spellcasting suggestion

by **screeg** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 4:30 pm

When I choose a spell to cast, the screen centers on the caster, but what I'm looking at before I pick a spell is the target. When the game centers the screen I have to search out the target again. --edit: this applies to choosing "Shoot" as well--

Another suggestion: after picking a spell, when you hover over your target with the icon, target details no longer appear. If I want to cast a direct damage spell against the weakest of six different orcs, for example, it would be useful if those details still came up on screen. Same idea for healing party members.
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...and isn't there any way to change party formation after starting the game? Turns out the last position, where I put my weakest character, is flanking the leader, instead of in the back middle.

by **xalles** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:05 pm

You can change party order/formation in the game by left-clicking "(LEADER)" in white, just under XP/size on the front guy's character sheet. I did the same thing at first, ended up switching 3rd and 4th guys right away.

by **BlueSalamander** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:52 pm

When I choose a spell to cast, the screen centers on the caster, but what I'm looking at before I pick a spell is the target. When the game centers the screen I have to search out the target again. --edit: this applies to choosing "Shoot" as well--

I will change that. Never really noticed it because I use "C" to cast spell (which doesn't scroll back to the caster) and the right click to get the shoot option, which also doesn't scroll.

Another suggestion: after picking a spell, when you hover over your target with the icon, target details no longer appear. If I want to cast a direct damage spell against the weakest of six different orcs, for example, it would be useful if those details still came up on screen. Same idea for healing party members.

Yes this is also good. Proposed by Xalles a bit earlier. % to hit for ranged touch spells also a nice idea.

by **screeg** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:38 pm

BlueSalamander wrote:... % to hit for ranged touch spells also a nice idea.

Wow! I would kill for that. I basically avoid ranged touch spells because they're so unreliable.