Card Development Questions

[jeffwadsworth]

Thanks. Any word on cards like Root Sliver, Gaea's Herald, Leyline of the Lifeforce?

[Sloth]

Thanks. Any word on cards like Root Sliver, Gaea's Herald, Leyline of the Lifeforce?

I'm pretty sure that they are not functional with the old keyword. I think I will make a seperate keyword for them like:

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K:Spells can't be countered Creature:Creature spells can't be countered.

[friarsol]

There's no way to Statically Grant them to SAs on the Stack?

[Sloth]

There's no way to Statically Grant them to SAs on the Stack?

Yes of course, i will think about a good implementation.

[jeffwadsworth]

Cards like this may be trickier:

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Name:Undergrowth
ManaCost:G
Types:Instant
Text:no text
A:SP$ Fog | Cost$ G | SpellDescription$ Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
A:SP$ Effect | Cost$ G 2 R | Name$ Undergrowth Effect | Keywords$ KWPump | SpellDescription$ If its additional cost was paid, CARDNAME doesn't affect combat damage that would be dealt by red creatures.
SVar:KWPump:stPumpAll:Creature.nonRed:0/0/HIDDEN Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt by CARDNAME.:no Condition:Prevent all combat damage this turn except that from red creatures.
SVar:RemAIDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Common
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/undergrowth.jpg
SetInfo:ALL|Common|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/ai/87.jpg|2
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I implemented this restriction more generally. Mul Daya Channelers can also be converted now.

Do you have a sample card? Hero of Oxid Ridge is another.

[Sloth]

Cards like this may be trickier:

| Open

Name:Undergrowth
ManaCost:G
Types:Instant
Text:no text
A:SP$ Fog | Cost$ G | SpellDescription$ Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
A:SP$ Effect | Cost$ G 2 R | Name$ Undergrowth Effect | Keywords$ KWPump | SpellDescription$ If its additional cost was paid, CARDNAME doesn't affect combat damage that would be dealt by red creatures.
SVar:KWPump:stPumpAll:Creature.nonRed:0/0/HIDDEN Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt by CARDNAME.:no Condition:Prevent all combat damage this turn except that from red creatures.
SVar:RemAIDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Common
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/undergrowth.jpg
SetInfo:ALL|Common|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/ai/87.jpg|2
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I implemented this restriction more generally. Mul Daya Channelers can also be converted now.

Do you have a sample card? Hero of Oxid Ridge is another.

Urgh, wrong quote. Mul Daya Channelers should mimic Vampire Nocturnus.

[jeffwadsworth]

Myr Incubator script

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Name:Myr Incubator
ManaCost:6
Types:Artifact
Text:no text
A:AB$ ChangeZone | Cost$ 6 Sac<1/CARDNAME> | Origin$ Library | Destination$ Exile | ChangeType$ Artifact | ChangeNum$ X | RememberChanged$ True | ForgetOtherRemembered$ True | Shuffle$ True | SubAbility$ Token | SpellDescription$ Search your library for any number of artifact cards, exile them, then put that many 1/1 colorless Myr artifact creature tokens onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.
SVar:Token:DB$Token | TokenAmount$ Y | TokenName$ Myr | TokenTypes$ Artifact,Creature,Myr | TokenOwner$ You | TokenColors$ Colorless | TokenPower$ 1 | TokenToughness$ 1 | SubAbility$ DBCleanup
SVar:DBCleanup:DB$Cleanup | ClearRemembered$ True
SVar:X:Count$InYourLibrary.Artifact
SVar:Y:Remembered$Amount
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/myr_incubator.jpg
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The card works, but the description on the stack is nutball. Is there a way to give an altenate stack description here?

[jeffwadsworth]

Puresteel Paladin:

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Name:Puresteel Paladin
ManaCost:W W
Types:Creature Human Knight
Text:no text
PT:2/2
T:Mode$ ChangesZone | ValidCard$ Equipment | Origin$ Any | Destination$ Battlefield | Execute$ TrigDraw | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | TriggerDescription$ Whenever an Equipment enters the battlefield under your control, you may draw a card.
SVar:TrigDraw:AB$Draw | Cost$ 0 | NumCards$ 1
S:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Equipment.YouCtrl | AddKeyword$ Equip 0 | Metalcraft$ True | Description$ Equipment you control have equip 0 as long as you control three or more artifacts.
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/puresteel_paladin.jpg
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Would something like this require an overwrite similar to what Animate does?

[friarsol]

It doesn't overwrite the existing Equip ability, just grants a new Equip ability (that's free)

[jeffwadsworth]

Urgh, wrong quote. Mul Daya Channelers should mimic Vampire Nocturnus.

Here is the script for Mul Daya Channelers, but I don't want to commit due to code you have in StaticEffects.java.

| Open

Name:Mul Daya Channelers
ManaCost:1 G G
Types:Creature Elf Druid Shaman
Text:no text
PT:2/2
K:Play with the top card of your library revealed.
S:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Card.Self | AddPower$ 3 | AddToughness$ 3 | TopCardOfLibraryIs$ Creature | Description$ As long as the top card of your library is a creature card, CARDNAME gets +3/+3.
S:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Card.Self | AddAbility$ WMana & UMana & BMana & RMana & GMana | TopCardOfLibraryIs$ Land | Description$ As long as the top card of your library is a land card, CARDNAME has "Tap: Add two mana of any one color to your mana pool."
SVar:WMana:AB$Mana | Cost$ T | Produced$ W | Amount$ 2 | SpellDescription$ Add W W to your mana pool.
SVar:UMana:AB$Mana | Cost$ T | Produced$ U | Amount$ 2 | SpellDescription$ Add U U to your mana pool.
SVar:BMana:AB$Mana | Cost$ T | Produced$ B | Amount$ 2 | SpellDescription$ Add B B to your mana pool.
SVar:RMana:AB$Mana | Cost$ T | Produced$ R | Amount$ 2 | SpellDescription$ Add R R to your mana pool.
SVar:GMana:AB$Mana | Cost$ T | Produced$ G | Amount$ 2 | SpellDescription$ Add G G to your mana pool.
SVar:RemAIDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/mul_daya_channelers.jpg
SetInfo:ROE|Rare|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/roe/198.jpg
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[Sloth]

Urgh, wrong quote. Mul Daya Channelers should mimic Vampire Nocturnus.

