Issues with the Sensible Otiluke's Sphere component

[eyre-j]

Issues with the Sensible Otiluke's Sphere component

[burner1024]

what's your weidu.log

[eyre-j]

WeiDU.log:

// Log of Currently Installed WeiDU Mods
// The top of the file is the 'oldest' mod
// ~TP2_File~ #language_number #component_number // [Subcomponent Name -> ] Component Name [ : Version]
~TOBEX/TOBEX.TP2~ #0 #100 // TobEx - Core: v28
~TOBEX/TOBEX.TP2~ #0 #101 // Apply Concentration Check On Damage [WIP]: v28
~TOBEX/TOBEX.TP2~ #0 #102 // Awaken On Damage: v28
~TOBEX/TOBEX.TP2~ #0 #103 // Blindness As Spell Description: v28
~TOBEX/TOBEX.TP2~ #0 #104 // Disable Stoneskin Grey Colour [C]: v28
~TOBEX/TOBEX.TP2~ #0 #105 // No Spell Interruption On Zero Damage: v28
~TOBEX/TOBEX.TP2~ #0 #106 // Use Caster Level On Mirror Image [C]: v28
~TOBEX/TOBEX.TP2~ #0 #107 // Allow All Races to Dual Class: v28
~TOBEX/TOBEX.TP2~ #0 #109 // Disable Experience Boost: v28
~TOBEX/TOBEX.TP2~ #0 #111 // Disable Silence On Charm: v28
~TOBEX/TOBEX.TP2~ #0 #112 // Level One Proficiency Restrictions: v28
~TOBEX/TOBEX.TP2~ #0 #113 // Remain Hidden On Pickpocket Success [C]: v28
~TOBEX/TOBEX.TP2~ #0 #115 // Dialogue Greeting Subtitles: v28
~TOBEX/TOBEX.TP2~ #0 #116 // Enable Animation Attack Sounds: v28
~TOBEX/TOBEX.TP2~ #0 #117 // Universal Four Inventory Weapon Slots: v28
~TOBEX/TOBEX.TP2~ #0 #118 // Subtitles For Standard Soundsets: v28
~TOBEX/TOBEX.TP2~ #0 #119 // Remove all race-class restrictions: v28
~TOBEX/TOBEX.TP2~ #0 #120 // Drop Inventory on Disintegrate: v28
~TOBEX/TOBEX.TP2~ #0 #121 // Drop Inventory on Frozen Death: v28
~TOBEX/TOBEX.TP2~ #0 #122 // Drop Inventory on Stone Death: v28
~TOBEX/TOBEX.TP2~ #0 #123 // Enable Auto-Pause On All Screens: v28
~TOBEX/TOBEX.TP2~ #0 #124 // Make All Attack Animations Genuine Attacks: v28
~BG2FIXPACK/SETUP-BG2FIXPACK.TP2~ #0 #0 // BG2 Fixpack - Core Fixes: v13
~BG2FIXPACK/SETUP-BG2FIXPACK.TP2~ #0 #1001 // BG2 Fixpack - Game Text Update -> GTU Classic (from Baldurdash, by Kevin Dorner): v13
~BGT/BGT.TP2~ #0 #0 // Baldur's Gate Trilogy - Core: v1.21
~SETUP-BGTMUSIC.TP2~ #0 #2 // Baldur's Gate Trilogy - Music -> Full Baldur's Gate/Shadows of Amn/Throne of Bhaal Music (WARNING: patches BGMain.exe)
~TNT/TNT.TP2~ #0 #46 // Sensible Otiluke's Resilient Sphere: v8.18

Result:

[eyre-j]

Further investigation reveals that the main component of BG2Fixpack changes spwi413.spl with the addition of the spwi413a, spwi413a, and spwi413c sub-spells. Vanilla BG2 has only spwi413.spl. All versions of the spell use opcode 185 for the hold effect, as highlighted in the screen shots below.

Vanilla BG2 Otiluke's Resilient Sphere:

BG2Fixpack Otiluke's Resilient Sphere:

TNT code is attempting to patch spwi413a only, and is passing opcode 175 rather than opcode 185:

[burner1024]

OK, I see that opcode is a typo in the underlying library.

spwi413c appears to be a more recent addition to bg2fixpack. There's also a number of other shell spells mentioned. Could you check those too for the opcodes?

[eyre-j]

The other spells (spcl415.spl, spcl415a-c.spl) are related to the Set Special Snare ability. In vanilla, only spcl415.spl exists; fixpack adds spcl415a. The spell itself uses opcode 175 for the first ranged ability, and opcode 185 for the second ranged ability; opcode 185 appears to be used as part of a ORS-like set of effects defined in the second ranged ability. See the NI screenshots below:

Vanilla:

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Fixpack:

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[burner1024]

ok I'll just wipe 175 and 185 everywhere

[eyre-j]

It turns out that spwi413b has no hold effect (it only protects against a concurrent ORS), so only spwi413a and spwi413c need to be patched. Also, I think 175 should be kept for the first Set Special Snare (spcl415, spcl415a) ranged ability, since it appears to be unrelated to ORS. See here for more details.

[burner1024]

Right. And EE appears to use a shell spell too, but only a, no c. What a mess.

[burner1024]

Ok, should be working now.
Thanks for detailed report.