Can't equip new spell?

[Iced Tea]

I'm having trouble understanding if my spell is unlocked or not and how to equip it. The icon for Torrent is lit up but I can't drag it to the power hotbar. Can anyone please tell me wtf is going on, it's not clear at all if it's still being unlocked or if it is unlocked and this is a bug or something.

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/2098173347190065532/2D40BD874C883FD0B2C9BD16A89839CE48F9C300/?imw=5000&imh=5000&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false

Also google results for equipping spells keeps talking about being able to assign spells to hotkeys via 1-9 on the keyboard but pressing those just closes out the power menu and doesn't actually assign them. Do we really have to constantly open the power menu and manually click on a power we want to swap to?

[Dezdanna]

The white border around the power means it's training but not unlocked yet, when a new power is unlocked and you can start training another a blue + will show up next to your Focus (blue) bar, then you'll be able to drag it to the power bar.

I'm not sure who said you can assign powers by pressing a number on the bar, but as far as I'm aware, that's simply untrue.

[Kyo21943]

You haven't learned Torrent yet, you're still learning it, when you've learned a spell it will stop having that halo of white light around it and the game will tell you by showing a + sign next to your UI Focus/Mana bar.

Don't confuse with the ring of purple light, that's potential which is a boost to the desired binding, its not fully implemented yet.

As for the hotkeys, that's a misunderstanding, you cannot assign a spell/binding with the hotkeys, you have to drag them to the desired slot, but those slots DO have hotkeys assigned to them, so whenever you want to use a spell you can bring your hotbar with C and then press it's number, instead of selecting it with the arrow keys and Q.

Q allows you to use the manually selected binding at any time without bringing up the hotbar though.

[Iced Tea]

Alright thanks for clearing that up guys. I love the game but they really need to update the manual and add more tips for this stuff :V

[Kyo21943]

Np, and indeed, the manual has not been updated in years, wish they did it whenever these sort of new important mechanics are added.

[Ashar]

how does training work though, does it just take time, do i need to keep using abilities in the same area, ive had a new spell "training" for a while, but its not usable yet

[Kyo21943]

Originally posted by Ashar:

how does training work though, does it just take time, do i need to keep using abilities in the same area, ive had a new spell "training" for a while, but its not usable yet

To my understanding it should work just like normal XP, which means you just get into fights, explore areas, open containers, touch unique items or read book/scrolls and you should also get a fat bonus of "magic" training XP when you encounter one of the "events" which blur your screen and display text.

The dev deliberately made the game as ungrindable as possible, as he hates "grinding" mechanics, so to level up you should just play, explore, fight and not worry about it.