Here is the script for Mul Daya Channelers, but I don't want to commit due to code you have in StaticEffects.java.

| Open

Name:Mul Daya Channelers
ManaCost:1 G G
Types:Creature Elf Druid Shaman
Text:no text
PT:2/2
K:Play with the top card of your library revealed.
S:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Card.Self | AddPower$ 3 | AddToughness$ 3 | TopCardOfLibraryIs$ Creature | Description$ As long as the top card of your library is a creature card, CARDNAME gets +3/+3.
S:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Card.Self | AddAbility$ WMana & UMana & BMana & RMana & GMana | TopCardOfLibraryIs$ Land | Description$ As long as the top card of your library is a land card, CARDNAME has "Tap: Add two mana of any one color to your mana pool."
SVar:WMana:AB$Mana | Cost$ T | Produced$ W | Amount$ 2 | SpellDescription$ Add W W to your mana pool.
SVar:UMana:AB$Mana | Cost$ T | Produced$ U | Amount$ 2 | SpellDescription$ Add U U to your mana pool.
SVar:BMana:AB$Mana | Cost$ T | Produced$ B | Amount$ 2 | SpellDescription$ Add B B to your mana pool.
SVar:RMana:AB$Mana | Cost$ T | Produced$ R | Amount$ 2 | SpellDescription$ Add R R to your mana pool.
SVar:GMana:AB$Mana | Cost$ T | Produced$ G | Amount$ 2 | SpellDescription$ Add G G to your mana pool.
SVar:RemAIDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/mul_daya_channelers.jpg
SetInfo:ROE|Rare|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/roe/198.jpg
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I didn't create StaticEffects.java. It was used for hardcoded static effects like Mul Daya Channelers. You can just remove everything related to cards you convert to script.

[jeffwadsworth]

Urgh, wrong quote. Mul Daya Channelers should mimic Vampire Nocturnus.

Here is the script for Mul Daya Channelers, but I don't want to commit due to code you have in StaticEffects.java.

| Open

Name:Mul Daya Channelers
ManaCost:1 G G
Types:Creature Elf Druid Shaman
Text:no text
PT:2/2
K:Play with the top card of your library revealed.
S:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Card.Self | AddPower$ 3 | AddToughness$ 3 | TopCardOfLibraryIs$ Creature | Description$ As long as the top card of your library is a creature card, CARDNAME gets +3/+3.
S:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Card.Self | AddAbility$ WMana & UMana & BMana & RMana & GMana | TopCardOfLibraryIs$ Land | Description$ As long as the top card of your library is a land card, CARDNAME has "Tap: Add two mana of any one color to your mana pool."
SVar:WMana:AB$Mana | Cost$ T | Produced$ W | Amount$ 2 | SpellDescription$ Add W W to your mana pool.
SVar:UMana:AB$Mana | Cost$ T | Produced$ U | Amount$ 2 | SpellDescription$ Add U U to your mana pool.
SVar:BMana:AB$Mana | Cost$ T | Produced$ B | Amount$ 2 | SpellDescription$ Add B B to your mana pool.
SVar:RMana:AB$Mana | Cost$ T | Produced$ R | Amount$ 2 | SpellDescription$ Add R R to your mana pool.
SVar:GMana:AB$Mana | Cost$ T | Produced$ G | Amount$ 2 | SpellDescription$ Add G G to your mana pool.
SVar:RemAIDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/mul_daya_channelers.jpg
SetInfo:ROE|Rare|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/roe/198.jpg
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I didn't create StaticEffects.java. It was used for hardcoded static effects like Mul Daya Channelers. You can just remove everything related to cards you convert to script.

Ok. I know people get cranky when someone starts fooling around with their work. Just checking.

[jeffwadsworth]

Kaalia of the Vast.

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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$ TrigChange | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | 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:TrigChange:AB$ChangeZone | Cost$ 0 | Origin$ Hand | Destination$ Battlefield | ChangeType$ Creature.Angel,Creature.Demon,Creature.Dragon | ChangeNum$ 1 | Tapped$ True | Attacking$ True | Hidden$ True
SVar:Rarity:Mythic
SVar:Picture:http://media.wizards.com/images/magic/tcg/products/cmd/ahptptzayc_en.jpg
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When a creature is put into the battlefield tapped and attacking, it does not show up in the game info window as attacking. Ideas? Yore-Tiller Nephilim is similar, but uses ValidTgts$ due to it pulling from the graveyard.

[friarsol]

When a creature is put into the battlefield tapped and attacking, it does not show up in the game info window as attacking. Ideas? Yore-Tiller Nephilim is similar, but uses ValidTgts$ due to it pulling from the graveyard.

Does it have the attacking icon? It might just be the Combat Window isn't refreshing properly.

[jeffwadsworth]

When a creature is put into the battlefield tapped and attacking, it does not show up in the game info window as attacking. Ideas? Yore-Tiller Nephilim is similar, but uses ValidTgts$ due to it pulling from the graveyard.

Does it have the attacking icon? It might just be the Combat Window isn't refreshing properly.

No damage is done by the chosen creature...only by the Kaalia of the Vast.