Re-create the spell Fissure?

[elidupree]

The old "delay by one turn" mechanic has a striking similarity to the newer feature, rituals.

Since creating chasm is a moderately game-breaking ability, it will now be rank 5 or 6.

Maybe it should create a line of chasms, like Corridor of Frost? I'm not sure that's the shape you would actually want, though.

Non-flying units caught in the spell should no longer be killed instantly, but merely take a large amount of impact damage.

[momothefiddler]

How doable/usable would it be to have Create Fissure target a single hex, and then temporarily give you a secondary "spell" that you could use to add another hex adjacent to any current Create Fissure hex? This would give some flexibility over the hexes affected, while making it a single connected shape.

You could even, if desired, have a limit on hexes chosen per turn and let the player choose when to finish casting so that a larger chasm could be created with longer casting. That might not be worth it, though, since it's not hugely different from just casting the spell again.

[elidupree]

The problem is that it takes a lot of UI interaction to cast a spell. Ideally, a customizable-shape spell should take ONE click for each hex you want to toggle on/off.

I might be able to make the targeting grid do that, but there's a big additional cost of explaining the interface to the user, plus the user not necessarily getting a real sense of what it will look like on the main map.

This is something to consider as I try to make a way to let you choose targets on the main map.