StaticAbilityCostChange

[FabioFLX]

I'm not sure what you are doing Fabio.

I hooked everything up in StaticAbilityCostChange, all your code should be in applyRaiseCostAbility and applyReduceCostAbility. The player will see everything as it is now, which is fine.

What I am doing is to always show the modified cost while a cost change static ability is in effect.
This is working well, but now I think it should be better for the card to always show its real cost instead, and the modified cost to be asked just when playing the card and when the AI checks cards cost.

[Sloth]

What I am doing is to always show the modified cost while a cost change static ability is in effect.
This is working well, but now I think it should be better for the card to always show its real cost instead, and the modified cost to be asked just when playing the card and when the AI checks cards cost.

According to the rules, the costs of spells and abilities are not modified, it's just that the player has to pay something different. Showing the modified cost is not necessary (and will only confuse when paired with Spell Snare or Inquisition of Kozilek).

[FabioFLX]

Ok, the cost change acts while casting and activating an ability, and is not displayed in the costs of the card.

[Sloth]

I enabled StaticAbilityCostReduction. It currently can't do more than getSpellCostChange (and has the same errors), but the code and the scripts are much cleaner. It will take a lot of time and work to convert all the special cases in getSpellCostChange over, so this will be WIP for some time (and also some time until gameplay improvements will arise).

[friarsol]

I've said for a while that I thought Fireball might be scriptable but never really gave specifics on how. Perhaps with the upcoming CostChange fixes, this will be possible (or attempted). I picture the script being something like this.

A:SP$ DealDamage | Cost$ X R | ValidTgts$ Creature,Player | TargetMin$ 0 | TargetMax$ MaxTgts | NumDmg$ Dmg | SpellDescription$ FIREBALL'D
S:Mode$ IncreaseCost | ValidCard$ Card.Self | Amount$ Y
SVar:MaxTgts:<number of creatures+2>
SVar:Y:Targeted$Count
SVar:Dmg:<XPaid/Y>

[timmermac]

I've said for a while that I thought Fireball might be scriptable but never really gave specifics on how. Perhaps with the upcoming CostChange fixes, this will be possible (or attempted). I picture the script being something like this.

A:SP$ DealDamage | Cost$ X R | ValidTgts$ Creature,Player | TargetMin$ 0 | TargetMax$ MaxTgts | NumDmg$ Dmg | SpellDescription$ FIREBALL'D Toasty!!
S:Mode$ IncreaseCost | ValidCard$ Card.Self | Amount$ Y
SVar:MaxTgts:<number of creatures+2>
SVar:Y:Targeted$Count
SVar:Dmg:<XPaid/Y>

Fixed it. <evil grin>

[Sloth]

I've said for a while that I thought Fireball might be scriptable but never really gave specifics on how. Perhaps with the upcoming CostChange fixes, this will be possible (or attempted). I picture the script being something like this.

Currently human targets are chosen after getSpellCostChange is called. There is lots of work to do regarding the ordering of additional costs, alternate costs, targeting and cost changing. Sigh.

[friarsol]

Currently human targets are chosen after getSpellCostChange is called. There is lots of work to do regarding the ordering of additional costs, alternate costs, targeting and cost changing. Sigh.

Booo. Maybe I'll etch a little bit of time out to take a look at that. Is there any reason SpellCostChange needs to happen before targeting (aside from the right the variables just aren't around in SpellAbilityRequirements)?

[Sloth]

Booo. Maybe I'll etch a little bit of time out to take a look at that.

I will try to fix this if you don't mind.

Is there any reason SpellCostChange needs to happen before targeting (aside from the right the variables just aren't around in SpellAbilityRequirements)?

I can't think of any reson.

[friarsol]

Booo. Maybe I'll etch a little bit of time out to take a look at that.

I will try to fix this if you don't mind.

Of course not. You'll probably get it fixed faster than I'd be able to so feel free.