Fix reported spellcasting discrepancies

Make ExplodeSpell behavior closer to Cast behavior (#5242)
Nullify on-self absorb spells in a different way (#5241)
Allow casting permanent spells through Cast/ExplodeSpell

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@
     Bug #5226: Reputation should be capped
     Bug #5229: Crash if mesh controller node has no data node
     Bug #5239: OpenMW-CS does not support non-ASCII characters in path names
+    Bug #5241: On-self absorb spells cannot be detected
+    Bug #5242: ExplodeSpell behavior differs from Cast behavior
     Feature #1774: Handle AvoidNode
     Feature #2229: Improve pathfinding AI
     Feature #3025: Analogue gamepad movement controls

apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp

@@ -447,9 +447,9 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             if (!checkEffectTarget(effectIt->mEffectID, target, caster, castByPlayer))
                 continue;
 
-            // caster needs to be an actor that's not the target for linked effects (e.g. Absorb)
+            // caster needs to be an actor for linked effects (e.g. Absorb)
             if (magicEffect->mData.mFlags & ESM::MagicEffect::CasterLinked
-                    && (caster.isEmpty() || !caster.getClass().isActor() || caster == target))
+                    && (caster.isEmpty() || !caster.getClass().isActor()))
                 continue;
 
             // If player is healing someone, show the target's HP bar
@@ -552,6 +552,20 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                     effect.mArg = MWMechanics::EffectKey(*effectIt).mArg;
                     effect.mMagnitude = magnitude;
 
+                    // Avoid applying absorb effects if the caster is the target
+                    // We still need the spell to be added
+                    if (caster == target)
+                    {
+                        for (int i=0; i<5; ++i)
+                        {
+                            if (effectIt->mEffectID == ESM::MagicEffect::AbsorbAttribute+i)
+                            {
+                                effect.mMagnitude = 0;
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+
                     bool hasDuration = !(magicEffect->mData.mFlags & ESM::MagicEffect::NoDuration);
                     if (hasDuration && effectIt->mDuration == 0)
                     {
@@ -614,6 +628,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                                     else
                                         caster.getClass().getCreatureStats(caster).getActiveSpells().addSpell("", true,
                                             absorbEffects, mSourceName, target.getClass().getCreatureStats(target).getActorId());
+                                    break;
                                 }
                             }
                         }

apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp

@@ -1109,12 +1109,6 @@ namespace MWScript
                     return;
                 }
 
-                if (spell->mData.mType != ESM::Spell::ST_Spell && spell->mData.mType != ESM::Spell::ST_Power)
-                {
-                    runtime.getContext().report("spellcasting failed: you can only cast spells and powers.");
-                    return;
-                }
-
                 if (ptr == MWMechanics::getPlayer())
                 {
                     MWWorld::InventoryStore& store = ptr.getClass().getInventoryStore(ptr);
@@ -1152,9 +1146,32 @@ namespace MWScript
             {
                 MWWorld::Ptr ptr = R()(runtime);
 
-                std::string spell = runtime.getStringLiteral (runtime[0].mInteger);
+                std::string spellId = runtime.getStringLiteral (runtime[0].mInteger);
                 runtime.pop();
 
+                const ESM::Spell* spell = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::Spell>().search(spellId);
+                if (!spell)
+                {
+                    runtime.getContext().report("spellcasting failed: cannot find spell \""+spellId+"\"");
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                if (ptr == MWMechanics::getPlayer())
+                {
+                    MWWorld::InventoryStore& store = ptr.getClass().getInventoryStore(ptr);
+                    store.setSelectedEnchantItem(store.end());
+                    MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->setSelectedSpell(spellId, int(MWMechanics::getSpellSuccessChance(spellId, ptr)));
+                    MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->updateSpellWindow();
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                if (ptr.getClass().isActor())
+                {
+                    MWMechanics::AiCast castPackage(ptr.getCellRef().getRefId(), spellId, true);
+                    ptr.getClass().getCreatureStats (ptr).getAiSequence().stack(castPackage, ptr);
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 MWMechanics::CastSpell cast(ptr, ptr, false, true);
                 cast.mHitPosition = ptr.getRefData().getPosition().asVec3();
                 cast.mAlwaysSucceed = true;