ArchMod - Create Your Custom Spells

ArchMod - Draw Runes, Cast Spells

• Draw runes directly on the ground and let ArchMod recognize them.
• Combine recognized runes into a spell sequence, then cast the result.
• Includes the full Elder Futhark alphabet, configurable visual effects and sound volume, and support for spell add-ons.

Work in progress: features, spell effects, and balance may change as development continues.

ArchMod is inspired by MageVR.

Requirements and installation

• Install UE4SS using the link in the Requirements section.
• Download ArchMod (COMPLETE) from the Files tab.
• Extract the archive into your RuneScape: Dragonwilds installation folder. For example: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\RSDragonwilds
• After extraction, verify that this file exists: RSDragonwilds\Content\Paks\LogicMods\ArchMod.pak

Uninstall

Remove the files added by the archive. ArchMod does not modify your save or world file.

Quick start

• Press F9 to enable or disable drawing mode.
• Hold the middle mouse button and draw a rune on the ground.
• Draw every rune in a spell sequence, then press E to cast it.

For reliable recognition, draw large, straight strokes where possible; close shapes such as circles and rectangles; and draw each rune as one continuous stroke. Clockwise strokes are recommended, though reverse strokes may also be recognized.

Included spell add-ons

Teleportation (A)

Draw these runes to create the first end of a portal:

1. Ansuz - Communication
2. Othala - Home / starting point
3. Circle - Containment

Together, these call for a connection to home and bind it into the first portal.

Teleportation (B)

Draw these runes to create the other end:

1. Ansuz - Communication
2. Wunjo - Destination
3. Circle - Containment

This sequence calls for a destination and contains the connection at the other end.

See ArchMod SpellTome - Teleport for details.

Base Movement

Move non-building base pieces such as carpets and chests with:

1. Othala - Home / the base
2. Ehwaz - Movement
3. Raidho - Journey

Together, the runes send the things at home on a journey with you.

Build more torches to increase movement speed. See ArchMod - Base-Movement Spell for details.

Base Disassembly

This spell destroys nearby building pieces for 30 seconds:

1. Othala - Home
2. Hagalaz - Change
3. Jera - Destruction
4. Circle - Containment

Together, these call for change at home and contain the destruction within the spell's range.

See ArchMod - Base-Disassembly Spell for details.

Configuration

Copy or rename settings_example.lua to settings.lua in RSDragonwilds\Binaries\Win64\ue4ss\Mods\ArchMod\Scripts, edit it while the game is closed, then restart the game.

return {
    -- ElectricLightning, EnergyLoop, Fire_Alt, Fire, Frost, Holy,
    -- Magic, MiasmaBoil, ParticleFollow, WaterSplash, Wind
    DrawEffect = "Holy",
    CastEffect = "MiasmaBoil",
    -- 0.0 is silent, 0.5 is the default, 2.0 is maximum volume.
    SoundVolume = 0.5,
    -- Unreal FKey names (for example: F, LeftMouseButton, ThumbMouseButton).
    DrawKey = "MiddleMouseButton",
    ToggleDrawKey = "F9",
}

DrawKey is currently fixed to MiddleMouseButton; ToggleDrawKey changes the key used to enable or disable drawing mode.

Create your own spells

Choose a rune sequence, then open BasicTomeMod\Scripts\spell_caster_basictome.lua and add a new condition inside its cast callback. For example, this casts a fire aura after Fehu, Sowilo, and Circle:

if Sequence == "rune_fehu,rune_sowilo,circle" then
    Actor:BasicTomeMod_SpawnAura(5.0, FName("NS_Free_Spells_Aura_Fire"))
end

Save the file and restart the game. The included Teleport spells show the same pattern. If you make a separate spell add-on, hook BasicTomeMod_OnCast as the other Tome mods do; that event can only have one RegisterCustomEvent owner.

More mods by me

• Lore Narrator
• ArchMod
• ArchMod SpellTome - Teleport
• ArchMod Base-Relocation Spell

Credits

• $Q Gesture Recognition whitepaper - basis for the handwritten recognition logic, adapted for ArchMod.
• Fire crackling sound.
• Unreal VFX Assets: [18] Free Spells Niagara - UrtanoVFX.

Also available on Nexus Mods.