Wing Buffet and Spell Trap

[Caedwyr]

From reports, wing buffet can be blocked/absorbed by a spell trap due to how the ability is coded. Is it possible to make this an ability only affected by physical resistances and not mystical resistances?

[Nythrun]

The effect power just has to be set to zero, along with the primary and secondary type.

 

Consensus was to not make that change last time the topic was broached, though.

[Caedwyr]

I've searched through the old Fixpack posts and can't find this particular issue being brought up before. Perhaps further discussion is warranted if this is fixworthy or tweakworthy?

[Smoketest]

Since Wing Buffet is a natural dragon ability involving the use of its wings (which we're left to imagine in the IE), I favor it not being caught by a Spell Trap. Instead dexterity and a saving throw versus breath should be useful against a wing buffet. It is a physical act with physical results, not a spell, despite Bioware's typical shortcut approach to the matter.

[Nythrun]

It could stand for a second round, sure

 

Spell Shield granting immunity to Wing Buffet (and a breath weapon and other things) didn't see correct to me either.

[rich0203]

I'd almost go for a Str check against wing buffet. You couldn't really dodge(Dex) a wing buffet. Ok, unless you were the size of an elephant, you probably couldn't stand the force either.

[Nythrun]

Trying to hack a stat check into the spell isn't really fixpack material

 

To be clear, the only Spell Trapable portion is the power 3 zone of sweet air effect. There's a smattering of other spin* that are fairly clear cut, and a lot where it's just not clear what values are appropriate.

[CamDawg]

I also noticed that the buffet effect in Hell (being blown back from the door) also had schools set, making it blockable as well. Both fixed for v4:

 

// wing buffet, hell knockback shouldn't be stopped by spell protections
COPY_EXISTING ~spin658.spl~ ~override~ // wing buffet
		  ~spin695.spl~ ~override~ // wing buffet
 WRITE_SHORT 0x25 0 // schoolless
 WRITE_BYTE  0x27 0 // no secondary type
 READ_LONG   0x64 "abil_off"
 READ_SHORT  0x68 "abil_num"
 READ_LONG   0x6a "fx_off"
 FOR (index = 0; index < abil_num; index = index + 1) BEGIN
READ_SHORT ("%abil_off%" + 0x1e + (0x28 * "%index%")) "abil_fx_num"
READ_SHORT ("%abil_off%" + 0x20 + (0x28 * "%index%")) "abil_fx_idx"
FOR (index2 = 0; index2 < abil_fx_num; index2 = index2 + 1) BEGIN
  WRITE_BYTE ("%fx_off%" + 0x03 + (0x30 * ("%index2%" + "%abil_fx_idx%"))) 0
END
 END
 BUT_ONLY_IF_IT_CHANGES