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[Sloth]

I've added all your cards, thanks torridus. There were some cards that you've posted, but aren't claimed in the wiki. Make sure that the wiki page is complete, so people won't script the cards again.

A sidenote for everyone:

The Scavenge ability should look like this (with the proper activation cost):

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A:AB$ PutCounter | Cost$ 3 B G ExileFromGrave<1/CARDNAME> | ActivationZone$ Graveyard | ValidTgts$ Creature | CounterType$ P1P1 | CounterNum$ X | SorcerySpeed$ True | References$ X | PrecostDesc$ Scavenge | SpellDescription$ Put a number of +1/+1 counter's equal to this card's power on target creature. Scavenge only as a sorcery.
SVar:X:Count$CardPower


Unleash looks like this:

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K:ETBReplacement:Other:Unleash:Optional
SVar:Unleash:DB$ PutCounter | Defined$ Self | CounterType$ P1P1 | CounterNum$ 1 | SpellDescription$ Unleash (You may have this creature enter the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.It can't block as long as it has a +1/+1 counter on it.)
S:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Card.Self | AddHiddenKeyword$ HIDDEN CARDNAME can't block. | CheckSVar$ X | SVarCompare$ GE1 | References$ X
SVar:X:Count$NumCounters.P1P1

EDIT: Scavenge now comes with the SVar. Thanks sol.

[friarsol]

A sidenote for everyone:

I updated my original post so they don't copy the wrong info. Although it looks like your Scavenge is missing the SVar:X: declaration

[torridus]

I've added all your cards, thanks torridus. There were some cards that you've posted, but aren't claimed in the wiki. Make sure that the wiki page is complete, so people won't script the cards again.

The wiki seems to be a little buggy. For a period of about 36 hours I wasn't allowed to make edits to the page - it claimed I wasn't in the correct group. My guess is that after the first couple of edits I made, a script automatically booted me from the group with permissions to edit the wiki (since I'm still considered a new member, I assume) and I was just added back in.

I updated the wiki since I can edit it again, and I also changed the SpellDescription$ lines for the Scavenge guys since the wording was just a little bit off.

Edit: Now I'm just thoroughly confused by the wiki. Clicking the link to the Upcoming page, as provided in this thread, shows the page but I can't edit it. In fact, it claims that I'm not logged in at all, and going to log in I get an error message that says "no user by the name of torridus exists"... so I go to the home page of slightlymagic and I see that I'm logged in. In order to edit the Forge Upcoming page, I had to use the search function to go through the wiki from the site's home page, just to find the page I wanted to edit. It's very odd.

At any rate, here's some more stuff. The Populate mechanic is working exactly as it should, Sol!

Wayfaring Temple | Open

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Name:Wayfaring Temple
ManaCost:1 G W
Types:Creature Elemental
Text:no text
PT:*/*
S:Mode$ Continuous | EffectZone$ All | CharacteristicDefining$ True | SetPower$ X | SetToughness$ X | Description$ CARDNAME's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures you control.
SVar:X:Count$Valid Creature.YouCtrl
SVar:BuffedBy:Creature
T:Mode$ DamageDone | ValidSource$ Card.Self | ValidTarget$ Player | CombatDamage$ True | Execute$ TrigPopulate | TriggerDescription$ Whenever CARDNAME deals combat damage to a player, populate.
SVar:TrigPopulate:AB$ ChooseCard | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ You | Amount$ 1 | Choices$ Creature.token+YouCtrl | SubAbility$ DBCopy | RememberChosen$ True
SVar:DBCopy:DB$ CopyPermanent | Defined$ Remembered | NumCopies$ 1 | SubAbility$ DBCleanup
SVar:DBCleanup:DB$ Cleanup | ClearRemembered$ True
SVar:Rarity:Rare
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Skyline Predator | Open

