Charging Power/Charging Efficiency Glyph

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This is a small idea I had for two modifier runes that would likely be Tier 2 or Tier 3 that is meant to add this feeling of "power" behind spells at the expense of casting time.

• When this modifier is applied it affects the entire spell.
• When casting a spell with this modifier on, the user has to 'charge' the spell like a bow.

What this does depends on whether it is the Power or Efficiency variant.

Power Variant causes the spell to gain up to 2 Amplify effects the longer it is charged, each boost raising mana cost 1.25x more than a raw Amplify Glyph (To account for your ability to variable increase damage rather than it being fixed). Each Power Variant modifier adds 2 more 'charges', to a total of 3 Glyphs for up to 6 whole Amplify effects when fully charged.

Efficiency Variant lowers the casting cost the longer it is held. Much like power it has 2 'charges'. Each charge lowers the base cost of the spell by 5% (calculated before accessories). This rune be stacked up to 3 times for up tp 6 charges for 30% reduction.

Each charge would take somewhere between 0.30 to 0.35 seconds to charge. And, if possible, there should be a very simple UI indicator around the crosshair to show the charges. Maybe a simple circle filling in clockwise with dots lighting up around the circle to indicate 'charges'.

Power and Efficiency are mutually exclusive for obvious reasons.

This is both a suggestion and a reminder to myself to see if I can implement this myself and release this as an add-on

Just needed somewhere to put this on for later

[chilly ridge]

the big problem with it being a glyph is that "hold to charge" stuff need to come from the item itself

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I figure that's the hardest roadblock

[chilly ridge]

the easier way to do that would be a new caster tool

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or maybe a new form glyph perhaps?

rather than a modifier?

i have not seen how the item is handled internally

so idk if it would be possible to 'delay' the effects of the spell until after right click is released

[chilly ridge]

saves from handling all caster tools, but still fall in the problem that everything able to cast the spell needs to have the "hold to charge" management

and main problem is Reactive stuff probably

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it could just be one of those things where it only works on user-controlled casting items

things that trigger on their own default to no charge levels and whatnot

if it where its own casting implement then it may be easier

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Thinking about it, i think this could be changed to a Spellcassting item rather than glyphs

A spellcaster's glove or smth of that sorts

Now to figure out how to implement this myself

Despite having no artistic talent so i wouldn't be able to make a good item for it lmao

Maybe i can scrounge a passable glove model

[chilly ridge]

You can check the enchanter horn for the hold to cast thing

From Elemental

It cast the spell on entities on an aoe, wider depending on how much you charge it

And it can be fully charged (or almost fully) to also get a spell damage buff.

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oooh! That would be a good starting point