Detectable Spells Options

[aigleborgne]

I will use TobEx extended Stats and because I don't want to mess up with others mods, I will use my own complete set of detectable spells.
Currently, there is no standard on the subject and then it is a pain to fill the missing detectable spells.

Thanks to TobEx large scale (up to 32768 stats), I will make a complete detectable spells.
All spells that could be detectable will be. I will start from number 1200.

I also want to make polymorph forms detectable (both for druid and mage).
2 purposes on this:
- to be able to know if target is normal form or another
- to know exactly which form it is

[aigleborgne]

Finally, since extended stats are not saved, I might use classic stat for some spells.
Any short-mid duration spells will be in extended stat.
If a player prebuff before battle, save, and reload, his prebuff spells won't be detected.

It's an issue but enemies don't prebuff, so player shouldn't either

[Salk]

It's an issue but enemies don't prebuff, so player shouldn't either

I LOVE that!

[aigleborgne]

Yeah, I do too finally
Prebuff is meant for metagaming.
Plus, it's boring : casting mass buff for 2mn

Better go in and cast buff while in battle.
Players that can't handle this can still prebuff. They will get a serious advantage but eh, I'm not trying to counter every moves.
There are a lot of ways to cheat the AI and this is not a secret.

For example, casters will try to charm fighter first, then casters.
A cheap strategy would be to attack with casters first, and when charm has been cast, make the fighters enter the fight.
Since dire charm/domination is dumb with casters (they can't use spells), a charm caster is harmless, but a tough fighter is not.

I could list hundred of things that my scripts won't handle. Trying to imagine everything a human can do is simply impossible.
My scripts just provide good challenge for normal play.

It's an issue but enemies don't prebuff, so player shouldn't either

I LOVE that!