Healing balms / Travel to Beacon spell - ID: 210

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This topic was started by Nimue on 19/12/2011, 17:22:42

Post by Nimue on 19/12/2011, 17:22:42

I just found two more issues:

Healing balms don't work if the recipient is sneaking. The charge is lost, but no hit points are restored.

The Travel to Beacon spell doesn't work if the party is on a different map than the beacon. I'm not sure if that is intentional, but if so, the documentation should state it, because it makes the spell a lot less useful. While I realise that having an emergency exit from dungeons would probably break the balance, 50 SP seems a bit steep just to travel from one corner of a map to another, and not even instantaneously.

Sorry for posting so many bug reports :)

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Post by icetear on 19/12/2011, 18:08:36

Sorry for having so many bugs in the game ;-)

Actually, not all maps are connected, and this won't be changed.
But I will give a list of possible destinations in the next update, and prevent substracting spell points if the spell won't work.

The healing balm issue will be fixed, too.

Regards
Mario

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Post by Nimue on 19/12/2011, 18:27:47

A list of allowed destinations would be very helpful. In this case, I set a beacon right outside the training hall at Loch Caetar, and tried to travel there from the swamps, so I guess that was a bit far. Also, a more verbose message would be nice - when I cast the spell, I just got "Preparing to travel", and then nothing happened.

Thanks for the quick answer, and for fixing issues so promptly!

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Post by Nimue on 20/12/2011, 18:34:53

The Travel spell seems to have problems finding the right way even within a map. I set a Beacon at the entrance of the Bandit's Cave (inside), then cast Travel from somewhere deeper in the cave. Travel was initiated correctly, but then my party got turned around and bumped against a wall, where they were stuck. Even after reloading a previous save, the hoof clapping sound is still playing, and it won't even stop after switching apps. Guess the forces guiding the party need to update their GPS software ;)

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Post by icetear on 20/12/2011, 18:37:02

Hi Nimue,

the spell will be modified with the next update. It is meant for travelling on overland maps only.
It won't work in the dungeons and I will prevent the spell from firing off to avoid confusion.

Sorry for this
Regards
Mario

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Post by Nimue on 20/12/2011, 18:39:41

Great, thanks for the clarification! Hope you don't hate me for filing all these bug reports - I really love the game  :)

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Post by icetear on 20/12/2011, 18:44:53

I only hate myself for those bugs ;-)

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Post by Nimue on 20/12/2011, 18:46:00

Aww, don't  :) You're doing a great job, and don't let anyone tell you differently.

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Post by Nimue on 22/12/2011, 11:36:03

I just realised that the problem with sneaking and healing balms also extends to targeted healing spells. A sneaking character is affected by Restoration and Blessing of Remigius, but not by Phlebotomy or Creo Corpus.

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Post by icetear on 22/12/2011, 11:43:15

Hello Nimue,

thank you for this information. I will fix it with the next update.

Regards
Mario

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