Card Development Questions

[jeffwadsworth]

Testing Kaalia of the Vast.

| Open

Name:Kaalia of the Vast
ManaCost:1 W B R
Types:Legendary Creature Human Cleric
Text:no text
PT:2/2
K:Flying
T:Mode$ Attacks | ValidCard$ Card.Self | Execute$ TrigChangeZone | TriggerDescription$ Whenever CARDNAME attacks an opponent, you may put an Angel, Demon, or Dragon creature card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped and attacking that opponent.
SVar:TrigChangeZone:AB$ ChangeZone | Cost$ 0 | Origin$ Hand | Destination$ Battlefield | Hidden$ True | ChangeType$ Creature.Angel+YouCtrl,Creature.Demon+YouCtrl,Creature.Dragon+YouCtrl | ChangeNum$ 1 | Tapped$ True | Attacking$ True
SVar:Rarity:Mythic
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/kaalia_of_the_vast.jpg
End

The creature comes into play tapped, but not attacking.

[slapshot5]

The Attacking param doesn't work with Hidden$ True.

-slapshot5

[jeffwadsworth]

The Attacking param doesn't work with Hidden$ True.

-slapshot5

It doesn't work without it, either. Oh well.

[Sloth]

Does anybody know what's wrong with Planar Guide? Did it work in the past?

| Open

Name:Planar Guide
ManaCost:W
Types:Creature Human Cleric
Text:no text
PT:1/1
A:AB$ ChangeZoneAll | Cost$ 3 W Exile<1/CARDNAME> | ChangeType$ Creature | Origin$ Battlefield | Destination$ Exile | RememberChanged$ True | SubAbility$ DelTrig | SpellDescription$ Exile all creatures. At the beginning of the next end step, return those cards to the battlefield under their owners' control.
SVar:DelTrig:DB$DelayedTrigger | Mode$ Phase | Phase$ End of Turn | Execute$ TrigReturn | TriggerDescription$ Return cards exiled by CARDNAME to the battlefield.
SVar:TrigReturn:AB$ChangeZone | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ Remembered | Origin$ Exile | Destination$ Battlefield | SubAbility$ DBCleanup
SVar:DBCleanup:DB$Cleanup | ClearRemembered$ True
SVar:RemAIDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/planar_guide.jpg
SetInfo:LGN|Rare|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/le/18.jpg
Oracle:{3}{W}, Exile Planar Guide: Exile all creatures. At the beginning of the next end step, return those cards to the battlefield under their owners' control.
End

[jeffwadsworth]

Does anybody know what's wrong with Planar Guide? Did it work in the past?

| Open

Name:Planar Guide
ManaCost:W
Types:Creature Human Cleric
Text:no text
PT:1/1
A:AB$ ChangeZoneAll | Cost$ 3 W Exile<1/CARDNAME> | ChangeType$ Creature | Origin$ Battlefield | Destination$ Exile | RememberChanged$ True | SubAbility$ DelTrig | SpellDescription$ Exile all creatures. At the beginning of the next end step, return those cards to the battlefield under their owners' control.
SVar:DelTrig:DB$DelayedTrigger | Mode$ Phase | Phase$ End of Turn | Execute$ TrigReturn | TriggerDescription$ Return cards exiled by CARDNAME to the battlefield.
SVar:TrigReturn:AB$ChangeZone | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ Remembered | Origin$ Exile | Destination$ Battlefield | SubAbility$ DBCleanup
SVar:DBCleanup:DB$Cleanup | ClearRemembered$ True
SVar:RemAIDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/planar_guide.jpg
SetInfo:LGN|Rare|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/le/18.jpg
Oracle:{3}{W}, Exile Planar Guide: Exile all creatures. At the beginning of the next end step, return those cards to the battlefield under their owners' control.
End

I am pretty sure I did that one and it was working. Long time ago though.

