Snake Sneak
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Joined: Monday, 13th June 2011, 12:55
Friday, 11th April 2014, 22:04
New spells: Wind Wall/Shield
I've put a few patches up on mantis https://crawl.develz.org/mantis/view.php?id=8208 for some new spells and would appreciate any feedback on them.
The basic idea for these spells is they create a cloud that can stop projectiles (but not spells). The wall is in a fixed location and the shield moves along with you. Since it's a cloud it also can be used as protection from other clouds although it won't remove any existing ones.
Wind Wall replaces the Repel Missiles spell in the early books and I hope is more interesting tactically (although I'm sure it's a net downgrade). While RM is now a lot less tedious it's also much more of a no-brainer - I'd like some thought to go into the casting. Wind Shield replaces Deflect Missiles only in the Book of the Sky.
Note that the chance to block a missile is per-cloud tile so you can, with repeated castings and moving, make yourself very safe but it requires time and some good positioning which I think is a good trade-off.
The basic idea for these spells is they create a cloud that can stop projectiles (but not spells). The wall is in a fixed location and the shield moves along with you. Since it's a cloud it also can be used as protection from other clouds although it won't remove any existing ones.
Wind Wall replaces the Repel Missiles spell in the early books and I hope is more interesting tactically (although I'm sure it's a net downgrade). While RM is now a lot less tedious it's also much more of a no-brainer - I'd like some thought to go into the casting. Wind Shield replaces Deflect Missiles only in the Book of the Sky.
Note that the chance to block a missile is per-cloud tile so you can, with repeated castings and moving, make yourself very safe but it requires time and some good positioning which I think is a good trade-off.