The Drought Spell!

[The Apprentice]

Two questions:

1) Does it actually do anything in game at the moment? My Great Mage is afflicted by it, but it doesn't seem to be reducing the food production of my cities.

2) How do you get rid of it? I tried casting Greater Dispel on my Portrait (Diplomacy screen) and on my capital. Neither removed the spell. Is there a different spell I should use, or what?

Thanks!

 

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greater dispel removes spells from cities, so if an enemy mage puts a spell on a specific city, use greater dispell on that city.

global dispel removes spells from great mages, so you need global dispell to get rid of drought.

 

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Interestingly, removing the mage that cast that spell does not remove the curse. Devs should definitely look into it. (Afterall, a dead/captured mage can't really pay the upkeep now, can he?)

 

[The Apprentice]

Thanks- forgot about the global dispell. It has been too long since I played last... Thanks again!

 

[Talq]

Re your question 1) check the global food summary screen. I think its listed there (-10 food globally).

 

[The Apprentice]

If by global food summary screen you mean the totals listed in the upper left (Gold/Food/Mana/Research), it is listed there as a (green) "+ 0." I suppose the thing to do is wait till I get the Global Dispell, cast it, and see if food increases by 10 that turn or a close amount the turn after.