[DS2] Debugging Glitched Weapon Catalysts | ?ServerName? | Page 1

mighty bay Nov 27, 2025, 9:24 PM

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I'm trying to debug a mod that makes certain weapons capable of casting sorceries with R2 - specifically, the Ice Rapier, the Retainer's Shortsword, and the Giant Warrior Club. The weapon models have been given a dummy point with ref ID 200, but body buffs aren't working properly. When cast, they produce the usual SFX and VFX, and even consume a use of the spell, but the actual buff doesn't get applied to the player. Any ideas what the culprit could be?

mighty bay Nov 28, 2025, 2:24 PM

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@thorn prairie Any insight here? Sorry to ping you like this, but your reward for having such helpful advice is that I'm asking for more of it. 😄

thorn prairie Nov 28, 2025, 2:26 PM

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Are you using Cheat Engine by any chance?
Just getting that out the way first...

mighty bay Nov 28, 2025, 5:31 PM

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No. Should I be?

thorn prairie Nov 28, 2025, 5:55 PM

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No, no... Just making sure it's not a script thing

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Do projectile spells work? Is it only body buffs?

mighty bay Nov 28, 2025, 5:57 PM

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Projectiles work. Pretty sure even weapon buffs work.

thorn prairie Nov 28, 2025, 5:59 PM

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That's so weird... I have no idea

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it's almost comical that everything else works

mighty bay Nov 28, 2025, 6:00 PM

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No kidding.

thorn prairie Nov 28, 2025, 6:27 PM

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I literally made the Uchigatana able to cast spells and added the ref ID 200 dummy to its model and I can get body buffs no problem.

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(I gave it the moveset of the Sorcere's Twinblade, in case it has something to do with animations)

mighty bay Nov 28, 2025, 6:37 PM

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Okay, I think the author of the mod I'm debugging must have done something wrong. I just edited the Ice Rapier model (starting from vanilla) and added the ref ID 200 dummy, and it works without issue.

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Thanks for bearing witness to my shenanigans, and I apologize for wasting your time.

#[DS2] Debugging Glitched Weapon Catalysts