')
Attacks = require(Attacks)
local Personas = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("ModuleScripts"):WaitForChild('PersonaList')
Personas = require(Personas)
local EnemyAPI = require(ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("ModuleScripts"):WaitForChild'EnemyAPI')
local Effects = require(ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild'ModuleScripts':WaitForChild('Effects'))
local UIS = game:GetService('UserInputService');
local E = Enum;
local CollectionService = game:GetService('CollectionService');
local Shake = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild('ModuleScripts'):WaitForChild('Shake')
Shake = require(Shake);
function recalculateHipHeight(TargetModel)
    local bottomOfHumanoidRootPart = TargetModel.HumanoidRootPart.Position.Y - (1/2 * TargetModel.HumanoidRootPart.Size.Y)
    local bottomOfFoot = TargetModel.LeftFoot.Position.Y - (1/2 * TargetModel.LeftFoot.Size.Y) -- Left or right. Chose left arbitrarily
    local newHipHeight = bottomOfHumanoidRootPart - bottomOfFoot

    return newHipHeight
end
local K = E.KeyCode;
impwarn = warn;
impprint = print;
local currentTween;
if not _G.Dev then
    warn = function() end;
    print = function() end;
    --print = function() end;
end
function Battle:InvisibleParty()
    self.InvisiblePartyFlag = not self.InvisiblePartyFlag;
    if (self.InvisiblePartyFlag) then
        for i, v in pairs(self.PartyContainer:GetChildren()) do
            v.PrimaryPart.Anchored = true
            v:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(v:GetPrimaryPartCFrame() - Vector3.new(0,200, 0))
        end
        Character:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(Character:GetPrimaryPartCFrame() - Vector3.new(0, 200, 0))
    else
        for i, v in pairs(self.PartyContainer:GetChildren()) do
            v:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(v:GetPrimaryPartCFrame() + Vector3.new(0,200, 0))
            v.PrimaryPart.Anchored = false
        end
        Character:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(Character:GetPrimaryPartCFrame() + Vector3.new(0, 200, 0))
    end
end
function Battle:InvisibleEnemies()
    self.InvisibleEnemiesFlag = not self.InvisibleEnemiesFlag;
    if (self.InvisibleEnemiesFlag) then
        for i, v in pairs(self.EnemyContainer:GetChildren()) do
            v.PrimaryPart.Anchored = true
            v:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(v:GetPrimaryPartCFrame() - Vector3.new(0,200, 0))
        end
    else
        for i, v in pairs(self.EnemyContainer:GetChildren()) do
            v:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(v:GetPrimaryPartCFrame() + Vector3.new(0,200, 0))
            v.PrimaryPart.Anchored = false;
        end
    end
end
function Battle:EndBattleProtocol(NoHealth, NHealth, force)
    if force or (NoHealth == #self.Enemies or NHealth == #self.Characters) then
        CurrentCameraShake:StopSustained(1)
        spawn(function()
            wait(1)
            CurrentCameraShake:Stop()
        end)

        self:EndBattle();

        for i, v in pairs(Character.Humanoid:GetPlayingAnimationTracks()) do
            v:Stop(); --stop all playing animations, the default animator will replay animations again so it doesn't matter'
        end
        local PLighting = ReplicatedStorage:FindFirstChild('Previous Lighting');
        if (PLighting) then
            for i, v in pairs(PLighting:GetChildren()) do
                pcall(function()
                    game:GetService('Lighting')[v.Name] = v.Value;
                end)
            end
        end
        self.BattleArea:Destroy();
        for i, v in pairs(game:GetService'Lighting':GetChildren()) do
            if (v.ClassName:match('Effect') and v.Name ~= 'e') then
                v.Enabled = true
            end
        end
        Character:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(self.PositionBeforeBattle)
        Character:WaitForChild('HumanoidRootPart').Anchored = false;

        pcall(StopAnimation, nil, Character:WaitForChild('Humanoid'))
        _G.Music:Resume();
        return true, script:Destroy(); --self destruct script just to be safe
    end
end
repeat wait() until _G.BattleAnnouncement;
--stupid shit

function GS(s)
    return game:GetService(s)
end

function playAnimOnModel(m, Anim, waittime)
    if (not m) then return nil end
    local m2 = m:Clone();
    m2.Parent = workspace;
    local CFThingToDisconnect = game:GetService('RunService').RenderStepped:Connect(function(Step)
        for i, v in pairs(m:GetChildren()) do
            if (not v:FindFirstChild('originalCFrame') and v:IsA('BasePart')) then
                local CF = Instance.new('CFrameValue', v)
                CF.Name = 'originalCFrame';
                CF.Value = v.CFrame;
            end
            for i,x in pairs(m2:GetChildren()) do
                if (v.Name == x.Name and v:IsA('BasePart')) then
                    v.CFrame = x.CFrame;
                    --
                end
            end
        end
    end)

    if (not Anim) then CFThingToDisconnect:Disconnect(); return nil end

    local anim = m2:WaitForChild('Humanoid'):LoadAnimation(Anim);
    anim:Play()
    --
    if (waittime) then
        wait(waittime)
    end

    --

    spawn(function(s)
        wait(anim.Length+0.25)
        CFThingToDisconnect:Disconnect();
        for i, v in pairs(m:GetChildren()) do
            if (v:FindFirstChild('originalCFrame')) then
                v.CFrame = v.originalCFrame.Value;
                --
            end
        end
    end)
    --
    --
    --
    m2:Destroy();
    return true;
end

function showMaskSteal()
    local ViewportFrame = PlayerGui:WaitForChild('MaskStealAnimation'):WaitForChild('ViewportFrame')
    local XYZ = ViewportFrame;
    for i = 1, 0, -0.25 do
        GS('RunService').RenderStepped:Wait()
        XYZ.ImageTransparency = i;
    end


    local MaskSteal = GS'ReplicatedStorage':WaitForChild('AnimationAssets'):WaitForChild('Mask Steal');
    local A1 = ViewportFrame:WaitForChild('maskSteal'):WaitForChild('person1');
    local B1 = ViewportFrame:WaitForChild('maskSteal'):WaitForChild('person2');
    playAnimOnModel(A1, MaskSteal.person1, nil)
    playAnimOnModel(B1, MaskSteal.person2, nil)
    --playAnimOnModel(animModel, Anim, waittime)

    spawn(function(xyz) --to prevent people from doing the stuffs
        wait(2.4)
        for i = 0, 1, 0.25 do
            GS('RunService').RenderStepped:Wait()
            XYZ.ImageTransparency = i;
        end
    end)
    spawn(function(xyztwo)
        wait(1.25)
        ReplicatedStorage.Music:WaitForChild('Glass Shattering'):Play();
    end)

    wait(2.1)
    --
    return true
end

BattleInfo = { --Independant turns for every character.
    EnemyTurns = {}; --one for the enemies
    PlayerTurns = {}; --one for the player. this allows for rakukaja to turn on/off not when it's Akira's turn
    EnemyActions = {};

    MemberActions = {};
    MemberAnimations = {};
    SelectedPersonaAttack = nil;

    BattleStage = 'Main'; --using general identifiers for battlestage
    SelectedMember = 0; --Default to 0 so we can know this is the start of the battle.
}

function Battle:GetFirstLivingEnemy()
    for i, v in pairs(self.Enemies) do
        if v.Health > 0 then
            return i, v;
        end
    end
end

function Battle:showOneMore()
    ReplicatedStorage.Music:WaitForChild('Explosion'):Play();
    PlayerGui.OneMore.Frame.BackgroundTransparency = 0;
    spawn(function(x)
        for i = 0, 1, 0.1 do
            wait();
            PlayerGui.OneMore.Frame.BackgroundTransparency = i;
        end
    end)
    PlayerGui.OneMore.ViewportFrame.ImageTransparency = 0;
    wait(1.15)
    for i = 0, 1, 0.1 do
        wait()
        PlayerGui.OneMore.ViewportFrame.ImageTransparency = i;
    end
end

function Battle:MoveCameraToCharacter(i, varia)
    if (currentTween) then currentTween:Cancel(); currentTween = nil; end
    varia = typeof(varia) == 'table' and varia or {};
    local pointTo = varia.PointTo
    local instant = varia.Instant or varia.instant;
    local yield = varia.Yield or varia.yield;

    local Char = self:GetCharacterFromID(i);
    local SpawnCFValue = Char.PrimaryPart.CFrame;
    local SpawnLookVector = SpawnCFValue.LookVector * 8.5;
    local ROT =  CFrame.Angles(CFrame.new(SpawnLookVector + SpawnCFValue.Position, Char.PrimaryPart.Position):ToEulerAnglesXYZ());
    local RealCFValue = CFrame.new(SpawnLookVector)-- * ROT
    local CFValue = RealCFValue.Position + Char.PrimaryPart.CFrame.p

    if (pointTo) then
        CFValue = CFrame.new(CFValue) * CFrame.Angles(CFrame.new(CFValue, typeof(pointTo) == 'Instance' and pointTo.Position or pointTo):ToEulerAnglesXYZ())
    else
        CFValue = CFrame.new(CFValue) * ROT
    end

    currentTween = Tween(workspace.CurrentCamera, TweenInfo.new(instant and 0.1 or 0.25), {CFrame = CFValue})
    currentTween = currentTween:Play();
    local x = yield and wait(0.25);
    return true
end

    --face camera towards players if not ambush, if ambush then just move the reticle   --iiifat
--add zeroes
local function safetyZero(num, places)
    --
    --
    places = places or 2
    num = num or 1
    return ('0'):rep(#tostring(places)-#tostring(num))..tostring(num)
end

function Battle:GetEnemyFromID(i, returnChar)

    --iterate over all enemies in the enemies table

    for index, value in pairs(self.Enemies) do
        if (value.Health > 0 and index >= i) then --if the ID is invalid, then return the first available enemy
            if (returnChar) then
                return self.EnemyContainer:WaitForChild(tostring(index))
            else
                return index, value
            end
        end
    end


end


function Battle:MoveCameraToEnemy(i, yield, offset)

    --let's use getChildren for this, we'll switch to an ID-based system in case the game gets confused with their sorting for some reason

    local Char = self.EnemyContainer[tostring(i)]--:GetChildren()[i]
    local SpawnCFValue = Char.PrimaryPart.CFrame--self.EnemySpawns['Spawn'..i].CFrame;
    local SpawnLookVector = SpawnCFValue.LookVector * (8.5 * (Char.PrimaryPart.Size.Y / 1.459))
    local ROT =  CFrame.Angles(CFrame.new(SpawnLookVector + SpawnCFValue.Position, Char.PrimaryPart.Position):ToEulerAnglesXYZ());
    local RealCFValue = CFrame.new(SpawnLookVector) * ROT
    local CFValue = RealCFValue + Char.PrimaryPart.CFrame.p;
    Tween(workspace.CurrentCamera, TweenInfo.new(0.25), {CFrame = CFValue}):Play();
    local x = yield and wait(0.25);
    return true;
end


DifficultyModifiers = { --difficulty modifiers to get rates of exchange
    Safety = {
        DamageRecieved=0.5;
        DamageDealt=2.0;
        Experience=3.0;
        Money=5.0;
    };

    Easy = {
        DamageRecieved=0.75;
        DamageDealt=1.5;
        Experience=1.5;
        Money=1.5;
    };

    Normal = {
        DamageRecieved=1.0;
        DamageDealt=1.0;
        Experience=1.0;
        Money=1.0;
    };

    Hard = {
        DamageRecieved=1.15;
        DamageDealt=0.9;
        Experience=1.0;
        Money=1.0;
    };

    Merciless={
        DamageRecieved=1.25;
        DamageDealt=0.8;
        Experience=0.77;
        Money=0.67;
    };
    Satanic = {
        DamageRecieved = 1.35;
        DamageDealt = 0.71;
        Experience = 0.765;
        Money = 0.625;
    }

}

--function to turn any table into a table ready for battle, can be used as many times as needed
local Dropped;
function Metatable(t)
    for i,v in pairs(t) do
        if (not v.MaxHealth) and (v.Attacks) then
            v.MaxHealth = v.Health;
        end

        if (not v.Persona) then
            v.ID = i;
            print('Name:', v.Name);
            for i,v in pairs(v) do
                if (i ~= 'Name') then
                    if (typeof(v) == 'table') then
                        for x, v in pairs(v) do
                            print(i..'.'..x..':', v)
                        end
                    else
                        print(i..':', v)
                    end
                end
            end
            local Likings = require(game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage').ModuleScripts.Dialogue.PersonaLikings);
            v.Personality = Likings[math.random(1, #Likings)].Type
            local ShouldDropItem = math.random() < (math.random(1, math.random(100)))/100
            if (not Dropped and ShouldDropItem) then
                local ViableItemsList = {};
                for i, v in pairs(Items) do
                    if ( (v.HP or v.SP) and v.Price and v.NoBattle) then
                        ViableItemsList[#ViableItemsList+1] = i;
                    end
                end

                local SelectedItem = ViableItemsList[math.random(1, #ViableItemsList)];
                v.BoundItem = SelectedItem;
            end
        end
        local mt = setmetatable(v, {});
        mt.__index = v;
        function v:GetHealth()
            return self.Health;
        end
        function v:SubtractHealth(amt)
            if (typeof(amt) == 'string') then
                if (amt:lower() == 'all') then amt = self.MaxHealth end;
                if (amt:lower() == 'half') then amt = self.Health/2 end;
            end
            self.Health = math.floor(math.clamp(self.Health - amt, 0, math.huge));
            return self.Health;
        end

        function v:Heal(amt, dismiss)

            --impwarn("amount:", amt)

            amt = amt or 0;
            amt = tostring(amt):lower() == 'half' and self.MaxHealth/2 or amt;

            amt = tostring(amt):lower() == 'max' and math.huge or 100;

            self.Health = math.ceil(math.clamp(self.Health + amt, 0, self.MaxHealth));
            if (not dismiss) then
                if (amt < self.MaxHealth*0.356789) then
                    local Audio = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild('SFX'):WaitForChild('LowHeal');
                    Audio = Audio:Clone();
                    Audio.Parent = PlayerGui;
                    Audio.PlayOnRemove = true;
                    Audio:Destroy();
                else
                    local Audio = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild('SFX'):WaitForChild('LowHeal');
                    Audio = Audio:Clone();
                    Audio.Parent = PlayerGui;
                    Audio.PlayOnRemove = true;
                    Audio:Destroy();
                end;
            end
            return self.Health;
        end

        function v:BuffDamage(amt)
            self.AddedAttack = self.AddedAttack+amt;
            return self.AddedAttack;
        end

        function v:AddDebuff(table)
            print('Added debuff:', table.Name or #self.Debuffs+1);
            table.Length = table.Length+1;
            self.Debuffs = self.Debuffs or {};
            self.Debuffs[table.Name or #self.Debuffs+1] = table
        end

        function v:BuffDefense(amt)
            self.AddedDefense = self.AddedDefense+amt;
            return self.AddedDefense;
        end

        function v:SubtractAmmo()
            local EquippedGun = Items[self.Equipped.Gun];
            if (self.Ammo == -1) then self.Ammo = EquippedGun.Ammo-1; return self.Ammo; end;
            self.Ammo = self.Ammo - 1;
            return self.Ammo;
        end

        function v:GetAmmo()
            local EquippedGun = Items[self.Equipped.Gun];
            if (self.Ammo == -1) then self.Ammo = EquippedGun.Ammo end;
            return self.Ammo;
        end

        function v:SubtractSP(amt)
            self.SP = self.SP and math.clamp(self.SP-amt, 0, self.MaxSP or 100) or 0
        end
        function v:AddSP(amt)
            self.SP = self.SP and math.clamp(self.SP+amt, 0, self.MaxSP or 100) or 0
        end
        function v:concatKey(sep)
            local str = '';
            for i, v in pairs(self) do
                str = str..string.format('%s - %s%s\n', tostring(i), tostring(v), sep or ', ')
            end
            return str
        end
    end
end


--functions for animations


--function to get enemies from strings
function getPersonaFromString(s, r)

    local n = Personas[s];
    local newTable = {};

    --two layer-deep unpack monkaW

    for i, v in pairs(n) do
        if (typeof(v) == 'table') then
            newTable[i] = {};
            for z,v in pairs(v) do
                newTable[i][z] = v;
            end
        else
            newTable[i] = v;
        end
    end

    return newTable;
end

--useless but useful get attacks function
function getAttack(n)
    return Attacks[n]
end




--modify damage function to calculate HP costs based on max health
function modifyDamage(n,mx)
    return math.ceil(mx - (((100-n)/100)*mx))
end


function Battle:getCharacterOnRight(iv, include_dead)

    for i, v in pairs(Battle.Characters) do
        if (i > iv)
        and ((include_dead and v.Health > 0) or not include_dead) then
            return i
        end
    end
    return iv
end

function Battle:getCharacterOnLeft(iv, include_dead)

    for i, v in pairs(Battle.Characters) do
        if (i < iv) and ((include_dead and v.Health > 0) or not include_dead) then
            return i
        end
    end
    return iv
end

function Battle:GetEnemy(mode, iv)
    mode = mode:lower()
    for i, v in pairs(self.Enemies) do
        local compL = i < iv --I sincerely have no idea why this happens.
        local compR = i > iv;
        local comp;

        if (mode == 'l') then
            for i = iv, 0, -1 do

                if (not self.Enemies[i]) then
                    return iv; --if there is no enemy before one
                elseif --[[(not checkIncapacitated(self.Enemies[i])) and]] i ~= iv and self.Enemies[i].Health > 0 then
                    return i
                end
            end
        elseif (mode == 'r') then
            comp = compR;
        end

        if (comp) and v.Health > 0 then
            return i;
        end
    end

    return iv;
end


function Battle:GetCharacter(mode, iv, include_dead)
    mode = mode:lower()
    for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
        local compL = i > iv;
        local compR = i < iv;
        local comp;
        if (mode == 'l') then
            comp = compL;
        elseif (mode == 'r') then
            comp = compR;
        end
        if (not include_dead and v.Health > 0) or include_dead then
            if (comp) then
                return i;
            end
        end
    end

    return iv;
end
--animation functon for humanoid objects

function LoadAnimation(AnimationObject, Target)
    if (BattleInfo.MemberAnimations[Target]) then --if the humanoid was already used as a target
        if (BattleInfo.MemberAnimations[Target][tostring(AnimationObject.AnimationId)]) then --check if the humanoid already loaded the animation object
            return BattleInfo.MemberAnimations[Target][tostring(AnimationObject.AnimationId)] --return the animation track if so
        else --otherwise

            BattleInfo.MemberAnimations[Target][tostring(AnimationObject.AnimationId)] = Target:LoadAnimation(AnimationObject) --make animationobject point to the animationtrack
            return BattleInfo.MemberAnimations[Target][tostring(AnimationObject.AnimationId)] --return the animation track
        end
    else --if the humanoid is fresh

        BattleInfo.MemberAnimations[Target] = {}; --set the humanoid to point to an animation storage table
        BattleInfo.MemberAnimations[Target][tostring(AnimationObject.AnimationId)] = Target:LoadAnimation(AnimationObject) --save animation to table
        return BattleInfo.MemberAnimations[Target][tostring(AnimationObject.AnimationId)] --return animation
    end
end
function Battle:LoadAnimation(...)
    return LoadAnimation(...)
end
function StopAnimation(Animation, Target)
    -- MemberAnimations -> [Table (Humanoid Object/Target)] -> AnimationObject Name == AnimationTrack
    --MemberAnimations -> Table -> Animation Object -> Animation Track

    Animation = typeof(Animation) == "string" and {Name = Animation} or Animation;
    for i, v in pairs(Target:GetPlayingAnimationTracks()) do
        if (v.Name == Animation.Name) then
            v:Stop();
        end
    end
    return warn('Couldn\'t find animation', Animation.Name)
end

function animationStatus(Animation, Humanoid)
    for i, v in pairs(Humanoid:GetPlayingAnimationTracks()) do
        if (v.Name:lower() == Animation.Name:lower()) then
            --impwarn('Found animation track.')
            return v;
        end
    end
    return false
end

--personaify function to make text randomly black or white with random rotation
function personaIfy(text)
    local MAX = 3;
    local str='';
    local NONCOUNT = 1;
    local LastPersonaIfied = false;
    for i = 0, #text do
        if (math.random() < 0.5 and MAX ~= 0 and LastPersonaIfied ~= true and NONCOUNT >= 2) then
            NONCOUNT = 0;
            MAX=MAX-1
            LastPersonaIfied = true;
            str = str..'<TextColor3=Black><Rotation='..math.random(-5, 5)..'><BackgroundTransparency=0>'..text:sub(i,i)..'<TextColor3=White><BackgroundTransparency=1><Rotation=0>'
        else
            NONCOUNT = NONCOUNT+1;
            LastPersonaIfied = false;
            str = str..text:sub(i,i)
        end
    end
    return str
end

local StageDirections = { --utilize stage directions in order to make going forward and backwards easier
    Main = {}; --we don't include main because that could lead to any direction. the main screen will look messy at the start
    PersonaAttackList = {Back = 'Main', Next = 'PersonaTarget'};
    Shoot = {Back = 'Main'};
    Item = {Back = 'Main', Next = 'ItemSelect'};
    PersonaChange = {Back = 'PersonaAttackList'}
}


