Tailor Archive

Macro Crafting is of course, the fastest way to get to the top of any crafting skill tree. Some people do it because "the holocron told me to", so that they can move along their path to Jedi, while others do it to rip through and be a Master so that they can make the big creds! (I personally think ripping through would be a waste due to the fact that you don't really learn the profession).

This guide will give you all the information you need to create a macro/s, makethem loop,be able to stop it with the click of the button, and explain the parts of the macro/s that need to be edited.

I have also added the instructions for where the crafting tools go,where the macro's go, and how to figure out what the schematic number is. With these macros, there will be no "text got cut off" either.

I recommendthat youclick the arrow to the left of the toolbar, until you have an empty toolbar. This way you can leave everything in place if you decide you need a break and want to go out hunting. Just click the arrows again to get back to your "fighting" toolbar.

****There are some professions that require you to be near a personal crafting station to use a specific schematic. In this case, the text will be cut off. I will include the instructions for this macro/sin a reply to this post****

Last thing Iwould also recommend isprinting this out, so that when you are ingame, you can type right from the original.

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Text in RED, will be expained at the bottom. These are items that need to beedited according to the number of schematics in your datapad, and your intenet connection.

How it works.

When you click the first macro, it starts the crafting machine in toolbarSlot00. The schematic is automatically loaded and you are taken to the "add resources" window. You then add the needed resources, and the macro closes the machine and starts the next.The macro will continue through it's commands and do this 6 times. You now have 6 crafting tools that are at work. When the 1st macro end's, it's last command is to call the second macro. The same actions will occur. When the 2nd macro ends it then calls the first macro. It will then run in a continous loop, for as many hours as you can sit there, until your finger or mouse is broken, or until you use the 3rd macro ( /dump ).

***/dump stops all macro's in their tracks***. You will usually use /dumpwhen you have gained a level, and need to be trained.

Also know that you can only gain xxxxx amount of experience. You will top out at some point. If you do not get trained and continue to macro craft, you will use resources for no reason. I recommend turning on the Experience Monitor found in the Skill window (CTRL+S). This way you can see every time you hit a level if you miss the notification across your screen.

What you will need: 10 crafting tools for the profession that you are mastering,a little bit of time to write the macro's, and setup your machines.

Enough resources to craft out the profession, including extra for failures. (Even in Practice Mode, you can have critical failures, and lose all the resources)

Lotsto drink, and a bag of chips while macro crafting.

Crafting Tool Setup: Your toolbarSlot/s start at 00. So, F1 = 00, F2 = 01,F3 = 02,and so on across the toolbar to F12 = 11. Put your crafting tools in F1-F6 and F8-F11. (00-05 and 07-11) You now have 10 crafting tools in your toolbar with 2 open spots.

You will now create 3 Macro's.To do this click the"Abilities and Commands" button or hit CTRL+A. This will open the Command Browser. Now click on the macro tab, and then on the "New Macro" button the bottom left. You are now presented with a new window called "Edit Macro". Select an iconthat your character does not use. You will then type in the"Macro Text" area. Just copy the text from below, editing as needed.(explained at the bottom)

*** Macro text is case specific! Be sure to type it in exactly as shown. If for some reason your macro does not work, go back and check all capitalization. ***

Macro # 1: Put the first macro into the toolbar in F7. (This is toolbarSlot06)

/ui action toolbarSlot00;
/sel xx;
/pause 4;
/nextCraftingStage;
/nextCraftignStage;
/createPrototype practice no item;
/createPrototype;
/pause 1;
/ui action toolbarSlot01;
/sel xx;
/pause 4;
/nextCraftingStage;
/nextCraftignStage;
/createPrototype practice no item;
/createPrototype;
/pause 1;
/ui action toolbarSlot02;
/sel xx;
/pause 4;
/nextCraftingStage;
/nextCraftignStage;
/createPrototype practice no item;
/createPrototype;
/pause 1;
/ui action toolbarSlot03;
/sel xx;
/pause 4;
/nextCraftingStage;
/nextCraftignStage;
/createPrototype practice no item;
/createPrototype;
/pause 1;
/ui action toolbarSlot04;
/sel xx;
/pause 4;
/nextCraftingStage;
/nextCraftignStage;
/createPrototype practice no item;
/createPrototype;
/pause 1;
/ui action toolbarSlot05;
/sel xx;
/pause 4;
/nextCraftingStage;
/nextCraftignStage;
/createPrototype practice no item;
/createPrototype;
/pause 1;
/ui action toolbarSlot11;

Macro # 2: Put the second macro into thetoolbar in F12. (This is toolbarSlot11.)