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Name:Skyline Predator
ManaCost:4 U U
Types:Creature Drake
Text:no text
PT:3/4
K:Flash
K:Flying
SVar:Rarity:Uncommon
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As I'm working on the newest Jace, I'm noticing that Forge doesn't have any cards with the line "until your next turn" so it's going to be difficult to code Jace's +1 properly until that mechanic works. There are a few cards with a similar meaning though - Aleatory for instance. What I can't seem to do is put a Briar Patch onto a Planeswalker. I tried to make an emblem with the effect, which would disappear at your next upkeep, but it failed.
The -2 is fine. Nice and easy to code, and it works perfectly.
I also can't manage to get Jace's ultimate to work properly. I assumed it would be a mix of Bribery & Knacksaw Clique & Thada Adel, Acquisitor... but for some reason the ultimate doesn't do anything when activated except take off 8 loyalty counters.
Anyone have any ideas?

functional Jace template | Open

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Name:Jace, Architect of Thought
ManaCost:2 U U
Types:Planeswalker Jace
Text:no text
Loyalty:4
A:AB$ Something | Cost$ AddCounter<1/LOYALTY> | I don't know what to do here
A:AB$ Dig | Cost$ SubCounter<2/LOYALTY> | Planeswalker$ True | DigNum$ 3 | Reveal$ True | RememberRevealed$ True | NoMove$ True | SubAbility$ DBTwoPiles | SpellDescription$ Reveal the top three cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
SVar:DBTwoPiles:DB$ TwoPiles | Defined$ You | DefinedCards$ Remembered | Separator$ Opponent | ChosenPile$ DBHand | UnchosenPile$ DBGrave
SVar:DBHand:DB$ ChangeZone | Defined$ Remembered | Origin$ Library | Destination$ Hand
SVar:DBGrave:DB$ ChangeZone | Defined$ Remembered | Origin$ Library | Destination$ Graveyard | SubAbility$ DBCleanup
SVar:DBCleanup:DB$ Cleanup | ClearRemembered$ True
A:AB$ Something | Cost$ SubCounter<8/LOYALTY> | Planeswalker$ True | Ultimate$ True | I don't know what to do here
SVar:Rarity:Mythic
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[Sloth]

As I'm working on the newest Jace, I'm noticing that Forge doesn't have any cards with the line "until your next turn" so it's going to be difficult to code Jace's +1 properly until that mechanic works. There are a few cards with a similar meaning though - Aleatory for instance. What I can't seem to do is put a Briar Patch onto a Planeswalker. I tried to make an emblem with the effect, which would disappear at your next upkeep, but it failed.
The -2 is fine. Nice and easy to code, and it works perfectly.
I also can't manage to get Jace's ultimate to work properly. I assumed it would be a mix of Bribery & Knacksaw Clique & Thada Adel, Acquisitor... but for some reason the ultimate doesn't do anything when activated except take off 8 loyalty counters.
Anyone have any ideas?

functional Jace template | Open

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Name:Jace, Architect of Thought
ManaCost:2 U U
Types:Planeswalker Jace
Text:no text
Loyalty:4
A:AB$ Something | Cost$ AddCounter<1/LOYALTY> | I don't know what to do here
A:AB$ Dig | Cost$ SubCounter<2/LOYALTY> | Planeswalker$ True | DigNum$ 3 | Reveal$ True | RememberRevealed$ True | NoMove$ True | SubAbility$ DBTwoPiles | SpellDescription$ Reveal the top three cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
SVar:DBTwoPiles:DB$ TwoPiles | Defined$ You | DefinedCards$ Remembered | Separator$ Opponent | ChosenPile$ DBHand | UnchosenPile$ DBGrave
SVar:DBHand:DB$ ChangeZone | Defined$ Remembered | Origin$ Library | Destination$ Hand
SVar:DBGrave:DB$ ChangeZone | Defined$ Remembered | Origin$ Library | Destination$ Graveyard | SubAbility$ DBCleanup
SVar:DBCleanup:DB$ Cleanup | ClearRemembered$ True
A:AB$ Something | Cost$ SubCounter<8/LOYALTY> | Planeswalker$ True | Ultimate$ True | I don't know what to do here
SVar:Rarity:Mythic
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Some thoughts about Jace:

+1 ability:
Use an "Effect" ability like the card Battle Cry but with "Duration$ Permanent". Add a second trigger to the Effect that triggers on your upkeep and removes the Effect (similar to the effect of Insist removes itself when a spell is cast).

