Spell Duration

[Zini]

Calling upon the collective MW modding knowledge gathered in this forum: The duration of spells is given by a single integer value. What does this represent? Seconds, I presume? Is it ingame time or wall time?

[sirherrbatka]

Seconds, wall time. Ingame time would make no sens.

PS
But It seems that morrowind somehow translates spell duration to ingame time (ultra-long duration spells and resting).

[ezzetabi]

As a matter of fact it is game time. But there is a keen conversion so that in normal play 1 unit is 1 second.

But actually 1 time unit for spells is 30 game seconds (by default, time speed can be changed).

(I think)

[Zini]

Makes sense. And is easy to implement.

[Zini]

Still fiddling around with magic. From what I see when casting spell the respective skill only affects mana costs and chance of success, but not duration or strength of the generated magic effects. Can anyone confirm this?

[sirherrbatka]

The respective skill only affects chance of success. Not mana cost (there is a mod for that). It worked this way in daggerfall (but in daggerfall spell was casted with 100% chance to success).

[heilkitty]

Not mana cost (there is a mod for that).

Does this mod use scripts or alters some GMSTs?

[sirherrbatka]

Script. Checks for spell sound and gives some percent of magicka back. Very hackish.

PS
http://www.elricm.com/nuke/html/modules ... s&lid=2042
http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/V ... il&id=7807