i'm trying to make a log parser for final fantasy 14, using regexs to pull out interesting information from each line of the game's logs.

language: python

Sample lines:
Critical! Your Light Slash hits the carrion chiglet from the left for 93 points of damage.
Your Howling Vortex hits the carrier ladybug for 170 points of damage.

Desired result:
from line 1: Critical!, Light Slash, carrion chiglet, left, 93
from line 2:  , Howling Vortex, carrier ladybug, , 170

my attempt/results:
python regex: (?P<critical>Critical!\s|.*)Your\s(?P<attack>.*)\shits\s(the)?\s(?P<monster>.*)(\sfrom\sthe)?(?P<direction>.*)\sfor\s(?P<damage>\d*)\spoints

non python regex:(Critical!\s|.*)Your\s(.*)\shits\s(?:the)?\s(.*)(?:\sfrom\sthe)?(.*)\sfor\s(\d*)\spoints

line 1: Critical!, Light Slash, carrion chiglet from the left, , 93
line 2:  , Howling Vortex, carrier ladybug, , 170