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Spells & Runes

Spells & Runes A fast-paced elemental magic mod for Vintage Story. Cast spells using a flux-based mana system, chain abilities into combos, and master multiple elements each with their own unlockable spell tree. Getting Started Flux is locked until you awak

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Quick answer

Which Spells & Runes release should I use?

Updated 4 months ago
Latest stable file 0.1.1
Game version 1.22.2, 1.22.3
Loader Built-in Vintage Story mod system

Spells & Runes 0.1.1 targets 1.22.2, 1.22.3. It must be installed on the client. Installation on the dedicated server is optional. No extra mods listed for this file.

Where it goes

Is Spells & Runes required on the client, server, or both?

It must be installed on the client. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.

Client Required
Dedicated server Optional
Loader for this release Built-in Vintage Story mod system
Required install it here Optional supported, not mandatory Not supported do not install here Source doesn’t say do not assume

This release supports both sides, but the source does not require it on the server.

What else does Spells & Runes 0.1.1 need?

0.1.1. Change the file and its required mods may change too.

No extra mods listed for this file

This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.

This file does not list any required or optional mods.

Before you install it

Add Spells & Runes without breaking your instance.

Built for Spells & Runes 0.1.1. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

  1. 01

    Stick to this file

    Use 0.1.1. It targets 1.22.2, 1.22.3; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.

  2. 02

    Bring the mods it needs

    This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.

  3. 03

    Put it on the correct side

    It must be installed on the client. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.

  4. 04

    Pick the file you checked

    Use the “Get this file” button beside 0.1.1. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does Spells & Runes add?

Spells & Runes

A fast-paced elemental magic mod for Vintage Story. Cast spells using a flux-based mana system, chain abilities into combos, and master multiple elements each with their own unlockable spell tree.


Getting Started



Flux is locked until you awaken it.

Air

Find Sylphweed — a rare glowing plant found in the wild — and process it:

  1. Pick Sylphweed and dry it in an oven
  2. Grind the dried herb in a quern
  3. Smoke the ground herb using the Sylphweed Pipe

 

Fire

Find an Ignis Fragment — a glowing shard embedded in stone, found underground or in the wild. Harvest it to get an Ignis Fragment Gem, then:

  1. Smelt the gem in a bloomery to get a Cracked Ignis Fragment Gem
  2. Place the cracked gem on the ground, then right-click it with tongs to extract the Ignis Flux Echo
  3. Crush the echo in a quern
  4. Combine the crushed powder with 3x sulfuric acid in a cooking vessel to brew Ignis Paste
  5. Drink the paste

    Once done, Flux is permanently unlocked. Open the Spellbook with K, unlock spells, and assign them to the Radial Menu with R.


Core Systems

Flux — mana resource, regenerates over time. Displayed as an arc in the bottom-left corner. Hidden until awakened via Sylphweed.

Spell trees — each element has its own tree. Spells level up through use, reducing cost and cast time at higher levels.

Radial menu — hold R to open, release over a spell to select.

Cast bar — channeled spells show a progress bar. Right-click cancels.

Animations — spell casts play upper-body animations blended on top of locomotion.


Elements

Element Status
🌬️Air Released in 0.1
🔥Fire Released in 0.1
Water Planned
Earth Planned


For mod-related commands and debugging in game, use /snr


Authors

  • BL1TZ
  • JunnA

Project description from Vintage Story Mod DB.

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