[moomarc]

+1 ability: Use an "Effect" ability like the card Battle Cry but with "Duration$ Permanent". Add a second trigger to the Effect that triggers on your upkeep and removes the Effect (similar to the effect of Insist removes itself when a spell is cast).

The problem with this solution and why I haven't scripted other "Until your next turn..." cards before is that they don't interact with any of the cards that make you skip your upkeep step. We could add a second ExileEffect trigger on the effect for your draw step but those can be skipped as well. I think we already have the groundwork to do it properly because I seem to recall seeing a check in extra turn code to see who plays next. I think we'd just need to add a key there that returns true if the effect owner's turn is next and exile the effect during the current player's cleanup step.

Does that sound about right? If so I can try give it a bash.

[Sloth]

I think we already have the groundwork to do it properly because I seem to recall seeing a check in extra turn code to see who plays next. I think we'd just need to add a key there that returns true if the effect owner's turn is next and exile the effect during the current player's cleanup step.

Does that sound about right? If so I can try give it a bash.

This sounds like it should work out.

[friarsol]

Now that http://media.wizards.com/images/magic/t ... 9ct_en.jpg exists, we'll need an ExileFromStack cost.

[moomarc]

I think we already have the groundwork to do it properly because I seem to recall seeing a check in extra turn code to see who plays next. I think we'd just need to add a key there that returns true if the effect owner's turn is next and exile the effect during the current player's cleanup step.

Does that sound about right? If so I can try give it a bash.

This sounds like it should work out.

I've think I've got this duration working for effects, but when I wanted to test that it actually works properly with extra turns, extra turns weren't working. So could someone else please test Time Walk and let me know whether it is an existing bug in the code or whether its something I introduced in my local copy.

[Sloth]

I've think I've got this duration working for effects, but when I wanted to test that it actually works properly with extra turns, extra turns weren't working. So could someone else please test Time Walk and let me know whether it is an existing bug in the code or whether its something I introduced in my local copy.

Time Walk works in the SVN version.

[moomarc]

I've think I've got this duration working for effects, but when I wanted to test that it actually works properly with extra turns, extra turns weren't working. So could someone else please test Time Walk and let me know whether it is an existing bug in the code or whether its something I introduced in my local copy.

Time Walk works in the SVN version.

Thanks Sloth. Found the problem. During cleanup I have a function that calls getNextActivePlayer() to find out who's turn it is next, but that method actually modifies the extra turns, so Time Walk effectively granted no extra turns and Time Stretch would still grant one extra.

Do we already have a method that just returns the next player or do I need to create one?

Edit: Looks like its getNextTurn(). Just running a few tests quickly.

[moomarc]

So here's the working Jace script:

