Combat



Combat, though it can easily be avoided in a typical day in Portia, is an essential part of the game if you are seeking items looted from enemies or if you want the story to progress. At the most basic level, the goal of combat is to defeat enemies without losing all of your HP (health points). You can view your current and maximum HP on the user interface at the bottom of the screen.

Mechanics
To attack, select your desired weapon in the quickbar (or if you don't have a weapon, select an empty slot on the quickbar to use your fists). Approach the enemy and left click with the mouse to attack. Be ready to dodge roll with the right click mouse button to avoid taking damage. With most enemies, they have "tells", or predictable signs that they are about to attack, so learn these tells if you want to survive particularly difficult battles.

Status Effects
Some enemies will inflict the player character with negative status effects when they attack. You can see the status effects that you currently have by looking for the following icons on your user interface:

Weapons
There are a variety of weapons in the game, and each one is either Melee (close range weapon used to strike the enemy) or Ranged (weapon used to fire projectiles from a distance).

Enemies
In Portia, there are both passive enemies (creatures that will only attack to defend themselves) and hostile enemies (creatures that will attack on sight). To engage with enemies, you will need to locate them and approach with a weapon (which includes bare hands if no weapon is available).

Dungeons
Dungeons are areas remote from the outside world. Time does not pass as it normally does while inside, and many enemies await. There are a few things most dungeons have in common:
 * Non-boss hostile creatures throughout the dungeon
 * A boss enemy at the end of the dungeon
 * A recommended player experience level; Multiple floors, each progressively more difficult; A preset amount of time that will pass while in the dungeon (Hazardous Ruins only)

Known dungeons include:
 * Sewage Plant Ruins in the Collapsed Wasteland
 * The Cave on Amber Island
 * WOW Industries on the Bassanio Heights
 * Ingall's Mine in the Eufaula Desert
 * Computer Lab Ruins on the Western Plateau
 * Starlight Island Ruins on Starlight Island