I suspected there was something off going on with powerwords ever since grinding them didn't always yield the expected reagents, and I finally figured out why: reasonably often, when successfully identifying a powerword, the inscription on the powerword won't change to the expected symbol, retaining the default symbol they all show prior to identification:
In the example above with the Magus powerword, the malformed one only gives infusion when put in the trash compactor, while the perfect one will also yield the associated reagent. I believe a character can still learn the powerword from these bugged powerwords (although I wonder if the problem I have with researching spells with the Dolor powerword is somehow connected with this issue).
Malformed Powerword Bug
Re: Malformed Powerword Bug
I just realized if you double-cllick the malformed powerword even though it's already "identified" (i.e. it shows the powerword's name but the symbol doesn't change), it'll indeed become a proper powerword. Tulip did say something like this in Discord a while ago, but back then I didn't understand what they said, so credit goes to them on this one.
For all intents and purposes, since we have a way to circumvent this odd behavior, I believe we can consider this matter with a very low refactoring priority, if not downright solved for the time being.
For all intents and purposes, since we have a way to circumvent this odd behavior, I believe we can consider this matter with a very low refactoring priority, if not downright solved for the time being.