Display Message on Casting

[Duncan_B]

I have successfully blocked the Light spell, but I'd like to produce a little message when casting so the player knows it's been blocked intentionally. I gather I should use hudPrint() to do this (maybe not?) in the onCast section of the new spell definition, but I'm not sure where to insert it. I've tried a few times and got error messages ("nil value") when trying to load up my dungeon. Suggestions?

[Komag]

if casting light is always going to fail, you can just add another line before your return false with hudPrint("spell failed") or whatever you want

[Duncan_B]

I haven't used a return false, but just changed the spell effect to darkness and made it cost 0 energy. I still seem to be getting a "nil value" error when I put a hudPrint("fail") into the "onCast" section, so I'm guessing that's not where it goes?

[Diarmuid]

Hi Duncan_B,

Post your whole code, we'll probably be able to point the problem!

[Komag]

Ah, see my message in your other thread, better to use the party onCast hook instead of messing with the spell itself, I think