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[JohnMoonlord]

@JohnMoonlord, you might find this to be an acceptable substitute.

That sounds interesting. There are a lot of caveats and what-have-you's in the in "Things of Note" section.

Ah, that could be interesting. Gonna check it out more thoroughly tomorrow. Thanks!

[Casublett]

Might be a stupid wish, but having a few Journal tools would be amazing to me. Frequently the game doesn't clear completed quests from chapter entries (example below) if you do something out of the "expected" order...

Example 1: Save Prism from Greywolf, but don't talk to him until later, collect the bounty in Nashkel, go back to Prism (MUCH later) after killing Drizz to get the rep gain, but the game has "closed" the quest and moved to completed, but still updates the quest journal with something about Prism.

Example 2: Talk to Safana about the pirate cave treasure horde, sneak in without her, loot and exit the cave, go back to Safana where she is safely waiting outside, but unless she was inside the cave with you, the entry never gets cleared.

Maybe a "Delete", small "X" or "Completed" button of some sort.

This may take WAY too much work for the limited payoff, but it's always bothered me, all the way back to when the game was 1st released.

[the bigg]

Double click the text of the journal entry, delete everything, press 'Done'.

[Casublett]

Double click the text of the journal entry, delete everything, press 'Done'.

I tried (again today) and it only lets me with user entered entries...

EDIT:

I'll try again right now BRB...

EDIT AGAIN:

Nope, official entries won't delete, only user entries...

EDIT AGAIN AGAIN!!!!

Ok, I'm a 10 year tard... If you cursor selkect the whole text entry AFTER double clicking, press delete on the KEYBOARD, then "Done" it deletes it...

Edited by Casublett, 10 March 2011 - 10:06 AM.

[Ascension64]

Go and play Dragon Age II already...

[Dakk]

Don't send us away, we luvz you!

Edited by Dakk, 11 March 2011 - 05:03 AM.

[GeN1e]

Request
Use bit 17 (directly after 'Not in combat') in the spell header flags (at 0x0018) to determine custom spell casting conditions:

If bit 17 is set, when the caster attempts to cast the spell, the spell should only be cast if the caster has an appropriate LOCALS variable set (matching the spell RESREF).

Will require party AI turned on. Maybe calling a script instead? SPWI303.BCS:

IF
Trigger()
THEN
RESPONSE #100
Continue()
END

Edited by GeN1e, 13 March 2011 - 02:05 PM.

[GeN1e]

I'm not convinced firing up a script every time a spell is cast is the best idea. Also, it seems to solve a different problem

*cough* NWN *cough*

[GeN1e]

Some more thought-ups.

1) Disable the hardcoded AC limit (-20 + DEX + Single Weapon Style)

2) Allow the invisibility state to inhibit graphics overlay (215th opcode), so that invisible creatures can't be spotted when they use Fireshield/various spell protections.

3) Add a subparam to the 'spell deflection' family of opcodes to disable the associated graphics effect. Mainly concerns Cloak of Mirroring (203th/205th) and Reflection Shield (197th).

3.5) Also, perhaps externalize the opcode-animation table. On practice, however, it probably is not as useful, since Spell Deflection can be distinguished from Spell Immunity via the hardcoded overlay negation as per 3). Demi, Galc?

Here's what I've found within the executable.

// Spell: Bounce Projectile [197] Physical Mirror, Reflection Shield
// Spell: Bounce Opcode [198] n/a
// Spell: Decrementing Bounce Spells [200] Spell Turning, Minor Spell Turning
// Spell: Bounce Spell School [202] n/a
// Spell: Bounce Secondary Type [203] SoA's Cloak of Mirroring
// Spell: Bounce Specified Spell [207] n/a
// Spell: Immunity Secondary Type Decrement [226] Spell Shield
// Spell: Bounce School Decrement [227] n/a
// Spell: Bounce Secondary Type Decrement [228] n/a
offset = 0x75860c
string = ~spturni2~

// Spell: Decrementing Spell Immunity [201] Spell Deflection, Minor Spell Deflection, Shield of Archons
// Spell: Protection from Spell (School) [204] Spell Immunity
// Spell: Protection from Spell (Secondary Type) [205] ToB's Cloak of Mirroring
// Spell Effect: Immunity School Decrement [223] n/a
offset = 0x758618
string = ~spmagglo~

// Protection: Spell Trap [259] Spell Trap
offset = 0x758624
string = ~spmagglo~

Edited by GeN1e, 13 March 2011 - 05:35 PM.

