Cantrips and Spell Tools

A fantasy-themed gameplay overhaul that improves the fluidity and practicality of magic through universal spellcasting, spell shortcut key bindings, and other features, including: better jumping, dodge keys, blocking, armor enchantments, improved infusion visual effects, new optional mechanics, and more.

Tricks and Spell Tools

🎮 **Latest version tested and compatible with 1.16 update and SotE (recommended)**

✨ Core functionality overview

This mod introduces a number of balance and gameplay changes while striving to maintain/improve upon the difficulty and feel of the original, focusing on improving the utility of magic and fantasy/constructed options.

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🎯 Control optimization

**🎮 Dedicated dodge key**

• The old sprint/dodge button can still dodge when pressing the direction, and step back when stationary
• Dodge is now triggered by pressing a button, making it more responsive
• The old version of the crouch button sprints when held down, and crouches/stands when stationary
• You can dodge while sprinting and sprint immediately after dodging.
• The in-game key hint text has been updated

**🔮Universal spell casting system**

• Cast all equipped spells at any time without a catalyst
• 3 spell groups, each group has 3 spell slots, a total of 9 spell shortcut key combinations
• 9 spell keys + 2 spells on the staff/sigil, up to 11 spells can be cast simultaneously

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🏃‍♂️Mobile Enhancement

**🔄 Improved jumping system**

• Improved player mobility based on load level
• Added double/triple jump, wall jump and air dash
• Fixed the bug where the original jump magic occasionally failed
• Jump magic can be reused as time and animation allow

**⚡ Weight adjustment**

• Light load: Rolling is replaced by fast sprint, and the movement/sprint speed is significantly increased.
• Medium weight: Rolling is replaced by a slightly slower sprint, and the movement/sprint speed is significantly increased.
• Heavy load: remains the same

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🛡️ Combat Mechanism

**🛡️ Block and Deflect**

• Well-timed deflection while blocking can deflect small and medium-sized weapons
• Reduce stamina consumption and offset damage, providing opportunities for counterattacks

**⚔️ Attack combo**

• Heavy attack after first and third light attack for many weapons can be switched between one hand
• Seamless one-hand combos

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🔮 Magic system remake

**🌟 Spell Standardization**

• Spell damage and scaling standardized, independent of weapon or upgrade level
• Different spell schools correspond to different attributes
• Removed spell attribute requirement, but still requires attributes to be effective

**✨ Spell Weapon Enchantment**

• The left-hand weapon can be enchanted when dual-wielded, and the right-hand weapon can be enchanted by casting it again when single-wielding.
• Infinite duration, does not consume FP but retains part of the maximum FP
• Can be applied to all weapons, including imbued and unique weapons

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🎭 New occupations and equipment

**🎓 4 new careers**

• **Ritualist**: Will-o'-wisp themed caster, high intelligence, good Faith/FP, but physically fragile
• **Heretic**: Fire themed caster, better health and starting armor
• **Cultist**: Lightning themed caster, more physical potential but fragile health
• **Arcanist**: Arcane spellcaster who uses focus magic and transmutation spells

**⚔️New weapons and improvements**

• **Erdlight Blade**: Weightless pure holy damage dagger
• Improved weapons such as Freezing Needle and Zamo Curved Sword
• Enable infusion options for more weapons

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🔮 Enchanting system

**🛡️Skyrim style armor enchantment**

• Almost all in-game armor can be enchanted
• 8 potential enchantment choices per slot
• A total of 20 different effects
• Each piece of equipment can only have one enchantment

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🌟 Visual effects and status effects

**✨ Unique status effects**

• Fire spell: ignites enemies to cause burning damage
• Will-o'-the-wisp spell: deals burning damage and accumulates cold
• Hol …