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Regular Settings Option: Slider Bar to Alter Chance of Arcane Spell Learning

BhryaenBhryaen Member Posts: 2,874
edited June 2012 in Archive (Feature Requests)
This would look like (from left to right):
1- Spellbook acquisition is guaranteed.
2- Spellbook acquisition probability is based on one's INT score.

At present the regular BG Difficulty Settings bundle multiple conditions together, but by bundling them one has to accept a combination of settings that don't necessarily match the player's personal preferences. It would be preferable for customization purposes to "unbundle" them and make them more easily tailored as such. This Feature Request is just such a case.

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  • TanthalasTanthalas Member Posts: 6,738
    edited June 2012
    I think you sometimes you go a bit overboard with options.

    I really think option 2 is unnecessary. Either Spell acquisition is guaranteed or its based on your INT score.
  • BhryaenBhryaen Member Posts: 2,874
    True... Not sure why I didn't want a 2-position slider... I'll alter it...
  • TanthalasTanthalas Member Posts: 6,738
    You should change it from a slider to a tickbox too.
  • BhryaenBhryaen Member Posts: 2,874
    If it's a checkbox though (which I'd originally intended) there has to be an intuitive default, and I'm not seeing one in this regard since difficulty settings are preference-based and the original settings are already a slider. The original game even forces you to make a difficulty selection on game install after all...
  • TanthalasTanthalas Member Posts: 6,738
    Hmm, hadn't thought of that. I guess the default could be the "easy setting" of the original, aka, spells have a 100% chance to be learned, but I see your point.
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