Ars 'n Spells

[3.2.4] - 2026-09-02

Fixed: four Ars 'n' Spells rituals did nothing at all

Placing a Spellbook Binding, Spell Transcription, Spell Uninscription, or Mana Infusion tablet on a Ritual Brazier and lighting it consumed nothing, produced no result, and the brazier just stayed lit forever. All four rituals have been broken since 3.0.0 — they now correctly burn for a few seconds and complete.

Two related issues are fixed alongside this:

• Missing messages: if you lit a ritual and walked away, you'd never learn whether it succeeded or failed. Rituals now remember who lit them and message that player wherever they are, even after a restart.
• Binding advancement mismatch: the Spellbook Binding advancement used a wider range than its chat message, so some players earned it silently with no confirmation.

Fixed: the binding kill switch didn't fully disable binding

Server operators who set allow_ars_spells_in_irons_spellbooks=false found it blocked the ritual but not the /ans bind_scroll_to_irons_book command. The command now respects the setting too, and both now report "feature disabled" immediately instead of confusing troubleshooting messages.

Updated: Spellbook Binding documentation

The in-game tablet text was outdated pre-3.0.0 info (wrong item for carrier scrolls, wrong cast controls). It's been rewritten to match current mechanics, and the README/mod page/testing guide now clarify: the ritual reads dropped items (not your inventory), uses a 3-block radius, is aborted by any unrelated item in range, and is lit by right-clicking with an empty hand. They also flag that Ars Nouveau has its own separate ritual also named "Binding" (for familiars, unrelated to spell scrolls) that's easy to grab by mistake.

Improved: server performance

Several background systems were running more work than needed every tick — most notably the Mana Well ritual, which scanned all nearby entities instead of just players, and a few mana/resonance sync handlers that sent network updates even when nothing had changed. These are now throttled properly. No gameplay, config, or save changes — just lower server load.