Fix North Star

forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ComputerUtilMana.java

@@ -642,20 +642,22 @@ private static boolean payManaCost(final ManaCostBeingPaid cost, final SpellAbil
         List<SpellAbility> paymentList = Lists.newArrayList();
         final ManaPool manapool = ai.getManaPool();
 
-        // Apply the color/type conversion matrix if necessary
-        manapool.restoreColorReplacements();
-        CardPlayOption mayPlay = sa.getMayPlayOption();
-        if (!effect) {
-            if (sa.isSpell() && mayPlay != null) {
-                mayPlay.applyManaConvert(manapool);
-            } else if (sa.isActivatedAbility() && sa.getGrantorStatic() != null && sa.getGrantorStatic().hasParam("ManaConversion")) {
-                AbilityUtils.applyManaColorConversion(manapool, sa.getGrantorStatic().getParam("ManaConversion"));
+        // Apply color/type conversion matrix if necessary (already done via autopay)
+        if (ai.getControllingPlayer() == null) {
+            manapool.restoreColorReplacements();
+            CardPlayOption mayPlay = sa.getMayPlayOption();
+            if (!effect) {
+                if (sa.isSpell() && mayPlay != null) {
+                    mayPlay.applyManaConvert(manapool);
+                } else if (sa.isActivatedAbility() && sa.getGrantorStatic() != null && sa.getGrantorStatic().hasParam("ManaConversion")) {
+                    AbilityUtils.applyManaColorConversion(manapool, sa.getGrantorStatic().getParam("ManaConversion"));
+                }
             }
+            if (sa.hasParam("ManaConversion")) {
+                AbilityUtils.applyManaColorConversion(manapool, sa.getParam("ManaConversion"));
+            }
+            StaticAbilityManaConvert.manaConvert(manapool, ai, sa.getHostCard(), effect && !sa.isCastFromPlayEffect() ? null : sa);
         }
-        if (sa.hasParam("ManaConversion")) {
-            AbilityUtils.applyManaColorConversion(manapool, sa.getParam("ManaConversion"));
-        }
-        StaticAbilityManaConvert.manaConvert(manapool, ai, sa.getHostCard(), effect && !sa.isCastFromPlayEffect() ? null : sa);
 
         if (manapool.payManaCostFromPool(cost, sa, test, manaSpentToPay)) {
             CostPayment.handleOfferings(sa, test, cost.isPaid());

forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/effects/ControlPlayerEffect.java

@@ -26,10 +26,8 @@ protected String getStackDescription(SpellAbility sa) {
     @SuppressWarnings("serial")
     @Override
     public void resolve(SpellAbility sa) {
-        final Player activator = sa.getActivatingPlayer();
-        final Game game = activator.getGame();
-        final Player controller = sa.hasParam("Controller") ? AbilityUtils.getDefinedPlayers(
-                sa.getHostCard(), sa.getParam("Controller"), sa).get(0) : activator;
+        final Player controller = AbilityUtils.getDefinedPlayers(sa.getHostCard(), sa.getParam("Controller"), sa).get(0);
+        final Game game = controller.getGame();
 
         for (final Player pTarget: getTargetPlayers(sa)) {
             // before next untap gain control

forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/player/Player.java

@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ public class Player extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Player> {
     private CardCollection gainedOwnership = new CardCollection();
 
     private ManaPool manaPool = new ManaPool(this);
-    private int numManaConversion = 0;
     // The SA currently being paid for
     private Deque<SpellAbility> paidForStack = new ArrayDeque<>();
 
@@ -2228,20 +2227,6 @@ public final void incLibrarySearched() {
         numLibrarySearchedOwn++;
     }
 
