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Thread: command to make system message?
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saxmahoney
Wed Aug 10, 2005 2:22 pm
#1
I don't remember what it was, or where I saw it, but I remember a command that you could display a system message. If this is slightly confusing, let me clarify my intentions.
I hate having looping macros in combat of any kind, too easily get kicked from the queue by other actions, take up precious actions for healing when I need them, etc. But what I would like to do is make a macro for example that is:
/adrenaline;/pause 900;/systemmessage Adrenaline Buff is about to fade;
or for my CM stuff:
/hemorrage;/pause 120;/systemmessage Reapply hemorrage soon;
There may be other ways to do it, but making it so that I send myself a tell is annoying because it shows up in the log twice and I have to take my eyes off what is actually going on on-screen. Thanks for any help.
Filetmignon
Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:56 pm
#2
I just learned about doing this yesterday but don't know how. I think it has to do with the alarm feature and aparently there are macro commands that can initiate an alarm and set it for however much time. Hopefully somebody will paste better details, but if not that's where you can at least get a start looking...
flinner_magin
Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:23 pm
#3
the command is:
/alarmAddIn 0 0 (whatever you want it to say)
just be sure to type it like I have it here, with the caps
saxmahoney
Wed Aug 10, 2005 9:50 pm
#4
flinner_magin wrote:
the command is:
/alarmAddIn 0 0 (whatever you want it to say)
just be sure to type it like I have it here, with the caps
Awesome, thanks. I just tried it out and it worked great.
saxmahoney
Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:43 am
#6
Possible suggestion:
Here's what I did, as a Master Doc/Master CM:
/hemorrage;/pause 120;/alarmAddIn 0 0 \#00FF00Hemorrage;
What this does is that if I'm in a duel (more effective for my MCM/MBH), I apply the state, and it will display Hemorrage in green, so that I don't even have to fully read it, just see that it's green so, "Oh, the green bar, that will be recahrging soon, better fix that"
BadChef
Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:49 am
#7
Just remember if you run into lag, dont hit that key too many times if it doesnt go off right away, or when its time for the alarm to go off you get a bunch of alarms at the same time. Can be a little annoying.
saxmahoney
Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:52 am
#8
BadChef wrote:
Just remember if you run into lag, dont hit that key too many times if it doesnt go off right away, or when its time for the alarm to go off you get a bunch of alarms at the same time. Can be a little annoying.
yeah, that's why I don't want looping macros and limited the alarms to one-word, color-coded messages. So even if they do start to stack, it shouldn't be too disruptive.
Shamonue
Thu Aug 11, 2005 3:02 pm
#9
Or you can become a Squad Leader. We get group system message at novice.
ppisleet
Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:24 am
#10
this will be nice for force armor and force speed, a great idea.
Gunni
Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:59 am
#11
Wow nice thanks, i curently send myself a tell when force speed is running out but am gonna switch to this when i get home.
Is there a way to color the messages? Like make it red or something? That would definately catch my eye.
Is there a way to color the messages? Like make it red or something? That would definately catch my eye.
Andymantium
Fri Aug 12, 2005 11:08 am
#12
Gunni wrote:
Is there a way to color the messages? Like make it red or something? That would definately catch my eye.
Using the OP's example:
/hemorrage;/pause 120;/systemmessage \#FF0000Reapply hemorrage soon;
Would that work?
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