Okay, it turns out some clown must have screwed around with the script. Here is a working version of it.

| Open

Name:Planar Guide
ManaCost:W
Types:Creature Human Cleric
Text:no text
PT:1/1
A:AB$ ChangeZoneAll | Cost$ 3 W Exile<1/CARDNAME> | ChangeType$ Creature | Origin$ Battlefield | Destination$ Exile | RememberChanged$ True | SubAbility$ DelTrig | SpellDescription$ Exile all creatures. At the beginning of the next end step, return those cards to the battlefield under their owners' control.
SVar:DelTrig:DB$DelayedTrigger | Mode$ Phase | Phase$ End of Turn | Execute$ TrigReturn | TriggerDescription$ Return cards exiled by CARDNAME to the battlefield.
SVar:TrigReturn:AB$ChangeZoneAll | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ Remembered | Origin$ Exile | Destination$ Battlefield | SubAbility$ DBCleanup
SVar:DBCleanup:DB$ Cleanup | ClearRemembered$ True
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/planar_guide.jpg
SetInfo:LGN|Rare|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/le/18.jpg
Oracle:{3}{W}, Exile Planar Guide: Exile all creatures. At the beginning of the next end step, return those cards to the battlefield under their owners' control.
End

EDIT: I spoke too soon. The first test of this looked fine, but then Instants from the graveyard started being pulled into the battlefield. Very strange.

[jeffwadsworth]

Testing Quest for Ula's Temple. Cool card that begs to be done.

| Open

Name:Quest for Ula's Temple
ManaCost:U
Types:Enchantment
Text:no text
T:Mode$ Phase | Phase$ Upkeep | ValidPlayer$ You | Execute$ TrigDig | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | OptionalDecider$ You | TriggerDescription$ At the beginning of your upkeep, you may look at the top card of your library. If it's a creature card, you may reveal it and put a quest counter on Quest for CARDNAME.
SVar:TrigDig:AB$ Dig | Cost$ 0 | DigNum$ 1 | ChangeNum$ All | ChangeValid$ Creature | Optional$ True | DestinationZone$ Library | LibraryPosition$ 0 | LibraryPosition2$ 0 | RememberChanged$ True | SubAbility$ DBPutCounter
SVar:DBPutCounter:DB$ PutCounter | CounterType$ QUEST | CounterNum$ 1 | Defined$ Self | ConditionDefined$ Remembered | ConditionPresent$ Creature | ConditionCompare$ EQ1 | SubAbility$ DBCleanup
T:Mode$ Phase | Phase$ End of Turn | ValidPlayer$ Each | Execute$ TrigChangeZone | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | IsPresent$ Card.Self+counters_GE3_QUEST | PresentCompare$ EQ1 | TriggerDescription$ At the beginning of each end step, if there are three or more quest counters on Quest for CARDNAME, you may put a Kraken, Leviathan, Octopus, or Serpent creature card from your hand onto the battlefield.
SVar:TrigChangeZone:AB$ ChangeZone | Cost$ 0 | Origin$ Hand | Destination$ Battlefield | ChangeType$ Creature.Kraken,Creature.Leviathan,Creature.Octopus,Creature.Serpent | ChangeNum$ 1 | Hidden$ True
SVar:DBCleanup:DB$ Cleanup | ClearRemembered$ True
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/quest_for_ulas_temple.jpg
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Okay, I need to make the reveal optional if it's a creature. Right now, if Reveal$ True is there, it reveals the card no matter what. Does anyone (I am looking at you Sol) know what can be done here?

[slapshot5]

Okay, I need to make the reveal optional if it's a creature. Right now, if Reveal$ True is there, it reveals the card no matter what. Does anyone (I am looking at you Sol) know what can be done here?

It would be pretty simple to add a RevealValid param. Then if Reveal is True, only reveal those card(s) that match valid.

-slapshot5

Edit:
Try it with latest SVN. RevealValid$ Creature

No need for Reveal$ True

-slapshot5

[jeffwadsworth]

Okay, I need to make the reveal optional if it's a creature. Right now, if Reveal$ True is there, it reveals the card no matter what. Does anyone (I am looking at you Sol) know what can be done here?

It would be pretty simple to add a RevealValid param. Then if Reveal is True, only reveal those card(s) that match valid.

