Request for Macro tips

Nemi · 04-20-2006, 01:20 PM

I'm having some problems with a macro I'm trying to create and wonder if any bright sparks out there can suggest something.

Macro as is

Line 1: /assist Nameoftank

Line 2: /pet attack

Line 3: /target_pet

Problem is it doesn't work and I don't know why, anyone suggest some help?

Basically this is to aid in controlling the pet in case of Charm break. If the macro worked then my pet would always be assisting the correct target and I would always have it targeted if Charm breaks.

Apathyloves · 04-20-2006, 09:39 PM

Nemi wrote:
I'm having some problems with a macro I'm trying to create and wonder if any bright sparks out there can suggest something.

Macro as is

Line 1: /assist Nameoftank

Line 2: /pet attack

Line 3: /target_pet

Problem is it doesn't work and I don't know why, anyone suggest some help?

Basically this is to aid in controlling the pet in case of Charm break. If the macro worked then my pet would always be assisting the correct target and I would always have it targeted if Charm breaks.

When you say it doesn't work, what exactly does happen?nektulos.willbender

Nemi · 04-20-2006, 11:22 PM

My target changes to that of the tank and the pet sits there looking dumb doing nothing (not related to the earlier problem with Coercer pets)

Cuz · 04-21-2006, 12:43 AM

As stupid as it sounds, was your tank targeting something when you tried it?

Apathyloves · 04-21-2006, 03:37 AM

the macro command lines are nothing more than the text you type in command line. So, if you type /assist Biguglytrolltank, then /pet attack, and it works; then, my only far-fetched possibility is that it's related to the timing of the commands. If you suspect that it's 'too fast' (which I highly doubt, but have seen in other spell events before), then you can make multiple macros, 1 for each line for troubleshooting purposes.Sidenote: Once you get this to work, you can cook up 5 macros that correspond to the 5 party slots and just remove and replace when your tank is in a different place. That way you don't have to change the name over and over. Plus a 6th of course for the MT/MA for a raid.HTH,nektulos.willbender

Chog · 04-21-2006, 06:01 AM

Everything happening to fast could be a reason. I have a yell Macro on my Berserker that targets self then yells. There are times when I have to press the macro a second time to yell off all encounters becasue the yell took place before I was targetted. Most of the time this is in TT when I have 90% of the Scaleborn Warriors attacking me when leaving SoS though. What can I say, I like ot see how many I can collect :smileyhappy:

Nemi · 04-21-2006, 04:33 PM

I'm pretty sure that its to do with lag now. Certainly in a raid environment there is a noticeable lag between pressing the simple /assist macro and actually having the target appear. I'm sure that's causing the problem.

Really annoying, would have made controlling a pet easier. It's not a problem if the pet comes to beat on me if it breaks but if it decided to chew on someone else it can be hell to retarget it. =/

Serendia · 04-24-2006, 02:45 PM

Nemi,Its been suggested that throwing an emote in there helps break up the macro enough to account for such things... something like:assist NameofTank ; pointpet attacktarget_petGive that a go and let me know SMILEY

Nemi · 04-24-2006, 04:14 PM

Certainly will, thanks for the tip!

Bloodtoo · 04-25-2006, 07:23 PM

Also important to know that pressing F1 twice will target your pet. First time F1 targets you, second press your pet.

Nemi · 04-25-2006, 07:43 PM

That doesn't work if its no longer your pet, which is why I have the macro =)

Bloodtoo · 04-25-2006, 08:12 PM

Nemi wrote:

That doesn't work if its no longer your pet, which is why I have the macro =)

Are you telling me the TARGET_PET command in your macro works when the mob is no longer your pet? That sounds strange, but I could see it being useful if it does.

Serendia · 04-25-2006, 11:30 PM

I think nemi just means this will ensure that your pet is always targetted once you send em on the mob...Nemi did my little suggestion work? Just curious because my coercer is a baby and hasn't grouped yet but would like to know for the future SMILEY

Zeroimagination · 04-26-2006, 12:01 AM

/Target has a noticable lag on it while it searches the names of everyone close to you server-side.There's a /target_group_member <1-6> you could try and might not have the lag. But there's not raid equivalent that I know of.

Nemi · 04-27-2006, 04:41 PM

Bloodtooth wrote:

Nemi wrote:

That doesn't work if its no longer your pet, which is why I have the macro =)

Are you telling me the TARGET_PET command in your macro works when the mob is no longer your pet? That sounds strange, but I could see it being useful if it does.

No it doesn't but what the macro would do is always have your pet attacking the mob the tank is attacking, and always have you targeting your pet (which you can cast through to hit the mob). Since your doing a DPS role you are not really doing CC or stuns etc on the other mobs.

When Charm breaks, you have the mob targetted and the 3 seconds you get it more than enough to root/debuff/mes and charm it. Otherwise, you spend ages trying to mouseclick the pet (it doesn't always attack you after Charm breaks) to get it back under control.