--get character from number ID
function Battle:GetCharacterFromID(id)
    if (id == 1) then return Character end;

    if (typeof(id) == 'table') then
        for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
            if (v == id) then
                if (v.Name == self.Characters[1].Name) then
                    return Character, i;
                else
                    return self.PartyContainer:WaitForChild(v.Name), i
                end
            end
        end
    elseif (typeof(id) == 'string') then
        for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
            if (v.Name == id) then
                return (i == 1 and Character or self.PartyContainer:WaitForChild(v.Name)), i
            end
        end
    end
    if (self.Characters and self.Characters[id]) then --if the id is valid
        return workspace:WaitForChild('Party Container'):WaitForChild(self.Characters[id].Name)
    end

    return 0;
end

function Battle:GetEnemyFromName(id)
    if (self.Enemies and self.Enemies[id]) then
        if (typeof(id) == 'number') then
            return workspace:WaitForChild('Enemy Container'):WaitForChild(id)
        elseif (typeof(id) == 'string') then
            for i, v in pairs(workspace:WaitForChild('Enemy Container'):GetChildren()) do
                if (v:WaitForChild('PersonaName').Value:lower() == id:lower()) then --bad idea because duplicates will be there
                    return v;
                end
            end
        end
    end
end


--persona create function

function RemoveAllPersonas(Transition)
    CurrentPersonaThing = nil;
    for i, v in pairs(CollectionService:GetTagged('PersonaObject')) do
        local x = v;
        if (Transition) then
            for i, v in pairs(v:GetDescendants()) do
                spawn(function()
                    if v:IsA('BasePart') or v:IsA('Decal') then
                        for i = v.Transparency, 1, 0.1 do
                            wait();
                            v.Transparency = i;
                        end
                    end
                    x:Destroy()
                end)
            end
        else
            v:Destroy()
        end
        print'Persona Removed.'
    end
end

function Battle:createPersona(rf, summonall, t)
    if (not summonall) then
        RemoveAllPersonas();
    end
    if (not self.Ambush) then
        self:CharacterPositionButWithPersona(nil, nil, rf);
    end
    CurrentPersonaThing = nil;
    local Sona = game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage'):WaitForChild('Personas'):WaitForChild(self.Characters[t or BattleInfo.SelectedMember].Persona.Name):Clone()

    local n = self.Characters[t or BattleInfo.SelectedMember].Persona.CustomSize or {};
    local H = Sona:WaitForChild('Humanoid');
    H.BodyDepthScale.Value = (n.Depth or 2);
    H.BodyHeightScale.Value = (n.Height or 2);
    H.BodyProportionScale.Value = (n.Proportions or 1);
    H.BodyTypeScale.Value = (n.Type or 1.75);
    H.BodyWidthScale.Value = (n.Width or 2);
    H.HeadScale.Value = (n.Head or 2);
    local bodyColors = Sona:WaitForChild('Body Colors')
    local bodyColor = Color3.fromRGB(4, 175, 236)
    --2,2, 1, 1.75, 2, 2
    do --BodyProperties
        bodyColors.HeadColor3 = bodyColor
        bodyColors.LeftArmColor3 = bodyColor
        bodyColors.LeftLegColor3 = bodyColor
        bodyColors.RightArmColor3 = bodyColor
        bodyColors.RightLegColor3 = bodyColor
        bodyColors.TorsoColor3 = bodyColor
    end
    local pl = Instance.new('PointLight')
    pl.Brightness = math.abs(math.sin(tick())*10)
    pl.Range = math.abs(math.sin(tick())*16)
    for i, v in pairs(Sona:GetDescendants()) do
        if v:IsA('BasePart') then
            v.Transparency = 0.7;
            if (not v:FindFirstAncestorWhichIsA('Accessory') and not v:FindFirstAncestorWhichIsA('Hat')) then
                v.Material = Enum.Material.ForceField
            end
        end
        if (v.Name == 'HumanoidRootPart') then--
            v.Transparency = 1;
            pl.Parent = v;
        end
    end
    CollectionService:AddTag(Sona, "PersonaObject");
    Sona.Name = "Persona";
    if ((t or BattleInfo.SelectedMember) == 1) then
        Sona.Parent = workspace;--game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character;
        Sona:WaitForChild('HumanoidRootPart').Anchored = true;
        while Sona.Parent and not Sona.Parent:IsA('Folder') do
            if (Sona.Parent:IsA('Folder')) then break end;
            pl.Brightness = math.abs(math.sin(tick())*10)
            pl.Range = math.abs(math.sin(tick())*16)
            wait()
            if (not CurrentPersonaThing) and Sona:FindFirstChild('Humanoid') then
                LoadAnimation(game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage').AnimationAssets['Hover Animation']:WaitForChild('HoverAnimation'), Sona.Humanoid):Play()
            end
            local T = Sona.PrimaryPart or Sona:FindFirstChild('HumanoidRootPart') or Sona:FindFirstChild('Torso');
            if (not Sona.Parent) then break end;
            if (Sona.PrimaryPart) then
                Sona:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(CFrame.new((game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character.UpperTorso.CFrame.lookVector * -3.5) + game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character.UpperTorso.CFrame.p + Vector3.new(0, math.sin(tick()), 0)) * CFrame.Angles(self.PartySpawns:WaitForChild('Spawn'..(t or BattleInfo.SelectedMember)).CFrame:toEulerAnglesXYZ())  + Vector3.new(0, 5, 0))
            end
            if (summonall) then
                return Sona;
            end
        end
    else
        Sona.Parent = workspace;--workspace:WaitForChild('Party Container'):WaitForChild(self.Characters[t or BattleInfo.SelectedMember].Name);
        local xyz = workspace:WaitForChild('Party Container'):WaitForChild(self.Characters[t or BattleInfo.SelectedMember].Name)
        Sona:WaitForChild('HumanoidRootPart').Anchored = true;
        while Sona.Parent and not Sona.Parent:IsA('Folder') do
            pl.Brightness = math.abs(math.sin(tick())*10)
            pl.Range = math.abs(math.sin(tick())*16)
            if (Sona.Parent:IsA('Folder') or Sona.Parent == nil) then break end;
            wait()
            if (not CurrentPersonaThing) and (Sona:FindFirstChild('Humanoid')) then
                --
                --CurrentPersonaThing:Play(game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage').AnimationAssets['Hover Animation']:WaitForChild('HoverAnimation'));
                LoadAnimation(game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage').AnimationAssets['Hover Animation']:WaitForChild('HoverAnimation'), Sona.Humanoid):Play()
            end
            local T = Sona.PrimaryPart or Sona:FindFirstChild('HumanoidRootPart') or Sona:FindFirstChild('Torso');
            local Torso = xyz.PrimaryPart;
            if (Sona.PrimaryPart) then
                Sona:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(CFrame.new((xyz.UpperTorso.CFrame.lookVector * -7) + xyz.UpperTorso.CFrame.p + Vector3.new(0, math.sin(tick()), 0)) * CFrame.Angles(self.PartySpawns:WaitForChild('Spawn'..(t or BattleInfo.SelectedMember)).CFrame:toEulerAnglesXYZ()) + Vector3.new(0, 5, 0));
            elseif (T) then
                T.CFrame = (CFrame.new((Torso.CFrame.lookVector * -7) + Torso.CFrame.p) * CFrame.Angles(Torso.CFrame:toEulerAnglesXYZ()) + Vector3.new(0, math.sin(tick()), 0) + Vector3.new(0, 5, 0))
            end
            if (summonall) then
                return Sona;
            end
        end
    end
end


--global tween function
function Tween(obj, ti, goalTable)

    if (not obj) then error('invalid object'); end;
    if (not ti) then error('invalid tween info'); end;
    if (not goalTable) then error('invalid goal table'); end;

    local TS = game:GetService('TweenService');

    return game:GetService('TweenService'):Create(obj, ti, goalTable);
end
--camera functions
function Battle:CharacterPositionButWithPersona(t, lookAt, inst, ofst, vertoffset)
    --impwarn('Started new thread!')
    --impwarn('B1')
    lookAt = typeof(lookAt) == 'CFrame' and {CFrame = lookAt} or (typeof(lookAt) == 'Instance' and {CFrame = lookAt.CFrame})
    if (currentTween) then currentTween:Cancel(); currentTween = nil; end;
    local C = Battle.Characters[t or BattleInfo.SelectedMember];
    local OBJ = nil;
    --impwarn('B2')
    if ((t or BattleInfo.SelectedMember) <=1) then
        OBJ = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character;
    else
        OBJ = workspace:WaitForChild('Party Container'):WaitForChild(C.Name)
    end
    --impwarn('B3')
    local OBJ2 = OBJ.PrimaryPart or self.BattleArea:WaitForChild(self.Ambush and 'Ambush Spawns' or 'Spawns')['Party Spawns']:WaitForChild('Spawn'..(t or BattleInfo.SelectedMember))
    --impwarn(OBJ2)
    local Equation = CFrame.new(OBJ2.CFrame.lookVector * -(ofst or 20) + --[[workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame]]OBJ2.CFrame.RightVector*9) * CFrame.Angles(OBJ2.CFrame:toEulerAnglesXYZ()) + OBJ2.Position + Vector3.new(0,10,0);
    --impwarn('B5')


    local X,Y,Z = CFrame.new(Equation.Position + (not lookAt and OBJ2.CFrame.RightVector*-6.5 or Vector3.new(0,0,0)), OBJ2.Position + Vector3.new(0, (vertoffset or 7.5), 0)):ToEulerAnglesXYZ();
    Equation = CFrame.new(Equation.Position) * (
        not lookAt and CFrame.Angles(X,Y,Z) or
        CFrame.Angles(
            CFrame.new(workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame.Position, lookAt.CFrame.Position):ToEulerAnglesXYZ())
        )
    --impwarn('B6')

    currentTween = Tween(workspace.CurrentCamera, TweenInfo.new(not lookAt and not inst and 1 or 0, Enum.EasingStyle.Sine, Enum.EasingDirection.InOut, 0, false, 0), {CFrame = Equation})
    currentTween:Play(); --* CFrame.Angles(workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame:ToEulerAnglesXYZ());
    --impwarn('B7')
    wait()
end

function Battle:CharacterPosition(player, inverse, start)
    if (currentTween) then currentTween:Cancel(); currentTween = nil; end
    player = player or BattleInfo.SelectedMember
    local C = self.Characters[player];


    local Keyword = self.BattleArea:WaitForChild(self.Ambush and 'Ambush Spawns' or 'Spawns')

    local OBJ = nil;
    if (player <=1) then
        OBJ = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character or game.Players.LocalPlayer.CharacterAdded:Wait();
    else
        OBJ = workspace:WaitForChild('Party Container'):WaitForChild(C.Name)
    end
    OBJ = OBJ.PrimaryPart;
    local c = inverse and Keyword['Enemy Spawns']:WaitForChild('Spawn1') or OBJ
    local mp = (not inverse) and -9 or 6.25
    local RightVector = (not inverse) and 11.25 or 0;
    if (not start) then
        local CF = CFrame.new((OBJ.CFrame.lookVector * mp) + OBJ.CFrame.rightVector*RightVector)+ OBJ.Position + Vector3.new(0,OBJ.Parent.Humanoid.HipHeight+0.24,0)
        currentTween = Tween(
            workspace.CurrentCamera,
            TweenInfo.new(0.2, Enum.EasingStyle.Sine, Enum.EasingDirection.InOut, 0, false, 0),
            {
                CFrame =  CF *
                CFrame.Angles(CFrame.new(CF.Position, OBJ.Position):ToEulerAnglesXYZ())
            }
        )
        currentTween:Play();
    else
    local CF = CFrame.new((OBJ.CFrame.lookVector * mp) + OBJ.CFrame.rightVector*RightVector)+ OBJ.Position + Vector3.new(0,OBJ.Parent.Humanoid.HipHeight+0.24,0)
        workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame = CF *
                CFrame.Angles(CFrame.new(CF.Position, OBJ.Position):ToEulerAnglesXYZ())
    end
end

function Battle:CharacterAttacked(player)
    player = player or BattleInfo.SelectedMember
    local C = self.Characters[player];


    local Keyword = self.BattleArea:WaitForChild(self.Ambush and 'Ambush Spawns' or 'Spawns')

    local OBJ = nil;
    if (player <=1) then
        OBJ = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character or game.Players.LocalPlayer.CharacterAdded:Wait();
    else
        OBJ = workspace:WaitForChild('Party Container'):WaitForChild(C.Name)
    end
    local Increase = 8.5
    OBJ = OBJ.PrimaryPart--Keyword['Party Spawns']:WaitForChild('Spawn'..(player))
    local c =  OBJ
    local mp = 7

    workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame = CFrame.new(OBJ.CFrame.lookVector*-mp + OBJ.CFrame.rightVector*2.5) * CFrame.Angles(c.CFrame:toEulerAnglesXYZ()) + OBJ.Position --+ Vector3.new(0,Increase, 0)

    local Formula = workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame.LookVector * -10 + workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame.Position;
    Tween(workspace.CurrentCamera, TweenInfo.new(5, Enum.EasingStyle.Sine, Enum.EasingDirection.InOut), {

        CFrame = CFrame.new(Formula) * CFrame.Angles(CFrame.new(Formula, OBJ.Position):ToEulerAnglesXYZ())

    }):Play();

    wait(1.15)
end

function Battle:PartyAttacked()
    local Root = Player.Character.PrimaryPart

    local Keyword = self.BattleArea:WaitForChild(self.Ambush and 'Ambush Spawns' or 'Spawns')

    Keyword = Keyword["Party Spawns"];
    local SpawnOne = Keyword:GetChildren()[1];
    local SpawnTwo = Keyword:GetChildren()[#Keyword:GetChildren()];
    local mp = 11

    local Half = SpawnOne.CFrame:Lerp(SpawnTwo.CFrame, .5)
    Half = {CFrame = Half, Position = Half.Position}

    print(typeof(Half))
    workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame =
        (CFrame.new(
                Half.CFrame.LookVector*-mp
                +
                Half.CFrame.rightVector*
                2.5
        ) + Vector3.new(0, Root.Parent.Humanoid.HipHeight + 4.5, 0)) *
        CFrame.Angles(
            Half.CFrame:toEulerAnglesXYZ()
        ) +
        Half.Position --+ Vector3.new(0,Increase, 0)

    local Formula = workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame.LookVector * -10 + workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame.Position;
    Tween(workspace.CurrentCamera, TweenInfo.new(5, Enum.EasingStyle.Sine, Enum.EasingDirection.InOut), {

        CFrame = CFrame.new(Formula) * CFrame.Angles(CFrame.new(Formula, Half.Position):ToEulerAnglesXYZ())

    }):Play();
end

function isCloserToPosition(p, op, modulofactor, clamp)
    p = p.CFrame;
    local p1 = math.abs(((-p.RightVector + p.Position) - op.Position).Magnitude);
    local p2 = math.abs(((p.RightVector + p.Position) - op.Position).Magnitude);

    if (math.floor(p1) > math.floor(p2)) then --if the other part is closer to the right side
        return 'Right', math.clamp(p2/(modulofactor or 1), -clamp, clamp);
    else --if the other part is closer to the left side
        return 'Left',  math.clamp(p1/(modulofactor or 1), -clamp, clamp);
    end
end

function Battle:CharacterAttacking(player, target, crit, mhit)
    player = player or BattleInfo.SelectedMember
    local C = self.Characters[player];


    local Keyword = self.BattleArea:WaitForChild(self.Ambush and 'Ambush Spawns' or 'Spawns')

    local OBJ = nil;
    if (player <=1) then
        OBJ = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character or game.Players.LocalPlayer.CharacterAdded:Wait();
    else
        OBJ = workspace:WaitForChild('Party Container'):WaitForChild(C.Name)
    end
    local Increase = 8.5
    OBJ = OBJ.PrimaryPart--Keyword['Party Spawns']:WaitForChild('Spawn'..(player))
    local ClosestTo, shiftFactor = isCloserToPosition(OBJ, target, 10, 2)
    if (mhit) then
        local Keyword = Keyword['Enemy Spawns']
        local CF = Keyword:GetChildren()[1].CFrame:Lerp(Keyword:GetChildren()[#Keyword:GetChildren()].CFrame, 0.5)
        target = {CFrame = CF, Position = CF.Position}
    end
    local c =  OBJ
    local mp = 5--(ClosestTo == 'Right' and 1 or 5)
    local RV = (ClosestTo == 'Right' and -shiftFactor-5 or 5+shiftFactor)--move closer to the left if the attacked person is too far to the right



    workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame = CFrame.new(Vector3.new(0,6.5,0)+OBJ.CFrame.lookVector*-mp + OBJ.CFrame.rightVector*(crit and 0 or RV)) * CFrame.Angles(CFrame.new(c.CFrame--[[:toEulerAnglesXYZ()]].Position, target.CFrame.Position):ToEulerAnglesXYZ()) + OBJ.Position --+ Vector3.new(0,Increase, 0)
    wait();
    local Formula = workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame.LookVector * -(crit and -5 or 5) + workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame.Position;
    Tween(workspace.CurrentCamera, TweenInfo.new(2, Enum.EasingStyle.Sine, Enum.EasingDirection.InOut), {

        CFrame = CFrame.new(Formula) * CFrame.Angles(CFrame.new(Formula, target.CFrame.Position):ToEulerAnglesXYZ())

    }):Play();

    wait(1.25)
end

--functions for battle
function getNextStage()
    for i, v in pairs(StageDirections) do
        if (i == BattleInfo.BattleStage) then
            return v.Next;
        end
    end

    return nil;
end

function getPreviousStage()
    for i, v in pairs(StageDirections) do
        if (i == BattleInfo.BattleStage) then
            return v.Next;
        end
    end

    return nil;
end
w = warn;

function Battle:selectViableMember(RefillMembers)
    if (self.BattleFinished) then return 1 end;
    if (not self.AvailableUsers) then
        self.AvailableUsers = {};
    end
    local AvailableUsers = self.AvailableUsers;
    if (not BattleInfo.TotalTurn) then

        BattleInfo.TotalTurn = 0;
    end

    print('Baton Count:', self.BatonCount or 0);

    if (self.BatonPass) then
        self.BatonCount = self.BatonCount + 1;

        if (self.BatonCount == 1) then
            showLabel('Attack and Recovery increased!')
        elseif (self.BatonCount == 2) then
            showLabel('Attack and Recovery greatly increased!')
        elseif (self.BatonCount == 3) then
            showLabel('Attack and Recovery massively increased!')
        elseif (self.BatonCount == 4) then
            showLabel('Attack and Recovery tremendously increased!')
        end

        local OBT = self.BatonPass;
        self.BatonPass = nil;
        return OBT
    end



    if (self.OneMore) then

        Battle:showOneMore()
        return BattleInfo.SelectedMember;
    end

    for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
        v.BatonPassed = false;
    end

    self.BatonCount = 0;

    --use X prefix to describe enemies

    --Add all ids to one table so we can determine their agility for turn order

    if (not self.Ambush) then

        if (BattleInfo.TotalTurn == 0) then

            spawn(function()
                local RandomAppraisals = {"Awesome, Joker! We have the first strike! Make it good!", "Alright Joker, we have the upper hand! Don't mess it up!", "Alright team, you know what to do!", "Slay them all!", "Cut down their family tree!"}
                if (self.Boss) then
                    RandomAppraisals = {'Alright team, stay calm! I know this one\'s strong, but think your actions through!'}
                end;
                local WeakAppraisals = {}
                local lv = 0;
                for i, v in pairs(self.Enemies) do
                    lv = lv + (v.Level or 0);
                end
                lv = (lv/#self.Enemies) --get average of enemies
                local clv = 0;
                for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
                    clv = clv + (v.Level or 0);
                end

                clv = (clv/#self.Characters);

                if (clv - lv > 5) then
                    for i, v in pairs(not self.Boss and WeakAppraisals or {}) do
                        RandomAppraisals[#RandomAppraisals+1] = v;
                    end
                elseif (clv - lv < -5) then
                    RandomAppraisals = not self.Boss and {
                        string.format("Joker, be cautious! %s very strong!", #self.Enemies > 1 and "These guys are" or "This guy is");
                        string.format("Joker, be careful! %s tough..", #self.Enemies > 1 and "These ones're" or "This one's");
                        string.format("Joker, be careful! We may have the upper hand, but %s tough!", #self.Enemies > 1 and "These ones're" or "This one's");
                        string.format("Be cautious, everyone! %s tough!", #self.Enemies > 1 and "These ones're" or "This one's")
                    } or RandomAppraisals;
                end

                _G.BattleAnnouncement(RandomAppraisals[math.random(1, #RandomAppraisals)], ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild('Party Members'):WaitForChild('Yuki'))
            end)

