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AgonThalia

Thu Jan 29, 2004 10:10 am

After reading a great rescue macro, I thought about other macros that are ranger specific. What macros do you use that makes Rangering much easier,

I have a trap macro that goes like this (of course I usually use this in groups)...after the traps are thrown, then I run in and beat the animal up.

in the sixth toolbar, I have 5 slots (F13-F16) with traps in them.

Then i have the trap throwing macro in another slot on my first toolbar.

heres the macro
/ui action toolbarPane05;
/ui action toolbarSlotXX;
/ui action toolbarSlotXX;
/ui action toolbarSlotXX;
/ui action toolbarSlotXX;
/ui action toolbarSlotXX;
/ui action toolbarPane00

the first line sends you to the second toolbar, then the slots throw the traps, and the last line returns you back to your defaule pane.

I usually use
1) stink bomb
2) glow wire
3) phenacine dart
4) sharp bone spur
5) adhesive mesh

(one note, make sure your adhesive mesh is refilled often, since you only get 2 of those per crafting session)

Draknev
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DWolfe

Thu Jan 29, 2004 12:32 pm

#2

2 questions:

On the /ui action toolbarSlotXX command..

Do you just put the number, or include the F? Also, for single digit numbers, do you put it as 01, 02, etc. or will putting it simply 1, 2 etc. work?

Thanks.

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JBMat

Thu Jan 29, 2004 3:06 pm

#3

Let me elaborate, macros suck.

Go ahead, use this, and realize half way through it you need to heal... SOL there bud, as traps trump heals. As you lay incapped by a baby gubber, you may atone for your sins.

Not even I am so lazy as to macro traps. I make a bunch, toss em, kill and harvest. I have had trapping maxed forever, like before I made Master even.

Instead of spectating, participate. Or do your widdle fingies get tired??

JB

the more complicated you make it, the easier you are to kill

Dyrwen

Thu Jan 29, 2004 3:54 pm

#4

JBMat wrote:

Instead of spectating, participate. Or do your widdle fingies get tired??

JB

/snicker.

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Lorell

Thu Jan 29, 2004 3:59 pm

#5

JB all he was doing was offering something that helps him to others. Making snide comments about it just because your playstyle is different doesn't help anyone. You made a valid point about the healing and you could have just left it at that. We're all rangers here and we should support each other.

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PixBumble

Thu Jan 29, 2004 4:56 pm

#6

As useful as a trap macro SOUNDS, the sad fact is that by the time you nail whatever you're attacking with all that stuff, your Commando or TKA has already killed 4 of its friends.

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RazaKuhn

Thu Jan 29, 2004 5:14 pm

#7

Here's a couple I use:

/harvest meat;/loot all;

and

/dismount;/maskscent;/mount;

BTW, the trapping macro is the best for when I was grinding through trapping, but that's just me elaborating.

But are those considered macros or just hot buttons? Are all macros hot buttons, or are hot buttons macros?

AgonThalia

Thu Jan 29, 2004 5:18 pm

#8

I guess I didnt make this very clear...

I said that I only use this in groups. (check the original post) Because, as a Ranger, im primarily combat support, my first duty as a ranger is to weaken the beast for the group, then go in and attack.

I wouldnt use this solo (that's just dumb), and when I do solo I use a much more judicious tactic when throwing traps.

and JBMat, if no offense was meant, then none was taken.

I know that there are some good macros out there that save space, time and allow me to concentrate on the situation at hand rather than finding the shift key.

Draknev
The Last Ranger Correspondent
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Colonel: Rebel Alliance

Tack

Thu Jan 29, 2004 6:12 pm

#9

My loot macro is as follows:

/loot all;

/harvest hide;

/harvest bone;

/harvest meat;

I change it depending on what I am primarily seeking. If I am looking for hide, and I kill something that doesn't have hide, I will extract the next resource listed. That way I will alwaysharvest something, even if it isn't the one resource I am looking for. Of course, if I am looking for hide, I will hunt something that I know has hide, but if I am just running around killing anything in sight, this macro comes in handy.

Tackleberry
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JBMat

Thu Jan 29, 2004 7:48 pm

#10

No offense personally, just 90% of macros are dumb.

Hotkeys aside, I use a few macros - /harvest meat /harvest hide

ok, two.

I can see setting up short simple macros. Your trap macro is huge. What happens if and when you need to shoot or rescue or heal someone... you are out of luck. It has been shown that you can't do squat until the trap queue (for the lack of a better term) is cleared, and you can only clear it by throwing all traps. The left arm theory I mumbled about in a previous post.

Your macro effectively takes you out of the action, unable to help in any other way. That is the main reason I do not like macros. They start you doing something and by the time you realize you need to do something else, and stop the macro, you are dead or your buddies are - either result is a non starter.

I just throw the traps one by one using shift f(whatever), heal when I can- another shift f key, and shoot if I want or have to, other F keys.

IMHO macros get you into trouble and offer no easy way out.

JB

DWolfe

Thu Jan 29, 2004 7:56 pm

#11

Hey Tack,

In my experience, if you try to harvest something that doesn't exist on the creature, it won't harvest again. Very annoying.. Something that does essentially what you're talking about is /harvest (or /h) which will harvest something at random. I did this when all I cared about was the XP and I destroyed most of the materials anyhow.

Quick question while we're talking macros.. So far as I've ever seen macros, the only way to use them is to create it, then drag the icon into a hotkey bar. Is there a way to use macros WITHOUT taking up hotkey space? I'd much rather use /blahblahblah to execute my blah macro than have to put it in my Shift-F3 bar, where I'd rather put something with a combat use.

~Daracca of Valcyn
Corellian Defense Front - Information Officer
Rifleman - Shoot straight, conserve ammo, and never cut a deal with a Hutt.
Master Ranger - Come with me, and I'll show you the world.

NRaas

Thu Jan 29, 2004 10:50 pm

#12

"In my experience, if you try to harvest something that doesn't exist on the creature, it won't harvest again."

Aye. That is a long standing issue on the SotP bug list.

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Worthless1

Thu Jan 29, 2004 11:12 pm

#13

is there one for camping?

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