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Wild Magic Surges giving opposite effect

nietzschelivesnietzschelives Member Posts: 36
edited January 2013 in BG:EE Bugs (v1.2)
Current Behavior: Sometimes a wild surge may state that caster's level has decreased. I have noticed with Neera casting Magic Missile that when this notification pops up, she actually casts more magic missiles than she should. Example: Neera is level 5. Neera casts magic missile: wild surge, caster level decreased by one. Neera casts FOUR magic missiles. I have noticed this happening several times.

Expected behavior: The text notifications for wild surges should accurately reflect the effect of the wild surge.

I apologize if this bug has already been reported.
Post edited by Avenger_teambg on

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  • styggastygga Member Posts: 467
    edited December 2012
    Just as title says.. She just hit level 3 for me a little while ago, and I went to cast magic missile expecting 2 to come out, and only a single missile blasted my foe. Bug yes? I cast another one just to make sure that it wasn't a freak occurrence, and sure enough still only one missile.
  • Avenger_teambgAvenger_teambg Member, Developer Posts: 5,862
    Did you see 'Caster level decreased' ? If yes, then it was just wild magic.
  • styggastygga Member Posts: 467
    I have not noticed it... but that isn't to say it didn't happen. Anyway to check in game on the record screen?
  • Son_of_ImoenSon_of_Imoen Member Posts: 1,806
    No only in the battle log in the dialogue screen. Casting level of the spell can vary each time a spell is cast with a Wild Mage.
  • etaglocetagloc Member Posts: 349
    wild mages has a.... + 5 or - 5 level on every spell they cast. read the kit. if you need more info ;)
  • ankhegankheg Member Posts: 546
    It's true but I noticed increase/decrease is bugged.
  • DeucetipherDeucetipher Member Posts: 521
    edited December 2012
    Intended behavior: Level five caster cast magic missile, level decreased by one, should get 2 missiles

    observed behavior: 4 missiles, as per a level 7 cast

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  • DeucetipherDeucetipher Member Posts: 521
    I should note that this has happened frequently with Neera. Haven't tried with a PC wild mage. Running BGEE straight out of the box.
  • DeucetipherDeucetipher Member Posts: 521
    image

    Here, level was increased but lost a missile from intended behavior.
  • Avenger_teambgAvenger_teambg Member, Developer Posts: 5,862
    Well, Neera got wild wild magic.
  • DeucetipherDeucetipher Member Posts: 521
    jajaja! :)

    But seriously, has anyone else noticed this? Is this funkiness confined to the strange, byzantine confines of my laptop?
  • BerconBercon Member Posts: 485
    I think this was known issue in BG2 engine, perhaps they didn't fix it. The printed text and the actually applied change don't match.
  • ShakaUVMShakaUVM Member Posts: 5
    Yeah, wild magic has been buggy for me, too.
  • Jason_SilverainJason_Silverain Member Posts: 38
    Its not done much for me other than the time it cast the gate spell when I cast fireball at a gibbling horde. :)
    I must confesses I did panic.
  • ankhegankheg Member Posts: 546
    http://postimage.org/image/3mfxcvsll/
  • TanthalasTanthalas Member Posts: 6,738
    edited December 2012
    Merged the threads.
  • TanthalasTanthalas Member Posts: 6,738
    edited December 2012
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  • TressetTresset Member, Moderator Posts: 8,268
    Expected behavior: The text that pops up when casting a spell with a wild mage reports the actual level adjustment correctly.
    Current behavior: The spell level adjustment report does not seem to be tied to the actual spell level adjustment that is implemented.

    This is very noticeable when casting spells like magic missile and chromatic orb. Let us say for example that my wild mage is at experience level 5 and wants to cast magic missile. So he casts magic missile and the console says "level increased by 2"; anywhere from 1-5 missiles will come out of the spell. If the console says "level decreased by 1"; anywhere from 1-5 missiles will come out. This can be repeated over and over and over with or without nahal's being used and the actual result of the spell level adjustment seems completely independent from what level is reported on the console. The ONE AND ONLY time the level adjustment is constantly reported correctly is when the wild mage is using Nahal's to cast a spell that is otherwise beyond their ability. For example when casting a reckless Improved Chaos Shield at level 5 the level adjustment ALWAYS reports "level increased by 9". This is very annoying, as you could imagine, since with most spells you can't tell the actual level just by looking at the visible effects.
  • IgnatiusIgnatius Member Posts: 624
    Yep, I have noticed so when casting spells with Neera, and had reported it then.
  • hansolohansolo Member Posts: 136
    I can confirm this.
    The level adjustment text in the console is most often wrong.
  • TressetTresset Member, Moderator Posts: 8,268
    Still an issue. Is this going to be addressed soon? If not does anyone out there know how I could look into this myself with Near Infinity?
  • mackosmackos Member Posts: 188
    my 5th level Neera while casting magic missle with spell caster level DECREASED by 2 effect, fires 4 magic missles instead of 2 (so in fact caster level was INCREASED by 2)
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