--          for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
--
--              AvailableUsers[#AvailableUsers+1] = {i, 7000-(math.random(1, 500))}
--          end
        end
    elseif (BattleInfo.TotalTurn == 0) then

        for i, v in pairs(self.Enemies) do

            AvailableUsers[#AvailableUsers+1] = {"X"..v.ID, 7000-(math.random(1, 500))}
        end
    end

    if (RefillMembers) then
        self.knockedChar = false;
        --impwarn("Refilling...")
        BattleInfo.EnemyActions = {};
        BattleInfo.MemberActions = {};
        for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do --character personas dont have an agility stat yet SIKE THEY DO NOW

            BattleInfo.PlayerTurns[i] = BattleInfo.PlayerTurns[i] or 1

            local Incapacitated = checkIncapacitated(v, nil, BattleInfo.PlayerTurns[i] or 1);

            if (not BattleInfo.MemberActions[i]) --[[and (not checkIncapacitated(v, nil, BattleInfo.PlayerTurns[i]))]] then
                AvailableUsers[#AvailableUsers+1] = {i, v.Persona.Stats.Agility};

            elseif Incapacitated then

                impprint('Player was incapacitated. Skipping turn and adding one.')
                BattleInfo.PlayerTurns[i] = BattleInfo.PlayerTurns[i] and (BattleInfo.PlayerTurns[i]+1)or 1
            end
        end

        for i, v in pairs(self.Enemies) do
            if (v.TurnCount) then

                v.CTC = v.CTC or 1;
            end

            BattleInfo.EnemyTurns[v.ID] = BattleInfo.EnemyTurns[v.ID] or 1

            local Incapacitated = checkIncapacitated(v, nil, BattleInfo.EnemyTurns[v.ID] or 1);

            if (not BattleInfo.EnemyActions[i]) and (not Incapacitated) then

                if (v.TurnCount and v.CTC <= v.TurnCount) then

                    for i = 0, v.TurnCount do
                        --NO WONDER IT DIDNT WORK, IT ONLY DID IT FOR TURN COUNTS ONLY WHAT
                        AvailableUsers[#AvailableUsers+1] = {'X'..v.ID, (v.EnemyStats or v.Stats).Agility};
                    end
                elseif (not v.TurnCount) and (not BattleInfo.EnemyActions[v.ID]) and (not Incapacitated) then
                    AvailableUsers[#AvailableUsers+1] = {'X'..v.ID, (v.EnemyStats or v.Stats).Agility};
                end
            elseif Incapacitated then

                impprint('Enemy was incapacitated. Skipping turn and adding one.', "Name:", v.Name, "ID", v.ID or 0)

                local oa = BattleInfo.EnemyTurns[i] or 1;

                BattleInfo.EnemyTurns[i] = BattleInfo.EnemyTurns[i] and (BattleInfo.EnemyTurns[i]+1) or 1

                impwarn('Previously:', oa, 'Now:', BattleInfo.EnemyTurns[i])
            end
        end

    end

    --sort the table based on their agility. convert all strings to numbers and then place in the table if the string's numbers are valid
    for i, v in pairs(AvailableUsers) do

        impprint('Before Turn Order:', table.concat(v, ', '))
    end

    table.sort(AvailableUsers, function(a, b)


        local newA = a[2];
        local newB = b[2];

        return newA > newB
    end)
    for i, v in pairs(AvailableUsers) do

        impprint('After Turn Order:', table.concat(v, ', '))

    end

    local CharacterCount = 0;

    local y = tostring(AvailableUsers[1][1]);
        --hehe
    BattleInfo.TotalTurn = BattleInfo.TotalTurn + 1;

    for i, v in pairs(self.Enemies) do
        v.Debuffs = v.Debuffs or {};
        local Enemy = v;
        for i, v in pairs(v.Debuffs) do
            if (v.TurnAdded and v.TurnAdded + v.Length < (BattleInfo.EnemyTurns[Enemy.ID] or 0)) then
                Battle:MoveCameraToEnemy(Enemy.ID)
                if (v.Name ~= 'Down') then
                    showLabel(v.Name..'has worn off!', 2.5)
                else
                    Battle.HoldUpped = false;
                end
                v.Debuffs[i] = nil;
            else
                impwarn("");
                impwarn("Debuff Data:");
                impwarn("Receiver Name:", Enemy.Name, "Debuff Name:", v.Name, "::", "TurnAdded:", v.TurnAdded, "Length:", v.Length, "Finishing Turn:", v.TurnAdded + v.Length, "Current Turn:", BattleInfo.TotalTurn, "\n")

            end
        end
    end
    for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
        v.Debuffs = v.Debuffs or {};
        local Character = v;
        for i, v in pairs(v.Debuffs) do
            if (v.TurnAdded and v.TurnAdded + v.Length < (BattleInfo.PlayerTurns[i] or 0)) then
                Battle:MoveCameraToCharacter(i)
                if (v.Name ~= 'Down') then
                    showLabel(v.Name..'has worn off!', 2.5)
                end
                v.Debuffs[i] = nil;
            else
                impwarn("");
                impwarn("Debuff Data (Player):")
                impwarn("Receiver Name:", Character.Name, "Debuff Name:", v.Name, "::", "TurnAdded:", v.TurnAdded, "Length:", v.Length, "Finishing Turn:", v.TurnAdded + v.Length, "Current Turn:", BattleInfo.TotalTurn, "\n")
            end
        end
    end
    if (tostring(AvailableUsers[1][1]):match('X')) then
        warn("X Found!");
        return self.Enemies[tonumber(AvailableUsers[1][1]:match('(%d+)'))]
    else
        warn("X Not Found!");
        return tonumber(AvailableUsers[1][1])
    end

end



local Technicals = {
    wind = {burn = true};
    physical = {frozen = true, shock = true};
    nuclear = {frozen = true, burning = true, shock = true};
    psychic = {confuse = true, fear = true, despair = true, rage = true, brainwash = true};

} --Technicals
local CMS = require(game:GetService('Players').LocalPlayer:WaitForChild('PlayerScripts'):WaitForChild('PlayerModule'):WaitForChild('ControlModule'));


local KeypadTranslations = { --translate alternative inputs to base inputs for easier coding within the UserInputService InputBegan
    Y = 'Z';
    X = 'X';
    A = 'V';
}

function Battle:RemoveHealthbars()
    for i, v in pairs(CollectionService:GetTagged('TemporaryAdornee')) do
        v:Destroy();
    end
end

function Battle:AdorneeHealth(type)
--  if ((BattleInfo.SelectedPersonaAttack.Type == 'Kaja' or BattleInfo.SelectedPersonaAttack.Type == 'Buff') and BattleInfo.SelectedPersonaAttack.Type2 ~= 'Debuff') or BattleInfo.BattleStage == 'BatonPass' then
--      local Guy = self.Characters[BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy];
--      PlayerGui:WaitForChild('HealthBar').Adornee = self:GetCharacterFromID(BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy).PrimaryPart;
--      PlayerGui.HealthBar.Frame.Frame.Frame.Size = UDim2.new(math.clamp(Guy.Health/Guy.MaxHealth-0.05, 0, math.huge), 0, 0.6, 0)
--      PlayerGui.HealthBar.HealthLabel.Text = tostring(Guy.Health)
--  else
--      local Guy = self.Enemies[BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy];
--
--      PlayerGui:WaitForChild('HealthBar').Adornee = self:GetEnemyFromName(BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy, true).PrimaryPart;
--      PlayerGui.HealthBar.Frame.Frame.Frame.Size = UDim2.new(math.clamp(Guy.Health/Guy.MaxHealth-0.05, 0, math.huge), 0, 0.6, 0)
--      PlayerGui.HealthBar.WeakLabel.Visible = Guy.Weak and Guy.Weak[BattleInfo.SelectedPersonaAttack.Type] or false
--      PlayerGui.HealthBar.HealthLabel.Text = tostring(Guy.Health)
--  end



    if (BattleInfo.SelectedPersonaAttack) then
        if (BattleInfo.SelectedPersonaAttack.Heals) then
            for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
                local newHealthBar = PlayerGui:WaitForChild('HealthBar'):Clone();
                if (v.ID) then
                    local IDValue = Instance.new('StringValue', newHealthBar);
                    IDValue.Name = "Enemy";
                    IDValue.Value = tostring(v.ID);
                end
                newHealthBar.Parent = self:GetCharacterFromID(i).PrimaryPart;
                newHealthBar.Adornee = newHealthBar.Parent;
                newHealthBar.HealthLabel.Text = v.Health;
                newHealthBar.Frame.Frame.Frame.Size = UDim2.new(math.clamp(v.Health/v.MaxHealth-0.05, 0, math.huge),  0, 0.6, 0)
                newHealthBar.WeakLabel.Visible = (not not v.Persona.Weak[BattleInfo.SelectedPersonaAttack.Type])
                CollectionService:AddTag(newHealthBar, 'TemporaryAdornee')
            end
        elseif (BattleInfo.SelectedPersonaAttack.Damages) then
            for i, v in pairs(self.Enemies) do
                if (v.Health > 0) then
                    local newHealthBar = PlayerGui:WaitForChild('HealthBar'):Clone();
                    if (v.ID) then
                        local IDValue = Instance.new('StringValue', newHealthBar);
                        IDValue.Name = "Enemy";
                        IDValue.Value = tostring(v.ID);
                    end

                    newHealthBar.Parent = self:GetEnemyFromName(v.ID, true).PrimaryPart;
                    newHealthBar.Adornee = newHealthBar.Parent;
                    newHealthBar.HealthLabel.Text = v.Health;
                    newHealthBar.Frame.Frame.Frame.Size = UDim2.new(math.clamp(v.Health/v.MaxHealth-0.05, 0, math.huge),  0, 0.6, 0)
                    if (v.Weak) then
                        newHealthBar.WeakLabel.Visible = (not not v.Weak[BattleInfo.SelectedPersonaAttack.Type])
                    end
                    CollectionService:AddTag(newHealthBar, 'TemporaryAdornee')
                end
            end
        elseif (BattleInfo.SelectedPersonaAttack.Type2 ~= 'Debuff') and (tonumber(BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy)) and  (BattleInfo.SelectedPersonaAttack.Type == 'Kaja' or BattleInfo.SelectedPersonaAttack.Type == 'Buff') then
            local C = self:GetCharacterFromID(BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy)
            if (C.PrimaryPart) then
                print("Yes Primary Part");
                local newHealthBar = PlayerGui:WaitForChild('HealthBar'):Clone();
                local IDValue = Instance.new('StringValue', newHealthBar);
                IDValue.Name = "Player";
                IDValue.Value = tostring(BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy);
                newHealthBar.Parent = C.PrimaryPart;
                newHealthBar.Adornee = newHealthBar.Parent;
                newHealthBar.HealthLabel.Text = self.Characters[BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy].Health
                newHealthBar.Frame.Frame.Frame.Size = UDim2.new(math.clamp(self.Characters[BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy].Health/self.Characters[BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy].MaxHealth-0.05, 0, math.huge),  0, 0.6, 0)
                CollectionService:AddTag(newHealthBar, 'TemporaryAdornee')
            end
        else
            local Guy = self.Enemies[BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy];
            if (self:GetEnemyFromName(BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy, true).PrimaryPart) and Guy.Health > 0 then
                print("Yes Primary Part");
                local newHealthBar = PlayerGui:WaitForChild('HealthBar'):Clone();
                local IDValue = Instance.new('StringValue', newHealthBar);
                IDValue.Name = "Enemy";
                IDValue.Value = tostring(BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy);
                newHealthBar.Parent = self:GetEnemyFromName(BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy, true).PrimaryPart;
                newHealthBar.Adornee = newHealthBar.Parent;
                newHealthBar.HealthLabel.Text = Guy.Health
                newHealthBar.Frame.Frame.Frame.Size = UDim2.new(math.clamp(Guy.Health/Guy.MaxHealth-0.05, 0, math.huge),  0, 0.6, 0)
                newHealthBar.WeakLabel.Visible = (not not Guy.Weak[BattleInfo.SelectedPersonaAttack.Type])
                CollectionService:AddTag(newHealthBar, 'TemporaryAdornee')
            end
        end
    end
    return true;
end



function Battle:TweenHealth(t)
    local ty = tonumber(PlayerGui.HealthBar.HealthLabel.Text);

    local waitTime = t--(ty - Guy.Health) * 1/60


    for i, v in pairs(CollectionService:GetTagged('TemporaryAdornee')) do
        local Guy;
        if (v:FindFirstChild("Enemy")) then
            Guy = self.Enemies[tonumber(v.Enemy.Value)];
        elseif (v:FindFirstChild("Player")) then
            Guy = self.Characters[tonumber(v.Player.Value)]
        end
        v.Frame.Frame.Frame:TweenSize(UDim2.new(math.clamp(Guy.Health/Guy.MaxHealth-0.05, 0, math.huge),  0, 0.6, 0), Enum.EasingDirection.InOut, Enum.EasingStyle.Sine, waitTime, true)
        v.HealthLabel.Text = Guy.Health;
    end

--  for i = ty, Guy.Health, -1 do
--
--      if (i < Guy.Health) then
--
--          break; --so no infinite loops
--      end
--      wait(1/60)
--      PlayerGui.HealthBar.HealthLabel.Text = i;
--  end


    wait(waitTime)
end

function Battle:AmbushPosition(t)
    workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame = self.BattleArea.Cameras.AmbushCamera.CFrame;
    --return Tween(workspace.CurrentCamera, TweenInfo.new(tonumber(t) or 0.25, Enum.EasingStyle.Sine, Enum.EasingDirection.InOut, 0, false, 0), {CFrame = self.BattleArea.Cameras.AmbushCamera.CFrame}):Play();
end

function checkIncapacitated(t, isdown, abc)
    if (t) then
        if (t.Debuffs) then
            local y = t; --             if (v.Health > 0) and (not v.Debuffs.Down) and (not v.Debuffs.Sleep) and (not v.Debuffs.Shock) and (not v.Debuffs.Confused) and (not v.Debuffs.Dizzy) and (not v.Debuffs.Fear) then
            local t = t.Debuffs;

            if ((not isdown and t.Down) or t.Sleep or t.Shock or t.Confused or t.Fear or y.Health <= 0) then
                if (not t.Down) and (y.Health > 0) then
                    return (math.random() < 0.25) and false or true -- 25% chance to be able to act even when debuffed (but not downed)
                end
                if abc and (t.Down and t.Down.Length + t.Down.TurnAdded <= abc+1) then

                    return false --so they can have a turn, they get up, then they attack. epic!!
                end
                return true;
            end
        else
            t.Debuffs = {};
        end

        if (t.Health <= 0) then
            return true;
        end
    else
        warn('error in checkIncapacitated')
    end
    return false
end

function Battle:NewTurn()
    local DC = 0;
    local LivingEnemies = 0;
    for i, v in pairs(self.Enemies) do
        if (v.Health > 0) then
            if (v.Debuffs and v.Debuffs.Down) then
                DC = DC+1;
            end
            LivingEnemies = LivingEnemies + 1;
        end
    end
    impwarn(DC, LivingEnemies, 'downcount & living enemies')
    if (DC == LivingEnemies) and DC > 0 and not Battle.HoldUpped then
        self.OneMore = false;
    end
    for i, v in pairs(ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild('AnimationAssets'):WaitForChild('CritAnim'):GetChildren()) do
        if (tonumber(BattleInfo.SelectedMember) and tonumber(BattleInfo.SelectedMember) ~= 0) then
            --impwarn('mem:', BattleInfo.SelectedMember);
            local Z = Battle:GetCharacterFromID(BattleInfo.SelectedMember):FindFirstChild('Humanoid', true);
            local Y = animationStatus(v, Z);
            if (Y) then
                Y:AdjustWeight(1, 2)
                StopAnimation(v, Z)
            end
        end
    end
    CurrentCameraShake.RotationInfluence = Vector3.new(0.1, 0.1, 0)
    coroutine.wrap(function()
        wait();
        self:RemoveHealthbars();
    end)();
    if (self.BattleFinished) then return nil end;
    CMS:Disable()
    if (not (self.Characters[1].Debuffs.Down or self.Characters[1].Health == 0)) and (DC == LivingEnemies) and DC > 0 and not Battle.HoldUpped then
        --Hold Up
        CurrentCameraShake.RotationInfluence = Vector3.new(0.05, 0.05, 0)
        RemoveAllPersonas(true);
        local stateType = Enum.HumanoidStateType
        print('HOLD UP!')
        local CFrames = {};
        for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
            if (i ~= 1) then


                v = Battle:GetCharacterFromID(i)
                for i, v in pairs(v:GetDescendants()) do
                    if v:IsA('BasePart') then
                        v.Velocity = Vector3.new(0,0,0)
                        v.RotVelocity = Vector3.new(0,0,0)
                    end
                end
                CFrames[i] = v and v:GetPrimaryPartCFrame() or error ("improper coding idiot")
                v.Humanoid:SetStateEnabled(stateType.FallingDown, false)
                v.Humanoid:SetStateEnabled(stateType.Ragdoll, false)
                --impwarn(v);
                local PrimaryPart = v.PrimaryPart;
                PrimaryPart.Anchored = false;
                wait(.1)
                v.Humanoid:MoveTo(PrimaryPart.CFrame.LookVector*7 + PrimaryPart.Position)
            end
        end --movecameratoenemy

        for i, v in pairs(Character:GetDescendants()) do
            if v:IsA('BasePart') then
                v.Velocity = Vector3.new(0,0,0)
                v.RotVelocity = Vector3.new(0,0,0)
            end
        end
        CFrames[1] = Character:GetPrimaryPartCFrame();
        Character.Humanoid:SetStateEnabled(stateType.FallingDown, false)
        Character.Humanoid:SetStateEnabled(stateType.Ragdoll, false)
        wait(.1);
        Character.PrimaryPart.Anchored = false;
        Character.Humanoid:MoveTo(Character.PrimaryPart.CFrame.LookVector*7 + Character.PrimaryPart.CFrame.Position)

        Character.Humanoid.MoveToFinished:Wait()
        local ColorCorrection = Instance.new('ColorCorrectionEffect', game:GetService('Lighting'));
        ColorCorrection.Name = "BattleEffect";
        local Length = 1;
        Tween(ColorCorrection, TweenInfo.new(Length), {Brightness = -0.45}):Play();
        Battle.OtherMusic = game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage').Music['Negotiation']:Clone();
        Battle.OtherMusic.Volume = 0;
        Battle.OtherMusic.Parent = Player.PlayerGui;
        Battle.OtherMusic:Play();
        local Vol = self.Music.Volume;
        for i = self.Music.Volume, 0, -0.075 do
            self.Music.Volume = i;
            Battle.OtherMusic.Volume = Battle.OtherMusic.Volume + (Vol - i)
            wait();
        end
        self.Music:Pause();
        local Input;

        BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy = Battle:GetFirstLivingEnemy();
        local SEG = BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy;
        local Char = self:GetEnemyFromName(BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy, true);
        Battle:CharacterPositionButWithPersona(1, Char.PrimaryPart, true, 11, 3.5) --(t, lookAt, inst, ofst)


        local Part;
        Part = not (Part and Part:Destroy()) and Instance.new('Part')
        Part.Anchored = true;
        Part.Transparency = 1;
        Part.CFrame = Char:GetPrimaryPartCFrame() + Vector3.new(0,5,0);
        Part.CanCollide = false;
        Part.Parent = workspace;
        do --create new scope so other scopes cannot access these current local scopes.
            for i, v in pairs(self.PartyContainer:GetChildren()) do
                local Part = Instance.new('Part')
                Part.Anchored = true;
                Part.Transparency = 1;
                Part.CFrame = v:GetPrimaryPartCFrame() + Vector3.new(0,5,0);
                Part.CanCollide = false;
                Part.Parent = workspace;

                local PointLight = Instance.new('PointLight')
                PointLight.Color = Color3.fromRGB(206, 200, 131)
                PointLight.Range = 4;
                PointLight.Brightness = 32.25;
                PointLight.Parent = Part;
            end

            local Part = Instance.new('Part')
            Part.Anchored = true;
            Part.Transparency = 1;
            Part.CFrame = Character:GetPrimaryPartCFrame() + Vector3.new(0,5,0);
            Part.CanCollide = false;
            Part.Parent = workspace;

            local PointLight = Instance.new('PointLight')
            PointLight.Color = Color3.fromRGB(206, 200, 131)
            PointLight.Range = 4;
            PointLight.Brightness = 32.25;
            PointLight.Parent = Part;
        end
        local PointLight = Instance.new('PointLight')
        PointLight.Color = Color3.fromRGB(206, 200, 131)
        PointLight.Range = 4;
        PointLight.Brightness = 32.25;
        PointLight.Parent = Part;
        local lastInput;
        self.OtherMusic = Battle.OtherMusic;
        repeat
            Input = (typeof(lastInput or true) ~= 'boolean' and lastInput) or UIS.InputBegan:Wait()
            if (Input == 'MessedUp') then
                for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
                    v = Battle:GetCharacterFromID(i);
                    v:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(CFrames[i]);
                end
                local Index = PlayerGui:FindFirstChild('BattleChoices', true) and PlayerGui:FindFirstChild('BattleChoices', true):Destroy() or nil;
                local OtherIndex = PlayerGui:FindFirstChild('BattleBox', true) and PlayerGui:FindFirstChild('BattleBox', true):Destroy() or nil;
                Part = Part and Part:Destroy();
                local Length = 0.25;
                Tween(ColorCorrection, TweenInfo.new(Length), {Brightness = 0}):Play();
                Input = true; Battle.HoldUpped = true; break;
            end
            if (Input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.Z) then
                local Index = PlayerGui:FindFirstChild('BattleChoices', true) and PlayerGui:FindFirstChild('BattleChoices', true):Destroy() or nil;
                local OtherIndex = PlayerGui:FindFirstChild('BattleBox', true) and PlayerGui:FindFirstChild('BattleBox', true):Destroy() or nil;

                for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
                    v = Battle:GetCharacterFromID(i);
                    v:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(CFrames[i]);
                end
                Part = Part and Part:Destroy();
                local Length = 0.25;
                Tween(ColorCorrection, TweenInfo.new(Length), {Brightness = 0}):Play();
                Input = true; Battle.HoldUpped = true; break;
            elseif (Enum.KeyCode.X == Input.KeyCode) then --cursed
                Tween(workspace.CurrentCamera, TweenInfo.new(0.5, Enum.EasingStyle.Sine, Enum.EasingDirection.InOut, 0, false, 0), {CFrame = self.BattleArea.Cameras.AmbushCamera.CFrame}):Play();
                local Index = PlayerGui:FindFirstChild('BattleChoices', true) and PlayerGui:FindFirstChild('BattleChoices', true):Destroy() or nil;
                local OtherIndex = PlayerGui:FindFirstChild('BattleBox', true) and PlayerGui:FindFirstChild('BattleBox', true):Destroy() or nil;
                self.Music:Resume();
                for i = 0, Vol, 0.075 do
                    self.Music.Volume = i;
                    Battle.OtherMusic.Volume = Battle.OtherMusic.Volume - i;
                    wait();
                end
                for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
                    v = Battle:GetCharacterFromID(i);
                    v:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(CFrames[i]);
                end
                Part = Part and Part:Destroy();
                local Length = 0.25;
                Tween(ColorCorrection, TweenInfo.new(Length), {Brightness = 0}):Play()
                local Personas = {};
                local what = game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage'):WaitForChild('EffectStorage'):WaitForChild('DustPart'):Clone();
                local MiddleCF = self.EnemySpawns:GetChildren()[1].CFrame:Lerp(self.EnemySpawns:GetChildren()[#self.EnemySpawns:GetChildren()].CFrame, 0.5);
                local ChosenEffects = {};
                local ACF=0;
                local CompletedEffects = {};
                local Passed;
--              spawn(function()
--                  repeat wait(.5) what.ParticleEmitter:Emit(1500) until Passed
--              end)
                what.CFrame = MiddleCF;
                what.Parent = Instance.new('Model', workspace)
                what.Parent.PrimaryPart = what;
                local a = Instance.new('Humanoid', what.Parent);
                what.ParticleEmitter.Enabled = true;
                a.HipHeight = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character.Humanoid.HipHeight
                for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
                    local N = v;
                    if (i ~= BattleInfo.SelectedMember) then
                        v = Battle:GetCharacterFromID(i);
                        for i, v in pairs(v:GetDescendants()) do
                            if (v:IsA("BasePart") or v:IsA('Decal')) and (v.Name ~= 'HumanoidRootPart') then
                                local Transparency = Instance.new'NumberValue';
                                Transparency.Name = 'Opacity'
                                Transparency.Value = v.Transparency;
                                Transparency.Parent = v
                                spawn(function(a)
                                    wait(0.5)
                                    for i = v.Transparency, 1, 0.1 do
                                        wait();
                                        v.Transparency = i;
                                    end
                                end)
                            end
                        end
                    end
                    ChosenEffects[N.Persona.Name] = N.Persona.Attacks[math.random(1, #N.Persona.Attacks)]
                    ACF=ACF+1;
                end
                for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do --todo // change all _G.Characters to self.Characters unless in initialization function
                    Personas[v.Persona.Name]=Battle:createPersona(nil, true, i)
                    Personas[v.Persona.Name].Name = v.Name;
                end
                wait();
                for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
                    local N = v;
                    if (i ~= BattleInfo.SelectedMember) then
                        v = Battle:GetCharacterFromID(i);
                        v:WaitForChild('Humanoid'):MoveTo(MiddleCF.Position);
                    end
                end
                wait(3.5);
                spawn(function()
                    local Next = 0.1+math.random()/2
                    while wait(Next) do
                        if (Passed) then
                            local HeavyHit = ReplicatedStorage.Music:WaitForChild('HeavyHit')
                            HeavyHit = HeavyHit:Clone()
                            HeavyHit.Parent = game.Players.LocalPlayer.PlayerGui;
                            HeavyHit.PlayOnRemove = true;
                            HeavyHit:Destroy();
                            break;
                        end;
                        local HeavyHit = ReplicatedStorage.Music:WaitForChild('NormalHit')
                        HeavyHit = HeavyHit:Clone()
                        HeavyHit.Parent = game.Players.LocalPlayer.PlayerGui;
                        HeavyHit.PlayOnRemove = true;
                        HeavyHit:Destroy();
                        Next = 0.1+math.random()/2
                    end
                end)
                for i, v in pairs(ChosenEffects) do
                    local Effect = Effects[getAttack(v).Effect] or function() end;
                    coroutine.wrap(function()
                        Effect({
                            PrimaryPart = what;
                            TargetPart = Personas[i].PrimaryPart;
                            IgnoreAnimation = false;
                            TargetFolder = self.EnemyContainer;
                        });
                        CompletedEffects[#CompletedEffects+1] = v;
                    end)()
                end
                repeat wait() --[[impwarn(#CompletedEffects, ACF, ACF==#CompletedEffects)]] until #CompletedEffects == ACF
                Passed = true;
                for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
                    v = Battle:GetCharacterFromID(i);
                    v.Humanoid:MoveTo(v.PrimaryPart.Position);
                    wait();
                    v:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(CFrames[i]);
                    for i, v in pairs(v:GetDescendants()) do
                        spawn(function(a)
                            if (v:IsA('BasePart') or v:IsA('Decal')) and (v:FindFirstChild'Opacity') then
                                --impwarn(v.Transparency, v.Opacity.Value)
                                for i = v.Transparency, v.Opacity.Value, -0.1 do
                                    wait();
                                    v.Transparency = i;
                                end
                            end
                        end)
                    end
                end
--                      Effects[attack.Effect]({PrimaryPart = Char.PrimaryPart,  --enemy's part
--                          IgnoreAnimation = ia, --ignore animation?
--                          TargetPart = Me.PrimaryPart, --my primary part
--                          TargetFolder = self.EnemyContainer --enemy's folder? WHAT
--                      })

                what.ParticleEmitter.Enabled = false;
                local Damage = 0;
                for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
                    local EquippedMelee = v.Equipped.Melee
                    local Item = Items[EquippedMelee];
                    if (Item) then
                        Damage = Damage+(Item.Damage or 0);
                    end
                end
                --[[
                    attacks.Lunge = {
                        Name = 'Lunge';
                        Type = 'Physical',
                        Damage = 35;
                        HPRequired = 5;
                        Description = 'Slight Physical damage to one foe.';
                        JPDesc = '???????????????' --//??
                    }
                --]]
                wait(1);
                Battle:AdorneeHealth();
                Battle:Damage(self.Characters[1], self.Enemies[1], {
                    Name = "All Out Attack",
                    Type = "Almighty",
                    Damages = "All";
                    Damage = Damage;
                    HPRequired = 0;
                    Description = "No time for apologies!";
                }, true)
                Battle:TweenHealth();
                for i, v in pairs(self.Enemies) do
                    v.Debuffs = {};
                end
                RemoveAllPersonas(true)
                Input = true;
            elseif (Input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.Left or Input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.Right or Input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.DPadLeft or lastInput == "Left" or lastInput == "Right") then
                --print(Input.Name:match('Left') or Input.Name:match('Right'));
                Input = lastInput and {Name = lastInput} or Input.KeyCode;
                Input = {Name = Input.Name:match('Left') or Input.Name:match('Right')};
                BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy = self:GetEnemy(Input.Name:sub(1,1):lower(), BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy)
                local Char = self:GetEnemyFromName(BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy, true);
                Battle:CharacterPositionButWithPersona(1, Char.PrimaryPart, nil, 11, 3.5)
                Part = not (Part and Part:Destroy()) and Instance.new('Part')
                Part.Anchored = true;
                Part.Transparency = 1;
                Part.CFrame = Char:GetPrimaryPartCFrame() + Vector3.new(0,5,0);
                Part.CanCollide = false;
                Part.Parent = workspace;

                local PointLight = Instance.new('PointLight')
                PointLight.Color = Color3.fromRGB(206, 200, 131)
                PointLight.Range = 4;
                PointLight.Brightness = 32.25;
                PointLight.Parent = Part;

                lastInput = nil;
                lastInput = _G.ShowIntroSpeech(game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage').ModuleScripts.Dialogue.Timid, self.Enemies[SEG].Name, Battle, self.Enemies[SEG], BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy);
            end
        until Input == true;
        self.Music:Resume();
        for i = 0, Vol, 0.075 do
            self.Music.Volume = i;
            Battle.OtherMusic.Volume = Battle.OtherMusic.Volume - i;
            wait();
        end
        Battle.OtherMusic:Stop();
        Battle.OtherMusic:Destroy();
        self.OneMore = false;
    end








    if (self.OneMore == 'W') then
        self.OneMore = true
    end

    --PlayerGui.Reticle.Enabled = false;
    local NoHealth = 0;
    for i, v in pairs(self.Enemies) do
        if (v.Health <= 0) then
            NoHealth = NoHealth + 1;
        end
    end

    local NHealth = 0
    for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
        if (v.Health <= 0) then
            NHealth = NHealth + 1;
        end;
    end
    RemoveAllPersonas(true)

    self:EndBattleProtocol(NoHealth, NHealth, false)
--  if (NoHealth == #self.Enemies or NHealth == #self.Characters) then
--      self:EndBattle();
--
--      for i, v in pairs(Character.Humanoid:GetPlayingAnimationTracks()) do
--          v:Stop(); --stop all playing animations, the default animator will replay animations again so it doesn't matter'
--      end
--      local PLighting = ReplicatedStorage:FindFirstChild('Previous Lighting');
--      if (PLighting) then
--          for i, v in pairs(PLighting:GetChildren()) do
--              pcall(function()
--                  game:GetService('Lighting')[v.Name] = v.Value;
--              end)
--          end
--      end
--      self.BattleArea:Destroy();
--      for i, v in pairs(game:GetService'Lighting':GetChildren()) do
--          if (v.ClassName:match('Effect') and v.Name ~= 'e') then
--              v.Enabled = true
--          end
--      end
--      Character:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(self.PositionBeforeBattle)
--      Character:WaitForChild('HumanoidRootPart').Anchored = false;
--      StopAnimation(nil, Character:WaitForChild('Humanoid'))
--      _G.Music:Play();
--      return true, script:Destroy(); --self destruct script just to be safe
--  end
    BattleInfo.BattleStage = 'Main'; --reset BattleStage so the battle can basically refresh itself upon a new turn
    BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy = 1 --workspace['Enemy Container']:GetChildren()[1] --set the selectedenemyguy to the first person
    if (BattleInfo.SelectedMember == 0) then
        --reset all tables in case a goof happened
        BattleInfo.EnemyTurns = {};
        BattleInfo.PlayerTurns = {};
        BattleInfo.MemberActions = {};
    elseif (BattleInfo.SelectedMember == 'Enemy') then
        BattleInfo.MemberActions = {}; --reset member actions if the player has already done stuff
    end

    local ChosenMember;
    if (not self.AvailableUsers) or (#self.AvailableUsers == 0) then
        impwarn("Refilling now.")
        ChosenMember = self:selectViableMember(true); --modify selectViableMember to provide enemy turns so debuffs wear off individually
    else
        impwarn("Not refilling, choosing a chracter now.")
        ChosenMember = self:selectViableMember() --true variable means that it just needs to choose a character and thats it, no reselecting
    end
    repeat game:GetService('RunService').RenderStepped:Wait();
        if not (typeof(ChosenMember) == "table") then
            if (not self.AvailableUsers) or (#self.AvailableUsers == 0) then
                impwarn("No chosen member. Refilling now.")
                ChosenMember = self:selectViableMember(true); --modify selectViableMember to provide enemy turns so debuffs wear off individually
            else
                impwarn("No chosen member. Not refilling.")
                ChosenMember = self:selectViableMember() --true variable means that it just needs to choose a character and thats it, no reselecting
            end
        end
    until (typeof(ChosenMember) == "table")
    impwarn("PASSED.")
    table.remove(self.AvailableUsers, 1)
    ChosenMember.Guard = false;
    BattleInfo.SelectedMember = ChosenMember;

    for x, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
        local n = v;
        BattleInfo.PlayerTurns[x] = BattleInfo.PlayerTurns[x] or 0;
        --warn('lope')
        if (v.Debuffs) then
            --warn('fat')
            for i, v in pairs(v.Debuffs) do
                --warn('worn')
                if (v.TurnAdded and v.Length and v.TurnAdded + v.Length <=  BattleInfo.PlayerTurns[x]) then
                    --warn('hi lol ecksdee')
                    self:MoveCameraToCharacter(x)
                    if (v.Name ~= 'Down') then
                        local DebuffTitle = (v.Name or '???')..' has worn off!';
                        DebuffTitle = v.WearOff or DebuffTitle;
                        showLabel(DebuffTitle, 1.5);
                    end
                    if (v.Name == 'Down') then
                        self.Characters[x].Debuffs.Down = nil;
                    end
                    spawn(function()
                        print(n.Debuffs[i])
                    end)
                    impwarn('Debuff data:', v.Name, v.Length, v.TurnAdded, 'Turn:', BattleInfo.EnemyTurns[x], 'Holder:', n.Name)
                end
            end
        end
        if (v.Health == 0) then
            v.Debuffs = {};
        end
    end

    if (self.Characters[BattleInfo.SelectedMember] and self.Characters[BattleInfo.SelectedMember].Health > 0) then
        if (animationStatus(game.ReplicatedStorage.AnimationAssets.Death.Stay, Battle:GetCharacterFromID(BattleInfo.SelectedMember).Humanoid) and animationStatus(game.ReplicatedStorage.AnimationAssets.Death.Stay, Battle:GetCharacterFromID(BattleInfo.SelectedMember).Humanoid).IsPlaying) then
            impwarn('Character was alive but down! Recovering...')
            local Humanoid = Battle:GetCharacterFromID(BattleInfo.SelectedMember).Humanoid;
            --stop animation b
            self:InvisibleEnemies()
            StopAnimation(game.ReplicatedStorage.AnimationAssets.Death.Stay, Humanoid)
            StopAnimation(game.ReplicatedStorage.AnimationAssets.Death.Fall, Humanoid)
            self:MoveCameraToCharacter(BattleInfo.SelectedMember)
            local Anim = LoadAnimation(game.ReplicatedStorage.AnimationAssets.Rise.Rise, Humanoid)
            Anim:Play()
            Anim.Stopped:Wait()
            self:InvisibleEnemies()
        end
    end
    if (typeof(ChosenMember) ~= 'table') and not self.OneMore then
        BattleInfo.PlayerTurns[ChosenMember] = BattleInfo.PlayerTurns[ChosenMember] and BattleInfo.PlayerTurns[ChosenMember] + 1 or 1;
        warn(_G.Characters[ChosenMember].Name.."'s Turn:", BattleInfo.PlayerTurns[ChosenMember])
        if (checkIncapacitated(self.Characters[ChosenMember], nil)) then
            warn'incapazitated'
            return Battle:NewTurn()
        end
    end
--  Battle:ResetCharacters()
    if (checkIncapacitated(self.Characters[ChosenMember])) then
        warn('Member is incapacitated! Skipping turn..')
        BattleInfo.MemberActions[ChosenMember] = "Incapacitated"
        return Battle:NewTurn();
    end

    for x, v in pairs(self.Enemies) do
        local n = v;
        --warn('lope2')
        if (v.Debuffs) then
            --warn('fat2')
            for i, v in pairs(v.Debuffs) do
                --warn('lorn2')
                BattleInfo.EnemyTurns[n.ID] = BattleInfo.EnemyTurns[n.ID] or 1;
                if (v.TurnAdded and v.Length and v.TurnAdded + v.Length <=  BattleInfo.EnemyTurns[n.ID]) then
                    --warn('enemy lolecksdee')
                    Battle:MoveCameraToEnemy(n.ID)
                    if (v.Name ~= 'Down') then
                        showLabel((v.Name or '???')..' has worn off!', 1.5);
                    end

                    if (v.Name == 'Down') then
                        n.Debuffs.Down = nil;
                        warn("DOWN DATA:", n.Debuffs.Down)
                        --stop animation a
                        self:InvisibleParty()
                        local Humanoid = Battle:GetEnemyFromID(n.ID, true).Humanoid;
                        StopAnimation(game.ReplicatedStorage.AnimationAssets.Death.Stay, Humanoid)
                        StopAnimation(game.ReplicatedStorage.AnimationAssets.Death.Fall, Humanoid)
                        local Anim = LoadAnimation(game.ReplicatedStorage.AnimationAssets.Rise.Rise, Humanoid)
                        Anim:Play()
                        Anim.Stopped:Wait()
                        self:InvisibleParty()
                    end
                else
                    warn('Debuff data:', v.Name, v.Length, v.TurnAdded, 'Turn:', BattleInfo.EnemyTurns[n.ID], 'Holder:', n.Name)
                end
            end
        end
        if (v.Health == 0) then
            v.Debuffs = {};
        end
    end

    if (not self.Ambush) and tonumber(ChosenMember) then
        Battle:CharacterPosition() --reset camera position to the player's back
    elseif (self.Ambush) then
        Battle:AmbushPosition()
    end
    if (typeof(ChosenMember) == 'table') then
        BattleInfo.EnemyTurns[ChosenMember.ID] = BattleInfo.EnemyTurns[ChosenMember.ID] and BattleInfo.EnemyTurns[ChosenMember.ID] + 1 or 1;
        PlayerGui.PersonaListR.Adornee = nil;
        PlayerGui.HealthBar.Adornee = nil;
        if (checkIncapacitated(ChosenMember)) then
            warn('Enemy is incapacitated! Skipping turn..')
            BattleInfo.EnemyActions[ChosenMember.ID] = "Incapacitated";
            return Battle:NewTurn();
        end
        --Battle:PointCameraToEnemy(ChosenMember.ID, true)
        if (ChosenMember.CTC and ChosenMember.TurnCount and ChosenMember.CTC >= ChosenMember.TurnCount) then
            --impwarn("First")
            BattleInfo.EnemyActions[ChosenMember.ID] = true;
        elseif (ChosenMember.CTC and ChosenMember.TurnCount and ChosenMember.CTC < ChosenMember.TurnCount) then
            --impwarn("Second")
            ChosenMember.CTC = ChosenMember.CTC+1;
        else
            --impwarn("Third");
            BattleInfo.EnemyActions[ChosenMember.ID] = true;
        end
        EnemyAPI:EnemyFunction(self.Characters[math.random(1, #self.Characters)], ChosenMember, Battle)

        wait(1.5)

        return Battle:NewTurn(); --make the function recursive
    end --enemy ai
    PlayerGui.PersonaListR.Adornee = ChosenMember == 1 and Character.PrimaryPart or workspace:WaitForChild('Party Container'):WaitForChild(self.Characters[ChosenMember].Name).PrimaryPart
    --^ set the adornee to the localplayer's primary part if the chosenmember is one otherwise it sets it to the other's primaryparts.

