Re the patch testing (21-7):
Issue 1: Attempting to charm a mobile (those that are charmable on the mainport, currently the dwarven daycare mobs):
Works as usual, except for dismissing.
When you dismiss a mob:
- 'dazed' message disappears (as expected)
- mob no longer accepts orders (as expected)
- mob can be aggro ("A dwarven baby yells 'I'm going to tear Malkier apart!'") (as expected)
NOT expected:
- mob will follow you as you walk room-to-room (as if charmed)
- if you stay put and the mob is one that usually wanders, it will still do so. but the moment you walk into its room and exit again, it will follow you as if charmed.
- (re)-charming the mob after 'dismissing' it causes the 'stops following you/now follows you' message (as if it were never dismissed)
- charming two mobs and dismissing one or both, then trying to charm the same or a different mob acts like you still have 2 charmies.
Record of tests:
(logged in and out between trials to reset all the charmie stuff. Throughout, the number of stalkers appeared to have no effect)
**trial: two charmies, dismiss one, recharm**
c charm nanny
c charm baby
(2 charmies, fine)
dismiss nanny (fine)
c charm nanny -> 'You cannot control any more charms or summons.'
**trial: two charmies, dismiss one, charm a different mob to the first two**
c charm nanny
c charm baby
(2 charmies, fine)
dismiss nanny (fine)
c charm youth -> 'You cannot control any more charms or summons.'
**trial: two charmies, dismiss both, try to recharm one of the original two**
c charm nanny
c charm baby
dismiss nanny
dismiss baby (fine)
c charm nanny -> 'You cannot control any more charms or summons.'
**trial: two charmies, dismiss both, try to recharm one different from the original two**
c charm nanny
c charm baby
dismiss nanny
dismiss baby (fine)
c charm toddler -> 'You cannot control any more charms or summons.'
**trial: one charmie, dismiss it, recharm the same
c charm nanny
dismiss nanny (fine)
c charm nanny -> 'The mean old nanny stops following you./The mean old nanny now follows you.' (the message I expect if I recharmed the nanny without dismissing her first)
**trial: one charmie, dismiss it, charm a different mob
c charm nanny
dismiss nanny
c charm toddler (FINE, works as expected)
**trial: one charmie, dismiss it, charm two mobs (doesn't matter whether it's the same or not)
c charm nanny
dismiss nanny
c charm <mob1> (fine. have 1 charmie)
c charm <mob2> -> 'You cannot control any more charms or summons.'
Conclusion: dismissing seems not to decrease my 'current number of charmies' count, meaning I can't charm more even though I've dismissed a mob.
Issue 2: attack message on charming (possibly fixed?)I once got this message, but haven't been able to reproduce it (even under the same conditions). I guess it was fixed?
2 party members (me, pet), 0 stalkers, 1 charmie:
Code:
You gesture and chant 'Duco Diu Mul'
Melaine: Attempts to pierce an old doll's magic resistance, (107+18=125, MR 1), *pierce*
an old doll: Makes a willpower check (1+11=12, DC 102), *fails*
An old doll now follows you.
Ok.
Cannot attack yourself!
Cannot attack yourself!
Cannot attack yourself!
Issue 3: casting earthquake.Code:
c earthquake
You gesture and chant 'Motus-us'
Cannot attack yourself!
The spell fizzles.
(this happens regardless of charmies/stalkers, and whether in combat or not)
I'll test more if I can squeeze the time; it's a good way to procrastinate :)
- Malk