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Macrocommands
An article from EQ2wiki.

This is a guide explaining how to create macro-commands in EverQuest II. Macros are very useful to optimize play, to facilitate the relational one and to give a style to your character. The objective of this guide is to make it possible for everyone "to arrange" its macro, therefore the experienced players will find it surely too simple while it will be difficult for the newbies. We hope this guide will be useful to all.

Contents 1 Creation 2 Lines of order 3 Recognition and Abbreviations 4 Restriction 4.1 Exception to the restriction 5 Evolution of the play 6 Some councils, remarks 6.1 The Councils in bulk 7 Useful Commands 7.1 Communication, social 7.2 Parameters 7.3 Fights, sorts/technic and equipment 7.4 Logout/Login 7.5 Others 7.6 Options adjustments 7.7 Preset emotions 8 Examples of macro 9 Credits

[edit] Creation

To create a macro, press "O" to open the Socials UI, and select the Macros tab.

Pick a slot and "click to modify".

You will be able to republish it by clicking right on the icon where that it is then by selecting "Edit".

The macro-command, once created, can be launched by clicking on the icon, or you can drag the icon from the Socials UI to your hotbar and initiate the command with a single keypress just like any other spell or skill.

An evocative name and image are recommended (the choices of icons are not very broad... do not hesitate to use /feedback to let the devs know that you want more/better icons for macros!)

[edit] Lines of order

Here the heart of the problem.

In EQ2 exist multiple ways of giving instructions to the program : by the mouse while clicking on a icone, by the small EQ2, a short cut keyboard, or the seizure with the keyboard of an order in the line of cat (where one communicates).

The macro-order makes it possible to launch more or less complex orders of cat in a simple click or a short cut keyboard All the orders of cat are, a priori, possible to integrate in macro. The orders presented here are employed and all were tested

Example :

/say hello

(known as "hello" in the general cat of proximity)

The slash "/" necessary when one types an order in the cat, is not obligatory any more in macro.

say hello

will thus function perfectly

For enchainer several orders, one can use the 3 lines present on the window of edition.

Example :

bow say hello

(made a courbette and hello says)

or, another example :

not gsay I attack %T autoattack 1

(gesture to indicate, known as with the group "I attack < target >" and passes in autoattaque mode)

The parameters % following an order are taken into account and return characteristics of the target.

%T (name of the target) is employed the most by far, but there is the different one which returns the race %R, the %G kind (Fr) or a pronoun %S (Ang) and lately %C which returns the name of the icon on which your mouse is. This last will function on maintained Effets, Effets, Inventaire, Equipement, Macros, Touches shortened, Sorts, Effets of target, and Effects of target implied.

[edit] Recognition and Abbreviations

The interpreter of the orders is equipped with an automatic recognition, therefore a partial seizure is sufficient. The orders quoted here are indifferent to breakage (tiny or capital) the capital letters are there only to indicate the letters necessary and sufficient to start the order.

Thus /Say can be written /s or S in macro - /Gsay : /g or G (macro) - /POint : /po or Po (macro) etc.

Abbreviations also exist, they are not the first letters of the order but of the key letters.

Thus /TELLTARGET can be written /TT (sends a text to the target)

Use of the capacities

The use of the fates, techniques of combat or improvements places by the use of the order

/USEAbility < name of the sort/tech/perf >

Attention, it acts of the complete English name, with its spaces and its apostrophes if there is.

Examples :

USEAbility Taunt Gsay I sweater %t

(lance the technique the agro one and announces the sweater to the group)

or

USEAbility Invisibility G %t is invisible tt Attention ! you are INVISIBLE, cast more nothing, harvest not, if not you will break the inviso.

(invisible the target makes, announces to the group and known as with the target to pay attention)

[edit] Restriction

One cannot use that 2 sorts/tech/perf in macro because of the setting on standby. If one uses some more than two the program will carry out only the first and the last.

[edit] Exception to the restriction

The launching of Heroic Opportunity is instantaneous, it thus does not put on standby the following order, one can thus carry out a complete OH solo in only one click.

usea < OHlancement >

usea < OHavancement >

usea < OHterminaison >

for small Berzerk

usea fighting chance usea wild swing usea taunt

Do not neglect the interest of this macro, even if it asks a little attention (it is necessary that the three techniques are up) the speed of launching is incomparable manually. [to modify] Syntax multi-orders

If you wish to connect more than 3 orders, there are particular syntaxes which differ with the orders.

To simplify, here the syntax which goes for a maximum of orders:

To open each line with two points, a space and a point comma.

Then to place a space and a point comma between each order.

(not of slash/)

Attention, for the orders "Say" not to place them in first in the chains, on the same line, if not the following order will be said and not carried out.

The limit of the number of orders is that of the number of characters in each 3 line of order (of 100).

Example : With hairs - for memory, because it is now obsolete

 ;un head ;un

chest ;un shoulders ;un forearms ;un hands ;un legacy ;un feet: ;un neck ;un ears ;un waist ;un left_ring ;un right_ring ;un left_wrist ;un right_wrist ;un ranged ;un ammo: ;inve unequip 18 ;inve unequip 19 ;un primary ;un secondary

Can also be carried out by an order launching an external file.

