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Area of effect markers

BiffordBifford Member Posts: 3
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In Neverwinter Nights, when you are about to cast a fireball spell you get a nice circle around the mouse pointer that shows you clearly who will be hit by its area of effect. Why wasn't this sort of thing added to BG:EE?

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  • DrHappyAngryDrHappyAngry Member Posts: 1,577
    This would be cool, but I wonder if it's an engine limitation. Seems like something that would have been added if it were easy. I do remember the old school Shattered Lands and Wake of The Ravager games had this feature, and they were much earlier.
  • mackosmackos Member Posts: 188
    This should be posted in Feature Requests. And similar thread was created there
  • FinneousPJFinneousPJ Member Posts: 6,455
    I need this feature.
  • CenerCener Member Posts: 45
    Very good idea indeed, hope it's technicaly possible !
  • TsyrithTsyrith Member Posts: 180
    I remember bringing this up around the release of BGEE, it seems like a considerable challenge, but it might help that there's already a scalable circle indicator in the "guard" function. I wants it tooooo.
  • ShinShin Member Posts: 2,344
    Hmm. I agree this would be nice in a fashion.

    On the other hand it adds an element of skill to the game that with some practice you'll get a feel for roughly who you can hit with a fireball without getting friendly fire, and also how far away you have to run when someone launches one your way.
  • TsyrithTsyrith Member Posts: 180
    I was looking through the AoE-size of different spells to prove you wrong with my brain-smtars, but a great many of them (arcane ones at least) are 30ft and therefore equable in terms of "learnings"'s to the fireball. There's a few exceptions, but they aren't the rule for AoE (hold-x for example).
  • Avenger_teambgAvenger_teambg Member, Developer Posts: 5,862
    This is already in feature requests, it is not impossible to make, but it is definitely not easy and not the highest priority either.
  • HeindrichHeindrich Member, Moderator Posts: 2,959
    I would recommend that if this was enabled, it should be an option that you can turn on and off, or be related to difficulty.

    I kinda enjoyed the surprise and hilarity when Dynaheir accidentally blew up the entire party the first time I used fireball... or when a Lightning Bolt rebounded repeatedly across the room and killed everyone. I think learning to master the subtleties of the magic system is hugely immersive and fun.
  • TsyrithTsyrith Member Posts: 180
    You can anticipate the rebound of the lightning bolt?!

    I for one welcome our new robotic overlord.

    Seriously, though, that thing goes wherever the hell it pleases most of the time.
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