A plea

Cohen · #1 July 8th, 2004, 02:26 PM

I'd like to see that even if the first spell is cheated (ie enemy deploy out of range) you script persist, and take effect as soon as the enemy enter the reach of the scriptable spell, or at least the mage await for the enemy entering the range of the spell and starts now to follow the instructions given.

Often happens that mages start casting useless (to them) buss like Fire Shield, Astral Shield and so on getting free fatigue when those defences won't be of any use on a 10 hit points mage (not Air mage however).

Chazar · #2 July 8th, 2004, 03:38 PM

Maybe the easiest would be a global "We-never-cast-these-spells"-List for all mages of nation, where some spell can be disabled for the AI to cast (like un-research). One should still be able to script these spells as usual.

I also support the anti I-don't-cast-100%protections-because-of-10%protection movement!

Master Shake · #3 July 8th, 2004, 05:18 PM

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This behavior is either a bug, or an intentionally obnoxious feature designed to antagonize the user.

I think someone needs to up their anti-paranoia medication.

Pirateiam · #4 July 8th, 2004, 07:37 PM

I completely agree. This can be so aggrevating. In a MP game I am playing I cannot for the life of me get my 4th level Priests to cast Smite. Which would be nice versus the devils I am facing. I am wondering what the sense of purchasing them at the moment. This needs to be fixed.

Demosthenes · #5 July 8th, 2004, 07:47 PM

Perhaps that is because Smite requires 5 Holy.

Norfleet · #6 July 8th, 2004, 07:53 PM

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Originally posted by Master Shake:

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This behavior is either a bug, or an intentionally obnoxious feature designed to antagonize the user.

I think someone needs to up their anti-paranoia medication.

It would be paranoia if this wasn't a known behavior from programmers in general, and Illwinter specifically. It's been reported that they *HAVE*, in fact, deliberately retained features that were unpopular specifically to annoy people. Remember: programmers are sadists.

Demosthenes · #7 July 8th, 2004, 08:13 PM

Being paranoid might save your a** in a rice paddie but I don't think its rational to carry that philosophy over into all social interaction. If you think that people are out to get you then you'll find ones who are. No one is out to get me, I'm quite sure.

Back on topic: I agree that the AI should either be forced to cast its script, or it should understand the difference between partial and total immunity.