I spoke with a GM today about those wands that combine wizard wands (the pearl-inlaid sandy brown wands), and apparently the script hasn't been updated in a really long time, which we guessed may be the reason why they don't work with the coral/minor steam wands.

Any chance the script could be updated? Crystal and slender blue wands work, and those are both 1700 spells, so it seems like it wouldn't be inconsistent to update the script for steam as well. I'm not sure how much work would go into that, but if it's not too crazy I'm sure whoever else also uses these would probably appreciate it, too.

Another month down; any updates to be had?

Forums are still here, so another (just shy of) monthly bump to see if anyone's at least considering looking at this.

Another month that the forums are still live, so another bump from me: any chance of this update for these wands?

Should they be limited to wizard only, since there are so many more wands today than when the combiners were introduced?

Nine months now. Any updates that anyone has to offer?

Eleven months now -- at this point I'd be cool with any kind of acknowledgment, even if it's just to tell me no and to go away.

Question on the wand combiner item -- did you BUGITEM it in game and request an update? If so, I'll dig around and see what I can find based on that. If not, it'll be a bit more difficult for me to figure out, since I don't know what the script # is, but I'll look and see what I can find.

On the weapon not working with Executioner's Stance -- did you bugitem the weapon? Is it a scripted weapon? If so, what type is it, and I can search for that and see if I can find an update for you.



--Xynwen--
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>On the weapon not working with Executioner's Stance -- did you bugitem the weapon? Is it a scripted weapon? If so, what type is it, and I can search for that and see if I can find an update for you.
>--Xynwen--

I appreciate the response. I did bug the weapon in question (I may have bugged it twice) last December.

You glance down to see a translucent vultite-alloy quarterstaff It is 8x (+40) w/ grapple flares. Inspects as a two-handed weapon and has the MCW these quarterstaves are known to have.

You carefully inspect your vultite-alloy quarterstaff.

After a careful inspection you determine that a translucent vultite-alloy quarterstaff is a quarter staff and requires skill in twohanded weapons to use effectively.

>assess my qua

You assess the quarterstaff for structural weaknesses and strengths.

Careful examination indicates the vultite-alloy quarterstaff has a base strength of 96 and a base durability of 380. You also determine the current integrity of the vultite-alloy quarterstaff to be at 100.0%.

Checking out the quarterstaff, it looks like it is masterfully weighted to inflict more critical blows than a normal weapon of its type.

You heft the weapon a few times...but note nothing unusual about it.

[A translucent vultite-alloy quarterstaff has a combat effectiveness rating of 17 points of Critical weighting. It has 0 of 40 services towards the next full rank of combat effectiveness.]

If you feel like spending the time to check it out, by all means, do so. I even tried having 2 ranks of Executioner's Stance active with the weapon and it would never trigger. I recently unlearned the stance and put the CMAN points into TRIP, so I don't even care about the stance anymore. If the item is bugged and can be fixed, great. I don't know how many people even use this weapon anymore, if anyone does, aside from me. I'm kind of past the point of caring about it because it would be a while before I even spend CMAN points to try the stance out again.

Thanks for offering to try and look into it. Like I said, I don't use the stance anymore and don't really care, but if you wish to look into it and see what the issue may be because you like to fix issues or solve puzzles, knock yourself out.

<<BBRODRIGUEZ & Quarterstaff Issue

Hey, go ahead and assist ingame and ask for a GM referral. The issue isn't actually executioner's stance...your quarterstaff is missing something it is supposed to have that caused Executioner's Stance to ignore it. I want to make sure we get your quarterstaff all fixed up. I'll be leaving notes so any GM can get you set. I'm so sorry this took so long to figure out, but I very much appreciate that you brought it up again, so we can make it right.

<<JONNYCHI & wand combiner

As an FYI, I figured out which item script it was, and I'll drop a note to the owner/inheritor of that old script with the request that it get updated for newer wands. It's obviously not a requirement to add them, but I do understand the desire to have them all in there, so I'll see what I can do about getting this script some love, since there is an interest in it from at least a few people (and probably more who are silent!). And again, I apologize that no one got to you sooner to at least say something here! In reading the notes, one of reasons the forums were suggested was for you to see if other players had an interest in seeing it updated, and if I had to guess, other staff were looking at it in the same way...but that doesn't mean we shouldn't have at least acknowledged you were looking for input! Thank you very much for your patience.

No guarantees, but like I said, I will at least put a bug in the ear of the right person :)

--Xynwen--
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<<JONNYCHI & wand combiner

As an FYI, I figured out which item script it was, and I'll drop a note to the owner/inheritor of that old script with the request that it get updated for newer wands. It's obviously not a requirement to add them, but I do understand the desire to have them all in there, so I'll see what I can do about getting this script some love, since there is an interest in it from at least a few people (and probably more who are silent!). And again, I apologize that no one got to you sooner to at least say something here! In reading the notes, one of reasons the forums were suggested was for you to see if other players had an interest in seeing it updated, and if I had to guess, other staff were looking at it in the same way...but that doesn't mean we shouldn't have at least acknowledged you were looking for input! Thank you very much for your patience.

No guarantees, but like I said, I will at least put a bug in the ear of the right person :)

Thanks for looking into it, Xynwen. And I appreciate the follow-through (and the apology) -- I understand if it's not a dev priority, or if whoever has it now decides it's not doable, for one reason or another, but I thought I'd at least ask.

Hi Xynwen,
that's great news, thanks very much for the update! I look forward to jamming coral wands in there one day (hopefully) soon.

But once it's working, do you really want to be told where you can shove those coral wands? <wince>

FYI - about to drop an announcement that may interest you!

--Xynwen--
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<<Out of curiosity: Does "all wands" include wands made with 420 as well (and if so, is it only "wands" or do rods work too?), or just those made via alchemy?

Just wands (and rods) made via alchemy (plus all the normal wand suspects that drop), not ones made with 420. Enjoy!

--Xynwen--
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