What does the WIT parameter do? How is it calculated?
WIT used for
dungeon-of-the-endless
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You have very little control over it, it's mostly the RNG.
You can get it from...
- Opening doors
Every time you open a door there's a chance of dust dropping, which is a random amount, I think I've seen numbers from 2 to 9. The hero Max has a skill which raises the amount gained if he is the one to open the door when dust is found in a room, he gets this at level 5 according to the wiki, and it's also available on the "third eye" item. - Kill Monsters
I believe every time you kill a monsters there's a chance they'll drop one dust, however it might be more complicated than that. The heros Golgy and Sara have a skill which increases the likely hood of dust dropping from monsters, it looks like it only applies to monsters they kill, they get it at level 3 and 7 according to the wiki. - Selling items
Some merchants use dust as currency to buy and sell. If you have items you don't need, and don't expect to need, you could sell them for dust. - Modules
There's a Major Module called the Shop which allows you to store a Merchant, which can build Dust if it's operated while there's a Merchant in it. - Events
There's at least one event/tower thing where you can pay industry for the possibility of dust.
Note that dust is reset after each level, as are certain excess items, while industry is persistent, (but more dust might let you get more industry, or food, or science) which effects whether or when selling items or spending industry is worth it.
As I said, I haven't played the release version much yet, there's likely to be more specific items and modules, but that's everything I'm aware of.
Regarding tactics/strategy, it's more about adapting your controlled area/which doors you open/build things on to make use of the dust that you have, as opposed to taking specific actions that grant you more dust, since often those actions simply aren't available.
I analyzed the associated section from the GameConfig.xml according to some information that was provided here.
<!-- ============= DUNGEON ROOM COUNT ============= -->
<DungeonRoomCountMin>
<CurveOperation Type="Multiplication">
<Curve Abscissa="Level">
<CurvePoint X="1" Y="12" Link="true" />
<CurvePoint X="8" Y="26" Link="true" />
<CurvePoint X="11" Y="28" Factor="0" />
</Curve>
<Curve Abscissa="PlayerCount" BaseValue="1">
</Curve>
</CurveOperation>
</DungeonRoomCountMin>
<DungeonRoomCountMax>
<CurveOperation Type="Multiplication">
<Curve Abscissa="Level">
<CurvePoint X="1" Y="16" Link="true" />
<CurvePoint X="9" Y="32" Link="true" />
<CurvePoint X="12" Y="34" Factor="0" />
</Curve>
<Curve Abscissa="PlayerCount" BaseValue="1">
</Curve>
</CurveOperation>
</DungeonRoomCountMax>
I entered the given values (in bold) into a table and extrapolated the missing values. Link="true" means that linear interpolation between two successive values is used. Factor="0" sets the slope to 0, so following values stay the same.
Best Answer
The WIT is used for calculating bonus resource gain when operating a major module with the Operate skill. To use this skill after you've learned it you have to stay in the same room as your selected major module for one turn, and after that, until you leave the room, you can enjoy bonus resources equal to half the character's WIT from the module.
For other modules it does different things:
Shop (with Merchant): One tenth of total wit rounded up is added to the Dust generation every turn.
Generator: Each point of wit adds 0.5% chance to find Dust on the level.
LAN: Each point of wit adds 1.2% percent defense to all modules (major and minor) on the level.
Tactical HUD: Each point of wit adds 1.2% percent attack power to heroes on the level. When upgraded to Tactical HUD IV, the bonus increases to 1.8% percent.
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Higher WIT will also allow you to repair modules faster with the Repair skill.
As to how it's calculated - as any other stat. Each character has his/her/it stat growth, and you can get bonus WIT from items or skills.