seems impossible?

in other words, I've correctly "drawn", say, a Magic Missile and I'm still holding the MAGIC key - but I can only aim with turn left/right up/down keys or screen edge turning???

Playing with Arx Libertatis built from git

apparently it's not possible.(

cheers, it's long since I've finished the game tho
ofc I know about precast - it would be tough playing without it indeed.. but generally you'll want precast something other than the trivial MM

That's fair--but perhaps it'll help someone else, then. ^_^ Indeed, I seldom bothered with Magic Missile, as I recall. I think that I generally kept a few precast fireballs, and sometimes one other spell that either I'd taken a liking to or that seemed likely to be useful in the near future (e.g. force-fields when facing Ylsides, or Harm in general adventuring).

Still, it's a technique that can work even for spur-of-the moment spells, I think: precast, then immediately aim and quick-cast.