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treahnurb Nov 3, 2023 @ 4:50am
[Bug Report] Animate Dead on higher levels
Just want to report this in, no clue where to put it:
It seems Animate Dead doesn't let you upcast as intended. When no Grade 3 spell slots are available, it correctly grabs Grade 4 and let's you raise 4 Undead as Necromancer, as intended.
However with having Grade 3 available and trying to upcast, nothing happens, no matter how much you spam-click Grade 4, it always pops back to Grade 3, letting you only raise 2.

Anyone else experienced this?

Let me have my zombie army, come on :(
Last edited by treahnurb; Nov 3, 2023 @ 4:52am
Originally posted by Regnier:
Click on your level four spell slot indicator. Select the animate dead spell. It will bug out. make sure you are hovered over the caster. Click on the ground. Click the little (X) button at the bottom of the screen. It will then allow you to select three targets.
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WebsterHelios Nov 3, 2023 @ 8:12am 
I have this problem too.
StihPunk Nov 3, 2023 @ 10:23am 
It's the same for me :(
Unranked Nov 3, 2023 @ 11:26am 
same
Moburo Nov 3, 2023 @ 12:42pm 
Same here, fellow necromancer. Same here :/
treahnurb Nov 3, 2023 @ 3:43pm 
Well, glad to know I am not the only one so it's hopefully something that get's fixed? Soon please? :(
StihPunk Nov 3, 2023 @ 11:31pm 
Originally posted by treahnurb:
Well, glad to know I am not the only one so it's hopefully something that get's fixed? Soon please? :(
Here's hoping :) I started a new playthrough, because i don't want to play as necromancer until this gets fixed.
treahnurb Nov 4, 2023 @ 1:49am 
Originally posted by StihPunk:
Originally posted by treahnurb:
Well, glad to know I am not the only one so it's hopefully something that get's fixed? Soon please? :(
Here's hoping :) I started a new playthrough, because i don't want to play as necromancer until this gets fixed.

Yeah I stopped my Necro game too now. I mean that's the whole point of Necromancer and I play extra challenging with only 2 people in my group (me and Gale)... so yeah it makes a difference if I get 4 zombies per cast or 2 zombies. If it came with this patch, then there's hope they will throw out a hotfix soon.
Regnier Nov 4, 2023 @ 8:46am 
There is a work around.
The author of this thread has indicated that this post answers the original topic.
Regnier Nov 4, 2023 @ 8:48am 
Click on your level four spell slot indicator. Select the animate dead spell. It will bug out. make sure you are hovered over the caster. Click on the ground. Click the little (X) button at the bottom of the screen. It will then allow you to select three targets.
Waffle Slapper Nov 4, 2023 @ 9:51am 
Can confirm that this is bugged out. The good news is that there is a equal buggy workaround.

Steps are as follows:
1) Click the level 4 spell slot
2) Click Animate Dead
3) Choose undead of your choice
4) Click the level 4 spell slot again

This causes the spell to be ready to be cast with a menu that asks you to select the undead selection again. Ignore that menu and just start casting anyways.
treahnurb Nov 4, 2023 @ 11:22am 
Originally posted by Waffle Slapper:
Can confirm that this is bugged out. The good news is that there is a equal buggy workaround.

Steps are as follows:
1) Click the level 4 spell slot
2) Click Animate Dead
3) Choose undead of your choice
4) Click the level 4 spell slot again

This causes the spell to be ready to be cast with a menu that asks you to select the undead selection again. Ignore that menu and just start casting anyways.

Thank you! @Regnier too. Hope it will get fixed soon but having a work around is good.
treahnurb Nov 4, 2023 @ 11:28am 

Originally posted by Regnier:
Click on your level four spell slot indicator. Select the animate dead spell. It will bug out. make sure you are hovered over the caster. Click on the ground. Click the little (X) button at the bottom of the screen. It will then allow you to select three targets.

That worked!
Last edited by treahnurb; Nov 4, 2023 @ 11:36am
StihPunk Nov 4, 2023 @ 11:09pm 
It works, thank you! :)
WebsterHelios Nov 5, 2023 @ 2:39am 
Originally posted by Waffle Slapper:
Can confirm that this is bugged out. The good news is that there is a equal buggy workaround.

Steps are as follows:
1) Click the level 4 spell slot
2) Click Animate Dead
3) Choose undead of your choice
4) Click the level 4 spell slot again

This causes the spell to be ready to be cast with a menu that asks you to select the undead selection again. Ignore that menu and just start casting anyways.

Cheers buddy.
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