-    public final void setNumManaConversion(final int l) {
-        numManaConversion = l;
-    }
-    public final boolean hasManaConversion() {
-        return numManaConversion < getAmountOfKeyword("You may spend mana as though"
-                + " it were mana of any type to cast a spell this turn.");
-    }
-    public final void incNumManaConversion() {
-        numManaConversion++;
-    }
-    public final void decNumManaConversion() {
-        numManaConversion--;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public final boolean isValid(final String restriction, final Player sourceController, final Card source, CardTraitBase spellAbility) {
         final String[] incR = restriction.split("\\.", 2);
@@ -2587,7 +2572,6 @@ public void onCleanupPhase() {
         lifeGainedByTeamThisTurn = 0;
         setLifeStartedThisTurnWith(getLife());
         setLibrarySearched(0);
-        setNumManaConversion(0);
 
         setCommitedCrimeThisTurn(0);
         diceRollsThisTurn = Lists.newArrayList();

forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/staticability/StaticAbilityManaConvert.java

@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ public static boolean checkManaConvert(StaticAbility stAb, Player p, Card card,
         if (!stAb.matchesValidParam("ValidSA", sa)) {
             return false;
         }
+
+        if (stAb.hasParam("Optional")) {
+            stAb.getHostCard().clearRemembered();
+            if (!p.getController().confirmStaticApplication(card, null, "Do you want to spend mana as though it were mana of any type to pay the cost?", null)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            stAb.getHostCard().addRemembered(sa.getHostCard());
+        }
+
         return true;
     }
 }

forge-gui/res/cardsfolder/n/north_star.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Name:North Star
 ManaCost:4
 Types:Artifact
-A:AB$ Pump | Cost$ 4 T | Defined$ You | KW$ You may spend mana as though it were mana of any type to cast a spell this turn. | SpellDescription$ For one spell this turn, you may spend mana as though it were mana of any type to pay that spell's mana cost. (Additional costs are still paid normally.)
+A:AB$ Effect | Cost$ 4 T | ForgetOnCast$ Card.IsRemembered | StaticAbilities$ Convert | SpellDescription$ For one spell this turn, you may spend mana as though it were mana of any type to pay that spell's mana cost. (Additional costs are still paid normally.)
+SVar:Convert:Mode$ ManaConvert | ValidPlayer$ You | ValidSA$ Spell | Optional$ True | ManaConversion$ AnyType->AnyType | Description$ For one spell this turn, you may spend mana as though it were mana of any type to pay that spell's mana cost.
 AI:RemoveDeck:All
 Oracle:{4}, {T}: For one spell this turn, you may spend mana as though it were mana of any type to pay that spell's mana cost. (Additional costs are still paid normally.)

forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/HumanPlaySpellAbility.java

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
 import forge.card.CardType;
-import forge.card.MagicColor;
 import forge.game.Game;
 import forge.game.GameActionUtil;
 import forge.game.GameObject;
@@ -116,8 +115,6 @@ public final boolean playAbility(final boolean mayChooseTargets, final boolean i
         Cost abCost = ability.getPayCosts();
         CostPayment payment = new CostPayment(abCost, ability);
 
-        final boolean playerManaConversion = human.hasManaConversion()
-                && human.getController().confirmStaticApplication(c, null, "Do you want to spend mana as though it were mana of any type to pay the cost?", null);
         boolean manaColorConversion = false;
 
         if (!ability.isCopied()) {
@@ -141,16 +138,11 @@ public final boolean playAbility(final boolean mayChooseTargets, final boolean i
             }
 
             if (ability.hasParam("ManaConversion")) {
-                AbilityUtils.applyManaColorConversion(manapool, ability.getParam("ManaConversion"));
+                AbilityUtils.applyManaColorConversion(payment, ability.getParam("ManaConversion"));
                 manaColorConversion = true;
             }
         }
 
-        if (playerManaConversion) {
-            AbilityUtils.applyManaColorConversion(payment, MagicColor.Constant.ANY_TYPE_CONVERSION);
-            human.incNumManaConversion();
-        }
-
         // reset is also done early here, because if an ability is canceled from targeting it might otherwise lead to refunding mana from earlier cast
         ability.clearManaPaid();
         ability.getPayingManaAbilities().clear();
@@ -195,10 +187,7 @@ public final boolean playAbility(final boolean mayChooseTargets, final boolean i
             if (manaColorConversion) {
                 manapool.restoreColorReplacements();
             }
-            if (playerManaConversion) {
-                manapool.restoreColorReplacements();
-                human.decNumManaConversion();
-            }
+
             return false;
         }