    --using a stage system to determine where we are at

    --connect to UserInputService for epicness
    local InputBegan; --define InputBegan as a dummy variable
    local KeyPressed;
    pcall(function()
        self.Characters[BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy].Guard = false;
    end)
    InputBegan = UIS.InputBegan:Connect(function(Key, Process)
        if (KeyPressed or Process) then return nil end
        BattleInfo.MemberActions[BattleInfo.SelectedMember] = true; --remove this
        ReplicatedStorage.Music.Blip:Play();

        --redefine InputBegan as the signal so we can keep the signal local whilst being able to disconnect it in the signal
        Key = Key.KeyCode;
        local Stage = BattleInfo.BattleStage


        if (Stage == 'Main' or Stage == 'BatonPass') then



            if (Key == K.Z or Key == K.ButtonY) then


                local Humanoid = self:GetCharacterFromID(BattleInfo.SelectedMember):WaitForChild('Humanoid')
                BattleInfo.BattleStage = 'PersonaAttackList'
                PlayerGui['Persona Attacks List'].Enabled = true
                BattleInfo.MemberActions[BattleInfo.SelectedMember] = true;
                game:GetService('RunService').RenderStepped:Wait()
--              for i, v in pairs(PlayerGui['Persona Attacks List'].Table:GetChildren()) do
--                  if (v:IsA('Frame')) then
--                      v.Button.Selected = true;
--                      game:GetService('GuiService').SelectedObject = v.Button;
--                      break;
--                  end
--              end
                return true;
            elseif (Key == K.Q or Key == K.ButtonR2) and (self.OneMore) then

                BattleInfo.BattleStage = 'BatonPass'
                BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy = BattleInfo.SelectedMember; --set btn pass to passer guy
                self:MoveCameraToCharacter(BattleInfo.SelectedMember)
                return true;
            end
        end

        if (Key == K.Backspace or Key == K.ButtonB) and Stage ~= 'Main' then
            Battle:RemoveHealthbars();
            if (Stage == 'AwaitGuard') then
                if (not self.Ambush) then
                    Battle:CharacterPosition() --reset camera position to the player's back
                else
                    Battle:AmbushPosition()
                end
                RemoveAllPersonas()
                PlayerGui['Guard'].Enabled = false;
                BattleInfo.BattleStage = 'Main'
                return nil;
            elseif (Stage == 'PersonaTarget' or Stage == 'PersonaChange') then
                BattleInfo.Waffle = "AnimAndSound";
                BattleInfo.BattleStage = 'PersonaAttackList'
                self.PersonaSelect = nil;
                return nil;
            elseif (Stage == 'Analysis') then

                BattleInfo.SelectedPersonaAttack = {Name = 'Analysis'}; --KOWALSKI
                BattleInfo.BattleStage = 'PersonaTarget'
                return nil;

            else
                if (not self.Ambush) then
                    Battle:CharacterPosition() --reset camera position to the player's back
                else
                    Battle:AmbushPosition()
                end
                RemoveAllPersonas()
                BattleInfo.BattleStage = 'Main'
                BattleInfo.SelectedPersonaAttack = {};
                return nil;
            end;
        elseif (Key == K.LeftBracket or Key == K.RightBracket or Key == K.ButtonL1 or Key == K.ButtonR1) and (Stage == 'PersonaChange' or Stage == 'PersonaAttackList') and (BattleInfo.SelectedMember == 1) then
            Key = (Key == K.LeftBracket or Key == K.ButtonL1) and 'Left' or 'Right'
            local OrigTable = {}
            local x = 0;
            local targetI = nil;
            for i, v in pairs(Personas) do
                if ((not self.PersonaSelect) and (v.Name == self.Characters[1].Persona.Name)) or self.PersonaSelect == x then
                    --warn('Not Self.PersonaSelect, and v.Name is self.Characters[1].Persona.Name, or self.PersonaSelect is equal to X.')
                    targetI = x;
                else
                    --warn('?????')
                end
                if (not v.Unspawnable) and (v.Name) then
                    x=x+1; --put the x in the Unspawnable area so it only increments if the persona is indeed spawnable, so we dont spawn a boss persona.

                    OrigTable[x] = v

                end --so we don't use big boss personas by accident
            end

            self.CurrentPersona = nil
                --obtain player
            for i, v in pairs(OrigTable) do

                if (i == targetI) and (Stage ~= 'PersonaChange') then --v-1

                    self.PersonaSelect = targetI;
                    self.CurrentPersona = v[2] --set thing to the table so we can use it's first iterator value to determine what place we are in'
                elseif (i == self.PersonaSelect or i == 1) then
                    if (Key == 'Left') then
                        if (OrigTable[(self.PersonaSelect or 0)-1]) then
                            self.PersonaSelect = self.PersonaSelect and self.PersonaSelect-1 or #OrigTable;
                        else
                            self.PersonaSelect = #OrigTable;
                        end
                    elseif (Key == 'Right') then
                        if (OrigTable[(self.PersonaSelect or 0)+1]) then
                            self.PersonaSelect = self.PersonaSelect and self.PersonaSelect+1 or 1;
                        else
                            self.PersonaSelect = 1;
                        end
                    end
                    self.CurrentPersona = OrigTable[self.PersonaSelect];
                    break;
                end
            end

            if (not self.CurrentPersona) then
                self.CurrentPersona = OrigTable[1];
                self.PersonaSelect = 1;
            end

            _G.RequestPersona(self.CurrentPersona or OrigTable[1]);
            BattleInfo.BattleStage = 'PersonaChange';
        elseif (Key == K.R or Key == K.ButtonL1) and (BattleInfo.BattleStage == 'Main') then
            BattleInfo.SelectedPersonaAttack = {Name = 'Analysis'}; --KOWALSKI
            BattleInfo.BattleStage = 'PersonaTarget'
        elseif (Key == K.Return or Key == K.ButtonA) then

            if (UIS:IsKeyDown(K.R)) then
                KeyPressed = true;
                return true;
            end

            if (BattleInfo.BattleStage == 'PersonaTarget' and BattleInfo.SelectedPersonaAttack and BattleInfo.SelectedPersonaAttack.Name == 'Analysis') then

                _G.RequestPersona(self.Enemies[BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy] or self.Enemies[#self.Enemies], true)
                BattleInfo.BattleStage = 'Analysis'
                return true;
            end

            if (self.CurrentPersona and Stage == 'PersonaChange') then
                local Persona = self.CurrentPersona or Personas.Widgeon;
                local NeverSwappedPersona = self.CurrentPersona.Name == self.Characters[1].Persona.Name
                self.Characters[1].Persona = self.CurrentPersona or Personas.Widgeon;
                RefreshPersonaList(not NeverSwappedPersona)
                BattleInfo.BattleStage = 'PersonaAttackList'
                return true;
            end

            if (Stage == 'AwaitGuard') then
                self.Characters[BattleInfo.SelectedMember].Guard = true;
                KeyPressed = true;
                PlayerGui['Guard'].Enabled = false;
                BattleInfo.MemberActions[BattleInfo.SelectedMember] = true;
                wait(.25)
                return true;
            end

            if (Stage == 'BatonPass') then
                if (BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy == BattleInfo.SelectedMember) then
                    spawn(function(a) showLabel('Cannot baton pass to yourself.', 0.25) end)
                    ReplicatedStorage.Music.Error:Play();
                    return true;
                end
                if (self.Characters[BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy].BatonPassed) then
                    showLabel('Cannot baton pass to someone twice.', 0.25)
                    return true;
                end
                self.Characters[BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy].BatonPassed = true;
                self.BatonPass = BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy;
                KeyPressed = true;
                return true;
            end

            if (Stage == 'PersonaAttackList') then
                KeyPressed = 'Waiting'
                if (not game:GetService('GuiService').SelectedObject) then KeyPressed = false; return nil end;

                local Attack = getAttack(game:GetService('GuiService').SelectedObject.Parent.AttackTitle.Text);

                if Attack.HPRequired and (modifyDamage(Attack.HPRequired, self.Characters[BattleInfo.SelectedMember].MaxHealth) > self.Characters[BattleInfo.SelectedMember].Health) then
                    KeyPressed = false;
                    ReplicatedStorage.Music['Error']:Play();
                    return true, showLabel('Not enough HP!');
                elseif (Attack.SPRequired and self.Characters[BattleInfo.SelectedMember].SP < Attack.SPRequired) then
                    KeyPressed = false;
                    ReplicatedStorage.Music['Error']:Play();
                    return true, showLabel('Not enough SP!');
                elseif Attack.Type == 'Buff' then
                    if (Attack.Type2 == 'Revive') then
                        local NobodyDead = true
                        for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
                            if (v.Health == 0) then
                                NobodyDead = false
                            end
                        end
                        if (NobodyDead) then
                            KeyPressed = false;
                            ReplicatedStorage.Music['Error']:Play();
                            return true, showLabel('There are no fallen party members.');
                        end
                    elseif (Attack.Type2 == 'Cure') then
                        local HasDebuff = false;
                        for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
                            for i, v in pairs(v.Debuffs) do
                                if (Attack.Debuffs[v.Name]) then
                                    HasDebuff = true;
                                end
                            end
                        end
                        if (not HasDebuff) then
                            KeyPressed = false;
                            ReplicatedStorage.Music['Error']:Play();
                            return true, showLabel('There are no party members with debuffs.');
                        end
                    else
                        local FullHealth = 0;
                        for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
                            if (v.Health == v.MaxHealth) then
                                FullHealth = FullHealth+1
                            end
                        end

                        if (FullHealth == #self.Characters) then
                            KeyPressed = false;
                            ReplicatedStorage.Music['Error']:Play();
                            return true, showLabel('All party members are fully healed.');
                        end
                    end
                end
                BattleInfo.BattleStage = 'PersonaTarget'
                BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy = (not (Attack.Type == 'Buff' or (Attack.Type == 'Kaja' and Attack.Type2 ~= 'Debuff'))) and self:GetFirstLivingEnemy() or BattleInfo.SelectedMember;
                BattleInfo.SelectedPersonaAttack = Attack
                self:RemoveHealthbars()
                self:AdorneeHealth();
                KeyPressed = false;
                --local x = not self.Ambush and ((Attack.Type == 'Buff' or Attack.Type == 'Kaja') and
                    --self:MoveCameraToCharacter(BattleInfo.SelectedMember) or self:MoveCameraToEnemy(self:GetEnemyFromID(BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy)))

                --get attack from selected object name^
                if (self.Ambush) and ((Attack.Type == 'Kaja' and Attack.Type2 ~= 'Debuff') or Attack.Type == 'Buff') then
                    --PlayerGui.Reticle.Enabled = true;
                    PlayerGui.Reticle.Adornee = self:GetCharacterFromID(BattleInfo.SelectedMember)
                end

                local Char = self:GetEnemyFromName(BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy, true);

                --move camera seamelessly

                local Factor = (Attack.Heals and "Heals") or (Attack.Damages and "Damages") or nil;
                if (Factor and not self.Ambush) then
                    local y = (Factor == "Heals" and self.PartySpawns:GetChildren()) or (Factor == "Damages" and self.EnemySpawns:GetChildren());
                    local First, Last;
                    local LivingEnemies = 0;
                    for i, v in pairs(self.Enemies) do
                        if (v.Health > 0) then
                            LivingEnemies=LivingEnemies+1;
                        end
                    end
                    First = y[1]; --get the first spawn
                    Last = y[LivingEnemies]; --get the last spawn

                    local PositionToCirculateAround = First.CFrame:Lerp(Last.CFrame, 0.5) --get their distance from the leftmost cframe
                    local thing = CFrame.new(PositionToCirculateAround.LookVector*(#(Factor == "Damages" and (function()local a={};for i=0,LivingEnemies do a[#a+1]=i return a end end)() or self.Characters)*3.5) + PositionToCirculateAround.Position);
                    --local newThing = thing + Vector3.new(0,LivingEnemies*4,0)
                    local EC = 0;
                    local D
                    for i, v in pairs(self.Enemies) do
                        if (v.Health > 0) then
                            EC = EC+1;
                            D = not D and v.ID or D;
                        end
                    end
                    workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame = CFrame.new(workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame.Position, (EC == 1 and self:GetCharacterFromID(D).PrimaryPart.CFrame.Position) or thing.Position+Vector3.new(0,(Character.Humanoid.HipHeight+2 or 6.5),0))
                    return 0;
                end

                if (not self.Ambush) and (not Factor) then
                    Battle:CharacterPositionButWithPersona(nil, Char.PrimaryPart.CFrame)
                else
                    PlayerGui.Reticle.Adornee = Char.PrimaryPart;
                    --PlayerGui.Reticle.Enabled = true;
                end

                if (self.Ambush) and not (Attack.Type == 'Kaja' or Attack.Type == 'Buff') then --woo spaghetti
                    PlayerGui.Reticle.Adornee = Char.PrimaryPart;
                    --PlayerGui.Reticle.Enabled = true;
                elseif (not self.Ambush) then
                    --PlayerGui.Reticle.Enabled = false;
                end
            elseif (BattleInfo.BattleStage == 'PersonaTarget' and Battle.FinishedAttacking) then
                local Attack = BattleInfo.SelectedPersonaAttack;
                Battle.FinishedAttacking = false;
                if (Attack.Damage) then
                    pcall(function()
                        local SelectedShouts = Shouts.AttackShouts[tostring(BattleInfo.SelectedMember or 1)]
                        local newShout = SelectedShouts:GetChildren()[math.random(1, #SelectedShouts:GetChildren())]:Clone();
                        newShout.Parent = PlayerGui;
                        newShout.PlayOnRemove = true;
                        wait();
                        newShout:Destroy();
                    end)
                end
                Battle:Damage(self.Characters[BattleInfo.SelectedMember], (not Attack.Heals) and self.Enemies[BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy] or self.Characters[1], Attack);
                KeyPressed = true;
            end
        elseif (Key == K.C or Key == K.ButtonB) then
            if (BattleInfo.BattleStage == 'Main') then
                BattleInfo.BattleStage = 'AwaitGuard'
                PlayerGui['Guard'].Enabled = true;
                return nil;
            elseif (BattleInfo.BattleStage == 'AwaitGuard') then
                PlayerGui['Guard'].Enabled = false;
                BattleInfo.BattleStage = 'Main'
                return nil;
            end
        elseif (Key == K.Left or Key == K.Right or Key == K.DPadLeft or Key == K.DPadRight) and (BattleInfo.SelectedPersonaAttack and (BattleInfo.BattleStage == 'PersonaTarget' or BattleInfo.BattleStage == 'BatonPass')) and (not BattleInfo.SelectedPersonaAttack.Damages) and not BattleInfo.SelectedPersonaAttack.Heals then
            local Attack = BattleInfo.SelectedPersonaAttack;
            Key = {Name = Key.Name:match('Left') or Key.Name:match('Right')};
            local Factor = (Attack.Heals and "Heals") or (Attack.Damages and "Damages") or nil;

            if (Attack.Type2 ~= "Debuff") and (BattleInfo.BattleStage == 'BatonPass' or Attack.Type == 'Kaja' or Attack.Type == 'Buff') then
                print(Attack.Name, Attack.Type, Attack.Type2, "Facing toward character.")
                BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy = self:GetCharacter(Key.Name:sub(1,1):lower(), BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy, (BattleInfo.SelectedPersonaAttack.Type2 == 'Revive' or nil)) or BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy
                local Char = self:GetCharacterFromID(BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy);
                Battle:MoveCameraToCharacter(BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy);
                --PlayerGui.Reticle.Adornee = Char.PrimaryPart;
                ----PlayerGui.Reticle.Enabled = true;
            else
                print(Attack.Name, Attack.Type, Attack.Type2, "Facing toward enemy.")
                BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy = self:GetEnemy(Key.Name:sub(1,1):lower(), BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy)
                local Char = self:GetEnemyFromName(BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy, true);
                if (not self.Ambush) then
                    Battle:CharacterPositionButWithPersona(nil, Char.PrimaryPart.CFrame)
                else
                    --PlayerGui.Reticle.Adornee = Char.PrimaryPart;
                    ----PlayerGui.Reticle.Enabled = true;
                end
            end
            self:RemoveHealthbars()
            self:AdorneeHealth();
            end
        return true;
    end)

    repeat wait() until KeyPressed == true; --strict comparison because keypressed is also assigned to strings
    if (InputBegan) then
        InputBegan:Disconnect();
    end
    Battle.FinishedAttacking = true;
    if (self.OneMore == true) then
        self.OneMore = false;
    end
    return Battle:NewTurn();
end
function RefreshPersonaList(sound)
    --impwarn("Sound:", sound)
    for i,v in pairs(PlayerGui["Persona Attacks List"].List.Frame:GetChildren()) do
        if (v.Name ~= "Grid") then v:Destroy() end;
    end

    if (PlayerGui:WaitForChild("Persona Attacks List").Enabled) then


        local y = RichText:New(PlayerGui:WaitForChild('Persona Attacks List')['ID Background']:WaitForChild('PersonaName'), '<TextScale=1><TextScaled=true>'..personaIfy(Battle.Characters[BattleInfo.SelectedMember].Persona.Nickname or Battle.Characters[BattleInfo.SelectedMember].Persona.Name or '???'));
        y:Show()
        spawn(function()
            if (not sound) then
                pcall(function()
                    if (BattleInfo.Waffle == 'AnimAndSound') then
                        local SFX = ReplicatedStorage.SFX.SummonPersona:Clone();
                        SFX.Parent = PlayerGui;
                        SFX.PlayOnRemove = true;
                        SFX:Destroy();
                    elseif (not BattleInfo.Waffle) then
                        local Humanoid = Battle:GetCharacterFromID(BattleInfo.SelectedMember):WaitForChild('Humanoid')
                        BattleInfo.BattleStage = 'PersonaAttackList'
                        LoadAnimation(ReplicatedStorage.AnimationAssets.Spin.Spin, Humanoid):Play();
                        local SFX = ReplicatedStorage.SFX.SummonPersona:Clone();
                        SFX.Parent = PlayerGui;
                        SFX.PlayOnRemove = true;
                        SFX:Destroy();
                        if (math.random(1, 15) < 10) then
                            local SelectedShouts = Shouts.PersonaShout[tostring(BattleInfo.SelectedMember or 1)]
                            local newShout = SelectedShouts:GetChildren()[math.random(1, #SelectedShouts:GetChildren())]:Clone();
                            newShout.Parent = PlayerGui;
                            newShout.PlayOnRemove = true;
                            newShout:Destroy();
                        end
                    end
                    BattleInfo.Waffle = false;
                    wait();
                end)
            end
            Battle:createPersona(BattleInfo.Waffle == true)
        end)
        ----
        for i, v in pairs(Battle.Characters[BattleInfo.SelectedMember].Persona.Attacks) do
            v = getAttack(v)
            if (v) then
            if (tostring(i):match('%a')) then
                --where the heck was I going with this?
            else
            local C = PlayerGui["Persona Attacks List"].ExampleObject:Clone();
            C.Name = i;
            C.BorderSizePixel = 0;
            if (C.Frame:FindFirstChild(v.Type)) then
                C.Frame[v.Type].Visible = true
            end
            C.AttackTitle.Text = v.Name;
            if (v.HPRequired) then
                C.HP.Visible = true;
                C.SP.Visible = false;
                C.HP.Text = tostring(modifyDamage(v.HPRequired, Battle.Characters[BattleInfo.SelectedMember].MaxHealth)).. 'HP'
            elseif (v.SPRequired) then
                C.HP.Visible = false;
                C.SP.Visible = true;
                C.SP.Text = tostring(v.SPRequired).. 'SP'
            end

            for i, x in pairs(Battle.Enemies) do
                if (x.Weak) and x.Weak[v.Type] and x.Health > 0 then
                    C.WeakBack.Visible = true;
                    C.WeakFront.Visible = true
                end
            end
            C.Parent = PlayerGui["Persona Attacks List"].List.Frame;
            C.Button.Text = ''

