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Dwarf Fortress => DF General Discussion => Topic started by: Urist Mchateselves on September 30, 2023, 09:59:50 pm

Title: Magic in the unreleased versions
Post by: Urist Mchateselves on September 30, 2023, 09:59:50 pm

I heard that magic existed in the early pre-release versions of the game, but were later removed. Does anyone know why Toady decided to remove it?

Title: Re: Magic in the unreleased versions
Post by: LuuBluum on October 01, 2023, 12:32:01 am

Presumably it was very hacky and hard-coded and probably didn't play all that well.

Title: Re: Magic in the unreleased versions
Post by: DPh Kraken on October 24, 2023, 08:36:36 pm

It also just wasn't there? There were a couple unused artifact descriptors and a scripted wizard event.
There's still been a slow trickle of rare magical things through the eras, but most of the things that would make magic interesting instead of being a red glowing crossbow goes back to being interconnected with the other systems of the game.