How do you overcast? How do you change the spell directions?

[Gseckz]

I had no idea you can do that. What other good tips/strat do you guys know?

[Daliena]

Double click the spell icon to overcast (Unless it's a caster lord, however, possibly a caster LL (I haven't tried Grey Seers or Mage-Priests), then you'll need two points spent in the spell to unlock overcast).

To turn wind spells, hold down the mouse button and move your mouse to rotate it.

[Towelie_]

You can right click to cancel the spell before its cast as well.

[Gseckz]

Originally posted by MECHA_CAT:

You can right click to cancel the spell before its cast as well.

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[Tenhys]

Originally posted by Gseckz:

How do you overcast? How do you change the spell directions?

When clicking the icon of a spell it's edges get highlighted ; it's a simple spell cast. When clicking twice on it, both the edges and the spell's icon gets highlighted ; it's a double cast.

Changing the direction of a spell for a spell that does have the option to be redirected is a two steps process :

1) Choose the spell to activate and the position to click where you want it to be casted.
2) When clicking to cast the spell DO NOT RELEASE THE MOUSE'S BUTTON. Exactly like you would do with an unit's formation, maintain the button of the mouse pushed down and move the cursor to rotate the spell's blasting area to the desired direction. THEN release the mouse button for the spell to be casted.

Bonus step 3) Have fun.

[RADN3CTAR]

Once you have an "overcastable" spell the spell icon for that spell will now have a new symbol on on the bottom of it's spell icon on the battle screen (two arrows pointing up).

1) left clicking once on the spell icon will turn the bottom arrow blue and will cast the basic version of the spell.

2) left clicking a second time on the spell icon will turn both arrows blue and will cast the overcasted version of the spell (referred as the upgraded spell on the spell tool tip).

3) Choose a target for the spell.

[kljisdaw]

It does not work for me somehow in total war Warhammer 1. Is this a feature added in Warhammer 2?

[Winger]

Originally posted by kljisdaw:

It does not work for me somehow in total war Warhammer 1. Is this a feature added in Warhammer 2?

You can overcast in TW:WH 1 but changing direction of the spell was added in the 2nd game.

[ArchAnge1LT]

Originally posted by kljisdaw:

It does not work for me somehow in total war Warhammer 1. Is this a feature added in Warhammer 2?

Overcast should work in Wh1 as usual.

Changing direction of a spell is a Wh2 feature.

[kljisdaw]

oh ok, thank you very much.

[Nonoche]

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