I haven't had a chance to check it as I've been working away from home and left to play only Oblivion =) Will try it tonight and let you all know =)

04-20-2006, 09:39 PM	#2
Apathyloves Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 81	Nemi wrote: I'm having some problems with a macro I'm trying to create and wonder if any bright sparks out there can suggest something. Macro as is Line 1: /assist Nameoftank Line 2: /pet attack Line 3: /target_pet Problem is it doesn't work and I don't know why, anyone suggest some help? Basically this is to aid in controlling the pet in case of Charm break. If the macro worked then my pet would always be assisting the correct target and I would always have it targeted if Charm breaks. When you say it doesn't work, what exactly does happen?nektulos.willbender

04-21-2006, 12:43 AM	#4
Cuz Loremaster Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 825	As stupid as it sounds, was your tank targeting something when you tried it? __________________ ------------------------------------------------------------ one immature posted ------------------------------------------------------------

04-21-2006, 06:01 AM	#6
Chog General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 475	Everything happening to fast could be a reason. I have a yell Macro on my Berserker that targets self then yells. There are times when I have to press the macro a second time to yell off all encounters becasue the yell took place before I was targetted. Most of the time this is in TT when I have 90% of the Scaleborn Warriors attacking me when leaving SoS though. What can I say, I like ot see how many I can collect :smileyhappy: __________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "Your food stamps will be stopped effective March 1992 because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you. You may reapply if there is a change in your circumstances."--Department of Social Services, Greenville, South Carolina

04-24-2006, 02:45 PM	#8
Serendia Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 63	Nemi,Its been suggested that throwing an emote in there helps break up the macro enough to account for such things... something like:assist NameofTank ; pointpet attacktarget_petGive that a go and let me know __________________ Jamus Tinkertom Guild Leader, Vision Najena

04-25-2006, 07:23 PM	#10
Bloodtoo Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 198	Also important to know that pressing F1 twice will target your pet. First time F1 targets you, second press your pet. __________________ Freeport is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side. -- Hunter S. Thompson (slight interpretation)

04-20-2006, 01:20 PM	#1
Nemi Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 603	I'm having some problems with a macro I'm trying to create and wonder if any bright sparks out there can suggest something. Macro as is Line 1: /assist Nameoftank Line 2: /pet attack Line 3: /target_pet Problem is it doesn't work and I don't know why, anyone suggest some help? Basically this is to aid in controlling the pet in case of Charm break. If the macro worked then my pet would always be assisting the correct target and I would always have it targeted if Charm breaks.

04-20-2006, 11:22 PM	#3
Nemi Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 603	My target changes to that of the tank and the pet sits there looking dumb doing nothing (not related to the earlier problem with Coercer pets)

04-21-2006, 03:37 AM	#5
Apathyloves Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 81	the macro command lines are nothing more than the text you type in command line. So, if you type /assist Biguglytrolltank, then /pet attack, and it works; then, my only far-fetched possibility is that it's related to the timing of the commands. If you suspect that it's 'too fast' (which I highly doubt, but have seen in other spell events before), then you can make multiple macros, 1 for each line for troubleshooting purposes.Sidenote: Once you get this to work, you can cook up 5 macros that correspond to the 5 party slots and just remove and replace when your tank is in a different place. That way you don't have to change the name over and over. Plus a 6th of course for the MT/MA for a raid.HTH,nektulos.willbender

04-21-2006, 04:33 PM	#7
Nemi Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 603	I'm pretty sure that its to do with lag now. Certainly in a raid environment there is a noticeable lag between pressing the simple /assist macro and actually having the target appear. I'm sure that's causing the problem. Really annoying, would have made controlling a pet easier. It's not a problem if the pet comes to beat on me if it breaks but if it decided to chew on someone else it can be hell to retarget it. =/

04-24-2006, 04:14 PM	#9
Nemi Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 603	Certainly will, thanks for the tip!

04-25-2006, 07:43 PM	#11
Nemi Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 603	That doesn't work if its no longer your pet, which is why I have the macro =)

04-25-2006, 08:12 PM	#12
Bloodtoo Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 198	Nemi wrote: That doesn't work if its no longer your pet, which is why I have the macro =) Are you telling me the TARGET_PET command in your macro works when the mob is no longer your pet? That sounds strange, but I could see it being useful if it does. __________________ Freeport is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side. -- Hunter S. Thompson (slight interpretation)

04-25-2006, 11:30 PM	#13
Serendia Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 63	I think nemi just means this will ensure that your pet is always targetted once you send em on the mob...Nemi did my little suggestion work? Just curious because my coercer is a baby and hasn't grouped yet but would like to know for the future __________________ Jamus Tinkertom Guild Leader, Vision Najena

04-26-2006, 12:01 AM	#14
Zeroimagination Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 101	/Target has a noticable lag on it while it searches the names of everyone close to you server-side.There's a /target_group_member <1-6> you could try and might not have the lag. But there's not raid equivalent that I know of. __________________ Trafficker Delauded Pain'Easer - 72 Fury / 74 Weaponsmith Corsair Dangerousbeans Rumblebottom - 70 Assassin/70 Tailor Sujimarg Seal`Clubber - Coercer/Carpenter Malicia Grimm - Conjurer/70 Wood Worker Five Finger Discount, Everfrost Server

04-27-2006, 04:41 PM	#15
Nemi Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 603	Bloodtooth wrote: Nemi wrote: That doesn't work if its no longer your pet, which is why I have the macro =) Are you telling me the TARGET_PET command in your macro works when the mob is no longer your pet? That sounds strange, but I could see it being useful if it does. No it doesn't but what the macro would do is always have your pet attacking the mob the tank is attacking, and always have you targeting your pet (which you can cast through to hit the mob). Since your doing a DPS role you are not really doing CC or stuns etc on the other mobs. When Charm breaks, you have the mob targetted and the 3 seconds you get it more than enough to root/debuff/mes and charm it. Otherwise, you spend ages trying to mouseclick the pet (it doesn't always attack you after Charm breaks) to get it back under control. I haven't had a chance to check it as I've been working away from home and left to play only Oblivion =) Will try it tonight and let you all know =)