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Staff projectile bug & other stuff

A topic by Itchweazle created 69 days ago Views: 76 Replies: 5

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Itchweazle69 days ago

Here are a few more things I noticed:

1) Staff spell projectiles do not seem to go through the floor tiles that have a red message on them. I believe items also block it.
2) The Clairvoyance spell is kind of counterproductive cause I can no longer see where I have been and may miss out on items.
A solution could be to have the spell also highlight items, similar to the Awareness spell, but without showing enemies.
3) I just found out you can use the Enchantment Spell to refill item charges (staff,pendant)! Pretty cool,but 1 charge might not be worth it compared to permanently boosting a weapon/armor.

AikonCWDDeveloper69 days ago

Thanks for the feedback!

1) True that. In last update I added collision from staff projectiles because the staff of cloning. So you can duplicate items. Looks like you found a bug with red messages. I will fix this asap! When I test the update, I play offline with no messages, thats why I didnt noticed this. My bad haha.

2) True. And I like your solution where the spell will show any item on the floor. Sounds consistent to me :)

3) Yeah. Enchament can add charges to your staff or pendants. The reason it adds only 1 charge is to prevent and exploit where a player can have unlimited cloning charges with that staff + enchantment scroll. I will try to find a better solution to this, maybe blocking the option to clone the enchantment scroll with the cloning staff ¿?

Itchweazle68 days ago (1 edit)

To be honest I did not realize you could also clone items with that staff. That is awesome! I keep learning new stuff. The value of 1 charge kind of depends on the staff. So perhaps leave it as it is now.

I had one more idea/suggestion come to me. A new trap type: Pressure plates that open a secret passage with treasure. You would need a (high level) ring of sensing to find it (or step on it by accident). Looking for it has a risk, because it increases the chance of you stepping on another trap! This also adds value to the Clairvoyance spell, as it helps you detect the secret area. Other spells can also help you access the secret area, such as teleport/displacement spells. Make sure the secret area can be opened from the inside though. Spells that destroy walls are also an option. Etc. Lots of exciting possibilities.

Great game! Looking forward to the update.

AikonCWDDeveloper68 days ago (1 edit)

Yeah! Cloning staff is super powerful... imagine having two of them, you will be able to duplicate items like potions or scrolls. infinitelly

I have plans for a (future) big update; adding more dungeon layouts like caves and optional (hardcore) areas like a maze (with a minotaur and a treasure). But I need a lot of time to implement that. Red messages will be super usefull to complete the maze fast.

I will think about your trap idea btw :)

Next update is to fix some security bugs. Then I will focus on the future big update with more content.

AikonCWDDeveloper68 days ago

@Itchweazle since you are playing a lot and giving feedback, maybe you wanna know this: Go north to play offline, then right-click with your mouse over your nickname. This is the debug menu, where you can spawn items to test mechanics. Play with the new items, interact with them, try builds, clone stuff, etc :)

Itchweazle67 days ago (2 edits)

Cool thanks, I'll experiment a bit.

PS: Cloning the cloning staff (with more than 1 charge) is indeed OP :)
Limiting it to 1 charge max should solve it I think (Need to check if cloning a pile of items only clones 1 or the whole pile).

New monster: Goo. Slow spreading entity (The old Boulderdash games used to have it). Similar to web, but hard to kill and spreads through the entire dungeon consuming everything in its path (items, maybe even monsters and damaging the player each time it spreads on top of you). It is susceptible to fire, which is the best way to kill it. Closing doors (iron more so than wood) slows it down. Consuming an item/monster may give it a growth boost? Just spouting ideas.

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Staff projectile bug & other stuff