Hi everybody!

The INCANT verb has been updated to help deal with some of the new complexity introduced by the EVOKE verb as well as hopefully make it more useful overall. Here's the list of things that changed:

- INCANT SET {CHANNEL|EVOKE|OPEN} {spell} now allows you to toggle options for all spells that have these types of casting available to them.
-- CHANNEL, when set, will cause that particular spell to be CHANNELed whenever incanted.
-- EVOKE, when set, will cause that particular spell to be EVOKEd whenever incanted.
-- OPEN, when set, will cause INCANT to no longer ensure that there is a valid target for an AoE spell before casting it.

- INCANT SET will show you all of your current incant settings.

- INCANT {spell} {CHANNEL|EVOKE|CAST} will override your normal incant settings for this one incant, allowing you to use INCANT and still use all versions of the spell.

- Due to this new set of options, the CHANNELINCANT setting has been deprecated.

- Also, Cone of Elements now allows you to add your element of choice to INCANT.
-- INCANT 518 AIR (Use incant settings to cast/evoke an AIR Cone.)
-- INCANT 518 EVOKE ACID (Evoke an acid cone)

I'll be around to answer questions or take comments! Let me know what you think!

~ Konacon

Looks like progress!

Two suggestions/requests:

1) Can INCANT SET be used to also set your preferred element for 518?

e.g. INCANT SET EVOKE FIRE 518

2) Can CAST be updated to use your current INCANT settings?

> INCANT SET EVOKE FIRE 518
> PREP 518
> CAST 518 AT rabid squirrel (will EVOKE the FIRE version of 518 at the rabid squirrel)

I realize I am probably one of three people that still use PREP / CAST but it seems like a pretty small stretch to support this from where you are now!

Also, THANK YOU for your hard work on getting this fix out there Konacon!

-- Robert

Fluke in the programming, or just your average everyday Konacode? ~ Konacon

Neato, quality of life stuff like this is great to see! I am seriously confused now with all of the new options, but this helps. :)

>incant set open 703
You cannot set OPEN for the Corrupt Essence spell.

::tomatoes::

>> - INCANT {spell} {CHANNEL|EVOKE|CAST} will override your normal incant settings for this one incant, allowing you to use INCANT and still use all versions of the spell.

I do want to say a big thank-you for ensuring that the request for the ability to flex-cast any version on a single line be included.

> Also, like other warding/bolt combination spells, Web (118) now uses EVOKE to cast the web bolt instead of being stance based.

Dangit! Yeah... This too. I suck.

~ Konacon

Thanks! Also, feel free to ask whatever questions you have. I'm happy to help.

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Channel/incant command has been "deprecated"? What the heck does that mean? That you are saying bad things about it?

Quoting a line from one of my favorite movies (extra credit if you know which one) "I do not think this word means what you think in means".

I suspect you mean it doesn't work any more. Is this true for spirit casters also? I can't think of any elemental spells that can even BE channeled, unless maybe the new 502?
The rest of the update does seem to resolve most of the former vagueries about the new commands; I'll have to log in my wizard and check them out before making a final assessment, however.

Not being a computer nerd, I used the more common meaning of the word. Nor does your post answer my question. I'll have to log in my cleric and see what incant now does; hopefully she wont blow her foot off when incant hits her instead of a rolton when using 302.

"You keep on using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means". I combined the two sentences; sue me.

OK, for spiritual casters, the incant command still works fine; it targets the first creature in the room, just like always. The channelincant flag, however, has been turned off for them as well.

another request:

Please update Curse to use the simpler syntax :)

incant 715 itch/clumsy/star/etc.

> Is there a list somewhere of spells that use evoke rather than incant?

https://gswiki.play.net/mediawiki/index.php/EVOKE_(verb)

I've made a point of keeping this list current. Hopefully it is.

> INCANT {spell} {CHANNEL|EVOKE|CAST|Where is OPEN?}

Another current limitation that I'm trying to figure out a way around. ;)

In all likelihood, it would need to be more like 'INCANT {spell} [OPEN|CLOSED] {CHANNEL|EVOKE|CAST}' which seems a little strange to me.

~ Konacon

>"If it ain't broke, don't fix it"

It was broke. This is much better and will be much better with some tweaks.

> As the saying goes "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"

But something was broke. We didn't have any valid way of adding new options to spells other than using CHANNEL, which induces three seconds of hard RT. Evoke gives us a way to add new options to spells (Which most people seem to like) without requiring it to give hard RT or be stance dependent. In turn, that gives us a lot more leeway in designing new spells and updating old spells that we didn't have before.

> The old system, where you got the form of 118 or 505 that you wanted just by the stance you picked, worked fine. This is just cumbersome.

As more options get added, things are occasionally going to get more complicated (Although I honestly don't see this as more complicated at all. To me this simplifies things a lot). I'm sorry you're unhappy with this particular direction. As it stands, the updates to INCANT allow more versatility than before, and I think that's a good thing. After you get used to it I don't think it will seem as difficult as it might right now.

> Other questions everyone has had today.

I'll try to get to these tomorrow. I wasn't ignoring you, promise!

~ Konacon

Konacon, I agree completely. People may need to get used to the changes, but the doors this opens will allow some new life to be breathed into the magic system, and can add a depth that will make the game more fun.

>If anyone finds things that they think they should be able to set, but can't, please let me know.

I think web was broken in several ways but I don't have my logs for all details. I definitely could not set open like I wanted to.

> Is there any chance we can also specify a target while we're at it? :)

As far as I'm aware, this one can't happen. Sorry. :(

~ Konacon

Maybe if we keep Konacon so busy here, he won't have time to work on wizard nerfs. SO... 703 was mentioned already. 504 (and I think 413 now?) have similar benefits of additional targets when open-cast. What is the best way currently to achieve this? Set it open or in-line cast it (ie; incant 504 open) or something else?

Cool stuff, thanks.

Any chance of an adjustment that would let me use both styles of Cone of Elements with my 5x/day 518 pendant?