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[Bug/Usability Flags] Specialists are not restricted from casting their opposing school from scrolls

IgneousIgneous Member Posts: 368
edited July 2012 in Fixed
Current behaviour: Specialist mages are not restricted from casting spells from their opposing school from scrolls.

Expected behaviour: Specialist mages should be restricted from casting spells from their opposing school from scrolls.

Games affected: BG1, BGEE.

Notes: Specialists are still prevented from scribing such scrolls. This behaviour was present in vanilla BG1, as there were no usability flags for specialist mages at that stage. (At least, that's what I would surmise, judging from the file structure in NearInfinity.) Scrolls were flagged as appropriate in BG2, however. This looks to be another byproduct of using the BG1 assets.
Post edited by Bhryaen on

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  • CorianderCoriander Member Posts: 1,667
    This has been fixed.
  • CadrosCadros Member Posts: 253
    Confirmed fixed
  • IgneousIgneous Member Posts: 368
    edited June 2012
    I can also confirm the problem fixed. Tested by creating each specialist in turn and spawning in a bunch of signature scrolls. Specialists were no longer able to equip spell scrolls from their opposing schools. Note that I couldn't possibly test all scrolls in this fashion, so I performed an attribute search of the exclusion flags using NearInfinity. Everything looks to be in order.

    If there are any outliers, I'm sure we'll pick them up while we plough through the content. Good job. :)
  • LemernisLemernis Member, Moderator Posts: 4,318
    Re: specialist mages, was the following ever implemented from the game's description?:

    "When saving against spells within his chosen school, the specialist receives a +1 to saving throws. Similarly, the specialist's enemies suffer a -1 penalty when saving against spells cast by the specialist within his field."
  • BhryaenBhryaen Member Posts: 2,874
    @Lemernis
    Why? Was it not applying in vanilla BG1?
  • LemernisLemernis Member, Moderator Posts: 4,318
    I have heard it was never actually implemented, but no longer have the game installed to confirm.
  • bikertiaxbikertiax Member Posts: 8
    Well, if it isn't implement it or eliminate the text.
  • Sese79Sese79 Member Posts: 478
    So Edwin can no longer cast Identify from an Identify Scroll? :(
    I will need then 100 gold / item or recruit another wizard?
  • TanthalasTanthalas Member Posts: 6,738
    Or get a Bard for it.
  • Sese79Sese79 Member Posts: 478
    Never liked them. Poor Edwin. :( Thanks.
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