            C.Visible = true; end
            end
        end
        for i, v in pairs(PlayerGui['Persona Attacks List'].List.Frame:GetChildren()) do
            if (v:IsA('Frame')) then
                v.Button.Selected = true;
                game:GetService('GuiService').SelectedObject = v.Button;
                break;
            end
        end
    else

    end
end

--function Battle:EndBattle()
--  self.Music:Stop();
--  self.Music = ReplicatedStorage.Music['Persona 5 - Victory (Victory)'];
--  self.Music.Looped = true;
--  self.Music:Play();
--  PlayerGui.YouWinAnimation.Enabled = true;
--  local stuff = {};
--  for i, v in pairs(PlayerGui.YouWinAnimation:GetChildren()) do
--      stuff[v] = v.Position;
--  end
--  local e = 0;
--  for i,v in pairs(self.Enemies) do
--      e = e + v.Level;
--  end
--  e = math.ceil(e/#self.Enemies);
--  local c = 1;
----    for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
----        c = c + v.Level;
----    end
--  c = math.ceil(e/#self.Characters)
--  local EXPGained = math.ceil((e/c)*3.5*((e+c)*math.random(2, 3)));--*math.clamp(math.random(), 1, 1.3)));
--  EXPGained = EXPGained*DifficultyModifiers[self.Difficulty].Experience
--  local SP = {}--script.Parent:WaitForChild('YouWinAnimation');
--  local XYZ = PlayerGui.YouWinAnimation
--  for i, v in pairs(PlayerGui.YouWinAnimation:GetChildren()) do
--      SP[v.Name] = setmetatable({}, {__index = v;});
--      local x = SP[v.Name]
--      function x:TweenPosition(a,b,c,d, dir, style, num, override)
--          return v:TweenPosition(UDim2.new(a,b,c,d), dir, style, num or 1, override)
--      end
--      SP[v.Name].__newindex = function(self, i, y) v[i] = y; end;
--  end
--  --[[
--          Merciless={
--      DamageRecieved=1.6;
--      DamageDealt=0.8;
--      Experience=0.4;
--      Money=0.4;
--          };
--  --]]
--  SP.XPLabel:TweenPosition(-0.09, 0, 0.114, -3, Enum.EasingDirection.Out, Enum.EasingStyle.Back, 1, true)
--  SP.XPFrame:TweenPosition(-0.048, 0, 0.099, -0, Enum.EasingDirection.Out, Enum.EasingStyle.Back, 1, true)
--  SP.XPNumber:TweenPosition(0.127,0,0.124,-8, Enum.EasingDirection.Out, Enum.EasingStyle.Back, 1, true);
--  XYZ.XPNumber.Text = safetyZero(0, EXPGained)
--  spawn(function(y)
--      wait(1)
--      for i = 0, EXPGained, EXPGained/10 do
--          wait()
--          XYZ.XPNumber.Text = safetyZero(math.ceil(i), EXPGained);
--      end;
--  end)
--
--  game:GetService('UserInputService').InputBegan:Wait();
--  SP.MoneyFrame:TweenPosition(-0.012, 0, 0.297, 0, Enum.EasingDirection.Out, Enum.EasingStyle.Back, 1, true)
--  SP.YenSign:TweenPosition(-0.848, 0, 0.279, -3, Enum.EasingDirection.Out, Enum.EasingStyle.Back, 1, true)
--  SP.MoneyLabel:TweenPosition(0.058, 0, 0.334, 3, Enum.EasingDirection.Out, Enum.EasingStyle.Back, 1, true);
--  SP.MoneyNumber:TweenPosition(0.303, 0, 0.307, -8, Enum.EasingDirection.Out, Enum.EasingStyle.Back, 1, true)
--  --
--  local Money = 0;
--  Money = math.ceil(((EXPGained/math.random(3, 5))*DifficultyModifiers[self.Difficulty].Money)*math.clamp(math.random(), 0.5, 1)) + (Battle.MoneyNet or 0)
--  --MoneyPlaceholder = MoneyPlaceholder + Money;
--
--
--  XYZ.MoneyNumber.Text = safetyZero(0, Money)
--  spawn(function(x)
--      wait(1)
--      for i = 0, Money, Money/10 do
--          wait()
--          XYZ.MoneyNumber.Text = safetyZero(math.ceil(i), Money);
--      end;
--  end)
--  game:GetService('UserInputService').InputBegan:Wait();
--  if (self.ItemsGained) then
--      SP.ItemFrame:TweenPosition(-0.012, 0, 0.496, 0, Enum.EasingDirection.Out, Enum.EasingStyle.Back, 1, true)
--      SP.ItemLabel:TweenPosition(0.092, 0, 0.507, -3, Enum.EasingDirection.Out, Enum.EasingStyle.Back, 1, true)
--  end
--  local al = false;
--  local level = false;
--  for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
--      local EXPToLevelUp = v.Level^2*3;
--      local NowExperience = v.EXP + (EXPGained/#self.Characters);
--      v.EXP = NowExperience;
--      local levelUp = false;
--      for i = v.Level, math.huge, 1 do
--          game:GetService('RunService').RenderStepped:Wait();
--          if (v.EXP >= EXPToLevelUp) then
--              --
--              level = true;
--              levelUp = true;
--              v.Level = v.Level+1;
--              EXPToLevelUp = v.Level^2*5;
--              local MXH = v.MaxHealth;
--              local L = (v.Level^1.35)
--              v.MaxHealth = math.ceil(100+L);
--              v.MaxSP = math.ceil(v.Level*2.5 + 77.5 + 4)
--          else
--              v.EXP = v.EXP
--              break;
--          end
--      end
--      local newLevel = v.Level;
--      if (levelUp) then
--          if (level and not al) then
--              al = true;
--              PlayerGui.YouWinAnimation.RankUpFrame:TweenPosition(UDim2.new(0.665,0,0.115,0), Enum.EasingDirection.Out, Enum.EasingStyle.Back, 1, true)
--          end
--          local ecks = PlayerGui.YouWinAnimation.RankUpFrame.ScrollingFrame.itemObjectThing:Clone();
--          ecks.Parent = PlayerGui.YouWinAnimation.RankUpFrame.ScrollingFrame;
--          ecks.Name = 'LevelUp'
--          ecks.Visible = true;
--          ecks.TextLabel.Text = (v.LastName or '')..' '..(v.Name or 'Akira')..' '..' ('..v.Level..')';
--          game:GetService('UserInputService').InputBegan:Wait();
--      end
--  end
--
--  al = false;
--  local y = PlayerGui.YouWinAnimation.RankUpFrame.ScrollingFrame.UIListLayout:Clone();
--  wait();
--  PlayerGui.YouWinAnimation.RankUpFrame.ScrollingFrame.CanvasPosition = Vector2.new(0,0)
--  y.Parent = PlayerGui.YouWinAnimation.RankUpFrame.ScrollingFrame;
--
--  for i, v in pairs(PlayerGui.YouWinAnimation:GetChildren()) do
--      if (v.Name ~= 'Background') then
--          if (v.Name ~= 'RankUpFrame') then
--              v.Position = UDim2.new(v.Position.X.Scale-1, v.Position.X.Offset, v.Position.Y.Scale, v.Position.Y.Offset)
--          else
--              v.Position = UDim2.new(v.Position.X.Scale+1, v.Position.X.Offset, v.Position.Y.Scale, v.Position.Y.Offset)
--          end
--      end
--  end
--  workspace["Enemy Container"]:Destroy();
--  workspace["Party Container"]:Destroy();
--  for i, v in pairs(stuff) do
--      i.Position = v;
--  end
--
--  for i, v in pairs(PlayerGui.YouWinAnimation.RankUpFrame.ScrollingFrame:GetChildren()) do
--      if v:IsA('Frame') and v.Name ~= "itemObjectThing" then
--          v:Destroy();
--      end
--  end
--
--  for i, v in pairs(PlayerGui.YouWinAnimation.ItemFrame.ScrollingFrame:GetChildren()) do
--      if v:IsA('Frame') and v.Name ~= "itemObjectThing" then
--          v:Destroy();
--      end
--  end
--
--  for i, v in pairs(game.Lighting:GetChildren()) do
--      if v.ClassName:match('Effect') then
--          v.Enabled = false
--      end
--  end
--
--  PlayerGui.YouWinAnimation.Enabled = false;
--
--
--  --reset camerae by deleting it
--  workspace.CurrentCamera:Destroy();
--  wait(.1)
--  workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Custom;
--  workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraSubject = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character.Humanoid;
--  --
--  workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Custom;
--  self.Music:Stop();
--  _G.Occupied = false;
--  self.BattleFinished = true;
--  BattleInfo.BattleStage = nil;
--  _G.Stage = nil;
--  local Sky = game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage'):FindFirstChild('TempSky');
--  local OSky = game:GetService('Lighting'):FindFirstChildWhichIsA('Sky');
--
--  if (Sky) then
--      if (OSky) then
--          OSky:Destroy();
--      end
--      Sky.Name = 'Sky';
--      Sky.Parent = game:GetService('Lighting');
--  end
--  for i, v in pairs(game:GetService('Lighting'):GetChildren()) do
--      if (v.Name == 'Palace' and v:IsA('PostEffect')) then
--          v.Enabled = true
--      end
--  end
--  return true;
--end

function Battle:EndBattle()
    self.Music:Stop();
    self.Music = ReplicatedStorage.Music['Persona 5 - Victory (Victory)'];
    self.Music.Looped = true;
    self.Music:Play();
    local function Shorten(group)
        local Things = {};
        for i, v in pairs(group:GetChildren()) do
            if (tonumber(v.Name)) then
                Things[tonumber(v.Name)] = {v, v.Size};
                wait();
                v.Size = UDim2.new(0,0,v.Size.Y.Scale,v.Size.Y.Offset)
            end
        end
        return Things;
    end
    local newWinAnimationObject = PlayerGui:WaitForChild('YouWinAnimation')
    newWinAnimationObject = newWinAnimationObject:Clone();
    newWinAnimationObject.Parent = PlayerGui;
    local GuiOne = newWinAnimationObject:WaitForChild'PhaseOne';
    local GuiTwo = newWinAnimationObject:WaitForChild'PhaseTwo';
    local SetOne = Shorten(GuiOne);
    local SetTwo = Shorten(GuiTwo);
    for i, v in pairs(GuiOne:GetChildren()) do
        pcall(function()
            if (not tonumber(v.Name)) then
                v.Position = v.Position + UDim2.new(1)
            end
        end)
    end
    for i, v in pairs(GuiTwo:GetChildren()) do
        pcall(function()
            if (not tonumber(v.Name)) then
                v.Position = v.Position + UDim2.new(-1)
            end
        end)
    end
    newWinAnimationObject.Enabled = true;
    local UserInputService = game:GetService('UserInputService');
    local e = 0;
    for i,v in pairs(self.Enemies) do
        e = e + v.Level;
    end
    e = math.ceil(e/#self.Enemies);
    local c = 1;
    for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
        c = c + v.Level;
    end
    c = math.ceil(e/#self.Characters)
    local EXPGained = math.ceil((e/c)*3.5*((e+c)*math.random(2, 3)));--*math.clamp(math.random(), 1, 1.3)));
    EXPGained = EXPGained*DifficultyModifiers[self.Difficulty].Experience
    local Money = math.ceil(((EXPGained/math.random(3, 5))*DifficultyModifiers[self.Difficulty].Money)*math.clamp(math.random(), 0.5, 1)) + (Battle.MoneyNet or 0)

    local function numWithCommas(amount)
        local formatted = amount
        while true do
            game:GetService('RunService').RenderStepped:Wait();
            formatted, k = string.gsub(formatted, "^(-?%d+)(%d%d%d)", '%1,%2')
            if (k==0) then
                break
            end
            k=nil;
        end
        return formatted
    end
    local function Odometize(stringObject, value, addend)
        local stringValue = tostring(stringObject.Text):gsub('%D', '');
        local oldValue = tonumber(stringValue) or 0;
        --stringObject = numWithCommas(tonumber(stringObject))
        local currentValue = oldValue;
        --      script.Parent.Money.Value = script.Parent.Money.Value + (math.sign(Difference) == 1 and math.ceil or math.floor)(math.sign(Difference) * (math.sign(Difference)*Difference/20))
        while game:GetService('RunService').RenderStepped:Wait() do
            local Difference = value - oldValue;
            oldValue = oldValue + (math.sign(Difference) == 1 and math.ceil or math.floor)(math.sign(Difference) * (math.sign(Difference)*Difference/10))--20
            if (math.floor(oldValue) == math.floor(value)) then
                print'Broken!';
                break;
            end
            stringObject.Text = (addend or '')..numWithCommas(oldValue);
        end
    end
    for i, v in pairs(SetOne) do
        v[1]:TweenSize(v[2], Enum.EasingDirection.InOut, Enum.EasingStyle.Linear, 0.05);
        wait(0.025)
    end
    for i, v in pairs(GuiOne:GetChildren()) do
        pcall(function()
            if (not tonumber(v.Name)) then
                v:TweenPosition(v.Position - UDim2.new(1), Enum.EasingDirection.Out, Enum.EasingStyle.Back, 0.25)
                wait(0.15)
            end
        end)
    end
    GuiOne:TweenPosition(GuiOne.Position+UDim2.new(0.025,0,0,0), Enum.EasingDirection.InOut, Enum.EasingStyle.Sine, 5, false)
    spawn(function()--{0.23, 0},{0, 0}
        Odometize(newWinAnimationObject.PhaseOne.ExpCount, EXPGained)
    end)
    repeat until UserInputService.InputBegan:Wait().KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.Return;
    GuiTwo:TweenPosition(UDim2.new(0,0,0,0), Enum.EasingDirection.InOut, Enum.EasingStyle.Linear, 1, false)
    GuiOne:TweenPosition(UDim2.new(1,0,0,0), Enum.EasingDirection.InOut, Enum.EasingStyle.Linear, 1, true)
    wait(0.9)
    for i, v in pairs(SetTwo) do
        v[1]:TweenSize(v[2], Enum.EasingDirection.InOut, Enum.EasingStyle.Linear, 0.05);
        wait(0.025)
    end
    for i, v in pairs(GuiTwo:GetChildren()) do
        pcall(function()
            if (not tonumber(v.Name)) then
                v:TweenPosition(v.Position + UDim2.new(1), Enum.EasingDirection.Out, Enum.EasingStyle.Back, 0.25)
                wait(0.15);
            end
        end)--{0.018, 0},{0.003, 0}
    end
    GuiTwo:TweenPosition(GuiTwo.Position+UDim2.new(0.05,0,0,0), Enum.EasingDirection.InOut, Enum.EasingStyle.Sine, 5, true)
    GuiOne:TweenPosition(GuiOne.Position+UDim2.new(0.05,0,0,0), Enum.EasingDirection.InOut, Enum.EasingStyle.Sine, 5, true)
    spawn(function()
        Odometize(GuiTwo.MoneyCounter, Money, '￥')
    end)
    repeat until UserInputService.InputBegan:Wait().KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.Return;
    workspace["Enemy Container"]:Destroy();
    workspace["Party Container"]:Destroy();

    newWinAnimationObject:Destroy();

    --reset camerae by deleting it
    workspace.CurrentCamera:Destroy();
    wait(.1)
    workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Custom;
    workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraSubject = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character.Humanoid;
    --
    workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Custom;
    self.Music:Stop();
    _G.Occupied = false;
    self.BattleFinished = true;
    BattleInfo.BattleStage = nil;
    _G.Stage = nil;
    self.OneMore = false;
    local Sky = game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage'):FindFirstChild('TempSky');
    local OSky = game:GetService('Lighting'):FindFirstChildWhichIsA('Sky');

    if (Sky) then
        if (OSky) then
            OSky:Destroy();
        end
        Sky.Name = 'Sky';
        Sky.Parent = game:GetService('Lighting');
    end
    for i, v in pairs(game:GetService('Lighting'):GetChildren()) do
        if (v.Name == 'Scene' and v:IsA('PostEffect')) then
            v.Enabled = true
        end
        if (v.Name == 'BattleEffect') then
            v:Destroy();
        end
    end
    --PlayerGui.Reticle.Enabled = false;
    PlayerGui.Reticle.Adornee = nil
    return true;
end


function showLabel(text, duration)
    text = text or '???'
    duration = duration or 1
    local Label = PlayerGui.Statuses.Frame:Clone();
    Label.Name = "CopiedStatusEffect"
    Label.Parent = PlayerGui.Statuses;
    Label.Frame.TextLabel.Text = text
    for i = 1, 0, -0.1 do
        Label.BackgroundTransparency = i;
        game:GetService('RunService').RenderStepped:Wait();
    end
    wait(duration)
    for i = 0, 1, 0.1 do
        Label.BackgroundTransparency = i;
        game:GetService('RunService').RenderStepped:Wait();
    end
end
function Battle:showLabel(text, duration)
    showLabel(text, duration)
end
function Battle.new(party, enemies, ambush, difficulty, ba, music, boss)
    _G.Occupied = true;
    CurrentCameraShake = CameraShaker.new(Enum.RenderPriority.Camera.Value+1, function(shakeOffset)
        workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame = workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame * shakeOffset;
    end)
    wait();
    coroutine.wrap(function()
        CurrentCameraShake:Start();
        CurrentCameraShake:ShakeSustain(CameraShaker.Presets.HandheldCamera);
    end)();
    _G.StartLoad(true)
    CMS:Disable()
    game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character.PrimaryPart.Anchored = true;
    EnemyAPI:Initialize() --start the enemy api
    for i, v in pairs(Battle) do
        print(i, v)
    end

    local battleArea = ba:Clone()
    battleArea.Name = "Arena";
    battleArea:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(CFrame.new(0,2500,0))
    for i, v in pairs(game:GetService('Lighting'):GetChildren()) do
        if (v.Name ~= 'e' and v:IsA('PostEffect')) then
            v.Enabled = false
        end
    end
    if (battleArea:FindFirstChild('Lighting')) then

        --preserve old lighting properties

        local PreLighting = Instance.new('Folder', game:GetService'ReplicatedStorage');
        PreLighting.Name = "Previous Lighting";
        for i, v in pairs(battleArea.Lighting:GetChildren()) do
            if (v:IsA('PostEffect') and v.Name ~= 'e') then
                v.Enabled = false;
            end
            local NewValue = Instance.new(v.ClassName, PreLighting);
            local success, info = pcall(function() --put it in a protected call so any invalid properties won't break the script
                NewValue.Name = v.Name;
                NewValue.Value = game:GetService('Lighting')[v.Name];
            end)
            if (not success) then --remove the lingering variable and continue
                NewValue:Destroy();
            else
                warn('Setting Lighting value of', v.Name, 'to', v.Value);
                game:GetService('Lighting')[v.Name] = v.Value;
            end
        end


        --begin tweening properties


    end
    battleArea.Parent = workspace;


    local self = Battle;
    self.OneMore = false;
    BattleInfo = { --Independant turns for every character.
        EnemyTurns = {}; --one for the enemies
        PlayerTurns = {}; --one for the player. this allows for rakukaja to turn on/off not when it's Akira's turn
        EnemyActions = {};

        MemberActions = {};
        MemberAnimations = {};
        SelectedPersonaAttack = nil;

        BattleStage = 'Main'; --using general identifiers for battlestage
        SelectedMember = 0; --Default to 0 so we can know this is the start of the battle.
    }

    self.BattleFinished = false;
    self.PositionBeforeBattle = Character:GetPrimaryPartCFrame();
    --set camera type to scriptable so we can manipulate the camera with ease
    workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Scriptable;

    --defining self properties for easier access
    self.Difficulty = difficulty;
    self.Characters = party;
    for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
        v.Debuffs = {};
        v.Guard = false;
    end
    Metatable(self.Characters) --give party memberds a metatable
    self.Ambush = ambush;
    self.Enemies = {};
    self.EnemiesString = enemies;

    local Keyword = ambush and 'Ambush Spawns' or 'Spawns'
    local Spawns = battleArea:WaitForChild(Keyword)
    for i, v in pairs(enemies) do
        if (not boss and i > #Spawns['Enemy Spawns']:GetChildren()) then
            break; --so overloading doesnt happen
        end
        self.Enemies[i] = getPersonaFromString(v) --convert all personas to actual tables so we can use them in battle


        self.Enemies[i].MaxHealth = v.Health; --set maxhealth property before they even spawn for ezpz work

        wait()
    end

    Metatable(self.Enemies) --give enemy members a metatable;
    for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
        v.Enemies = {};
    end
    self.BattleArea = battleArea;
    if (self.Ambush) then
        self:AmbushPosition();
    end
    if (self.BattleArea:FindFirstChild('Ambush Spawns')) then
        for i, v in next, self.BattleArea:FindFirstChild('Ambush Spawns'):GetDescendants() do
            if (v:IsA('BasePart')) then
                v.Transparency = 1;
            end
        end
    end
    if (self.BattleArea:FindFirstChild('Spawns')) then
        for i, v in next, self.BattleArea:FindFirstChild('Spawns'):GetDescendants() do
            if (v:IsA('BasePart')) then
                v.Transparency = 1;
            end
        end
    end
    if (self.BattleArea:FindFirstChildWhichIsA('Sky')) then
        local Sky = game:GetService('Lighting'):FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Sky");
        if (Sky) then
            Sky.Parent = game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage');
            Sky.Name = 'TempSky';
        end
        self.BattleArea:FindFirstChildWhichIsA('Sky'):Clone().Parent = game:GetService('Lighting');
    end
    self.BattleFolder = Spawns;
    self.PartySpawns = Spawns['Party Spawns']
    self.EnemySpawns = Spawns['Enemy Spawns']
    self.PartyContainer = workspace:FindFirstChild('Party Container') and workspace['Party Container']:ClearAllChildren() and workspace['Party Container'] or Instance.new('Folder')
    self.PartyContainer.Name = 'Party Container'
    self.PartyContainer.Parent = workspace;

    --Begin moving the entire party to the battle area

    for index, x in pairs(party) do

        for i, v in pairs(ReplicatedStorage["Party Members"]:GetChildren()) do
            if (v.Name:lower():match(x.Name:lower())) and (x.InParty or index == 1) then --Allow case-insensitivity just to make sure I can cover my mistakes.
                local PartyMemberClone = v:Clone()
                PartyMemberClone:WaitForChild('Humanoid').HipHeight = recalculateHipHeight(PartyMemberClone);
                local SpawnCFrame = Spawns:WaitForChild('Party Spawns'):WaitForChild('Spawn'..index).CFrame + Vector3.new(0, math.abs(PartyMemberClone:WaitForChild("Humanoid").HipHeight), 0)
                PartyMemberClone.Parent = self.PartyContainer;
                PartyMemberClone.Humanoid:SetStateEnabled(Enum.HumanoidStateType.FallingDown, false)
                PartyMemberClone.Humanoid:SetStateEnabled(Enum.HumanoidStateType.Ragdoll, false)
                PartyMemberClone.Humanoid.WalkSpeed = Character.Humanoid.WalkSpeed;
                PartyMemberClone.PrimaryPart.Anchored = false;
                if (v:FindFirstChild('Animations')) then
--                  for i, x in pairs(v.Animations:getChildren()) do
--                      LoadAnimation(x, PartyMemberClone:WaitForChild('Humanoid')):Play();
--                  end

                    if v.Animations:FindFirstChild("Idle") then
                        LoadAnimation(v.Animations.Idle, PartyMemberClone:WaitForChild("Humanoid")):Play();
                    end
                end
                PartyMemberClone:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(SpawnCFrame)
            end
        end
    end


    game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character.PrimaryPart.Velocity = Vector3.new();
    game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(Spawns:WaitForChild('Party Spawns')['Spawn1'].CFrame + Vector3.new(0,game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character.Humanoid.HipHeight+.5,0)) --teleport the character to the first spawn


    if _G.Music then _G.Music:Pause() end;
    if (not music) then
        if (Keyword == 'Ambush Spawns') then
            self.Music = ReplicatedStorage.Music['Persona 5 - Willpower (Awakening)']
        else
            self.Music = ReplicatedStorage.Music["Persona 5 - Last Surprise (Ambush)"]
        end
    else
        self.Music = music;
    end;

