Actually, the internet went out for a while here, so I worked on it. Here's version 1.1 for ya. Complete with new effects, Spell Tomes, and a place in the world!
Alright guys, so I restarted this mod from scratch (mostly because when I placed the tomes in the world, I accidentally moved a few things in the room around and couldn't put them back. oops!) and I've got a new effect for Volcanus that I think works and looks much better than the old one. I've got the spells made and they're both working great, all I have to do is create tomes for them and place them in the world. However, it may be a while before I get around to that because I have lots of classwork this week, so it may be a while before the next version is released. Sorry for the inconvenience! And thank you all for the kind words and encouragement
I think I should make some things clear about these bugs: Voltus seem to have long casting time (if you just changed the spell, not the effect), since lighting storm needs 3 seconds to charge (actually to play the animation). So you just need to copy this effect and reduce the casting time to be similar to sparks one. As for fire effect disappearing, sometimes it happens in game even without this mod (i.e. the real dragons fire breath), but I don't know why it does. Exiting and reentering the game fixes that.
I'm working on the spell tomes now and they will be placed somewhere in the world (haven't decided where yet). Unfortunately, I'm no good at scripting so I don't know what I'm going to do about the dragon breath effect not continuing. As for the Voltus spell, I thought it was bugged too, but it turns out you just have to hold the attack button down and it will eventually start firing (Probably because it's the lightning storm effect). I will probably make an Ice version as well, but it will be bugged in the same way as the fire spell.
I see there are still some bugs but don't get discouraged. The uselessness of concentration spells beyond early game is a huge problem so it's good to see a mod addressing it specifically. Also despite there being so many huge spell packets out there, having small mods like this is great for those of us who do not want to overhaul the whole magic system.
Hm.. quite a few bugs. Overall I think this Mod is a great idea, but the fact that its a starter spell isn't too great. Who wants to start off OP? It would be great if you had it as a spell tome hidden somewhere, after all you need a Master Destruction Perk anyway right? Now for the bugs; The "Voltus" spell isn't one handed, and when I would equip it to just one hand, it would do nothing. The "Volcanus" spell works, and is pretty awesome... until the spray stops on its own. The effect will show fire on objects or the ground, but the actual flames leaving your hand stops, leaving just the sound and your arm stretched out. Your mod is awesome, just needs a little work on the kinks. I definitely look forward to any updates you may have!
Having them at master level will make this a late game power. if you lower the damage and bring them down to at least apprentice or adept maybe you can make them scale a bit better by them increasing in damage as your destruction levels. If someone needs the master perk to have them it might not be usable for a lot of people who spread their skills and points around and don't blast up the destruction tree.
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Voltus seem to have long casting time (if you just changed the spell, not the effect), since lighting storm needs 3 seconds to charge (actually to play the animation). So you just need to copy this effect and reduce the casting time to be similar to sparks one.
As for fire effect disappearing, sometimes it happens in game even without this mod (i.e. the real dragons fire breath), but I don't know why it does. Exiting and reentering the game fixes that.