Card Development Questions

[friarsol]

Alright the Put Away issue noted above is fixed. If nothing is chosen for the target for Put Away you Spell Description looks a little funky. I added an issue for this:

http://code.google.com/p/cardforge/issues/detail?id=121

[jeffwadsworth]

Alright the Put Away issue noted above is fixed. If nothing is chosen for the target for Put Away you Spell Description looks a little funky. I added an issue for this:

http://code.google.com/p/cardforge/issues/detail?id=121

Thanks. I like funky, though.

[jeffwadsworth]

Script for Caltrops. It triggers but does not deal any damage to the triggered card...and no, TriggeredAttacker simply crashes the client.

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Name:Caltrops
ManaCost:3
Types:Artifact
Text:no text
T:Mode$ Attacks | ValidCard$ Creature | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | Execute$ TrigDamage | TriggerDescription$ Whenever a creature attacks, CARDNAME deals 1 damage to it.
SVar:TrigDamage:AB$DealDamage | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ TriggeredCard | NumDmg$ 1
SVar:RemAIDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Uncommon
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/caltrops.jpg
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[Hellfish]

EDIT: There was a java rant here, it's gone now. It showed why I program at night instead of in the morning. I can't think straight when I just woke up.

I'll submit a fix for the Caltrops issue right away. It should indeed be TriggeredAttacker but the getDefined methods was treating it like a player instead of a card.

[jeffwadsworth]

Thanks for the fix, Hellfish.

Here is another issue for the Devs.

I was testing Unwilling Recruit and noticed that if I used it on my own creature, at the end of turn, my creature would pop over to the computer's side. According to the rules, this isn't supposed to happen.

Script for Unwilling Recruit:

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Name:Unwilling Recruit
ManaCost:X R R R
Types:Sorcery
Text:no text
A:SP$ GainControl | Cost$ X R R R | ValidTgts$ Creature | TgtPrompt$ Select target creature | LoseControl$ EOT | Untap$ True | AddKWs$ Haste | SubAbility$ SVar=DBPump | SpellDescription$ Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gets +X/+0 and gains haste until end of turn.
SVar:DBPump:DB$Pump | Defined$ Targeted | NumAtt$ X
SVar:X:Count$xPaid
SVar:Rarity:Uncommon
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/unwilling_recruit.jpg
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Rule:

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You may target a creature you already control with Unwilling Recruit. If you do, you'll gain control of that creature (which usually won't have any visible effect), untap it, and it'll get +X/+0 until end of turn.

[jeffwadsworth]

Here is the script for Scourge of the Nobilis.

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Name:Scourge of the Nobilis
ManaCost:2 RW
Types:Enchantment Aura
Text:no text
K:Enchant creature
K:enPump:+0/+0
K:stPumpEnchanted:Creature.Red:1/1/SVar=Pump:No Condition:As long as enchanted creature is red, it gets +1/+1 and has "RW: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn."
K:stPumpEnchanted:Creature.White:1/1/Lifelink:No Condition:As long as enchanted creature is white, it gets +1/+1 and has lifelink. (Damage dealt by the creature also causes its controller to gain that much life.)
SVar:Pump:AB$Pump | Cost$ RW | Defined$ Enchanted | NumAtt$ +1
SVar:BuffedBy:Creature.Red,Creature.White
SVar:PlayMain1:TRUE
SVar:Rarity:Common
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/scourge_of_the_nobilis.jpg
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The white creature part works fine. The red creature part will give the +1/+1, but not the ability.

[Hellfish]

You could try setting "Defined$ Self" in the ability given to the enchanted creature, since that ability will reside with the enchanted creature, not in the aura.

[jeffwadsworth]

You could try setting "Defined$ Self" in the ability given to the enchanted creature, since that ability will reside with the enchanted creature, not in the aura.

No go either.

