Hi, I figured I'd try to make an account here to ask for help since I can't find any info about my specific problem anywhere else. Sorry if this is too much text for a possibly simple question but since I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong exactly (and not sure what I'm doing in general), I'll give you as much details as possible:
So today I decided I'd try my hand at making new items and spells for Icewind Dale (specifically IWD Complete Edition, with HoW installed and all that) after hearing how easy DLTCEP is to use.
I never actually tried to mess with a game like this, have no experience with modding or whatever, the only thing I've done to change the original game beforehand was installing the IWD Fixpack and Unfinished Business.
So I read about how DLTCEP works, got it working and then tried making a new weapon by basically copying an old one and then adding some minor tweaks to it, just enough to notice the difference. Saved the new item, added it via Dalekeeper and everything was working pretty much perfectly.
Then I tried to do the same with spells, specifically to make a cold damage version of Burning Hands - all other parameters the same, just changing the damage type. No errors when saving, spell can be added to the game the same way that the weapon was added, and when I load up my save, the character has the spell in their spellbook like they should, spell description and everything. I even get a targeting reticle (the half-moon thingy) to aim my new spell. Except when I click again to cast it, nothing happens. I made sure that everything is properly copied as it should be, but there's simply no reaction. No character voice line, no spell casting animation, just cancels out of casting it. I still retain the spell with the same number of castings in my spellbook, as if I just clicked cancel instead of confirm. Then I tried making the exact same copy of Burning Hands (fire damage and everything else copied exactly), and the same thing happened. And then again when I just loaded up an existing spell and tried to save it under a different name. I can get the spell to appear in game, but I can't trigger it. Even checked to see if I missed any step in setting up DLTCEP but everything is supposed to be working fine, and like I mentioned already, creating new weapons works perfectly fine.
I've been trying to find what exactly I am missing for the past 2 hours, but no tutorial on this sort of thing mentions having any problems like this, which makes me think that I'm missing something very basic here, but I can't figure out what it is.
Any help would be appreciated (though keep in mind that you're talking with a complete beginner at this sort of stuff)