Apprentice's Codex

This update is mainly focused on fixing critical issues that occurred when certain other mods were installed, so it only includes a small amount of content that had already been in development.

New Content

Spells

• Added "Combustion Jet": A simple spell that blasts enemies away with a wave of heat.
• Added "Blood Brand": You are already dead.
• Added "Shiden": For blades that have lost their edge, grant them a single sharp strike instead.
• Added "Catch Flame": Light the fire—for every loaded Essence Smoker in range.

Blocks

• Added "Magnetic Stability Anchor": The so-called "flower" that stops Auto Magnet.

Items

• Added "Arrow of Anti-Mana": A PvP countermeasure against the Talisman of Mana Shield.

Changes / Tweaks

In preparation for the 1.0 release, older content continues to receive extensive reviews and major balance adjustments.

Spell Balance Adjustments

• Slash Blade
  • Significantly reduced damage.
  • Increased cooldown. (1s -> 1.5s)
• Lethal Assault
  • Removed knockback.
• Totem of Permafrost
  • Cooldown is now applied even while Greater Conjurer's Talisman is equipped, regardless of whether the summon is dismissed manually or expires naturally.
  • Duration is now fixed at 6 seconds and no longer scales with spell power.
• Field Overseer
  • The staff's mana now depends only on spell level instead of the player's maximum mana.
• Unite Luna
  • No longer inherits Forge/NeoForge magic tags.
    • This means it is no longer affected by Malum's Magic Proficiency.
  • Reduced the amount of additional power gained from the Transcendence enchantment.
• Archer Multiple
  • Duration is now fixed at 30 seconds.
  • Removed the ammunition system.
    • The enhanced final shot has also been removed as a result.
  • Can now be dispelled if Counterspell directly hits the summoned entity.
  • No longer persists through logout.
  • Cooldown is now applied when the summon expires even while Greater Conjurer's Talisman is equipped.
• Servant Gaze
  • Changed its School to Ender.
  • Increased cooldown. (30s -> 150s)
  • Changed from a summon that could be toggled in and out by recasting into a summon spell with a fixed duration of 10 minutes.
  • Can now be dispelled if Counterspell directly hits the summoned entity.

Item Balance Adjustments

• Removed the effect that temporarily stopped natural mana regeneration after activating Mana Thruster.
• Reworked Talisman of Mana Shield.
  • Added Arrow of Anti-Mana as a PvP countermeasure.
    • If the arrow is blocked by the Mana Shield, it applies a debuff that temporarily disables the Mana Shield.
    • The Neutralization enchantment now allows this effect to be resisted by consuming mana.
  • Reworked all three enchantments:
    • Shell
      • Now takes armor enchantments into account.
      • Armor durability loss now scales with incoming damage.
      • Also consumes a fixed amount of mana each time it activates.
    • Synchronization
      • Greatly reduces the mana cost against attacks that ignore armor.
      • Slightly increases mana cost against other attacks.
    • Neutralization
      • Allows Counterspell-style effects against the Mana Shield to be resisted by consuming mana.

Bug Fixes

• Improved several spell descriptions that were missing important information.
• Fixed some Affinity potion effect icons displaying as missing textures.
• Fixed an issue that could cause crashes when Ars 'n Spells was installed.
• Fixed an issue where Auto Magnet could duplicate when moving a long distance very quickly.
• Fixed an issue where Elemental Bow did not display an error when there were not enough arrows available in spell mode.
• Fixed an issue where the Errand Mage could not trade Comfort Berries. (1.21.1 only)
  • Existing trades that differ from the default configuration may not be fixed automatically.
  • For newly generated trades, Components other than potion-related data are no longer included in the matching conditions.
  • 1.20.1 is unaffected.
• Added a limited workaround for an issue where using Accessories Compatibility Layer prevented Curios in the Back slot from being equipped, including items from other mods. (1.21.1 only)
  • This is an issue in Accessories Compatibility Layer itself, but because that mod has not been updated for a long time, this workaround is applied specifically to version 0.1.12.