[1.3 BUG] Burning Hands Glitch

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I think I found a bug with the Burning Hands spell.  I have noticed that about 50% of the time the game will not let me cast the spell on an enemy unit for unknown reasons.  When I put the wand over the target, it tells me that"I need to target an enemy unit" even though I am doing just that.  Screenshot:

 

 

As you can see, my wand is over the ogre but it won't recognize it as an enemy. 

 

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

it' not a bug, check the spell description. Burning Hands damages the tile you target and the two tiles adjacent to it. Since you have a friendly unit standing next to the ogre, you would damage it.

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

I don't think that's it. I've also had trouble casting that spell, no friendlies involved. In fact I haven't seen cases where friendly fire would prevent my spellcasting; you can scorch your own units just fine with a Fireball if they're too close. In my case I found out it wouldn't let me cast the spell to a diagonal tile. Yet, that isn't what's happening here.

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

Fireball and some other spells are not friendly fire locked, Burning Hands is. The question has come up several times already since the Beta of Fallen Enchantress, as long as there is anything in the targeted three tiles other than an enemy unit or nothing at all, you cannot cast the spell.

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting phazonfreak, reply 3

Fireball and some other spells are not friendly fire locked, Burning Hands is. The question has come up several times already since the Beta of Fallen Enchantress, as long as there is anything in the targeted three tiles other than an enemy unit or nothing at all, you cannot cast the spell.
End of phazonfreak's quote

 

Ah, got it.  But if that is the case, and if people keep mistaking this for a bug, that means that the player needs better feedback.  Instead of the tool tip saying "Need to target an enemy unit", it should say "friendly units not permitted in area of effect".

Thanks for clearing this up!

Reply #6 from Elemental Forums Top

Fixed, thanks.

Reply #7 from Elemental Forums Top

I helped!  Hurray.  :grin: