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Befenismor

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Is there a decent magic system yet?
« on: July 29, 2011, 03:19:49 pm »

If not, how hard can it be to make a bow-like weapon, name it magical staff or something and just fire away. or use some sort of magical ammo. then make a magical workshop building where you can make this weapon and the ammo for it, eh? Perhaps magical catapults too.. welp, my imagination knows no bounds. Anyone tried this yet?
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Re: Is there a decent magic system yet?
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2011, 03:38:36 pm »

I believe you still have to have a weapon and ammo. No infinite ammo.

Siege weaponry to my knowledge is presently not customizable.

You could say make an item like... "Staff of lightning bolts" and make ammo something like "Magical charge" and it use that... Make it seem like a "recharging" station instead of ammo. :/
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Re: Is there a decent magic system yet?
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2011, 03:51:38 pm »

Somebody PLEASE make a magic mod
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Re: Is there a decent magic system yet?
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2011, 04:18:35 pm »

Somebody PLEASE make a magic mod
Wizard Tower.
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Re: Is there a decent magic system yet?
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2011, 04:24:05 pm »

Magic will be a lot easier to mod in in the next version.
I don't know about modding it in in Dwarf mode though, it'd be a lot harder I imagine.
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Re: Is there a decent magic system yet?
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2011, 04:25:12 pm »

I don't know about modding it in in Dwarf mode though, it'd be a lot harder I imagine.
Couldn't we just use breath attacks?
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Re: Is there a decent magic system yet?
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2011, 04:26:32 pm »

Breath attacks are a bit too destructive.
Dwarf 1 "Badger!"
*Dwarf Charge*
Magidwarf "Bwaaaaaaaaaak"
*Dwarf X has collided with an object X50*
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Re: Is there a decent magic system yet?
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2011, 04:27:19 pm »

Breath attacks are a bit too destructive.
Dwarf 1 "Badger!"
*Dwarf Charge*
Magidwarf "Bwaaaaaaaaaak"
*Dwarf X has collided with an object X50*
Doesn't the "oh my god i'm flying everywhere" effect only apply to deadlydust?
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Re: Is there a decent magic system yet?
« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2011, 04:28:04 pm »

I think yes, but I can't remember what the breath attack causes, and you get the idea of what I was saying.
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Re: Is there a decent magic system yet?
« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2011, 04:29:03 pm »

Breath attacks for caste specific dwarfs has been done before, it was rather entertaining and was the cause of many fortress deaths.
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Re: Is there a decent magic system yet?
« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2011, 04:31:56 pm »

Breath attacks for caste specific dwarfs has been done before, it was rather entertaining and was the cause of many fortress deaths.

It has?

I'm actually gonna try this now. or well.. tomorrow.
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Re: Is there a decent magic system yet?
« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2011, 08:47:23 pm »

I was messing around with all the new stuff the kept coming out. First it was all the breath weapons. I had one caste that had every type of breath weapon. I then had one type of dwarf with each type of syndrome. I then had a super heated dwarf, for working around stuff like water or lava, I also had a super cold dwarf that'd freeze stuff if it gone near it. Flying, aquatic etc. It was all fun.

However...

You had to be exceptionally careful. I kept all of the dwarfs segregated. You HAD to keep them separated. If you didn't it resulted in constant deaths. The super heated ones destroyed any item.

However...

Do it, it is fun, it is a learning experience.
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