Bug or Feature? : IV

» Sat Dec 04, 2010 8:25 pm

When playing FCOM the magnitude of a feather spell, specifically from Mule II, has suddenly stopped working properly. The spell is magnitude 75 for some period of time. However, when I cast it the feather effect under the spells tab only lists magnitude 31. Likewise feather effects from a pair of boots magnitude 65 are now reading as 33, when feather is cast it reads 0. It seems that only the first improperly applied effect is active, previously both were applied properly and stacked. This was with casting effectiveness at 100 (80 when boots equipped). The only stat damage is -1 point of Personality.

The only mods I have installed that touch magic other than the Official DLCs (with unofficial patches of course) are OOO and Race Balancing Project. I seen no mention in either readme of spells descreasing in effectiveness after a certain number of castings. It pretty much went from one time casting it and getting a feather with proper magnitude to feather magnitude 31. Is this some kind of undocumented feature or have I stumbled upon a strange bug. Wierder still, I loaded a save game from yesterday and the spells/effects work fine. All I've done since yesterday was sell stuff, train, advance a character level, train a bit more and clear a dungeon. The funkyness started either during or after my last trip hauling loot out. Any ideas?

Here's my load order:

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Active Mod Files:00  Oblivion.esm01  Francesco's Leveled Creatures-Items Mod.esm  [Version 4.5bSI]02  Francesco's Optional New Items Add-On.esm  [Version 4.5bSI]03  Cobl Main.esm  [Version 1.73]04  Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esm  [Version 1.34]05  Mart's Monster Mod.esm  [Version 3.7b3p3]06  FCOM_Convergence.esm  [Version 0.9.9MB3]07  Armamentarium.esm  [Version 1.35]08  Artifacts.esm  [Version 1.1]09  Unofficial Oblivion Patch.esp  [Version 3.3]0A  DLCShiveringIsles.esp0B  Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch.esp  [Version 1.4.0]0C  Francesco's Optional Chance of Stronger Bosses.esp0D  Francesco's Optional Chance of Stronger Enemies.esp0E  Francesco's Optional Chance of More Enemies.esp0F  Francesco's Optional Leveled Quests-SI only.esp10  Francesco's Optional Leveled Guards.esp++  FCOM_Francescos.esp  [Version 0.9.9]++  FCOM_FrancescosItemsAddOn.esp  [Version 0.9.9]11  FCOM_FrancescosNamedBosses.esp  [Version 0.9.9]12  Book Jackets Oblivion.esp++  Better Wine SI.esp13  ImprovedSigns.esp++  Item interchange - Extraction.esp  [Version 0.76]++  VA_BetterGold.esp14  Enhanced Economy.esp  [Version 4.3.1]15  DLCHorseArmor.esp16  DLCHorseArmor - Unofficial Patch.esp  [Version 1.0.5]++  Mart's Monster Mod - DLCHorseArmor+Slofs .esp  [Version 0.91]17  DLCOrrery.esp18  DLCOrrery - Unofficial Patch.esp  [Version 1.0.3]19  DLCVileLair.esp1A  DLCVileLair - Unofficial Patch.esp  [Version 1.0.5]1B  DLCMehrunesRazor.esp1C  DLCMehrunesRazor - Unofficial Patch.esp  [Version 1.0.4]1D  DLCSpellTomes.esp++  DLCSpellTomes - Unofficial Patch.esp  [Version 1.0.1]1E  Book Jackets DLC.esp1F  GrimbotsSpellTomes.esp++  MaleBodyReplacerV4.esp++  TFF_Races_Base_RSM.esp20  TFF_Armor_Base.esp21  TFF_Clothing_Base.esp22  TFF_Clothing_SI.esp++  TFF_Armor_OOO.esp23  DLCThievesDen.esp24  DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch.esp  [Version 1.0.5]25  DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch - SSSB.esp  [Version 1.0.4]26  Cobl Glue.esp  [Version 1.73]27  Cobl Si.esp  [Version 1.63]28  Bob's Armory Oblivion.esp29  FCOM_BobsArmory.esp  [Version 0.9.9]2A  Loth's Blunt Weapons- Mobs.esp2B  Loth's Blunt Weapons for Npcs.esp++  FCOM_LothsBluntWeapons.esp  [Version 0.9.9]2C  Oblivion WarCry EV.esp  [Version 1.09]2D  FCOM_WarCry.esp  [Version 0.9.9MB5]2E  Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esp  [Version 1.34]++  OOO-Water_Weeds.esp  [Version 1.33]2F  OMOBS.esp  [Version 1.0]30  OOO 1.32-Cobl.esp  [Version 1.72]31  Mart's Monster Mod - Additional Enemy NPC Vars.