    --local sign = math.sign(self.Music.Volume - 0); local cond1 =  (sign == 1 and 0 or self.Music.Volume); local cond2 =  (sign == 1 and self.Music.Volume or 0); local cond3 =  (sign == 1 and 0.1 or -0.1)
    local ms13 = 0.5;
    self.Music.Looped = true;
    self.Music.Volume = 0;
    self.Music:Play();

    coroutine.wrap(function()
        for i = 0, ms13, ms13/10 do
            wait();
            --game:GetService('RunService').RenderStepped:Wait();
            print(i);
            self.Music.Volume = i;
        end
    end)();
    for i, v in pairs(game:GetService'Lighting':GetChildren()) do
        if v.Name:lower():match('dungeon') or v.Name:match('ambush') then
            if (self.Ambush and v.Name:lower():match('ambush')) then
                v.Enabled = true;
            elseif (not self.Ambush) and (not v.Name:lower():match('ambush') and v.Name:lower():match('dungeon')) then
                v.Enabled = true;
            else
                v.Enabled = false;
            end
        end
    end


    Signal = PlayerGui:WaitForChild("Persona Attacks List"):GetPropertyChangedSignal('Enabled'):Connect(function()
        RefreshPersonaList();
    end)

    spawn(function()
        Battle:Failsafe()
    end)
    spawn(function(a)
        wait(2)
        game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character.PrimaryPart.Anchored = true;
    end)
    local EnemySpawns = Spawns:WaitForChild('Enemy Spawns')
    local EnemyContainer = workspace:FindFirstChild('Enemy Container') and workspace['Enemy Container']:ClearAllChildren() and workspace['Enemy Container'] or Instance.new('Folder')
    EnemyContainer.Name = 'Enemy Container'
    EnemyContainer.Parent = workspace;
    self.EnemyContainer = EnemyContainer;
    self.Boss = boss;
    local ChosenMember = Battle:selectViableMember(true);
    if (tonumber(ChosenMember)) then
        Battle:CharacterPosition(ChosenMember, nil, true);
    end
    for index, x in pairs(enemies) do
        if (not boss and index > #EnemySpawns:GetChildren()) then
            break; --prevent any infinite yields / errors
        end
        for i, v in pairs(ReplicatedStorage["Personas"]:GetChildren()) do
            if (v.Name:lower():match(x:lower())) then --enemies will be string values. their models will be taken from Persona List
                v = v:Clone();
                for i, v in pairs(v:GetDescendants()) do
                    if v:IsA("BasePart")  then
                        local Trans = Instance.new('NumberValue', v);
                        Trans.Value = v.Value;
                        Trans.Name = 'OriginalTransparency';

                        v.Transparency = 1;
                    end
                end
                local n = self.Enemies[index] and self.Enemies[index].CustomSize or {};
                local H = v:WaitForChild('Humanoid')
                H.BodyDepthScale.Value = n.Depth or 1.25;
                H.BodyHeightScale.Value = n.Height or 1.35;
                H.BodyProportionScale.Value = n.Proportions or 1.2;
                H.BodyTypeScale.Value = n.Type or 1.75;
                H.BodyWidthScale.Value = n.Width or 1.2;
                H.HeadScale.Value = n.Head or 1.3;
                wait()
                H.HipHeight = recalculateHipHeight(H.Parent);
                spawn(function(a)
                    wait(1.5)
                    v.PrimaryPart.Anchored = true;
                end)
                local Indicator = Instance.new('StringValue', v)
                Indicator.Name = 'PersonaName'
                Indicator.Value = v.Name;
                v.Name = index
                v.Parent = EnemyContainer;
                --v:WaitForChild('Humanoid').HipHeight = 2.462;
                local Selector = not boss and Spawns:WaitForChild('Enemy Spawns'):WaitForChild('Spawn'..index) or battleArea:WaitForChild('BossSpawn')
                v:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(Selector.CFrame + Vector3.new(0,v.Humanoid.HipHeight + Selector.Size.Y/2, 0))
                spawn(function()
                    local Sp = ReplicatedStorage.EffectStorage.Spawn:Clone();
                    Sp.Parent = workspace;
                    Sp:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(v:GetPrimaryPartCFrame() + Vector3.new(0,0,2.5));
                    for i, v in pairs(Sp:GetDescendants()) do

                        if (v:IsA('ParticleEmitter')) then
                            v:Emit(150)

                        end
                    end
                    ReplicatedStorage.EffectStorage.Sounds.EnemySpawn:Play();
                    wait(.4);
                    for i, v in pairs(v:GetDescendants()) do
                        if v:IsA("BasePart") and v.Name:lower() ~= 'humanoidrootpart' then
                            if v:findFirstChild('OriginalTransparency') then
                                Tween(v, TweenInfo.new(.1), {Transparency = v.OriginalTransparency.Value}):Play();
                            end
                        end
                    end
                end)
                game:GetService('RunService').RenderStepped:Wait() --prevent any bad things
                wait(1/#enemies)
            end
        end
    end
    _G.EndLoad()
    return Battle:NewTurn() --call the battle's new turn function
end
ospawn = spawn;
spawn = function(f, ...)
    local a = {...};
    return ospawn(function()
        f(unpack(a))
    end)
end
function Effect(e, t, attack, targetIsEnemy, isEnemy, why, self, ia)
    --target, attack used, is target enemy?, (if t is enemy) target character's id, Battle (self), IgnoreAnimation
    --if (targetIsEnemy) then
        print(e, t)
        for i, v in pairs(attack) do
            print(i, v)
        end
        if (attack.Effect) then
            --badeffect

            if (isEnemy) then
                --local Char = self:GetCharacterFromID(BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy);
                if (why) then

                    local Char = self:GetCharacterFromID(why);
                    if (typeof(attack.Effect) == 'function') then
                        --Accepts a table with the following args: {PrimaryPart, IgnoreAnimation, TargetPart};
                        Effects[attack.Effect]({PrimaryPart = Char.PrimaryPart,
                            IgnoreAnimation = ia,
                            TargetPart = Battle:GetEnemyFromName(e.ID).PrimaryPart,
                            TargetFolder = self.PartyContainer,
                            EnemySpawn = self.PartySpawns}, Battle)
                    elseif Effects[attack.Effect] then
                        Effects[attack.Effect]({PrimaryPart = Char.PrimaryPart,
                            IgnoreAnimation = ia,
                            TargetPart = Battle:GetEnemyFromName(e.ID).PrimaryPart,
                            EnemySpawn = self.PartySpawns,
                            TargetFolder = self.PartyContainer
                        }, Battle)
                    end
                end
            else
                local Char = self.EnemyContainer:FindFirstChild(t.ID)
                local Me = Battle:GetCharacterFromID(e.Name)
                if (Char and Me) then

                    if (typeof(attack.Effect) == 'function') then
                        Attacks[attack.Effect]({PrimaryPart = Char.PrimaryPart,
                            IgnoreAnimation = ia,
                            TargetPart = Me.PrimaryPart,
                            EnemySpawn = self.EnemySpawns
                            }, Battle)
                    elseif Effects[attack.Effect] then
                        Effects[attack.Effect]({PrimaryPart = Char.PrimaryPart,  --enemy's part
                            IgnoreAnimation = ia, --ignore animation?
                            TargetPart = Me.PrimaryPart, --my primary part
                            TargetFolder = self.EnemyContainer, --enemy's folder? WHAT
                            EnemySpawn = self.EnemySpawns
                        }, Battle)
                    end
                else
                    warn('Me: ', Me);
                end
            end
        elseif (Effects[attack.Type..'Effect']) then

            if (isEnemy) then
                if (why) then

                    local Char = self:GetCharacterFromID(why);
                    Effects[attack.Type..'Effect'](
                        {PrimaryPart = Char.PrimaryPart,
                        IgnoreAnimation = ia, TargetPart =
                        Battle:GetEnemyFromName(e.ID).PrimaryPart,
                        TargetFolder = self.PartyContainer,
                        EnemySpawn = self.PartySpawns
                        }, Battle)
                end
            else
                local Char = self.EnemyContainer:WaitForChild(t.ID)
                local Me = Battle:GetCharacterFromID(e.Name)
                if (Char and Me) then
                    Effects[attack.Type..'Effect']({
                        PrimaryPart = Char.PrimaryPart,
                        IgnoreAnimation = ia,
                        TargetPart = Me.PrimaryPart,
                        TargetFolder = self.PartyContainer,
                        EnemySpawn = self.EnemySpawns
                    }, Battle)
                else
                    warn('Char:', Char, 'Me:', Me)
                end
            end
        end
    --end
end
local BigAttackHappening = false;

function Battle:Damage(attacker, target, attack, silent)
    local DownExclusionBecauseScrewThisStupidCodebase = nil;
    local Yield = attack.Yield
    local isEnemy = (not attacker.Persona and true) or false;
    local targetIsEnemy = (not target.Persona) or false
    local isHeal = attack.Type:lower() == "buff" or attack.Type:lower() == "kaja"
    local isMultiHit = attack.Damages or attack.Heals;
    local PositionOfCharacterAttacked;
    for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
        if (v.Name == (isEnemy and target.Name or attacker.Name)) then
            PositionOfCharacterAttacked = i;
        end
    end

    if (not silent) then
        coroutine.wrap(function()
            showLabel(attack.Name, 1.5)
        end)();
    end
    target.Debuffs = target.Debuffs or {};
    attacker.Debuffs = attacker.Debuffs or {};
    local AttackerDebuffTable = attacker and attacker.Debuffs;
    local TargetDebuffTable = target and target.Debuffs;
    if (attack.SPRequired) then
        attacker:SubtractSP(attack.SPRequired)
    elseif (attack.HPRequired) then
        attacker:SubtractHealth(modifyDamage(attack.HPRequired, attacker.MaxHealth))
    end
    local toggleOneMore;
    local HealingTarget = isEnemy and self.Enemies or self.Characters;
    if (isHeal) then
        if (attack.CustomMessage) then
            coroutine.wrap(showLabel)(attack.CustomMessage, 2.5);
        end
        if (isMultiHit) then
            for i, target in pairs(HealingTarget) do
                if (isEnemy) then
                    Battle:MoveCameraToEnemy(i, {yield = true})
                else
                    Battle:MoveCameraToCharacter(i, {yield = true})
                end
--              for i, v in pairs(attack.Debuffs or {}) do
--                  local x = {};
--                  for i, v in pairs(v) do
--                      x[i] = v;
--                  end
--                  BattleInfo.PlayerTurns[PositionOfCharacterAttacked] = BattleInfo.PlayerTurns[PositionOfCharacterAttacked] or 1;
--                  x.TurnAdded = isEnemy and BattleInfo.PlayerTurns[PositionOfCharacterAttacked] or BattleInfo.EnemyTurns[target.ID];
--                  target:AddDebuff(x)
--              end
                if (attack.Type2 == 'Revive' or target.Health > 0) then target:Heal(attack.Heal) end
            end
        else
            if (attack.CustomMessage) then
                coroutine.wrap(showLabel)(attack.CustomMessage, 2.5);
            end
--          for i, v in pairs(attack.Debuffs or {}) do
--              local x = {};
--              for i, v in pairs(v) do
--                  x[i] = v;
--              end
--              BattleInfo.PlayerTurns[PositionOfCharacterAttacked] = BattleInfo.PlayerTurns[PositionOfCharacterAttacked] or 1;
--              x.TurnAdded = isEnemy and BattleInfo.PlayerTurns[PositionOfCharacterAttacked] or BattleInfo.EnemyTurns[target.ID];
--              target:AddDebuff(x)
--          end
            if (isEnemy) then
                Battle:MoveCameraToEnemy(target.ID, {yield = true})
                if (attack.Type2 == 'Revive' or target.Health > 0) then target:Heal(attack.Heal) end
            else
                Battle:MoveCameraToCharacter(PositionOfCharacterAttacked, {yield = true})
                if (attack.Type2 == 'Revive' or target.Health > 0) then self.Characters[BattleInfo.SelectedEnemyGuy]:Heal(attack.Heal) end
            end
        end
        return 0; --finish the turn and healing.
    end
    if (attack.SelfHeal) then
        attacker:Heal(attack.SelfHeal);
    end
    if (attack.SPRecovered or attack.AddSP) then
        attacker:AddSP(attack.SPRecovered or attack.AddSP)
    end

    --Temporary Stats and Flags for Attacking

    local Evasion = 0;
    local Technical = false;
    local Hunger = false;
    local Def = 1;
    local Atk = 1;

    local a;
    --local d = (e.Equipped and not isEnemy) and (t.Equipped.Accessory.Defense or 0) or t.Defense or 85;


    local d = 0;

    if (target.Equipped and target.Equipped.Defense) then
        local EquippedDefense = Items[target.Equipped.Defense];
        d = EquippedDefense.Defense or 0;
    end

    d = d+ ((isEnemy and target.Persona.Stats.Endurance or target.EnemyStats.Endurance or 0)*1.25)
    d = d * Def



    local l = attacker.Level; --note: later down the line, we will be relying on persona stats and not level-based damage.

    if (not attack.Type:lower() == "physical") then

        if (isEnemy) then
            a = (attacker.EnemyStats or attacker.Stats).Magic+(attack.Damage)
        else
            a = attacker.Persona.Stats.Magic*1.25+attack.Damage*1.45
            a = a+(attack.Damage or 0)
        end

    else --if it IS physical
        --note: don't use a strict system, rely on strings so modifying data post-release will be easier (FINISHED)
        local AttackerEquipped = attacker.Equipped and Items[attacker.Equipped.Melee]
        if isEnemy == false and (AttackerEquipped and AttackerEquipped.Damage) then
            a =  attacker.Persona.Stats.Strength*1.25+(AttackerEquipped.Damage)
        elseif (isEnemy) then
            a = (attacker.EnemyStats or attacker.Stats).Strength*1.25+(attacker.EnemyStats or attacker.Stats).Strength*1.45
        else
            a = attacker.Persona.Stats.Strength*1.25 + attack.Damage*1.25
        end
    end


    local Weak = target.Weak or (target.Persona and target.Persona.Weak or nil) or {}
    local Strong = target.Strong or (target.Persona and target.Persona.Strong or nil) or {}
    local WeakVar = Weak[attack.Type];
    local StrongVar = Strong[attack.Type];

    --
    if (target and target.Equipped and Items[target.Equipped.Defense]) then
        local ec = Items[target.Equipped.Defense]
        if ec.Evasion then
            Evasion = Evasion - ec.Evasion; --subtract the evasion from the thing --45
        end
    end

    if (attacker and attacker.Equipped and Items[attacker.Equipped.Defense]) then
        local ec = Items[attacker.Equipped.Defense] --incase brainwash is in effect
        if (ec.Evasion) then
            Evasion = Evasion + ec.Evasion
        end
    end

    if (attacker and attacker.Debuffs and attacker.Debuffs.EvasionUp) then
        Evasion = Evasion + 30;
    elseif (attacker and attacker.Debuffs and attacker.Debuffs.EvasionDown) then
        Evasion = Evasion - 30; --70
    end --get the attacker's evasion


    --add or subtract evasion points for attacker/defender benefit
    Evasion = Evasion - ((not target.Persona and target.EnemyStats) or target.Persona.Stats or {}).Agility or 0;
    Evasion = Evasion + ((not attacker.Persona and attacker.EnemyStats) or attacker.Persona.Stats or {}).Agility or 0;
    Evasion = math.abs(Evasion);

    local Divisor = 300; --divide the Evasion value by Divisor.

    local GroupToAttack, Type = (targetIsEnemy and self.Enemies) or self.Characters, (targetIsEnemy and "Enemies") or "Characters"

    --Stat Modification
    if (attacker and attacker.Debuffs and attacker.Debuffs.Hunger) then
        Hunger = true;
        --
    end
    if (target and target.Debuffs and target.Debuffs.DefenseDown) then
        Def = 0.7
        --
    end
    if (target and target.Debuffs and target.Debuffs.DefenseUp) then
        Def = 1.5
        --
    end
    if (attacker and attacker.Debuffs and attacker.Debuffs.AttackUp) then
        Atk = 1.2
        --
    end
    if (attacker and attacker.Debuffs and attacker.Debuffs.AttackDown) then
        Atk = 0.7
        --
    end



--              if (attack.Type2 == 'Revive' or value.Health > 0) then
--                  value:Heal(attack.Heal)
--              end
--              if (attack.Debuffs) then
--                  for i, v in pairs(attack.Debuff) do
--                      value:AddDebuff(v)
--                  end
--              end


    if (typeof(attack.Damage) == 'string') then
        target:SubtractHealth(target.Health / 2);
        return true;
    end

    local constant = .6969

    local dif = DifficultyModifiers[self.Difficulty];
    local DamageMod = 1;
    if (isEnemy) then
        DamageMod = dif.DamageRecieved
    else
        DamageMod = dif.DamageDealt
    end

    local Guard = target.Guard and 0.45 or 1;
    if Difficulty == 'Satanic' then
        Guard = Guard==0.45 and 0.1 or Guard;
    end

    local BTNCount = not isEnemy and (1 + (self.BatonCount and self.BatonCount/1.75 or 0)) or 1;

    print('BATON PASS!', BTNCount)


    a = a*Atk
    local AlreadyAttacked;
    local AlreadyCritNotif;
    local AlreadyAnimated;
    local CameraMoved;
    local CritStorage = {}; --Store criticals beforehand so we only show the animation once at the start of the animation;
    local CritCounter = 0;
    if (not isEnemy) then
        for i, v in pairs(self.Enemies) do
            if (attack.Damages) or v.ID == target.ID then
                local Luck = isEnemy and attacker.EnemyStats.Luck or attacker.Persona.Stats.Luck
                local Formula = math.clamp((Luck/100+(Luck and Luck/100 or 0)+(Luck/1000)+(attack.CritChance and attack.CritChance/1000 or 0/1000))/1.5, 0, 1000)/(math.pi);
                local crit = (tonumber(v.ID) == 2) or ((not v.Uncritable) and math.random() < Formula)
                if (v.Weak and v.Weak[attack.Type] or crit) and (not (v.Null and v.Null[attack.Type])) then
                    CritCounter = CritCounter+1;
                    CritStorage[tonumber(v.ID or i)] = {v.ID, i};
                    --impwarn('CritStorage Length:', #CritStorage)
                end
            end
        end
    end
    if (not AlreadyAnimated) and (not isEnemy) and (CritCounter > 0) and (not self.OneMore) then
        AlreadyAnimated=true;
        local Audio = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild('SFX'):WaitForChild('Weak');
        Audio = Audio:Clone();
        Audio.Parent = PlayerGui;
        Audio.PlayOnRemove = true;
        Audio:Destroy();
        self:CharacterPosition(nil, true, true)
        local Animations = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild('AnimationAssets'):WaitForChild('CritAnim'):GetChildren()
        local Animation = LoadAnimation(Animations[math.random(1, #Animations)], Battle:GetCharacterFromID(BattleInfo.SelectedMember):FindFirstChild('Humanoid', true))
        Animation:AdjustWeight(1, 2)
        Animation:Play();
        wait(2);
        if (self.Ambush) then
            self:AmbushPosition()
        end
    end
    local attackFunction = function(target, attack, Iterator)
            local randomValue = math.random();
            if (not game:GetService'RunService':IsStudio()) and Evasion ~= 0 and (randomValue < math.abs(Evasion/Divisor)*0.9) and attack.Type ~= 'Buff' and attack.Type ~= 'Kaja' and attack.Type2 ~= 'Debuff' then
                impwarn('Missed! Raw Evasion Chance:', Evasion, 'Modified Evasion Change:', Evasion/Divisor, "Random value:", randomValue);
                ReplicatedStorage.Music:WaitForChild('Miss'):Play();
            else
                local crit;
                if (isEnemy) then
                    local Luck = isEnemy and attacker.EnemyStats.Luck or attacker.Persona.Stats.Luck
                    local Formula = math.clamp((Luck/100+(Luck and Luck/100 or 0)+(Luck/1000)+(attack.CritChance and attack.CritChance/1000 or 0/1000))/1.5, 0, 1000)/(math.pi);
                    warn('Formula:', Formula)
                    crit = ((not target.Uncritable) and math.random() < Formula)
                else
                    crit = CritStorage[tonumber(target.ID)] ~= nil
                    impwarn('Critical Status:', crit)
                end
                if (TargetDebuffTable) then
                    for i, v in pairs(TargetDebuffTable) do
                        local affinity = tostring(attack.Type):lower()
                        if (Technicals[affinity] and Technicals[affinity][v.Name:lower()]) or (v.Name:lower() == 'dizzy' or v.Name:lower() == 'sleep') then
                            Technical = true;
                            if (v.Name ~= 'sleep' and v.Name ~= 'dizzy') then
                                TargetDebuffTable[i] = nil;
                            end
                        end
                    end
                end
                if (not CameraMoved) and (not silent) and (not isHeal) and (not self.Ambush) then
                    CameraMoved=true;
                    if (isEnemy) then
                        if (isMultiHit and not isHeal) then
                            Battle:PartyAttacked()
                        else
                            Battle:CharacterAttacked(PositionOfCharacterAttacked)
                        end
                    elseif (not isEnemy) then
                        local Char = self.EnemyContainer:WaitForChild(target.ID)
                        Battle:CharacterAttacking(BattleInfo.SelectedMember, Char.PrimaryPart, CritCounter>0, attack.Damages or attack.Heals)
                        wait(0.25)
                    end
                end
                if (target.Health > 0) then
                    if (attack.Yield and not AlreadyAttacked) or (((not attack.Damages) and (not attack.Heals))) then
                        AlreadyAttacked = true;
                        Effect(attacker, target, attack, targetIsEnemy, isEnemy, PositionOfCharacterAttacked, Battle);
                    elseif (not attack.Yield) then
                        coroutine.wrap(Effect)(attacker, target, attack, targetIsEnemy, isEnemy, PositionOfCharacterAttacked, Battle);
                    end
                end
                print('damage guy called', target)
                if (crit or WeakVar) and not (target.Null and target.Null[attack.Type]) then
                    local HeavyHit = ReplicatedStorage.Music:WaitForChild('HeavyHit')
                    HeavyHit = HeavyHit:Clone()
                    HeavyHit.Parent = game.Players.LocalPlayer.PlayerGui;
                    HeavyHit.PlayOnRemove = true;
                    HeavyHit:Destroy();
                    if (not AlreadyCritNotif) and (not target.Guard) then
                        if ((WeakVar or crit) and not isEnemy) then --so morgana doesn't shout HAHA LOOKING COOL JOKER when i get murdered'
                            if (target.Debuffs) then
                                if (not target.Debuffs.Down) and (not self.OneMore) and (not target.Guard) then --check for self.onemore so i don't play the stupid sound over and over and over and over and over again'
                                    AlreadyCritNotif = true;
                                    local HeavyHit = ReplicatedStorage.Music:WaitForChild('Looking Cool Joker!') --what have i done
                                    HeavyHit = HeavyHit:Clone()
                                    HeavyHit.Parent = game.Players.LocalPlayer.PlayerGui;
                                    HeavyHit.PlayOnRemove = true;
                                    HeavyHit:Destroy();

