Opcode #60 - Casting failure

[Echon]

I tried using all three modifier types (Inc/Dec, Set, Set % of) with a value of 100, and only Inc/Dec (0) had any effect. Spells were never miscast with the other two types.

 

-Echon

[devSin]

They should be spell type (wizard, priest, innate). I wouldn't be surprised if BG didn't support innate, but it should at least support priest spell failure (1)?

[Echon]

Where were you told that? According to both IESDP, DLTCEP and Near Infinity there are only those three modifier types, and not any spell types.

 

I have not tested whether the spell types work yet, I will do so tomorrow. Modding while drunk is propably not that productive.

 

-Echon

[CamDawg]

I can corroborate devSin's findings in the BG2 engine, at least. The IESDP, NI, et al have this parameter wrong. 0 is arcane, 1 is divine, and 2 is innate.

[devSin]

I'm pretty positive igi would have updated this for at least the ToB effects description. Nobody cares about Tales. And my NI should kick all kinds of ass in effect fields.

[Echon]

Nobody cares about Tales.

 

Really?

 

Spelltype 0 and 1 have the same effect in BG as in BG2, but 2 does not affect innate spells in any way.

 

-Echon

[igi]

Spell/Priest/Innate is the description for ToB, the other games still have the old description, as no-one ever confirmed how the opcode works in the other engines.

 

I'll sort if for the next update (before the end of the year, for sure - I've been pretty busy with other stuff recently).

[Avenger]

60,1,"Stat: Miscast Magic [60]","Percent Chance","Type","The targetted creature(s) will fail to cast the type of spell specified by the 'Type' field, 'Percent Chance' percent of the time.

 

Known values for 'Type' are:

0 Mage Spells

1 Cleric Spells

2 Innate

3 Mage Spells

4 Cleric Spells

5 Innate

 

'Type' values of 0,1 or 2 display a message -'Spell Failed: casting failure'

The modified stats are #51, #52 and #194 respectively.

'Type' values of 3,4 or 5 display a message -'Spell failed due to dead magic'

These latter effects set Stat #196 to 1 too."

 

0 and 1 (mage/priest failure) are definitely in BG1, PST and IWD1.

IWD2, SoA has 0-2.

ToB also has dead magic zone induced failures. (3-5)

[Echon]

No message is displayed in BG:TotSC when the spellcasting fails.

 

-Echon

[igi]

Updated BG1 and PST descriptions, thanks.