/ui action toolbarSlot07;
/sel xx;
/pause 4;
/nextCraftingStage;
/nextCraftignStage;
/createPrototype practice no item;
/createPrototype;
/pause 1;
/ui action toolbarSlot08;
/sel xx;
/pause 4;
/nextCraftingStage;
/nextCraftignStage;
/createPrototype practice no item;
/createPrototype;
/pause 1;
/ui action toolbarSlot09;
/sel xx;
/pause 4;
/nextCraftingStage;
/nextCraftignStage;
/createPrototype practice no item;
/createPrototype;
/pause 1;
/ui action toolbarSlot10;
/sel xx;
/pause 4;
/nextCraftingStage;
/nextCraftignStage;
/createPrototype practice no item;
/createPrototype;
/pause 1;
/ui action toolbarSlot06;

Macro # 3: Put this in any of the open toolbar slots in the second row.

/dump

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You see at the bottom of each macro it says "/ui action toolbarSlot06; or /ui action toolbarSlot11;" This is the command that calls the other macro and creates the "looping" effect. The macro's will continously run until you hit the third macro, or type /dump and hit enter.

Items inRED :

The first item is: /sel xx;

The /sel xx; is the process where a specific schematic is called from the datapad and used in the crafting machine. To figure out what schematic number you need to use, you can start a crafting machine normally, and get to the list of schematics that can be made. From there,type/sel 10 into the spatial chat and hit enter. This will cause the machine to load a schematic that is in your datapad. You then look in your datapad to see where that schematic is. You will then count forward or back, from left to right until you find the item your are going to macro craft. So lets say you have 26 schematics in your datapad, andyou are looking for Mabari Chestplate. When you typed in /sel 10, and it loadeda schematic for the Basic Camp Kit. You look down a bit further and see Mabari Chestplate about 8 away. Starting at the Basic Camp Kit (10), count from left to right until you get to the Mabari Chestplate (18). The number that you stop at is the number of the schematic. ***Note. As you progress up the skill tree, this number can change. Just open your macro's, and edit as need, using the same routine***

You would now use that number 18. So, in place of /sel xx; you would now type in /sel 18;. Do this in all /sel xx; areas, so that the schematic is called over and over.

The next item is: /pause 4

The /pause 4; is the time from when your "add resources" window appears and closes. In this case the time is 4 seconds. This time can be altered for a few reasons.

1) According to your internet connection (I havea cable connection) Some people will need more, some less.

2) Number of resources used. Obviously, the more resources that are required, the more time that you will need to double click these items.

3) Server Lag. Try to stay away from crowded areas. Stand on the outside of the city, so that the lag is near 0. This will also keep you close to a populated area, so that you can get trained at each level.

4) Some schematics take considerably longer to finish crafting. Make sure to set the /pause 4; to a comfortable time in order for the tools to complete the crafting process. If you do not do this, you will start to get errors, and the macro will continue to try to work. A little bit of practice and you will have the times set correctly.

The next item is: /createPrototype practice no item;

In some cases (as with Mabari Chestplates for ArmorSmith) subcomponents are need, that you can craft. You can also create these in a factory, but why lose the exp). If you want to create these subcomponents by hand, you can use these macro's. BUT, you must remove the practice no item text. Your command lineswill nowlook like this:

/createPrototype;

/createPrototype;

Be sure to empty your inventory every few runs of the macro, or you will get backup in the crafting machines.

The next item is: /pause 1;

This is the time in between theclosing of one crafting tool, and the starting of the next crafting tool. This may also differ due to your connection and server lag.

And thats all thats to it. If you follow these instructions carefully, you should be macro crafting in no time!

I will reply to this post with the "Near a Personal Crafting Station" instructions.

/D

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