Jace, Architect of Thought | Open

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Name:Jace, Architect of Thought
ManaCost:2 U U
Types:Planeswalker Jace
Text:no text
Loyalty:4
A:AB$ Effect | Cost$ AddCounter<1/LOYALTY> | Planeswalker$ True | Triggers$ TrigAttack | SVars$ JacePump | Duration$ UntilYourNextTurn | Name$ Jace, Architect of Thought Effect | SpellDescription$ Until your next turn, whenever a creature an opponent controls attacks, it gets -1/-0 until end of turn.
SVar:TrigAttack:Mode$ Attacks | ValidCard$ Creature.YouDontCtrl | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | Execute$ JacePump | TriggerDescription$ Until your next turn, whenever a creature an opponent controls attacks, it gets -1/-0 until end of turn.
SVar:JacePump:AB$ Pump | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ TriggeredAttacker | NumAtt$ -1
A:AB$ Dig | Cost$ SubCounter<2/LOYALTY> | Planeswalker$ True | DigNum$ 3 | Reveal$ True | RememberRevealed$ True | NoMove$ True | SubAbility$ DBTwoPiles | SpellDescription$ Reveal the top three cards of your library. An opponent separates them into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other on the bottom of your library in any order.
SVar:DBTwoPiles:DB$ TwoPiles | Defined$ You | DefinedCards$ Remembered | Separator$ Opponent | ChosenPile$ DBHand | UnchosenPile$ DBLibraryBottom
SVar:DBHand:DB$ ChangeZone | Defined$ Remembered | Origin$ Library | Destination$ Hand
SVar:DBLibraryBottom:DB$ ChangeZone | Defined$ Remembered | Origin$ Library | Destination$ Library | LibraryPosition$ -1 | SubAbility$ DBCleanup
A:AB$ ChangeZone | Cost$ SubCounter<8/LOYALTY> | Planeswalker$ True | Ultimate$ True | Origin$ Library | Destination$ Exile | DefinedPlayer$ Opponent | Chooser$ You | ChangeType$  Card.nonLand | ChangeNum$ 1 | RememberChanged$ True | Shuffle$ True | SubAbility$ JaceYourself | SpellDescription$ For each player, search that player's library for a nonland card and exile it, then that player shuffles his or her library. You may cast those cards without paying their mana costs.
SVar:JaceYourself:DB$ ChangeZone | Origin$ Library | Destination$ Exile | DefinedPlayer$ You | ChangeType$  Card.nonLand | ChangeNum$ 1 | RememberChanged$ True | Shuffle$ True | SubAbility$ DBPlayIT
SVar:DBPlayIT:DB$ Play | Defined$ Remembered | Amount$ Thoughts | References$ Thoughts | Controller$ You | WithoutManaCost$ True | Optional$ True | RememberPlayed$ True | SubAbility$ DBCleanup
SVar:DBCleanup:DB$ Cleanup | ClearRemembered$ True
SVar:Thoughts:Remembered$Amount
SVar:Rarity:Mythic
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/jace_architect_of_thought.jpg
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Only thing I wasn't sure of is whether the ultimate is meant to make you choose whether to play the exiled cards straight away or whether you're meant to be able to play them at any time afterwards. Pretty sure I've got it right, but otherwise the Play AF just needs to be changed to an effect

[friarsol]

Only thing I wasn't sure of is whether the ultimate is meant to make you choose whether to play the exiled cards straight away or whether you're meant to be able to play them at any time afterwards. Pretty sure I've got it right, but otherwise the Play AF just needs to be changed to an effect

I believe they are supposed to be played as part of the ability, just like Brilliant Ultimatum

[moomarc]

Only thing I wasn't sure of is whether the ultimate is meant to make you choose whether to play the exiled cards straight away or whether you're meant to be able to play them at any time afterwards. Pretty sure I've got it right, but otherwise the Play AF just needs to be changed to an effect

I believe they are supposed to be played as part of the ability, just like Brilliant Ultimatum

Thanks, that's what I thought. Script is correct then.

[moomarc]

With Angel of Serenity it looks like I might have to resurrect my multizone origin work.

[moomarc]

Some extra cards for the testers:

