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[Ascension64]

Original request

Flags for spells/item abilities to allow targeting of invisible characters

Done. However, are you sure item abilities can't target invisible characters? They seem to work on vanilla for me.

-----880 Configurable Spells Can Target Invisible [M, X]
Adds new bit 24 to spell flags 'Can Target Invisible'
This includes all creatures with invisibility and/or sanctuary
The spell cancelled string reference is modified to reflect one spell instead of all spells

Options:
-0: disabled
-1: enabled

[Galactygon]

This one is going to be really popular, very nice work.

However, are you sure item abilities can't target invisible characters? They seem to work on vanilla for me.

I was making a guess; looks like the engine isn't consistent with magical abilities, and there is no way we could have invisible creatures hide from scrolls. This is screaming for a do not target when invisible flag in the .itm header.

-Galactygon

[GeN1e]

This is screaming for a do not target when invisible flag in the .itm header.

I would just not abuse this behavior instead.

Edited by GeN1e, 28 January 2011 - 05:11 PM.

[Ascension64]

Yep, just like the fake-talk exploit.

[DavidWallace]

I'm probably just being incompetent, but I can't get this to work. Am I right that by "spell flags" you mean the flags in the overall header - the 4 bytes at 0x18? No amount of playing around with those bytes seems to achieve anything. Other ToBEx features show up, so if I am doing something stupid, it's local rather than global. Any advice?

[Galactygon]

This is screaming for a do not target when invisible flag in the .itm header.

I would just not abuse this behavior instead.

Yep, just like the fake-talk exploit.

Giving modders the option to allow II to block targeting of scrolls (for example) does not register as an exploit for me.

-Galactygon

[Ascension64]

I'm probably just being incompetent, but I can't get this to work. Am I right that by "spell flags" you mean the flags in the overall header - the 4 bytes at 0x18? No amount of playing around with those bytes seems to achieve anything. Other ToBEx features show up, so if I am doing something stupid, it's local rather than global. Any advice?

Nope, it's my fault. If you move "Configurable Spells Can Target Invisible=0" in TobEx.ini to the [Action] section of the file, it should work. It is suppoed to be in the [Spells] section, but I didn't update the code to reflect that.

I will fix up and release shortly.

[Ascension64]

This is screaming for a do not target when invisible flag in the .itm header.

I would just not abuse this behavior instead.

Yep, just like the fake-talk exploit.

Giving modders the option to allow II to block targeting of scrolls (for example) does not register as an exploit for me.

-Galactygon

I will have look, not sure how possible - I imagine you will end up losing the scroll...

[DavidWallace]

I'm probably just being incompetent, but I can't get this to work. Am I right that by "spell flags" you mean the flags in the overall header - the 4 bytes at 0x18? No amount of playing around with those bytes seems to achieve anything. Other ToBEx features show up, so if I am doing something stupid, it's local rather than global. Any advice?

Nope, it's my fault. If you move "Configurable Spells Can Target Invisible=0" in TobEx.ini to the [Action] section of the file, it should work. It is suppoed to be in the [Spells] section, but I didn't update the code to reflect that.

I will fix up and release shortly.

Many thanks - works fine with that change.