                                    local Name = attacker.Name:lower();
                                    local RandomDownAwareness = {};

                                    if (Name == "ryuji") then
                                        RandomDownAwareness = {

                                            "Wow, Skull. You really showed me..",
                                            "Nice one, Skull!",
                                            "Wow, Skull! You're actually good at something for once!",
                                            "Great, Skull! Pass the baton and follow up!",
                                            "Awesome, Skull! You wiped a few enemies off their feet!"

                                        };
                                    elseif (Name == "Yuki") then
                                        RandomDownAwareness = {

                                            "Wow, Blizzard! You got them!",
                                            "Huh, for a shut-in chick, you have some skills! Good job, Blizzard!",
                                            "Great job, Blizzard! You knocked a few enemies off their feet!",
                                            "Nice exhibition of those \"magical powers\", Blizzard!",
                                            "Exemplary job, Blizzard! Pass the baton and follow up!"

                                        }

                                    elseif (Name == "akira") then
                                        RandomDownAwareness = {

                                            "Woah, Joker! You did it!",
                                            "Woaaah, looking cool Joker!",
                                            "For a quite uncharming messy-haired troublemaker, you're good at fighting! Good job, Joker!",
                                            "Nice job, Joker! You knocked a few enemies off their feet!",
                                            "Your powers are incredible, Joker!",
                                        }
                                    elseif (Name == "ann") then
                                        RandomDownAwareness = {

                                            "Panther knocked them down with style and grace!",
                                            "Great job, Panther! Keep it up!",
                                            "From one female to another, you're beautiful, Panther!",
                                            "Nice one, Panther! Pass the baton and follow up!",
                                            "A beautiful rose has thorns!",
                                            "Nice one, Panther!"

                                        }
                                    end

                                    local availableSpeakers = {}; --get a random list of the characters
                                    for i, v in pairs(self.Characters) do
                                        if (v.Name:lower() ~= Name) and i ~= 1 then --so 1. the downer can't congratulate themselves (downer lol)
                                            availableSpeakers[#availableSpeakers+1] = v.Name;
                                        else
                                            print(v.Name:lower(), Name, self.Characters[1].Name:lower(), #availableSpeakers);
                                        end
                                    end
                                    local Member = availableSpeakers[math.random(1, #availableSpeakers)];
                                    Member = Member:sub(1,1):upper()..Member:sub(2); --capitalize first letter of names
                                    Member = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild('Party Members'):WaitForChild(Member);
                                    local Chosen = RandomDownAwareness[math.random(1, #RandomDownAwareness)];
                                    warn'hrmm'
                                    toggleOneMore = "W"
                                    _G.BattleAnnouncement(Chosen, Member, true);
                                end
                            end
                        elseif ((WeakVar or crit) and isEnemy) then --so morgana doesn't shout HAHA LOOKING COOL JOKER when i get murdered'
                            if (target.Debuffs) then
                                if (not target.Debuffs.Down) and (not self.knockedChar) and (not target.Guard) then --check for self.onemore so i don't play the stupid sound over and over and over and over and over again'
                                    self.knockedChar = true;

                                    local Name = target.Name:lower();

                                    local RandomDownAwareness = {};

                                    if (Name == "ryuji") then
                                        RandomDownAwareness = {
                                            "Skull, you're biting off more than what you can chew! Stay calm!",
                                            "Everyone, Skull is down! Be careful!",
                                            "One of the strongest in our team is knocked out! Watch out, everyone!",
                                            "If they can take down Skull, they can take down Joker! Protect them both at all costs!",
                                            "Come on, Skull! Get up!"
                                        }
                                    elseif (Name == "yuki") then
                                        RandomDownAwareness = {
                                            "Everyone, the most u- I mean, a party member is down! Take care of them!",
                                            "King's been knocked off their feet! Protect her at all costs!",
                                            "Guys, Ice-Girl has been knocked off her last leg! Watch out, everyone!",
                                            "They took down Ice-Girl! Everyone, be careful!",
                                            "King, get up! We need you!"
                                        }
                                    elseif (Name == "akira") then
                                        RandomDownAwareness = {
                                            "Joker? Hey, stop playing games! Get up!",
                                            "Joker! This isn't the time to be playing around!",
                                            "Everyone, Joker's been knocked off his feet! Take some time to tend to his wounds!",
                                            "Uh, guys! Joker's not doing too well!",
                                            "Joker, hurry and rise like a phoenix!",
                                        }
                                    elseif (Name == "ann") then
                                        RandomDownAwareness = {
                    --                      "Alright, Panther! Strike them down with style and grace!",
                    --                      "Alright, Panther! Time to start the counter-attack!"
                                            "Everyone, Panther has been downed! Watch her carefully!",
                                            "Discount K- I mean, Panther has been knocked off of her feet! Stay cautious, everyone!",
                                            "Guys, keep your guard up! Panther is down!",
                                            "Everyone, protect Panther until she gets up!",
                                            "Panther, now is definitely not the time! Get back up!",
                                        }
                                    end
                                    local Chosen = RandomDownAwareness[math.random(1, #RandomDownAwareness)] or "undefined";
                                    _G.BattleAnnouncement(Chosen, nil, true);
                                end
                            end
                        end
                    end
                    --impwarn('Pass One:', target.Guard, target.Debuffs.Down, target.Health)
                elseif CritCounter < 1 then
                    local HeavyHit = ReplicatedStorage.Music:WaitForChild('NormalHit')
                    HeavyHit = HeavyHit:Clone()
                    HeavyHit.Parent = game.Players.LocalPlayer.PlayerGui;
                    HeavyHit.PlayOnRemove = true;
                    HeavyHit:Destroy();
                    toggleOneMore=false;
                    self.OneMore = false;
                end
                local damage = math.floor(attack.Damage*constant^(d/a))
                --impwarn(damage, WeakVar, StrongVar, crit, d, a)
                damage = math.ceil(damage * (WeakVar and 1.35 or 1) * (StrongVar and 0.45 or 1) * (crit and 1.25 or 1))--l*math.floor(attack.Damage*constant^(d/a) * (WeakVar and 1.15 or 1) * (StrongVar and 0.55 or 1) * (crit and 1.15 or 1))
                local Formula = ((damage * DamageMod)*Atk)*(Hunger and 0.4 or 1)*(Technical and 1.25 or 1)*Guard*BTNCount;

                if (isEnemy) and (target.Persona.Drain and target.Persona.Drain[attack.Type]) then
                    local SFX = ReplicatedStorage.SFX.Drain:Clone();
                    SFX.Parent = PlayerGui;
                    SFX.PlayOnRemove = true;
                    SFX:Destroy();
                    target:Heal(Formula, true)
                elseif (target.Drain and target.Drain[attack.Type]) then
                    local SFX = ReplicatedStorage.SFX.Drain:Clone();
                    SFX.Parent = PlayerGui;
                    SFX.PlayOnRemove = true;
                    SFX:Destroy();
                    target:Heal(Formula, true)
                elseif (isEnemy) and (target.Null and target.Null[attack.Type]) then
                    target:SubtractHealth(0)
                    return 'NULL'
                elseif (target.Null and target.Null[attack.Type]) then
                    target:SubtractHealth(0)
                    return 'NULL'
                else
                    target:SubtractHealth(Formula);--(object, shakeFactor, magnitude, dampeningFactor)
                    if (target.Health <= 0) then
                        target.Debuffs = {};
                        local Humanoid = isEnemy and Battle:GetCharacterFromID(PositionOfCharacterAttacked).Humanoid or Battle:GetEnemyFromName(target.ID).Humanoid;
                        local Anim = LoadAnimation(ReplicatedStorage.AnimationAssets.Death.Fall, Humanoid)
                        local Anim2 = LoadAnimation(ReplicatedStorage.AnimationAssets.Death.Stay, Humanoid);
                        spawn(function(a)
                            Anim:Play();
                            Anim.Stopped:Wait()
                            Anim2:Play()
                        end)
                    else
                        target.Debuffs = target.Debuffs or {};
                        for i, v in pairs(attack.Debuffs or {}) do
                            if (((not Strong) or ((not Weak[attack.Type]) and (not crit) and Strong and (not Strong[attack.Type]) and (not Strong[attack.Type:lower()])) and (not target.Guard) and  (not target.Debuffs[v.Name])) and target.Health > 0) or game:GetService('RunService'):IsStudio() then --do thing
                                if (v.Chance/100 >= math.random()) then

                                    local zyrf = v.Name == "Down" and impprint'downed... added'
                                    local x = {};
                                    for i, v in pairs(v) do
                                        x[i] = v;
                                    end
                                    if (target.ID) then
                                        BattleInfo.EnemyTurns[target.ID] = BattleInfo.EnemyTurns[target.ID] or 1
                                    end
                                    BattleInfo.PlayerTurns[PositionOfCharacterAttacked] = BattleInfo.PlayerTurns[PositionOfCharacterAttacked] or 1;
                                    x.TurnAdded = isEnemy and BattleInfo.PlayerTurns[PositionOfCharacterAttacked] or BattleInfo.EnemyTurns[target.ID];
                                    target:AddDebuff(x)
                                    coroutine.wrap(showLabel)(('%s has been inflicted with %s'):format(target.Name or '???', x.Name and x.Name..'!' or 'Unknown Debuff..?'), 2);
                                end
                            end
                        end
                        if not (DownExclusionBecauseScrewThisStupidCodebase == target) then
                            impwarn("WTJASFJNASF??")
                            if ((not target.Guard) and (not target.Debuffs.Down)) or (math.floor(target.Health) <= 0) then
                                impwarn("WHAT????")
                                if (( (not isEnemy) and ( not (target.Null and target.Null[attack.Type] ))) or ( (isEnemy) and not (target.Persona.Null and target.Persona.Null[attack.Type]))) then
                                    impwarn("WHY???")
                                    toggleOneMore = 'W';
                                    local Humanoid = isEnemy and Battle:GetCharacterFromID(PositionOfCharacterAttacked).Humanoid or Battle:GetEnemyFromName(target.ID).Humanoid;
                                    local Anim = LoadAnimation(ReplicatedStorage.AnimationAssets.Death.Fall, Humanoid)
                                    local Anim2 = LoadAnimation(ReplicatedStorage.AnimationAssets.Death.Stay, Humanoid);
                                    DownExclusionBecauseScrewThisStupidCodebase = target;
                                    spawn(function(a)
                                        Anim:Play();
                                        impwarn("Down.");
                                        Anim.Stopped:Wait()
                                        Anim2:Play()
                                    end)
                                    local x = math.floor(target.Health) > 0 and target:AddDebuff({Name = "Down", TurnAdded = (not isEnemy and BattleInfo.EnemyTurns[target.ID] or BattleInfo.PlayerTurns[PositionOfCharacterAttacked] or 1), Length = math.random(1, 2)+(target.TurnCount and target.TurnCount/2 or 0), Chance = 100});
                                elseif CritCounter  < 1 then
                                    toggleOneMore = false;
                                    self.OneMore=false;
                                end
                            elseif (target.Guard) then
                                imppwarn("wat du hek", target.Name)
                            end
                        else
                            impprint(DownExclusionBecauseScrewThisStupidCodebase, target, DownExclusionBecauseScrewThisStupidCodebase == target)
                        end
                    end
                    if (PositionOfCharacterAttacked) then
                        local newShake = Shake.new():setShake(PlayerGui:WaitForChild('Statuses').PartyIndicator:WaitForChild(tostring(PositionOfCharacterAttacked)), 0.5, 0):initShake(1);
                    end
                end



                --print('Dealt', Formula,'damage.', target.Name.."'s health is now", tostring(target.Health)..'.')
                --print("Damage:", damage, "\nDamageMod:", DamageMod, "\nDamage*DamageMod:", damage*DamageMod, "\nAtk:", Atk, "\nDamage*DamageMod*Atk:", damage*DamageMod*Atk, "\nHunger:", Hunger, "\nGuard:", Guard, "\nBTNCount:", BTNCount, "\na:", a, "\nd:", d, "\nattack.Damage:", attack.Damage)
                Battle:TweenHealth(0.25)
            end
        end
    if (isMultiHit) then
        if (attack.AttackCount) then
            --impwarn('Has several hits.')
            local tab = typeof(attack.AttackCount) == "number" and {0, attack.AttackCount} or {attack.AttackCount[1], math.random(attack.AttackCount[1]+1, attack.AttackCount[2])};
            for i = tab[1], tab[2] do
                for i, v in pairs(GroupToAttack) do
                    if (v.Health > 0) then
                        if (attack.Yield and not AlreadyAttacked) then
                            (attackFunction)(v, attack, nil)
                        end
                        coroutine.wrap(attackFunction)(v, attack, nil)
                        wait(0.25)
                    end
                end
                wait(0.175)
            end
        else
            for i, v in pairs(GroupToAttack) do
                if (v.Health > 0) then
                    if (attack.Yield and not AlreadyAttacked) then
                        (attackFunction)(v, attack, nil)
                    end
                    coroutine.wrap(attackFunction)(v, attack, nil)
                    wait(0.25)
                end
            end
        end
    else
        if (attack.AttackCount) then
            --impwarn('Has several hits. (singular attack)')
            local tab = typeof(attack.AttackCount) == "number" and {0, attack.AttackCount[2]} or {attack.AttackCount[1], math.random(attack.AttackCount[1]+1, attack.AttackCount[2])};
            for i = tab[1], tab[2] do
                (attackFunction)(target, attack, PositionOfCharacterAttacked or target.ID)
                wait(0.175)
            end
        else
            (attackFunction)(target, attack, PositionOfCharacterAttacked or target.ID)
        end
    end
    self.OneMore = toggleOneMore;
    wait(1.25);
end





--battle input functionfd



function Battle:Failsafe()
    Player.Chatted:Connect(function(c)
        c = c:match('giveattack:%s?(.*)');

        local C = _G.Characters[1].Persona.Attacks;
        for i, v in pairs(C) do
            if (v:lower() == c:lower()) then
                return false;
            end
        end

        for i, v in pairs(Attacks) do
            if (i:lower() == c:lower()) then
                C[#C+1] = i;
                print("Given attack:", i);
                return true;
            end
        end
        return false;
    end)
    print('Failsafe Started!')
    local DebugAndUi
    DebugAndUi = game:GetService('RunService').RenderStepped:Connect(function(DebugAndUI)
        --partyspawns, enemyspawns, partycontainer, enemycontainer
        --impwarn(self.Characters[1].Guard, self.Characters[2].Guard, self.Characters[3].Guard, self.Characters[4].Guard);
        pcall(function()
            PlayerGui:WaitForChild('Persona Attacks List').List.Description.Text = getAttack(game:GetService('GuiService').SelectedObject.Parent.AttackTitle.Text).Description
        end)
        --Used to make debug functions and for UI progression.
        if (self.BattleFinished) then
            if (Signal) then
                print'disconnected signal'
                Signal:Disconnect();
                Signal = nil;
            end
            DebugAndUi:Disconnect();
            DebugAndUi = nil;
            PlayerGui:WaitForChild('Persona Attacks List').Enabled = false;
            PlayerGui:WaitForChild('PersonaListR').Enabled = false;
            PlayerGui:WaitForChild('Change Persona').Enabled = false;
            BattleInfo.BattleStage = nil;
            _G.Stage = nil;
            CMS:Enable();
            script:Destroy();
            warn('Finished failsafe.')
            return nil;
        else
            _G.Occupied = true;
            _G.Stage = BattleInfo.BattleStage
        end
        _G.Occupied = true;
        if (tonumber(BattleInfo.SelectedMember) and not self.BattleFinished) then
        --  print(BattleInfo.BattleStage);

        PlayerGui:WaitForChild('Persona Attacks List').Enabled = BattleInfo.BattleStage == 'PersonaAttackList'
        PlayerGui:WaitForChild('PersonaListR').Enabled = BattleInfo.BattleStage == 'Main'
        PlayerGui.PersonaListR['BATON PASS'].Visible = self.OneMore
        PlayerGui:WaitForChild('Change Persona').Enabled = BattleInfo.BattleStage == 'PersonaChange' or BattleInfo.BattleStage == 'Analysis'
        pcall(function()
        PlayerGui.PersonaListR.StudsOffset = Vector3.new(
            self:
            GetCharacterFromID(BattleInfo.SelectedMember)
            .PrimaryPart.Size.X + 0.75,
            self:
            GetCharacterFromID(BattleInfo.SelectedMember)
            .PrimaryPart.Size.X/1.75,
            0
            )

        end)

        local MovementStatus = (not self.BattleFinished) and CMS:Disable() or CMS:Enable()
        end



    end)

    if (self.Ambush) then
        while wait(2.5) do
            if (self.BattleFinished) then
                game:GetService('Lighting').ambusheffectpulse.Enabled = false;

                break;
            end
            --pulse if ambush
            Tween(game:GetService('Lighting').ambusheffectpulse, TweenInfo.new(0.35, Enum.EasingStyle.Sine, Enum.EasingDirection.InOut, 0, true, 0.5), {TintColor = Color3.fromRGB(255,114,114)}):Play()
            local CMFOV = workspace.CurrentCamera.FieldOfView;
            wait(0.65)
            Tween(workspace.CurrentCamera, TweenInfo.new(0.1, Enum.EasingStyle.Sine, Enum.EasingDirection.Out, 0, false, 0), {FieldOfView = CMFOV-15}):Play();
            wait()
            Tween(workspace.CurrentCamera, TweenInfo.new(0.5, Enum.EasingStyle.Sine, Enum.EasingDirection.Out, 0, false, 0), {FieldOfView = CMFOV}):Play();
            wait(0.5);
        end
    end
end



--debug

local function getCharFromPartName(s)
    for i, v in pairs(Battle.Characters) do
        if (v.Name:lower():match(s:lower())) then
            return v;
        end
    end
end
local function getSonaFromPartName(s)
    for i, v in pairs(game:GetService'ReplicatedStorage':WaitForChild('Personas'):GetChildren()) do
        if (v.Name:lower():match(s:lower())) then
            return v;
        end
    end
end

return Battle;