Multitarget spells don't tell you how many targets you have

[clort81]

Mage spell Weak Summoning (perhaps others too) sometimes shows a red targeting reticle, which can be clicked on/off, but never summons a monster.

Sometimes it does work, summoning a monster, but then does not show the red targeting reticle at all. Oh, i see it indicates that two monsters can be summoned.

USER NEEDS TO CLICK ON ONE TILE, THEN ANOTHER to invoke the spell. (this could be instructed in console)

Here is a screenshot of the failing mode:

[CelticMinstrel]

I get the impression that something is still wrong in that screenshot, but not quite sure… should the number of targets be shown somewhere?

[CelticMinstrel]

Okay, so it does mention "hit space to cast" in the console, which would work to cast the spell without selecting the maximum number of targets (though I wouldn't want to do that with a summoning spell). But nowhere does it mention how many targets you have. Need to check whether the original game provided this information.

[retropipes]

My memory suggests that the only indication of targets was the presence / absence of a targeting reticle after adding / removing a target... does the original BoE work in Wine?

[CelticMinstrel]

I don't think the original BoE works on WINE. I can run it in DOSBox though (Win3.1), and I can also run the original Mac BoE in Basilisk II. So I can check myself at some point.

[clort81]

It works for me now! Closing for issue-hygiene!