Vynx's Expansion - Iron's Spells Addon
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An addon for Iron's Spells 'n Spellbooks featuring powerful late game spells, items, armor and much more
Curse Maven Snippet
What's new
Vynx's Expansion - 0.9.0
The biggest update yet introducing a complete ritual system, two boss encounters, a new structure, new equipment and expanded Mana Output mechanic
Fixes & Improvements
- Fixed advanced-school spell power counting part of its parent-school bonus twice
- Improved spell targeting previews and consistency between the preview and actual cast location
- Improved Shatterspace cleanup to prevent temporary blocks and lighting from remaining behind
- Improved spell information displays and duration formatting
- Added vanilla recipe-book unlocks for every crafting and smithing recipe
- Added commands for managing ritual knowledge and maximum Mana Output
- Reworked the Staff Core to Staff Crystal
New Spells
Malediction
- Altar of Eternal Damnation - summons a destructible altar that damages nearby enemies and grants defensive and Malediction bonuses to allies
New Content
- Added the Shadow Hound, a ritual-summoned boss with unique materials and rewards
- Enabled Nyrex as a summonable boss with unique materials and rewards
- Added the Ancient Library, a rare floating structure in the Veil
- Added Gloamfang, a new weapon
- Added new boss materials used throughout equipment progression
- Added Arcane Cores
- Added new advancements
Rituals
- Added a complete 5×5 ritual system with connected Ritual Blocks, displayed offerings and ritual effects
- Added the Grimoire of Rituals, displaying offering layouts, ingredients and ritual information directly from the actual ritual recipes
- Added 11 rituals, covering boss summoning, equipment creation, temporary buffs, and repairs, some of the rituals may need to be learned
Spell Management & Mana Output
- Added the Spellbinding Table, an inscription table that can manage up to 20 slots
- Increased the Forgotten Spell Slot Upgrade limit from 15 to 20
- Added configurable quick-cast bindings for slots 15-30
- Expanded the maximum obtainable survival Mana Output to 500% through temporary bonuses
- Added active-bonus timers and improved the Mana Output menu with numerical input
Spell & Balance Changes
- Reworked Nature's Grasp
- Reworked Poison Bloom
- Reworked Absolute Zero
- Reworked Space Tear
- Made Eventide instant
- Reduced Summoning Rite's cooldown
- Changed Soulbind to anchor to a completed ritual platform instead of a pedestal
- Rebalanced spellbook bonuses and removed school-specific resistance bonuses from essence curios
- Reduced Mana Output's cooldown penalty above 100%
Progression & Crafting
- Reworked the Staff Crystal and Aberration Staff recipes
- Reduced advanced-focus recipes from eight surrounding ingredients to four
- Reduced advanced-rune recipes from eight surrounding focuses to four
- Changed school upgrade-orb recipes to require eight runes
- Reduced Soul of Duality to one Blessed Soul and one Condemned Soul
- Removed Veil Fragments from Ancient City loot
Visuals
- Added custom boss bars, models, textures and animations for the new encounters
- Reworked visuals for several existing spells
- Added school-colored affinity-ring textures
- Added missing effect icons and updated translations
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