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Old August 6th, 2009, 02:12 PM

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Default Summon Commander in Battle

Sooo, I wanted to create the effect of a wizard turning into another creature for the duration of a battle. After the battle he reverts back to self (Details:http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showt...t=43566&page=4)

So how I thought to do this was summon commander, (with a firstshape), kill caster.

Cannot get it to work.

So far I've tried:

1. Use a summon spell, change the damage to the new unit.
(hoping to trick it into summoning a commander).

Effect: Spell casts, no effect, does not chain next spell.

2. Create a ritual summon for the creature, verify it works.
Change the effect from 10021 to 21.

Effect: spell not available in battle script.

3. Create a copy of an innocuous spell (aim), chain the 10021 spell.

The innocuous spell doesn't show up either.

My next attempt:

The only spell I know that lets you summon a commander in combat is the "summon djinni" from the lamp. I'm going to try copying that spell, and change the damage type to the new unit.

Anyone else have ideas?

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Old August 6th, 2009, 02:26 PM

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Default Re: Summon Commander in Battle

I never tested it, but I thought spell effect 21 worked fine in battle. It's certainly used for the pocket liche, for example.

I suggest chaining a '21' spell as a nextspell to a random buff or something, or having it as a onebattlespell.

It's definitely not 10021, regardless. That would translate in battle as 'cloud of summon commander specified'.
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Old August 6th, 2009, 05:26 PM

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Default Re: Summon Commander in Battle

when you say pocket lich, I presume you mean carcator.
Yea, I tried effect 21.. I think perhaps thats an effect that is tied to magic items and can't be used.

Hoburg head uses it as well....

I had hopes, because many items let you cast a spell..the lamp lets you cast a spell summon jinn, which is a commander - but even copying that spell and changing the damage...

it doesn't show up in the battle spells.
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Old August 6th, 2009, 05:34 PM

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Default Re: Summon Commander in Battle

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I never tested it, but I thought spell effect 21 worked fine in battle. It's certainly used for the pocket liche, for example.

I suggest chaining a '21' spell as a nextspell to a random buff or something, or having it as a onebattlespell.

It's definitely not 10021, regardless. That would translate in battle as 'cloud of summon commander specified'.
I've tried chaining a 21 on an aim spell - it makes the aim spell not show up on the script choices.

You can't make new spells be onbattlespells - has to be existing spell.. and overwriting an existing spell for this effect doesn't work either.
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