Hi there,

I'm trying to make it possible to make 'detect life' potions.

However, I can't get the effect to work.

Here's a screen of the effect. I've tried multiple configurations, but the effect won't work. It neither appears in the 'active effects' list, nor does the detect life FX appear on creatures/NPCs.

Any idea where I'm going wrong?

Here's the screen:
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v611/nedius/detectlife.jpg[/img]

Did you set the effect 'area' when you added it to the spell? I have noticed that sometimes, even when you do set this, the CK doesn't save the changes, so make sure you have an area set.

Yes, it was saved, tested, found not to work, re-loaded, and what you can see is in the pic - the area is set at 100 - standard for the other spells.

I think for 'effect archetype' you want 'detect life' and not 'value modifier'

Also, you might want to try setting the 'assoc item1' to 'none' and not 'detectliferange' i haven't seen any existing detect life magic effects use that.

The area under the 'spellmaking' section is NOT the area of the effect. I honestly have no idea what the spellmaking section does. You need to set the area when you assign the effect to the spell,

So where does that get set? In the 'magnitude' part of the alchemical effect in the ingredient?

Yes, it is. You cannot set area in the spell effects window. The spellmaking section is the right place to set the area of the MGEF.

Magnitude probably does nothing for a detect life effect.

Tried this several ways now.

• With different Effect Archtypes:

• as a Peak Value Modifier
  
• As a Value Modifier
  
• As Detect life

With and without magnitude, as 'identical' copies of the other Detect Life spells, as a modified version of Water Breathing. Insidentally, Water Walking won't work as an alchemical effect either.

I really don't know what to try next?

Wrong. I've made multiple working area of effect spells and the spellmaking section of the MGEF is NOT where you define the Area of Effect. It is done when you add the effect to the spell, in the same window that the magnitude is set.

This isn't a spell, but an alchemical effect. Are they the same? They don't seem to work so when you make them in the CK and add them in game.