Cloak of the Dark Lord recipe

[monkeydog]

When crafting this item, it states it will cost 1 spirit rune, something like 20 gems, and 16,000 gold. Howeve, when you create the object, it took approximately 1/2 my gold. I had more then 11 million before, then it drops to 5.9 million afterwards. Anyone else experience this or have a work around. Is it possible to add gold with the item command? I thought about trying that and only taking out the 16K it is supoosed to be. Heck, I 'd even give 160K, but not freakin 5 million. Item is only level 4 even...

[messiahgov]

This is the code of KB:WotN v1.3.1.6250 for that Dark Lord recipe (items.txt).

addon2_magical_recipe_dark_lord_cape {
  category=o
  image=heroitem_addon2_recipe_dark_lord_cape.png
  hint_config=object_item
  label=itm_addon2_magical_recipe_dark_lord_cape_name
  hint=itm_addon2_magical_recipe_dark_lord_cape_hint
  information_label=itm_addon2_magical_recipe_dark_lord_cape_info
  maphint=
  mapinfo=
  atoms {
    1 {
      atom=
      lu=template_item_mb
      label=
    }
  }
  price=16000
  maxcount=1
  level=4
  race=neutral
  use {}
  propbits=usable,rare
  params {
    dlg1=1
    dlg2=1
    item=addon2_clothes_dark_lord_cape
    item_lvl=4
    item_img=heroitem_addon2_clothes_dark_lord_cape
    item_price=0,1,0,16,16000,80
    recept=1
  }
  usec=0200000006000000534352495054010000000300000002000000666E140000006D61676963616C5F7265636970655F636865636B
  actions {
    onuse=2000000000000000100000001000000020000000C000000424547494E5F4449414C4F470200000005000000030000000100000075D091C149010000007306000000736E61705F30
    custom0=60000000000000000000000
    @=0
  }
}

If you compare that with your "items.txt" (inside --> ..\sessions\addon\ses.kfs), maybe you can fix it yourself. Or just copy my code over your code and done. I think it should work.

BTW, it's a crap item anyway. It uses the Dress/Armor slot.

[monkeydog]

Thanks for the reply. Rather than messing with the code, I figured out through the item command how to add gold, so I adjusted my amount back to what it should have been. The item is pretty good actually. +2 att, +2 def, +7 mana, +300 or so leadership forget the exact amount. I was still using the celestial armor from the beginning so it's an upgrade for me.

[ivra]

It is a known bug. From the bug-thread:

Crafting cost inconsistent and/or excessive: Build 6250. Crafting cost appears to increase as your gold increases and does not always match the listed price. It may also be bugged when you have over 4 million gold, costing several millions instead of the listed price. More information here.

[dainbramage]

Originally Posted by messiahgov

BTW, it's a crap item anyway. It uses the Dress/Armor slot.

Really? I didn't find anything better than it in my playthrough. Armour slots have always been lacking, and there's no archmage/princess dress in WotN. Maybe slippery cuirass, but I didn't find one of those.

[messiahgov]

The +7 mana and +300 ldsp are not that useful at all, both not high enough to make a real difference (+1 Level and you get +250 ldsp as an example). +2 ATK and DEF is good but the following is what I have used.

For my Magician - Dragon Cloak:
+15% Defense
+15% for Attack Magic
I used it all the time till the end. 15% more DMG with Magic, woohoo. ^^

For Dwarfs - Dwarf (Steam) Armor:
+30% Attack
+30% Defense
But only effective with Dwarfs and -1 Tempo. But +30% more DMG always with all Dwarfs, unbelievable. It seems dwarfs have the most best items in the game, there are a couple of good combinations to strengthen a dwarf army.

Or from the Assassin Set, the Shadow Cloak:
Always -10% and at night -30% ATK from monsters, equal which one you fight. ^^

Or last but not least, Metamorphic Axel (number 7) with 2000 leadership. Can be placed at any slot.

Later I made my own Dragon King Set, which need all 8 item slots for a complete set. Because there are just a few positive items for dragons, I made my own. They're are a bit overpowered, but I was done with the game anyway. ^^ Was fun to make them with icons, info text etc. and get a full dragon army with every dragon. Yes they are imba now, but it was fun. Here's a screenshot of the icons I used:

I can upload it, if anybody wants them. But they are in German and, as I said, overpowered and only useful in combination with dragons. Includes the ger_items.lng (info & hint), items.txt (the actual items) and 8 PNGs (icons), so for English, someone need to translate them. Equal if they get translated, they should work with any version, but the items.txt will be overwritten.

But if you want +2 ATK and DEF so badly, stay at the Cloak of the Dark Lord. I try to get all critical chance I can find through items and push my magic, done. Compared to critical hits, those +2 ATK are a joke. But there is no critical in armors as far as I can see, so damage reduction and dealing more damage (with magic) is my way.

[Sirron]

Originally Posted by messiahgov

For my Magician - Dragon Cloak:
+15% Defense
+15% for Attack Magic
I used it all the time till the end. 15% more DMG with Magic, woohoo. ^^

Isn't +15% spell damage just 3 points of intellect?

[messiahgov]

Plus 15% of the damage you already deal. All attack spells from the book do 15% more damage. The item will not add intellect. But you have a specific amount of intellect (higher values = more damage), the 15% will be added on top of that base damage.