-slapshot5

Edit:
Try it with latest SVN. RevealValid$ Creature

No need for Reveal$ True

-slapshot5

Gracias Senor!

[slapshot5]

So it would require something like "RememberColor$ ChosenColor" within the Effect line similar to "RememberCard$ Remembered".

Re: Prismatic Strands

Give it another try with latest SVN. It should work without adding anything to the card.txt

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[Iran]

Exists In this Topic (Card Development Question) many script cards that has some sort of problem and because of this were not added to SVN.
It would be nice if the problems with these cards were solved and then adds them to SVN.

Thanks

[jeffwadsworth]

So it would require something like "RememberColor$ ChosenColor" within the Effect line similar to "RememberCard$ Remembered".

Re: Prismatic Strands

Give it another try with latest SVN. It should work without adding anything to the card.txt

-slapshot5

Slapshot, I tested this script for Prismatic Strands.

| Open

Name:Prismatic Strands
ManaCost:2 W
Types:Instant
Text:no text
A:SP$ ChooseColor | Cost$ 2 W | Defined$ You | AILogic$ MostProminentInHumanDeck | SubAbility$ DBEffect
SVar:DBEffect:DB$ Effect | Name$ Prismatic Strands Effect | StaticAbilities$ STPrevent | SpellDescription$ Prevent all damage that sources of the color of your choice would deal this turn.
SVar:STPrevent:Mode$ PreventDamage | Target$ Creature,Player | Source$ Card.ChosenColor | Description$ Prevent all damage that sources of the chosen color would deal this turn.
A:SP$ ChooseColor | Cost$ tapXType<1/Creature.YouCtrl+White+untapped> | Defined$ You | AILogic$ MostProminentInHumanDeck | SubAbility$ DBEffect | Flashback$ True | CostDesc$ Flashback - Tap an untapped white creature you control. | SpellDescription$ (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
SVar:Rarity:Common
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/prismatic_strands.jpg
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I used a Serra Angel and chose white. It still did 4 points to the AI. Do you see any issues with it?

[slapshot5]

I used a Serra Angel and chose white. It still did 4 points to the AI. Do you see any issues with it?

No, your script is correct. I introduced a bug with the ChosenColor property when I added support for Scuttlemutt and the like. It's fixed now in SVN. I tested your Prismatic Strands and it works for me now.

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[jeffwadsworth]

I used a Serra Angel and chose white. It still did 4 points to the AI. Do you see any issues with it?

No, your script is correct. I introduced a bug with the ChosenColor property when I added support for Scuttlemutt and the like. It's fixed now in SVN. I tested your Prismatic Strands and it works for me now.

-slapshot5

Works perfectly. Thanks.

[Iran]

Trying to script Sisters of the Stone Death.

I found one problem in script =>

1) The Third Ability don't return any creature exiled with Sisters of the Stone Death to battlefied. I'd like to know why. Did I made a mistake?

Sisters of Stone Death | Open

Name:Sisters of Stone Death
ManaCost:4 B B G G
Types:Legendary Creature Gorgon
Text:no text
PT:7/5
A:AB$ MustBlock | Cost$ G | ValidTgts$ Creature | TgtPrompt$ Select target creature | SpellDescription$ Target creature blocks CARDNAME this turn if able.
A:AB$ ChangeZone | Cost$ B G | ValidTgts$ Creature.blockingSource,Creature.blockedBySource | TgtPrompt$ Choose target creature blocking or blocked by Sisters of the Stone Death. | Origin$ Battlefield | Destination$ Exile | RememberTargets$ True | SpellDescription$ Exile target creature blocking or blocked by CARDNAME.
A:AB$ ChangeZone | Cost$ 2 B | ValidTgts$ Remembered.Creature | TgtPrompt$ Choose target creature exiled with CARDNAME. | Origin$ Exile | Destination$ Battlefield | ChangeNum$ 1 | GainControl$ True | SpellDescription$ Put a creature card exiled with CARDNAME onto the battlefield under your control.
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/sisters_of_the_stone_death.jpg
End

Thanks

[friarsol]

The third ability isn't targeted, it's defined.