[SoulStorm]

Having text display issue with Sky Hussar:

Name:Sky Hussar
ManaCost:3 W U
Types:Creature Human Knight
Text:no text
PT:4/3
K:Flying
T:Mode$ ChangesZone | Origin$ Any | Destination$ Battlefield | ValidCard$ Card.Self | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | Execute$ TrigUntapAll | TriggerDescription$ When CARDNAME enters the battlefield, untap all creatures you control.
SVar:TrigUntapAll:AB$UntapAll | Cost$ 0 | ValidCards$ Creature.YouCtrl | SpellDescription$ untap all creatures you control.
A:AB$ Draw | Cost$ tapXType<2/Creature.White,Blue> | NumCards$ 1 | ActivatingZone$ Hand | ActivationLimit$ 1 | PlayerTurn$ True | ActivatingPhases$ Upkeep | PrecostDesc$ Forecast - | SpellDescription$ Reveal Sky Hussar from your hand: Draw a card. (Activate this ability only during your upkeep and only once each turn.)
SVar:Rarity:Uncommon
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/sky_hussar.jpg
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The Forecast description reads like this in game:

Forecast - Tap two untapped Creature.White, Blues you control: Reveal Sky Hussar from your hand: Draw a card. (Activate this ability only during your upkeep and only once each turn.)

I thought the issue might be the comma separating White and Blue, so I removed the comma and Blue just to trouble shoot, but it displayed like this:

Forecast - Tap two untapped Creature.Whites you control: Reveal Sky Hussar from your hand: Draw a card. (Activate this ability only during your upkeep and only once each turn.)

I don't know if I'm doing something wrong or if there is a problem outside my control.

Thanks!

[friarsol]

Try it like this:

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A:AB$ Draw | Cost$ tapXType<2/Creature.White,Creature.Blue> | NumCards$ 1 | ActivatingZone$ Hand | ActivationLimit$ 1 | PlayerTurn$ True | ActivatingPhases$ Upkeep | PrecostDesc$ Forecast - | CostDesc$ Tap two untapped white and/or blue creatures you control: | SpellDescription$ Reveal Sky Hussar from your hand: Draw a card. (Activate this ability only during your upkeep and only once each turn.)


[Chris H.]

I am having troubles scripting Lethal Vapors. The "Whenever a creature enters the battlefield, destroy it." ability is working correctly.

The "Destroy Lethal Vapors" ability works, but the draw back is giving the extra turn not to the opponent, but to me and I am the one who activated this ability.

I just play tested a new card which is similar, Chronosavant. Chronosavant also is using:

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SVar:SkipTurn:DB$AddTurn | Defined$ Opponent | NumTurns$ 1

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and this works for Chronosavant. I must be missing something.

Lethal Vapors card | Open

Name:Lethal Vapors
ManaCost:2 B B
Types:Enchantment
Text:no text
T:Mode$ ChangesZone | Origin$ Any | Destination$ Battlefield | ValidCard$ Creature | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | Execute$ TrigDestroy | TriggerDescription$ Whenever a creature enters the battlefield, destroy it.
SVar:TrigDestroy:AB$Destroy | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ TriggeredCard
A:AB$ Destroy | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ Self | AnyPlayer$ True | SubAbility$ SVar=SkipTurn | SpellDescription$ Destroy Lethal Vapors. You skip your next turn. Any player may activate this ability.
SVar:SkipTurn:DB$AddTurn | Defined$ Opponent | NumTurns$ 1
SVar:RemAIDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/lethal_vapors.jpg
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[friarsol]

It looks like the activating player is being overwritten somehow? Because it looks like the stack description is coming up right, but by the time it's going to resolve the activatingPlayer isn't set properly.

[SoulStorm]

Try it like this:

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A:AB$ Draw | Cost$ tapXType<2/Creature.White,Creature.Blue> | NumCards$ 1 | ActivatingZone$ Hand | ActivationLimit$ 1 | PlayerTurn$ True | ActivatingPhases$ Upkeep | PrecostDesc$ Forecast - | CostDesc$ Tap two untapped white and/or blue creatures you control: | SpellDescription$ Reveal Sky Hussar from your hand: Draw a card. (Activate this ability only during your upkeep and only once each turn.)


Thanks Sol, The card displays properly now, however, the Forecast ability still doesn't work. On the positive side, the comes into play trigger works fine. Any further thougths to get the Forecast ability working?

[Replika]

There is currently no card in Forge with "Tap X this and/or that cards you control", so the problem is probably the tapXType in the cost. I just checked the spelling and it seems to be correct.

[slapshot5]

Chris - Does it work if you take the AnyPlayer$ True out temporarily?