Automatic spending of power points

[fox456]

I prefer to allocate the power points that a hero earns myself rather than the game doing it.  I know this feature can be toggled to spend or not spend points automatically, but it always starts in the "ON" position.  Does anyone know how to set the default to NOT spend points on powers automatically?  I'd rather not have to change each hero one-by-one.  Also, when you start a "hard" game, the computer also allocates those points before the game starts.

[Crowley]

Just popping in to say that I would also like to know if there is any way of setting this. It's annoying to have to change each character individually after starting a new game. If you happen to leave the character select screen without remembering to turn off auto-spending, whoops, you just wasted points!

[fox456]

Just popping in to say that I would also like to know if there is any way of setting this. It's annoying to have to change each character individually after starting a new game. If you happen to leave the character select screen without remembering to turn off auto-spending, whoops, you just wasted points!

Exactly!  You described the exact problem situation much better than I did.

[Nowhere Man]

what do you mean "waste points"? you can at any time in the game just turn it off and reorganize the points as you prefer. please tell me you guys knew that already.

[fox456]

Yes, we knew that.  We're talking about if you forget to turn off the automatic spending of points, the game automatically distributes the points and they are "wasted" if you don't get to decide for yourself.

Maybe we're lazy, but we wanted a way so that the automatic spending feature is always "off."  That way, if you start a new game, WE get to distribute the points ourselves.  Also, we wouldn't have to change all 27 characters one by one so that the automatic spending is turned off.

[Nowhere Man]

but you do decide for yourself even if the auto-spend is on. turning it off actually makes you have to distribute every single time your character lvl up. if you at any point in the game decide you want to redistribute the already existing points as you please, all you have to do is turn the auto-spend off, delete the points from the powers you don't want and replace them in the one you want. having the auto-spend on is actually the lazy thing to do

[fox456]

Hmmm, I didn't know you could remove the points and then redistribute them.  How do you delete them?

[Nowhere Man]

I just press delete, cause I play with the keyboard. it's the button assigned to "camera left".

BTW I wasn't being a prick, I just can't imagine how much effort you guys had in order to lvl up the powers without knowing this little trick.

[Gevth]

2 things: When checking the powers of each character, in the bottom of the screen there should be a banner showing what each button does. One of the options is remove points. And the first point spent in a power can't be removed.

2nd: There is a function that can be used in a py script that could theoretically turn autospend off from the beginning of the game, but I don't think anybody has figured out how to make it work. I know how to turn off autoequip, though.

[Crowley]

2 things: When checking the powers of each character, in the bottom of the screen there should be a banner showing what each button does. One of the options is remove points. And the first point spent in a power can't be removed.

Hmm, that still means that if auto-spending puts a point into a new skill you didn't want, that's one point you won't be getting back. One of the reasons this annoys me so much is that X-Men Legends 2 would helpfully ask in the beginning if you wanted the computer to handle allocation of stat points and equipment, for all characters at once.

[Nowhere Man]

you still didn't understand. the only point you can't redistribute is the one you get when the power is first unlocked. that point you wouldn't be able to use even if you had auto-spend off right from the beginning of the game. all other points can be redistributed as you please. bottom line: it really makes no difference whether you have auto-spend on or off. the amount of points will be the same and you will always be able to put them wherever you want, no matter what.

[fox456]

you still didn't understand. the only point you can't redistribute is the one you get when the power is first unlocked. that point you wouldn't be able to use even if you had auto-spend off right from the beginning of the game. all other points can be redistributed as you please. bottom line: it really makes no difference whether you have auto-spend on or off. the amount of points will be the same and you will always be able to put them wherever you want, no matter what.

One more comment -- if autospend is on, then the computer can place the first point into a skill that you don't want to use whatsoever and (per Gevth) you can't remove that point and you're stuck with that power for the rest of the game.  HOWEVER, I appreciate knowing that you can delete all the other power points that are automatically allocated and assign them how you wish.  Thanks, Nowhere Man!

[Nowhere Man]

you're welcome. oh, and you can also use the cheat to unlock all powers. that way those first points that unlock the powers are EXTRA points: Press Left, Right, Left, Right, Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Enter at the character select screen or the main menu.

[fox456]

That's icing on the cake!!!

[Crowley]

Well, no redistribution of points for me for whatever reason:

As you can see, the bar at the bottom does not list deducting points, and pressing delete here does nothing.