Squad Leader Archive
Thread: Setting up some handy SL macros/Aliases
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Sharkwald
Sun Aug 17, 2003 3:29 pm
#1
Just made SL yesterday, mainly because I play regularly with a group of IRL friends and and the SL skills filled a gap in our groups ability.
Anyway, what I did first was to set up some basic SL macros using /sys, stuff like "/sys Target is %TT. Fire!" and "/sys All wings, form up on me!"
I've stuck these on my hotbar, but what with my combat commands and traps and stuff, I don't have a whole lot of room there, so I was wondering if I could set these things to aliases so I would just type "/as" and it would perform the command "/sys The next target will be %TT. All wings assume attack positions". But I can't get that to work.
Has anyone set up a similar system they'd like to share?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Anyway, what I did first was to set up some basic SL macros using /sys, stuff like "/sys Target is %TT. Fire!" and "/sys All wings, form up on me!"
I've stuck these on my hotbar, but what with my combat commands and traps and stuff, I don't have a whole lot of room there, so I was wondering if I could set these things to aliases so I would just type "/as" and it would perform the command "/sys The next target will be %TT. All wings assume attack positions". But I can't get that to work.
Has anyone set up a similar system they'd like to share?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
GWLlosa
Sun Aug 17, 2003 10:53 pm
#2
I have similar ones. I wrote them as macros, and mapped them to the camera control keys, which I wasn't using anyway.
drgnsbld
Sun Aug 17, 2003 11:41 pm
#3
you can get more hotkeys up there too, by dragging the bar down. the other keys listed there are used by pressing shift + the function key.
Sharkwald
Mon Aug 18, 2003 9:11 am
#4
Yeah I know about the bottom row - I'm currently using all 12...
What with stand, sit, kneel, prone, burst run, assist, supression fire, headshot2, mindshot 1, mindshot 2, aim, attack, peace, my laser rifle, my spraystick, 2 bone spurs or stink bombs, 2 phenacine darts and 2 glow juice traps I'm left with a grand total of four slots for macros. :-/
I like the camera control idea though... maybe the number keys
What with stand, sit, kneel, prone, burst run, assist, supression fire, headshot2, mindshot 1, mindshot 2, aim, attack, peace, my laser rifle, my spraystick, 2 bone spurs or stink bombs, 2 phenacine darts and 2 glow juice traps I'm left with a grand total of four slots for macros. :-/
I like the camera control idea though... maybe the number keys
BarzCraduc
Mon Aug 18, 2003 9:40 am
#5
camera control keys...I didn't think about that.
/me goes to map those keys to nifty SL /sys messages
Aden_Nak
Tue Aug 19, 2003 3:31 pm
#6
I find that setting a macro to:
/sysgroup Got incapped from Mind Damage again. Sorry, Squad!
tends to be very useful.
Kulos
Wed Aug 20, 2003 4:09 am
#7
You can set aliases - funny enough I just tried it a couple of minutes ago without knowing how it works.
Simply type "/alias (alias) (command)" and it will bind (command) to (alias). Here's an example:
"/alias /sys /sysgroup" will call "/sysgroup" when you just type in "/sys" and hit return. Since this is pretty useless, you might want to try "/alias /sys /sysgroup %1" - this will call "/sysgroup" when you type "/sys" and append anything afterwards. That means if you type now "/sys Retreat!" you will get the system message to the group, saying "Retreat!".
I yet have to find out how to bind a keymap so it can get called via hotkeys - just like CTRL + R does with "/reply".
Simply type "/alias (alias) (command)" and it will bind (command) to (alias). Here's an example:
"/alias /sys /sysgroup" will call "/sysgroup" when you just type in "/sys" and hit return. Since this is pretty useless, you might want to try "/alias /sys /sysgroup %1" - this will call "/sysgroup" when you type "/sys" and append anything afterwards. That means if you type now "/sys Retreat!" you will get the system message to the group, saying "Retreat!".
I yet have to find out how to bind a keymap so it can get called via hotkeys - just like CTRL + R does with "/reply".
ESD
Wed Aug 20, 2003 5:46 am
#8
/sys is already default for /sysgroup, no need to make an alias for it.
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