Vraska the Unseen | Open

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Name:Vraska the Unseen
ManaCost:3 B G
Types:Planeswalker Vraska
Text:no text
Loyalty:5
A:AB$ Animate | Cost$ AddCounter<1/LOYALTY> | Planeswalker$ True | Defined$ Self | Triggers$ TrigVraska | sVars$ VraskaGaze | UntilYourNextTurn$ True | SpellDescription$ Until your next turn, whenever a creature deals combat damage to CARDNAME, destroy that creature. | StackDescription$ Until your next turn, whenever a creature deals combat damage to CARDNAME, destroy that creature.
SVar:TrigVraska:Mode$ DamageDone | ValidSource$ Creature | ValidTarget$ Card.Self | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | CombatDamage$ True | Execute$ VraskaGaze | TriggerDescription$ Until your next turn, whenever a creature deals combat damage to CARDNAME, destroy that creature.
SVar:VraskaGaze:AB$ Destroy | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ TriggeredSource
A:AB$ Destroy | Cost$ SubCounter<3/LOYALTY> | Planeswalker$ True | ValidTgts$ Permanent.nonLand | TgtPrompt$ Select target nonland permanent | SpellDescription$ Destroy target nonland permanent.
A:AB$ Token | Cost$ SubCounter<7/LOYALTY> | Planeswalker$ True | Ultimate$ True | TokenAmount$ 3 | TokenName$ Assassin | TokenTypes$ Creature,Assassin | TokenOwner$ You | TokenImage$ B 1 1 Assassin | TokenColors$ Black | TokenPower$ 1 | TokenToughness$ 1 | TokenTriggers$ TrigAssassin | TokenSVars$ Assassination,MustBeBlocked | SpellDescription$ Put three 1/1 black Assassin creature tokens onto the battlefield with "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses the game."
SVar:TrigAssassin:Mode$ DamageDone | ValidSource$ Card.Self | ValidTarget$ Player | CombatDamage$ True | Execute$ Assassination | TriggerDescription$ Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses the game.
SVar:Assassination:DB$ LosesGame | Defined$ TriggeredTarget
SVar:Rarity:Mythic
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/vraska_the_unseen.jpg
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Here's some that can be used as templates for other Detain cards:

Azorius Justiciar | Open

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Name:Azorius Justiciar
ManaCost:2 W W
Types:Creature Human Wizard
Text:no text
PT:2/2
T:Mode$ ChangesZone | Origin$ Any | Destination$ Battlefield | ValidCard$ Card.Self | Execute$ Detain | TriggerDescription$ When CARDNAME enters the battlefield, detain up to two target creatures your opponents control. (Until your next turn, those creatures can't attack or block and their activated abilities can't be activated.)
SVar:Detain:DB$Pump | TargetMin$ 0 | TargetMax$ 2 | KW$ HIDDEN CARDNAME can't attack or block. & HIDDEN CARDNAME's activated abilities can't be activated. | IsCurse$ True | UntilYourNextTurn$ True | ValidTgts$ Creature.YouDontCtrl | TgtPrompt$ Select target creature your opponent controls to detain.
SVar:PlayMain1:TRUE
SVar:Rarity:Uncommon
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/azorius_justiciar.jpg
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Archon of the Triumvirate | Open

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Name:Archon of the Triumvirate
ManaCost:5 W U
Types:Creature Archon
Text:no text
PT:4/5
K:Flying
T:Mode$ Attacks | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | ValidCard$ Card.Self | Execute$ Detain | TriggerDescription$ Whenever CARDNAME attacks, detain up to two target nonland permanents your opponents control. (Until your next turn, those permanents can't attack or block and their activated abilities can't be activated.)
SVar:Detain:DB$Pump | TargetMin$ 0 | TargetMax$ 2 | KW$ HIDDEN CARDNAME can't attack or block. & HIDDEN CARDNAME's activated abilities can't be activated. | IsCurse$ True | ValidTgts$ Permanent.nonLand+YouDontCtrl | TgtPrompt$ Select target nonland permanent your opponent controls to detain. | UntilYourNextTurn$ True
SVar:PlayMain1:TRUE
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/archon_of_the_triumvirate.jpg
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And here's some Overload love: (I decided to replace the reminder text with the actual replacement text - just makes life easier for users)

Cyclonic Rift | Open

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Name:Cyclonic Rift
ManaCost:1 U
Types:Instant
Text:no text
A:SP$ ChangeZone | Cost$ 1 U | ValidTgts$ Permanent.nonLand+YouDontCtrl | TgtPrompt$ Select target nonland permanent you don't control | Origin$ Battlefield | Destination$ Hand | SpellDescription$ Return target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand.
A:SP$ ChangeZoneAll | Cost$ 6 U | ChangeType$ Permanent.nonLand+YouDontCtrl | Origin$ Battlefield | Destination$ Hand | PrecostDesc$ Overload | CostDesc$ 6 U | SpellDescription$ (Return each nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand.)
SVar:PlayMain1:TRUE
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/cyclonic_rift.jpg
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