02-23-2011, 09:09 PM | #1 |
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Errata: Free Double Magery
I downloaded a new version of GCA4 not too long ago. I just ran into something weird.
I was making a new mage character, and the spell levels seemed to be coming out really high, much higher than they should. After trying Recalculate Everything, Resynchronize, etc., they still came out really high. I finally realized it was giving me double credit for Magery--Magery 2 counted as Magery 4; Magery 3 as Magery 6, etc. But then I noticed my old mage characters still looked like they should. Finally, I discovered this: Under Full Edit Window, Gives, my pre-existing characters had: +1 to ST:Magery, +1 to SK:ThaumatologyBut my new character had: +1 to Spells, +1 to SK:Thaumatology, +1 to ST:MageryIt looks like either that +1 to Spells or +1 to ST:Magery needs to be removed. Unless, of course, I really should have free double Magery (I wouldn't complain, but my GM might). ;-) The last time I sent errata to errata coordinator in December, I was told in February to post it in the SJGames forums. But then I was told it should go to errata coordinator. So this time I'm doing both.
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02-24-2011, 01:27 AM | #2 | ||
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Magery no longer gives +1 to Spells directly, but rather gives a +1 to ST:Magery, and ST:Magery gives +1 to spells of certain colleges. This was necessary to accommodate Ritual Magic and Clerical Magic, since +1 to Spells affects all spells, including those ones. (it also did away with some of the ugly +1 from Magery / -1 from Magery / +1 from Magery which showed up when using One College Only Magery). Please download and then Reapply the Data Update, making sure to right click and Run as Administrator when you do so. On existing characters make sure to Resync both Advantages and Attributes. If that fails remove then re-add the Magery advantage manually to see if that clears it up. Quote:
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02-24-2011, 10:44 AM | #3 | |
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02-24-2011, 01:18 PM | #4 |
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True, but that shouldn't be affecting the Magic or Basic Set data files since they're not "Worldbooks." OTOH, we've had weird problems with the upgrade process before, and this is definitely a case of mixing old and new files somehow.
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Am I confused or is it just me?
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02-24-2011, 01:57 PM | #6 |
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At any rate, the Errata coordinator has never been in charge of anything regarding GCA. The couple of times when they did get something regarding GCA their response was to just send the problem to me and/or Armin, since we're the ones who deal with GCA. It's easier, and quicker, to cut out the middle man and just contact us directly on the forums. One reason I prefer the forums is that sometimes these errors are user related, sometimes they're installer related, sometimes they're program bugs, and sometimes they're problems with the data files themselves. I don't expect end users to be able to tell the difference between those possibilities, but many of the helpful posters here can and offer help faster than either Armin or I can. Other times it takes a bit of snooping to figure out what exactly the problem is, and open discussion often times helps us track down the cause of those problems.
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