so the star jade haves like a timer((1 sec??)) for generation and the star jades are generated also based on length of "animation cast" not just hit? like XQ burst for example chaining 2 arrow waves one a single NA animation?

and if next attack animation takes longer than that length it can also generate a second star jade? or what?
dint realize until now also that Ninguan NA chain is not interrupted and keeps following its chain when cast CA in middle of it

that does sound plausible since we know something similar already happens w XQ and YL
i had a look at the footage again and it seems to trigger the jades twice on all three NA animations

ning peanut spawn and succ

- collision points: sign & wall behind stove; delay between the two hits seem to fall within the interval needed to generate 2 jades
- works with all NA variants
- CA animation doesnt seem to have an influence on generation (see 0:58 for CA, pause and N1 -- only one attempt and the time between CA and N1 might be too short to rule this out though)

NA variants: TW (twirl), LH (left hand), RH (right hand)
Frame counting: exclude first frame of 1st jade hit/dmg number, to first frame of 2nd jade hit/dmg

Double star jade
- 0:27, 12 frame collision delay, 14 frame dmg delay (hugging) TW
- 0:34, 15 frame collision delay, 18 frame dmg delay (hugging) LH
- 1:07, 12 frame collision delay, 12 frame dmg delay (hugging) TW
- 1:36, 20 frame collision delay, 24 frame dmg delay (hugging) [not sure what NA animation this is]

No double star jade
- 0:22, 2 frame collision delay, 6 frame dmg delay (hugging) RH
- 0:45, 3 frame collision delay, 1 frame dmg delay (close) RH
- 0:52, 2 frame collision delay, 6 frame dmg delay (mid range) TW

All other instances occurred with 0 collision and dmg delay (or i probably missed them 😅)

cuz initially it seemed that the ICD was < 10 frames, but after the 1:00 mark, 10 frames stopped generating double jades
6 frames also started generating double jades, but not 5, 4 or 8

Findings: Star Jade creation and CA Stamina deduction are server-side. The consumption of Star Jades to produce projectiles is NOT server-side.

Evidence: https://youtu.be/eUIJZH_O_e4; creation and consumption with and without internet connection.

Significance: Better understanding of Star Jade creation and consumption and their dependence on ping.

Finding: Ningguang does not benefit from her A1 if she gains Star Jades after a certain cutoff frame from the beginning of her CA animation. This cutoff frame is dependent on the variant of CA she performs [1]. Despite this, Ningguang is still able to launch her Star Jades. [2]

Evidence:
[1]: See sheet "Star Jade Consumption (CA A1 Cutoff)": https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b9VdFN5xyfgW19rSyuZfPUzDfJkc8CcSNTtZ31eP5Jg
Frame for each CA variant after which A1 no longer applies:
- CA Twirl: 15-16
- CA Left: 10
- CA Right: 10

[2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30Sw2fSPfwE; instances of Stamina drain while in possession of Star Jades - 0:09, 0:34, 0:49.

Significance: Clarifies why Stamina drain may still occur despite Ningguang being in possession of Star Jades before her CA projectile is fired [2]. As such, N1C spam is not guaranteed to be Stamina-less if her CA is cast too quickly.

Star jades are always consumed and produces a projectile as long as they are generated before Ning's CA finishes casting (and thereby launching all held jades)

This means a projectile is created regardless of the star jade's current animation.

- Video 1 (short range): https://youtu.be/AwTQ5dCpuAE 0:04, 0:13, 0:36
- Video 2 (long range): https://youtu.be/30Sw2fSPfwE 0:09

Star jades will produce projectiles on CA cast even if it not visible behind Ningguang, i.e: still in spawning animation, so long as these jades are generated before she finishes her CA cast

Finding: Ningguang NA projectiles generate Star Jades with an ICD depndent on ping (6-10 frames on ~196ms) [1], and can be triggered twice per NA (one for each projectile) by delaying their hit times.
As such, it is possible for a single NA to generate two Star Jades. [2]
This is possible for all constellations [3], however, the larger AOE from C1 makes registering hits easier.

Evidence:
[1]: See sheet "NA Projectile ICD (Double Jade)": https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b9VdFN5xyfgW19rSyuZfPUzDfJkc8CcSNTtZ31eP5Jg
[2]: https://youtu.be/9VY4NmX8YN8; Double Jade working on Inazuma stove, utilising back wall for hit delay.
[3]: https://youtu.be/f0Q7xeWIAFg; Double Jade working as expected for C0, demonstrating that C1 AOE does not affect the ICD trigger.
[4]: https://youtu.be/Qhnk5-FX1Oc; Double Jade utilising N2C in combat.

Significance: The low ICD can be used (situationally) to generate more than one Star Jade per NA against certain enemies. Improves the DPS of N1C and N2C combos; though it is more reliable when hitting overlapping hitboxes, or at an angle such that each jade hit is delayed.
e.g: N2C generating 3 Star Jades against a boss enemy hitbox (Aeonblight Drake). [4]

However, star jade(s) in the midst of their spawning animation will not count towards Ning's A1

As long as the 2nd projectile does not hit and generate a jade before a certain animation frame threshold for Ning's CA