Converting etbReturnTgt to AF + Trigger

[Chris H.]

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Re: SVN Bug Reports

AI just returned two Absorbs with a single Mnemonic Wall. etbReturnTgt must be buggy, we should convert the 15 or so cards over to Triggers.

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I converted Anarchist and while the test deck that I put together worked, the Anarchist card with it's new trigger + SVar AB$ChangeZone seems a little odd in operation.

Attached below is the edited card file and a small test deck that can be used to see the oddity that I noticed. The card may be working correctly and it may just be me that is odd today.

Anarchist card | Open

Name:Anarchist
ManaCost:4 R
Types:Creature Human Wizard
Text:no text
PT:2/2
T:Mode$ ChangesZone | Origin$ Any | Destination$ Battlefield | ValidCard$ Card.Self | Execute$ TrigChangeZone | Optional$ True | TriggerDescription$ When CARDNAME enters the battlefield, you may return target sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
SVar:TrigChangeZone:AB$ChangeZone | Cost$ 0 | Origin$ Graveyard | Destination$ Hand | ValidTgts$ Sorcery.YouCtrl
SVar:Rarity:Common
SVar:Picture:http://resources.wizards.com/magic/cards/9ed/en-us/card84072.jpg
SetInfo:EXO|Common|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/ex/79.jpg
SetInfo:9ED|Uncommon|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/9e/173.jpg
SetInfo:ODY|Common|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/od/173.jpg
End

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[friarsol]

What is odd about it? It seemed fine to me?

Edit: ChangeZone still needs its trigger hooks. So maybe the oddity you are seeing is the AI deciding not to activate the ChangeZone after it targets?

[Chris H.]

What is odd about it? It seemed fine to me?

Edit: ChangeZone still needs its trigger hooks. So maybe the oddity you are seeing is the AI deciding not to activate the ChangeZone after it targets?

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I went back and replayed the test deck once again. I think that I figured out the oddness.

The TgtPrompt$ no longer appears in the message window and it is appended to the message that is located in the title bar of the list window showing the graveyard contents?

[friarsol]

What is odd about it? It seemed fine to me?

Edit: ChangeZone still needs its trigger hooks. So maybe the oddity you are seeing is the AI deciding not to activate the ChangeZone after it targets?

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I went back and replayed the test deck once again. I think that I figured out the oddness.

The TgtPrompt$ no longer appears in the message window and it is appended to the message that is located in the title bar of the list window showing the graveyard contents?

Well, it can't appear in the message window since the card you are targeting is in the graveyard, and those aren't on display on the screen. The oddness probably has more to do with you not using this type of targeting as much since you've been doing Targeting that for cards on the battlefield.

I'll try to get the hooks for ChangeZone up soon so the AI is better at using these cards.

[Chris H.]

What is odd about it? It seemed fine to me?

Edit: ChangeZone still needs its trigger hooks. So maybe the oddity you are seeing is the AI deciding not to activate the ChangeZone after it targets?

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I went back and replayed the test deck once again. I think that I figured out the oddness.

The TgtPrompt$ no longer appears in the message window and it is appended to the message that is located in the title bar of the list window showing the graveyard contents?

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Well, it can't appear in the message window since the card you are targeting is in the graveyard, and those aren't on display on the screen.

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We apparently have some number of cards which have a non-functional "TgtPrompt$". Raise Dead is an example of this:

Raise Dead card | Open

Name:Raise Dead
ManaCost:B
Types:Sorcery
Text:no text
A:SP$ChangeZone | Cost$ B | Origin$ Graveyard | Destination$ Hand | TgtPrompt$ Choose target creature card in your graveyard | ValidTgts$ Creature.YouCtrl | SpellDescription$ Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
SVar:Rarity:Common
SVar:Picture:http://resources.wizards.com/magic/cards/9ed/en-us/card83220.jpg
SetInfo:8ED|Common|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/8e/157.jpg
SetInfo:LEA|Common|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/al/31.jpg
SetInfo:LEB|Common|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/be/31.jpg
SetInfo:7ED|Common|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/7e/157.jpg
SetInfo:PO2|Common|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/po2/26.jpg
SetInfo:4ED|Common|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/4e/40.jpg
SetInfo:POR|Common|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/po/30.jpg
SetInfo:9ED|Common|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/9e/156.jpg
SetInfo:6ED|Common|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/6e/152.jpg
SetInfo:3ED|Common|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/rv/32.jpg
SetInfo:5ED|Common|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/5e/53.jpg
SetInfo:S99|Common|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/st/85.jpg
SetInfo:2ED|Common|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/un/31.jpg
End

If I understand correctly, a card should only use a "TgtPrompt$" if:

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Origin$ = Battlefield
 or
Origin$ = Hand

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as this is the only zones where we can target using the click on a card image type targeting. As such, there is no need to have a "TgtPrompt$" if:

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Origin$ = Exile
 or
Origin$ = Library
 or
Origin$ = Graveyard

[friarsol]

Well, I don't think it's for Origin$ Hand because you wouldn't "Target" a card in a hidden zone.

However, I think they do get used, they just might get cut off in the popup window. Not sure the best way to resolve that is.

[Chris H.]

Yeah, I never liked the text being truncated on the title bar, this is why I spent so much time trying to convert cards over to using the newer button type dialog over the older yes/no list format.

I do like the newest AF version of the yes/no button dialog. Another step in the right direction.

[Rob Cashwalker]

Speaking of which, is there any chance we can get the longer descriptions to wrap a bit? For example, try playing a transmute card.... The option dialog doesn't fit the entirety of the transmute reminder text, and isn't really necessary to be present in that portion of it. There were a few other instances lately, where I've seen yes/no dialogs with huge strings.