[Ascension64]

Request
Use bit 17 (directly after 'Not in combat') in the spell header flags (at 0x0018) to determine custom spell casting conditions:

If bit 17 is set, when the caster attempts to cast the spell, the spell should only be cast if the caster has an appropriate LOCALS variable set (matching the spell RESREF). If the variable is not set, display a strref specified by another LOCALS variable (RESREF_UNSET). If this variable is not set, display a standard fall-back resref.

Have you tried to achieve anything similar to this using vanilla scripting? While I appreciate you don't want to use scripts, I don't think that is a rational excuse if it solves the problem.

[GeN1e]

Now that I think of it, for the most part it can be done using 146 + 206 from casting features to disrupt the spellcasting, and an outer script check to enable that disruption.
Problem is, can only set casting failure for a specified duration, which may not match modified casting speed...

[Galactygon]

Request
Use bit 17 (directly after 'Not in combat') in the spell header flags (at 0x0018) to determine custom spell casting conditions:

If bit 17 is set, when the caster attempts to cast the spell, the spell should only be cast if the caster has an appropriate LOCALS variable set (matching the spell RESREF). If the variable is not set, display a strref specified by another LOCALS variable (RESREF_UNSET). If this variable is not set, display a standard fall-back resref.

An expansion of opcodes 60 and 145 to allow the inclusion of custom resource types with custom strings (needs param3+) could do this. You'd then have to edit baldur.bcs, or arxxxx.bcs to apply another .spl that has this effect. If this is general so as to prevent spell x from being cast during the day or during rain, then a bunch of flags is more than good.

Your idea is still a really good one (and shouldn't require any scripting); I'll think about this some more.

2) Allow the invisibility state to inhibit graphics overlay (215th opcode), so that invisible creatures can't be spotted when they use Fireshield/various spell protections.

This one is a biggie (also for opcode 141); I'd exclude overlays based on param2 of opcode 215 [=0,1] and param1 of opcode 141 [=1], and create additional values which do not hide animations. I can think of instances where this is useful, like Resilient Sphere, which turns the .cre invisible but we want to see the animation play.

3) Add a subparam to the 'spell deflection' family of opcodes to disable the associated graphics effect. Mainly concerns Cloak of Mirroring (203th/205th) and Reflection Shield (197th).

3.5) Also, perhaps externalize the opcode-animation table. On practice, however, it probably is not as useful, since Spell Deflection can be distinguished from Spell Immunity via the hardcoded overlay negation as per 3). Demi, Galc?

I might've posted this earlier to: remove all the associated graphics from these opcodes, and have extended uses of resources 1, 2, and 3 (external effects).

Resource1 would contain the external .eff that the .cre carries while the given decrementing opcode is active - since many such spells use one instance of the same opcode for different levels, and the same level can be used over and over again (non-cumulatively), this could mean we can embed any number of effects.
Resource2 would contain the external .eff file that's applied by the protected .cre onto the target specified in param3 (which can also be the target that cast the turned/deflected spell) when the effect deflects/turns a spell.
Resource3 would contain the external .eff file that's applied by the protected .cre onto the target specified in param4 when the effect is purged by a deflected/turned spell. Becuse external .effs can use opcode 146, the possibilities are limitless.

For example, I can make a specialized Spell Deflection that heals the caster 2 hit points per absorbed spell level, or mimick the effects of spell trap (through opcode 261) without using the spell trap opcode.

-Galactygon

[pacek]

I'd like to see NPCs make reputation-based comments appropriate to whether Rep is going up or down. IE a group with low rep does a good deed, and the good aligned chatracters respond positively.

[Chevalier]

Keep the fires burning during combat.

[Jarno Mikkola]

Keep the fires burning during combat.

Which fires ? The statistical fires? Or... as there should be a setting in the game that adjustes those. Or...

But, but.
Is there a separate list of the fixes that were already included in the ToBEx - Core component of the mod ? See I got a PM asking what I meant in my mod description ... and there was no mention of the Kit limit and selectability 'fix' you have in the main component in the ToB Ex readme.

[Chevalier]

I mean the touches, fireplaces, and other fires in a game during combat.

[joshuar9476]

I mean the touches, fireplaces, and other fires in a game during combat.

i never even noticed ... <runs off to fire up last current save> ...

[phordicus]

I mean the touches, fireplaces, and other fires in a game during combat.

that's a graphic setting. run BGConfig.exe in your root and make adjustments, unless your computer is a relic in which case those animations are shut off for lag reasons.