# WTF is the “to-hit bonus”?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wtf-is-the-to-hit-bonus/4042>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [November 16, 2013, 10:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wtf-is-the-to-hit-bonus/4042 "2013-11-16T22:03:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wuzzy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/wuzzy/32/41_2.png) [@Wuzzy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wuzzy)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2013, 10:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wtf-is-the-to-hit-bonus/4042/1 "2013-11-16T22:03:44Z")

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Hi, I have played Cataclysm: Dark Day Ahead for quite some time now. LOL, I even played Cataclysm.

I think I have mostly understood the game mechanics. But there is one thing I never could get my head around:  
That thing called “to-hit bonus”. It appers everywhere but I did not found an explanation anywhere. What does it mean and how does it affect items?  
Not even the wiki had an answer to this.

Oh, I also need to know this for the German translation I’m working on. It’s currently at 40% and it grows every day at the moment. 🙂  
I can’t translate something I don’t understand.

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**Author:** ![EkarusRyndren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ekarusryndren/32/80_2.png) [@EkarusRyndren](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EkarusRyndren)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2013, 10:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wtf-is-the-to-hit-bonus/4042/2 "2013-11-16T22:05:53Z")

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the “to-hit bonus” is what it says on the tin, the number if positive, makes your odds of hitting something better if negative it makes your odds of hitting something worse.

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**Author:** ![Luissen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/luissen/32/1025_2.png) [@Luissen](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Luissen)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2013, 10:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wtf-is-the-to-hit-bonus/4042/3 "2013-11-16T22:06:30Z")

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I don’t know exactly the mechanics behind it, but I find that items with positive to hit don’t miss as much when my skills suck complete balls.

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**Author:** ![deadmerits](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/deadmerits/32/19_2.png) [@deadmerits](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/deadmerits)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wtf-is-the-to-hit-bonus/4042/4 "2013-11-17T01:44:47Z")

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Is a +2 to hit bonus like having plus two melee skill points while you use it? Or is it like a percent chance increase?

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**Author:** ![Pthalocy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/22d042/32.png) [@Pthalocy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Pthalocy)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2013, 7:11am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wtf-is-the-to-hit-bonus/4042/5 "2013-11-17T07:11:58Z")

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It’s gonna be a raw bonus to either the random ‘dice’ rolled to determine whether or not you hit the target, or a raw bonus to the ‘dice’ rolled when determining damage.

I just can’t recall if it’s affecting accuracy or damage output for a given weapon. (Obviously higher accuracy means more consistent damage, but I mean directly affecting).

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**Author:** ![timtek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/timtek/32/103_2.png) [@timtek](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/timtek)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2013, 7:20am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wtf-is-the-to-hit-bonus/4042/6 "2013-11-17T07:20:55Z")

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I’m not sure exactly how cataclysm does it, but traditionally in gaming, +hit is a positive modifier to accuracy and not to damage done. If it was a damage multiplier it would be called +dam. So basically, it’s a dice roll to see if you hit, if you do, another die is rolled to see how much damage you inflicted on your opponent.

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**Author:** ![Wuzzy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/wuzzy/32/41_2.png) [@Wuzzy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wuzzy)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wtf-is-the-to-hit-bonus/4042/7 "2013-11-19T18:51:44Z")

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Thanks for the replies so far, but the answers are all way too vague to me.

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**Author:** ![i2amroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/i2amroy/32/909_2.png) [@i2amroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/i2amroy)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wtf-is-the-to-hit-bonus/4042/8 "2013-11-19T19:54:01Z")

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“To hit” adds to your chance of hitting a monster. To be slightly more specific your chance of hitting is:  
number of dice = 1 + int(dex\_cur / 2) + skillLevel(“melee”) + weapon.type-\>m\_to\_hit  
sides = 10 - encumb(bp\_torso);

This is then compared against the monsters dodge roll (# of dice = dodge modified by size, sides/status, # of sides = 10). You also have a flat one\_in(4 + dex\_cur + weapon.type-\>m\_to\_hit) chance to miss as well.

The stat also shows up in a few other, lesser, places as well (such as determining crit chance), but those are the main two.

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**Author:** ![GlyphGryph](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/glyphgryph/32/847_2.png) [@GlyphGryph](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GlyphGryph)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wtf-is-the-to-hit-bonus/4042/9 "2013-11-19T19:56:35Z")

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In essence, the bonus is exactly the same as your melee skill, so you can treat the +to\_hit bonus as effecting that directly if you so wish.

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**Author:** ![Wuzzy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/wuzzy/32/41_2.png) [@Wuzzy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wuzzy)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wtf-is-the-to-hit-bonus/4042/10 "2013-11-19T20:34:28Z")

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Okay, thanks a lot. Those answers were helpful.