Combat Spell Menu Inquiry

[FirestormXL]

Does anybody know if there is an option or mod that will keep the damned spell menu open during combat? Can't understand why it minimizes and cuts off half the spells so you can't see the recharge, real helpful not being able to see your spells during the fight..

[The Gaming Torilla]

Do you ever go afk letting you computer sleep or minimize the game by going to another window? I don't know how to stop it but I just play my game in full-screen and try not to leave my game mid battle. There might be an option to stop it but it never bothered me much.

[The Gaming Torilla]

Damn, reading back I think I now know what you mean, just didn't think anyone would have found it a bother so thought it was the issue with half your spell book disappearing in a smaller window which had been a minor bother for a bit. Back to topic, I've never found it an issue sense you can literally dip your mouse down to your spell book for a sec to see at anytime. I assume you just want a quality of life feature then?

[FirestormXL]

Ya, I mean I like playing spellcasters. If I mouse over to check the spell cooldowns on one that I just cast a few seconds ago it pauses the whole game as it comes up, so then I gotta minimize it and guess if it is off cooldown before checking and pausing everything again. I just don't get it, shouldn't the spells all just be shown at all times?

[The Gaming Torilla]

Originally posted by FirestormXL:

Ya, I mean I like playing spellcasters. If I mouse over to check the spell cooldowns on one that I just cast a few seconds ago it pauses the whole game as it comes up, so then I gotta minimize it and guess if it is off cooldown before checking and pausing everything again. I just don't get it, shouldn't the spells all just be shown at all times?

I think its meant to be a quality of life feature in its own right. In Warhammer the UI is built well enough so your spells don't occupy much of the screen AND you don't have to pause to do so but for this game I think the idea of having your spell book cover a third of your screen at all times would have been pretty annoying visually. So unless somebody makes an alternative spell book it was better to temporarily hide it to not be intrusive plus not everyone cares to be a mage so unless they make a option to remove the spell book from showing I know I wouldn't like a near useless spell book covering my screen. Only problem with this is every ability is in the spell book, Horde faction heroes give "spells" but its just using your hero abilities like charge. The fact there is no distinction unlike in Warhammer goes to show you want to have your spell book but not open all the time, of course thats only because of how the game is currently designed tho.