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Posted by: Wounded_Lion
« on: December 24, 2005, 03:56:38 PM »

Problem solved.  8)  I had set the version field of the EFF file to "V1.0"... but apparently the game engine requires that this field be set to "V2.0".  The spells are working now!

a W.L.

btw:  BG2Fixpack = awesome!  Check out the wiki but beware if your username contains 'special characters'.  Learn from my headache!  lol.
Posted by: CamDawg
« on: December 24, 2005, 01:59:10 PM »

For those wondering, W.L. took up our open call for Fixpack testers. :) And yeah, that is a link to the dev wiki which is open to anyone with a forum account.
Posted by: Wounded_Lion
« on: December 22, 2005, 02:24:10 PM »

 :o

Wow!

I have long thought that the game programmers did a veeery poor job coding the internal game files.  I've glanced over the changes that the Fixpack makes, and I must say that I am impressed.  This project will go a looong way towards rectifying many issues faced by modders and players alike.  Is a beta version available for testing?

a W.L.

EDIT - Never mind.  I just answered my own question with a quick look at the G3 annoucements forum.  ;)
Posted by: Wounded_Lion
« on: December 22, 2005, 11:35:34 AM »

Quote from: Ghreyfain on December 21, 2005, 10:12:21 PM
I'm going to assume it's on the dev wiki.  For that you just need an account with the G3 forums in general.

<slightly annoyed> This issue has been brought up in other posts as well (by other people).  I cannot access the dev wiki with my G3 forums username and password.  What about that is so difficult to understand?  lol.  I'm sorry.  I don't mean to be an ass.  I love all you guys, really.

Ok.  I just stumbled across a post by Cam on G3 that seems to indicate that the underscore in my username might be the source of the problem.  I will see if creating a new username specifically for the dev wiki resolves the issue.

a W.L.

Here is the error that I recieve:

There is no user by the name "Wounded Lion". Check your spelling, or use the form below to create a new user account.

*edited for grammar and update*
Posted by: Ghreyfain
« on: December 21, 2005, 10:12:21 PM »

Quote from: Wounded_Lion on December 21, 2005, 08:03:00 PM
My thanks for your attempt to help, Cam, but you forget that I do not have access to the workrooms (development threads) at G3.

I'm going to assume it's on the dev wiki.  For that you just need an account with the G3 forums in general.
Posted by: Wounded_Lion
« on: December 21, 2005, 08:05:01 PM »

Quote from: Zyraen on December 21, 2005, 07:59:32 PM
I did something like that for an SPL but only specific to a certain Race, but not with CHARM effects. SPL to EFF to SPL, if I recall right. It works.

As have I, Zyraen.  But the Charm effect appears to be a unique case (unless I've made an obvious error).

btw, Beyond the Law looks veeery interesting.

a W.L.

*edited for grammar*
Posted by: Wounded_Lion
« on: December 21, 2005, 08:03:00 PM »

Quote from: CamDawg on December 21, 2005, 03:11:01 PM
The various Rings of * Control had issues with their charm abilities--we had to make some fixes for the Fixpack (specifically, see ring27.itm, ring28.itm, and ring29.itm).

My thanks for your attempt to help, Cam, but you forget that I do not have access to the workrooms (development threads) at G3.

Can you explain what changes your team made to the Rings?

a W.L.

*edited for grammar*
Posted by: Zyraen
« on: December 21, 2005, 07:59:32 PM »

I did something like that for an SPL but only specific to a certain Race, but not with CHARM effects. SPL to EFF to SPL, if I recall right. It works.
Posted by: CamDawg
« on: December 21, 2005, 03:11:01 PM »

The various Rings of * Control had issues with their charm abilities--we had to make some fixes for the Fixpack (specifically, see ring27.itm, ring28.itm, and ring29.itm).
Posted by: Wounded_Lion
« on: December 21, 2005, 12:10:40 PM »

Quote from: Avenger_teambg on December 19, 2005, 11:40:51 AM
This should work, if done correctly. You can use ids targeting to have special charm effects.

Word has it that you are *the* man when it comes to this kind of thing...  but I have my doubts about this working.  Can you point me to an example where it has been successfully implemented?  I tried tweaking the spell round about 10 times, and nothing that I did made it work (some things even crashed the game).  Of course, I have been known for missing the obvious once in a while...  ;)

a Wounded Lion
Posted by: Avenger_teambg
« on: December 19, 2005, 11:40:51 AM »

This should work, if done correctly. You can use ids targeting to have special charm effects.
Posted by: Wounded_Lion
« on: December 13, 2005, 03:39:29 PM »

Thank you for the offer.  I don't have the spell and effect files with me at the moment, but if I don't recieve any helpful advice today then perhaps I'll send them your way tonight.

a W.L.
Posted by: Shed
« on: December 13, 2005, 03:32:07 PM »

If you like, you can send the .spl and .eff to shed@spellholdstudios.net and I'll have a look.
Posted by: Wounded_Lion
« on: December 13, 2005, 03:09:15 PM »

Quote from: Shed on December 13, 2005, 03:03:59 PM
If you removed all the effects of the spell, how will you tell if it's working or not?

The spell itself contains no effects.  The effect is in the EFF file.  I can tell it's not working because the target isn't charmed.

Quote
You can use a value from Race.ids when you Use Effect, btw.

I know.  I did.  It doesn't work.

a W.L.
Posted by: Shed
« on: December 13, 2005, 03:03:59 PM »

If you removed all the effects of the spell, how will you tell if it's working or not?

You can use a value from Race.ids when you Use Effect, btw.