Talk:Magic

51.01 Beta 26 Enumerations

According to Putnam (source), the magic system has been changed in the following ways with the addition of Chosen mode:

1. New entity token, [MYTHICAL]

2. Two new Inorganic material definition tokens, [MYTHICAL_REMNANT] and [MYTHICAL_SUBSTANCE]

3. Two new [I_SOURCE]s, MYTHICAL and ITEM_POWER; this replaces the old magicalness system (the old item magicalness system is completely gone, which is too bad. i don't know if anyone knew that having the right magicalness on containers increased their capacity)

4. New interaction source tokens, IS_POWER_LEVEL:[1-3], for I_SOURCE:MYTHICAL and IS_DESCRIPTION:foo/IS_CDI:(the usual CDI tokens) for I_SOURCE:ITEM_POWER; IS_DESCRIPTION is added to the item's description, IS_CDI is as any [CAN_DO_INTERACTION]. Here's an example item power:

[INTERACTION:MYTHICAL_ITEM_POWER_1]

   [I_SOURCE:ITEM_POWER]
       [IS_DESCRIPTION:This item shimmers with frost.]
       [IS_CDI:ADV_NAME:Launch ice bolt]
       [IS_CDI:INTERACTION:MYTHICAL_ITEM_POWER_1]
       [IS_CDI:MATERIAL:WATER:SHARP_ROCK]
       [IS_CDI:TARGET:C:LINE_OF_SIGHT]
       [IS_CDI:TARGET_RANGE:C:25]
       [IS_CDI:USAGE_HINT:ATTACK]
       [IS_CDI:VERB:focus:focuses:NA]
       [IS_CDI:MAX_TARGET_NUMBER:C:1]
       [IS_CDI:WAIT_PERIOD:50]
       [IS_CDI:DEFAULT_ICON:ADVENTURE_INTERACTION_ICON_LAUNCH_ICE_BOLT]
   [I_TARGET:A:MATERIAL]
       [IT_MATERIAL:CONTEXT_MATERIAL]
   [I_TARGET:B:LOCATION]
       [IT_LOCATION:CONTEXT_LOCATION]
   [I_TARGET:C:LOCATION]
       [IT_LOCATION:CONTEXT_CREATURE_OR_LOCATION]
   [IT_MANUAL_INPUT:target]
       [I_EFFECT:MATERIAL_EMISSION]
       [IE_TARGET:A]
       [IE_TARGET:B]
       [IE_TARGET:C]
       [IE_IMMEDIATE]

--DPhKraken (talk) 17:45, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

Based on what I've seen of the game's C++ header files (which are made available to certain members of the DFHack team), I suspect that items with these special powers will show up with ◄/► surrounding their names - basically, instead of indicating that they provide various bonuses (which were never implemented in any released version), they'll now permit using a specific Interaction (and keep track of its usage cooldown). --Quietust (talk) 18:13, 27 November 2024 (UTC)