[Done for V0.38] Some new Spells like Bloodwych?

[j.tobergte]

Hi Everyone, Hi George! =)

I'am a game-developer from germany and first of all, I want to say "Very good job!" about the whole RTC project. RESPECT!
How about adding one or two new spells in RTC...

1) TRUE VIEW (disable fake-walls in gameview for a time)
2) LEVITATE (don't falling into a pit, when entering it - for a time)

If you know the game Bloodwych, you know what I mean.
It's just a suggestion - don't hit me =))

Keep on...
ciao, joerg.

[beowuuf]

Actually, if there were to ever be an expandsion of the spell system, these two sound harmless and doable, don't they...

[The Journeyman]

hey..short question for a fellow bloodwycher: do you remember the spell alchemy? i'm trying to remember what it does...

while we are at the add-interesting-spells-from-bloodwych-topic: how about the missle spell called something like confuse, as it spins around the opposing monster for a split second, so it ends up facing another direction and has to spend time turning back to you, while the heroes have more time preparing attacks, drinking a quick potion or something else. sure would make situation being cornered in a dead end not as desperate. Sort of another option apart from freezing with the magic boxes.

EDIT: i see there's a nice description of every Bloodwych spell on the Bloodwych 3D project page a.k.a. Unofficial Bloodwych Page.

[j.tobergte]

Hi.

The spell "alchemy" transformed any object into gold and the amount depends on the skill of the caster. Bloodwych had a very mighty spell-system with cool ideas like "firepath" or "summon" ... oh yeah, the good old times... =)

ciao, joerg.

[The Journeyman]

hey, fast answer.. so kinda the spell you want in real life ..guess i'd put levitate & vivify ( resurrect the dead ) on that list too!

[JCG]

2) LEVITATE (don't falling into a pit, when entering it - for a time)

The problem is that this spell would break many puzzles in DM and CSB.

[The Journeyman]

That's right...BUT...with the spell book and missing runes you can prevent the player from having the required runes for levitate.
Or..how about "no magic shall enter here"-zones?

[beowuuf]

i assume non-DM spells would be blocked by the engine with a 'restrict enhanced'
the rune limit wouldnt' work, as too many spells are inter-dependant unless you picked somethign with GOR for the various new spells, and they most likely woulnd't make sense from a 'feel' point of view

[George Gilbert]

Done levitate and resurrect for V0.38 (and alchemy can already be done with existing mechanics).

[Sophia]

Levitate can too!

Clone a fake pit and call it LEVITATED_OVER_PIT

SWAP_GLOBAL all pits for LEVITATED_OVER_PIT

After a time delay (a cloned torch with an expiring action would probably work best) then swap 'em all back.

But hey, your way is easier.

[George Gilbert]

...but monsters then wouldn't fall down (unless you had more triggers to turn it back to a pit, or activate a teleporter, when stepped on by a monster)...and it also means you can float over opby_on triggers.

[Sophia]

Yes, true... neat!

[beowuuf]

Though you could have compensated for ropes by having a rope convert the pit back again... : )

[Des]

Er, does this change mean that the LEVITATE spell will be castable by default or does the designer have to enable it?

[beowuuf]

Would have to enable it, I assume by assigning runes, or else DM dungeon and CSB dungeon would be knacked

[George Gilbert]

You'll have to assign runes to it (as with all the new actions) before it can be used in a dungeon - as Beowuuf says, it would cause all sorts of problems if it was a default spell.