[MOD]Spells from scrolls -v0.9

[Lathlas]

Now you can cast certain spells directly from scrolls without learning them first.

It will cast all of these spells as though they were the Level IV spell, I figured that would be about right.

This mod changes the Spells_Spawn file to split evenly between spell files and scrolls. Thet means these will show up in loot and stores just as often as their spell counterparts. I highly recommend getting the Zeris the Cursed spell dealer as well as these for all of your magical shopping needs. http://forums.runicgames.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=6643

This adds spell scrolls for:

Haste
Dervish
Heal Self
Heal All
Elemental Protection
Elemental Overload
Draining Touch
Retribution

It adds scrolls for these spells to the game that can be used just like Identify and Town Portal scrolls.

I'm still working on making a couple of the other spells work with this. These all worked perfectly because they target your character automatically.

I REALLY want to make all of the summon spells work with this, but since they have no target at all it's not working yet. I'll keep fiddling. I have a couple of ideas for them but it'll require delving into the skills code and I'm too tired to start that now.

I don't plan on making any of the offensive spells (a la fireball), and I'm not sure I could if I wanted to.

edit: Found a bug, explained below.

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http://www.runicgamesfansite.com/torchlightmods/node/227

[TomaLexi]

Would you be so kind to tell me when you have those mods finished, so that I can add them to my modlists? =)

[Lathlas]

Would you be so kind to tell me when you have those mods finished, so that I can add them to my modlists? =)

Sure thing. I'll probably have a rough draft of each up in the next eight hours or so.

[Lathlas]

Released my first version. First post updated.

[TomaLexi]

And now it has been added to the Ultimate Modlist Thread Website. Let me know if you want the description to be changed by telling me in the Ultimate Modlist Thread or via PM (:

Spells from scrolls -v0.9
Now you can cast certain spells directly from scrolls without learning them first.
http://forums.runicgames.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=7710&p=76188#p76188

(Thanks for telling me that it just got finished (: )

[Lathlas]

I just found a bug.

If you use one of these spells it will replace your current Right-click skill with the skill from the scroll and you can continue to use it even without a scroll until you reboot.

Basically it's teaching you the spell temporarily, which is kind of a neat bug to find. I might incorporate it as a feature on a different mod. It'd be cool if a Sorcerer class worked that way.

It also uses your man when you cast from the scroll, clearly I'm going to have to use a different method of firing off the spells. Oh well, back to the drawing board.

[Lathlas]

This stupid, stupid mod is the bane of my existence. I can't seem to make it work right no matter what I try.

Anyway, I'm cutting it's scope in half. I made potion expansion mod that does a lot of the spell-like abilities and I don't think we need two different consumable items doing the same things.

I'm going to keep working on just the Summon Spells as scrolls. Once I get those working I'll make new summons to flesh it out.

[zebramatt]

I just found a bug.

If you use one of these spells it will replace your current Right-click skill with the skill from the scroll and you can continue to use it even without a scroll until you reboot.

Basically it's teaching you the spell temporarily, which is kind of a neat bug to find. I might incorporate it as a feature on a different mod. It'd be cool if a Sorcerer class worked that way.

It also uses your man when you cast from the scroll, clearly I'm going to have to use a different method of firing off the spells. Oh well, back to the drawing board.

That's nuthin. I downloaded a bunch of your mods from TorchLeech - including Potion Expansion and ScrollCast - and this one started doing all kinds of crazy stuff. At one point I was able to cast a whole bunch of spells from scrolls in my stash, without using them up! And it totally bugged out me teaching my character spells he supposedly already knew from scrolls I'd already sold.

I didn't realise until I read this post that the Potion Expansion is really a replacement for ScrollCast - you should get the guys on TL to update their description, or just remove it or something! (Incidentally, the Potion Expansion works a charm!)

Still, it was cool to be able to use some of the spells my character can't normally use - if you can get the summons spells working as scrolls, that'd be amazing.

[gorogorosama]

Damn, I was hoping to use this idea in my next mod, but I guess you never had any success?

[Dusho]

Damn, I was hoping to use this idea in my next mod, but I guess you never had any success?

tried that too, didn't work for me
You can try putting SKILL (e.g. ricochet) on to town portal scroll, it will work if you meet requirements (ranged weapon equipped), but it will put the skill on to your right mouse button slot, so you can cast it over and over again with right mouse button. This kind of looses point of consumable skill casting item.