Servant Tracking During Battle¶

Understand how FGA identifies and tracks servants throughout battle.

Overview¶

FGA maintains a mapping of which servants are on the field and in which positions. This enables accurate face card attribution, support servant identification, and proper handling of servant swaps and deaths.

Key Features¶

• Position Tracking: Know which servant is in each field slot
• Face Card Matching: Attribute command cards to correct servants
• Support Detection: Identify the friend's support servant
• Order Change Handling: Track servant swaps accurately
• Death/Replacement: Update tracking when servants die

How Servant Tracking Works¶

flowchart TD
    A[Battle Start] --> B[Initialize Field Positions<br/>Slots 1-3 = Team positions 1-3]
    B --> C[Capture Servant Identification<br/>• Skill icons<br/>• Face card images]
    C --> D[Each Turn: Verify Positions<br/>Check if servants match expectations]

Field Slots and Team Slots¶

Field Slots¶

Active positions during battle:

Team Slots¶

All servants in your party:

Servant Identification¶

Skill Icon Detection¶

FGA captures skill icons to identify servants:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Field Slot A                           │
│  ┌───┬───┬───┐                          │
│  │S1 │S2 │S3 │  ← Skill icons captured  │
│  └───┴───┴───┘                          │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘

Face Card Detection¶

Matches command cards to servants:

Command Cards:
[Card 1] [Card 2] [Card 3] [Card 4] [Card 5]

FGA compares card faces to captured images
to determine which servant owns each card.

Support Servant Handling¶

Support Detection¶

FGA identifies the support servant by the support icon:

• Checks each field slot for support indicator
• Marks that slot as the support position
• Can treat support like own servant if configured

Support Face Cards¶

By default, support cards may be handled differently:

Order Change Tracking¶

When servants are swapped using Order Change skill:

Before Swap:
Field: [A: Servant 1] [B: Servant 2] [C: Servant 3]
Backup: [Servant 4] [Servant 5] [Servant 6]

Order Change: Swap B with position 1 backup

After Swap:
Field: [A: Servant 1] [B: Servant 4] [C: Servant 3]
Backup: [Servant 2] [Servant 5] [Servant 6]

FGA updates its internal mapping to reflect the swap.

Servant Death and Replacement¶

When a servant dies:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│    Servant Death Detected               │
└─────────────────────┬───────────────────┘
                      │
                      ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│    Wait for Replacement                 │
│    (from backup)                        │
└─────────────────────┬───────────────────┘
                      │
                      ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│    Re-identify Servant in Slot          │
│    Update tracking map                  │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘

Special Cases¶

Mélusine Ascension Change¶

Mélusine can change her appearance mid-battle:

• Her skill icons and face cards change
• FGA detects this and recaptures images
• Tracking continues accurately

Transform Skills¶

Servants with transformation skills:

• Jekyll/Hyde transformations
• Ascension-changing skills
• FGA may need to recapture face cards

Face Card Grouping¶

FGA groups cards by servant for features like:

• Servant Priority: Pick cards from preferred servants first
• Brave Chains: Form chains with same-servant cards
• Avoid Chains: Spread cards across servants

Grouping Process¶

Available Cards:
[Buster-A] [Arts-B] [Quick-A] [Buster-C] [Arts-A]

Grouped by Servant:
Servant A: [Buster] [Quick] [Arts]
Servant B: [Arts]
Servant C: [Buster]

Skip Face Card Checking¶

When enabled, FGA skips detailed face card attribution:

Use when:

• Servant priority is not needed
• Performance is more important
• Simple card priority is sufficient

Tips for Best Results¶

1. Wait for battle to load: Ensure servants are visible before turn starts
2. Stable team composition: Frequent deaths affect tracking accuracy
3. Clear skill icons: Ensure skills are visible for capture
4. Test with your team: Verify tracking works for your setup
5. Check servant priority results: Confirm correct cards are selected

Troubleshooting¶

Cards attributed to wrong servant¶

• Face card images may be similar
• Try enabling more detailed checking
• Verify servant tracking initialized correctly

Order Change not tracked¶

• Ensure the swap completed fully
• FGA updates after skill animation
• Check if skill command syntax is correct

Support not detected¶

• Support icon must be visible
• Check if using correct server settings
• Verify support is in expected position

Tracking fails after death¶

• Backup servant may look different than expected
• FGA recaptures images automatically
• Allow time for replacement animation

Mélusine tracking issues¶

• Ascension change detection may vary
• Ensure FGA version supports this feature
• Check timing of transformation

Performance Considerations¶

Servant tracking involves:

• Image capture operations
• Pattern matching for faces
• Memory for stored images

Optimization Settings¶

Related Documentation¶

• Face Card Priority - Card selection by servant
• Brave Chains - Chain formation
• Skill Maker - Order change commands