0.10.24: Spell fired was not spell chosen in spellbook [LIKELY MISCLICK]

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0.10.24: Spell fired was not spell chosen in spellbook [LIKELY MISCLICK]

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https://clips.twitch.tv/PreciousTalentedBaboonOneHand

User chose "Fireball" from the spellbook but got "Recall" instead.

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Re: 0.10.24: Spell fired was not spell chosen in spellbook

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I can't really do much without a save, I'm afraid. I don't generally follow streams and there's ways this could be an issue on user side. Moving out of bug reports unless it's something that can be reproduced.

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Re: 0.10.24: Spell fired was not spell chosen in spellbook

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Heh, dumb mistake on my part :D We'll see if something comes of this.

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Re: 0.10.24: Spell fired was not spell chosen in spellbook

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Sorry Jay, didn't mean to shoot down the report. :( I can see something unexpected happened in the video, but I think it's likely something on the user side.

I was able to find a way to reproduce this like so:
  1. Cast Teleport. This is now your previously cast spell.
  2. Select a "target at range" or "area at range" spell from spellbook that requires pressing button to cast.
  3. Instead hit Recast key and the previously cast spell (Teleport) will be cast instead, aborting the loaded spell.
I think the streamer accidentally hit Recast key after previously casting Teleport, which overrides the fireball spell he had just loaded (but not yet cast) from spellbook. I haven't followed back the stream to confirm that's the case, but it's the most likely explanation.

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Re: 0.10.24: Spell fired was not spell chosen in spellbook

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That's perfectly fine, I didn't know about such a case :) Your explanation is very likely the right one -- I rewatched it and the last spell cast was Recall. I didn't realize it at the time since I thought he was much further into the dungeon. You properly identified this.

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Re: 0.10.24: Spell fired was not spell chosen in spellbook [LIKELY MISCLICK]

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What if often see also, is people single clicking on spells then closing the spellbook, expected it to become "the current spell".
However this is not the case here, we can clearly see "Press button to fire spell." message.
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