Used: Crystal enhancement check

So I've managed to nerf yet another item by applying the same crystal twice (smiting in this case).

This time it is on an item that Fren is very attached to.



First question: can a DM fix this?

Second, are suggestions to prevent this from occurring in the future (listing implementations from most to least preferable).

When a player attempts to use the crystal on an item that has already had the crystal applied to it the following occurs:

* The crystal remains in the inventory and a message appears in the combat log: "This item has already received this enchantment."
* The crystal is lost and a message appears in the combat log.: "This item has already received this enchantment."
* The crystal remains in the inventory and no message appears in the combat log.
* The crystal is lost and no message appears in the combat log.

In all scenarios the enchantment is not applied a second time.

And could this be done with other property-bestowing crystals and gems (the ones that give elemental damage or reduction, or the gems of light)? I haven't much experience with examining item properties, but I'd imagine that even if it was a bit of a significant computation, it's only done once in a great while. I don't think there are scripts firing off property add-ons every heartbeat, are there?

I could be wrong, but I don't think that the item is necessarily nerfed.... The properties list may be a bit messy, but will still function as it's supposed to with the damage reduction.

As one with a lesser case of OCD, such things can nag at you seemingly forever. With me, it is Saving and Quicksaving in solo games; must have some records for it somewhere.

MannyJabrielle wrote:I could be wrong, but I don't think that the item is necessarily nerfed.... The properties list may be a bit messy, but will still function as it's supposed to with the damage reduction.

Nerfed from a player's satisfaction perspective. You are correct in the observation that adding redundant properties does not harm the items effectiveness.

The relatively recent code change for all such crystals took this suggestion into account.