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]32  FCOM_Convergence.esp  [Version 0.9.9Mb3]++  FCOM_EntropicOrderRebalance.esp  [Version 0.9.9beta2]33  FCOM_RealSwords.esp  [Version 0.9.9]34  FCOM_DurabilityAndDamage.esp  [Version 0.9.9]35  Mart's Monster Mod - More Wilderness Life.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]36  Mart's Monster Mod - Extra Wounding.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]++  Mart's Monster Mod - Looting NPCs & Creatures.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]37  Mart's Monster Mod - Safer Quest Locations.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]38  Mart's Monster Mod - Hunting & Crafting.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]39  Mart's Monster Mod - Farm Animals.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]3A  Mart's Monster Mod - Diverse WaterLife.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3f]++  Mart's Monster Mod - Slof Horses Complete.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]++  Mart's Monster Mod - Diverse Runeskulls Loot OOO.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]++  FCOM_DiverseGuardUnity.esp  [Version 0.9.9]++  FCOM_BobsGuardUnity.esp  [Version 0.9.9]++  FCOM_HungersUnitySI.esp  [Version 0.9.9]3B  FCOM_Archery.esp  [Version 0.9.9]++  Mart's Monster Mod - Shivering Isles.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]++  ArmamentariumLL4OOO.esp  [Version 2.01]++  ArmamentariumLLMagicOOO.esp  [Version 1.35]3C  OOO-WaterFish.esp  [Version 1.34]++  MMM-Cobl.esp  [Version 1.73]3D  Artifacts.esp  [Version 1.1]++  Artifacts - ArmaCompleteAddon.esp  [Version 1.0]3E  DLCBattlehornCastle.esp3F  DLCBattlehornCastle - Unofficial Patch.esp  [Version 1.0.4]40  DLCFrostcrag.esp41  DLCFrostcrag - Unofficial Patch.esp  [Version 1.0.4]++  DLCFrostcrag_MysticEmporiumPatch.esp42  Knights.esp43  Knights - Book Jackets.esp44  Knights - Unofficial Patch.esp  [Version 1.0.10]++  Knights_fem.esp++  Mart's Monster Mod - Knights.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]45  Mart's Monster Mod - City Defences.esp  [Version 3.7b3p3]++  FCOM_Knights.esp  [Version 0.9.9Mb3]46  Harvest [Flora].esp  [Version 3.0.0]++  Harvest [Flora] - Shivering Isles.esp  [Version 3.0.0]++  Harvest [Flora] - DLCVileLair.esp  [Version 3.0.0]47  Harvest [Flora] - DLCFrostcrag.esp  [Version 3.0.0]48  Salmo the Baker, Cobl.esp  [Version 3.08]49  Gather Ye Rosebuds.esp4A  Lightweight Potions.esp  [Version 1.1]++  Item interchange - Placement.esp  [Version 0.76]++  TFF_Races_Base.esp4B  bgBalancingEVCore.esp  [Version 10.52EV-D]++  bgBalancingEVOptionalClasses.esp  [Version 9.0EV-U]++  bgBalancingEVOptionalFangs.esp  [Version 10.0EV-D]++  bgBalancingEVOptionalMoreEyes.esp  [Version 10]4C  bgBalancingEVOptionalNPCDiversity, Vanilla.esp  [Version 10.0EV-D]++  bgBalancingEVOptionalFCOMAdditions.esp  [Version 10.]++  bgBalancingEVOptionalSeamReducerHighElfFix.esp  [Version 10.0EV-D]++  Cobl Filter Late MERGE ONLY.esp  [Version 1.53]4D  Bashed Patch, 0.esp4E  FormID Finder4.esp

» Sat Dec 04, 2010 3:37 pm

Is the spells effectiveness the same with armour as without armour?

» Sat Dec 04, 2010 6:26 am

Look at http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Feather article about Feather on UESP. Read the 'bug' section. That is probably your problem.

» Sat Dec 04, 2010 3:20 pm

Is the spells effectiveness the same with armour as without armour?

That was it, thanks. I never would have expected that.