Cursed Scroll of Ailment

[CamDawg]

Could be used to target others.

 

// Cursed Scroll Of Ailment could be targeted at other folks
COPY_EXISTING ~scrl17.itm~ ~override~
 READ_LONG  0x64 "abil_off"
 READ_SHORT 0x68 "abil_num"
 READ_LONG  0x6a "fx_off"
 READ_SHORT 0x70 "fx_num"
 PATCH_IF ("%abil_num%" > 0) BEGIN // if abilities present, grabs last effect from last ability
   READ_SHORT ("%abil_off%" + 0x1e + ("%abil_num%" * 0x38)) "last_fx_num"
   READ_SHORT ("%abil_off%" + 0x20 + ("%abil_num%" * 0x38)) "last_fx_idx"
   SET "fx_num" = ("%last_fx_num%" + %"last_fx_idx%")
 END
 WHILE ("%abil_num%" > 0) BEGIN // all abilities set to target caster
   SET "abil_num" = ("%abil_num%" - 1)
   WRITE_BYTE ("%abil_off%" + 0x0c + ("%abil_num%" * 0x38)) 5 // target caster
 END
 WHILE ("%fx_num%" > 0) BEGIN
   SET "fx_num" = ("%fx_num%" - 1)
   WRITE_BYTE ("%fx_off%" + 0x02 + ("%fx_num%" * 0x30)) 1 // target caster
 END
 BUT_ONLY_IF_IT_CHANGES

[devSin]

I don't know if you can get this item in-game; if so, there's a really funky text string that "your friend has been cursed with blah" that should be changed (or just deleted).

[CamDawg]

Ah, tracked this down--this is a BG item that's sold at Lucky Aello's (he sells a fine array of cursed scrolls). Looking closer at the item, I think the targeting is correct. Three effects are targeted at Preset Target--Kill, Play Sound, and a Display String effect with the string "Your friend has been cursed with death.", all of which are set with a Delay/Permanent timing mode on a 4 second delay. All of the other effects are instantaneous and targeted at the caster, including a "You have been cursed with Poison." string (which matches the poison effects you get).

 

I'm taking this off the fix list as this behavior appears intended.