[edit] Evolution of the play

You will often find in the forums of the examples of macro which are now obsolete because the interface was improved.

One of the most frequent examples is the macro one with the order /ASsist.

Indeed, in the beginnings of EQ2, to select the tank did not make it possible to select its target automatically. The order /assist was thus extremely useful. Now it lost of its interest since one can assist the tank by selecting it, which allows in more of changing target at the same time as him. No matter what... one could find a utility well to him : recently a modification makes that in a group in combat if you click on autoattack, you select one of the attackers automatically. The order /assist will automatically replace you on the tank (if it is well the target of the mob).

This guide per hour when read it to you will comprise surely orders which will not have any more interest because of improvements of the interface - so much better -

Syntaxes also evolve/move, lately the character slash/is not more obligatory in the macros.

[edit] Some councils, remarks

What it is not possible to currently make with macro:

Impossible to use a short cut keyboard

Impossible to insert a pause, one can use a sort/tech whose time of launching ensures the time.

[edit] The Councils in bulk

The lag is very harmful with macro which enchainent /useability avoid them in this case.

Keep your icones apparent sorts/tech, the icones the macro one do not make apparaitre the time of recast.

To use 2 similar or complementary attacks in macro will avoid strike useless

Examples : 2 backstab for a dirge, 2 debuff for a healer, or an attack and a taunt for a tank having preferably the same time of recast.

To begin a combat, if you group two fates place in the most powerful first and slowest.

Attention with the Spam, avoid the too frequent messages of cat (not less than all the 10 S) that would become aggravating for everyone.

All the healers should have a macro message announcing to the group (and/or the raid) that the healer is under attack. In the same way the healers or DPS, which are normally far from the melee, can have a macro message to announce Adds.

To temporarily withdraw a message from a macro, only erase or break the command (/gsay, for example) and to reactivate it just repair the command.

Many fates or techniques benefit from a small message of alarm. We saw the example of invisibility. There are (too much) many the and specific ones to each class.

Example for a paladin, when I make a gift of armour in the MT, I can join a tell to specify that I give of 300 mitig but that I loses 500 of them and that thus it should not leave me agro too a long time. Or when I launch sigil of heroism, during 15s I recover 32% of agro generated by each member of the group, it is thus a good moment to announce to the DPS which they can release etc.

[edit] Useful Commands

To find the list off (most all) existing commands, type the first letter and support on "" and you will have the list, but beware! There are obsolete commands in there. Ex.: /kill - made it possible in beta to commit suicide, but it has not been functional since shortly after launch.

The list which follows is not at all complete, it is a selection of the commands used most often.

[edit] Communication, social

/Emote [ text ] - Additions an emotional description

/Ooc [ text ] - Cat seen by the whole of the players of the zone

/SHOut [ text ] - Cat seen by the whole of the players of the zone in red (= to shout)

/Say [ text ] - Cat seen by the close players.

/Gsay [ text ] - Cat seen by the group

/RAIDSay [ text ] - Cat seen by the raid

/Tell [ name ] [ text ] - the text only Sends to the personage named player

/TellTarget [ text ] - only Sends the text to the personage targeted

/[numéro of the cannal ] [ text ] - Cat seen by the player connected on the channel

/MOod < parm > - Exchange the facial expression of the perso

< ' afraid' | ' happy' | ' sad' | ' tired' | ' angry' > or < ' Rien' > (attention to respect breakage)

In the place of certain orders one can also use the characters according to : ' = /say,  ! = /shout, @ = /guildsay, # = /groupsay,  : = /emote

[edit] Parameters

%T - turns over the name of the target

%M - turns over the name of the fart of the targeted perso

%R - turns over the race of the target

%G - turns over the kind of the target

%C - turns over the name of the icon on which the mouse is

[edit] Fights, sorts/technic and equipment

/AUTOATTACK 0 or 1 - car-attacks mélée One (1) or Off (0)

/RANGEDATTACK 0 or 1 - car-attacks remotely One (1) or Off (0)

/TARGET_GROUP_MEMBER < name or index (0 1 2 3 4) > - Target a member of the group

/TARGET_PET - Target his/her called upon companion

/TARGET_GROUP_PET < index > - Target the fart of the member of the group indicated

/TARGET_NEAREST_PC - Target the player nearest

/TARGET_NEAREST_NPC - Target the character not-player nearest (mob or noncontestable PNJ)

/TARGET_NEXT_NPC - Target the character following not-player

/TARGET_PREV_NPC - Target the character preceding not-player

/TARGET_SELF - Target oneself even

/TARGET_NONE - Cancel target.

/ASsist < name > - Target the target of the PNJ or the Player

/Yell - Break-in the combat

/USEAbility - < sort/tech/perfectionnement >

/CLEarabilityqueue - Removes the waiting list of the sorts/techniques/perfectionnements

/USE_Equipped_item [ N° of the site ] - Uses item equipped

/UNequip [ name of the site ] - vacuum the indicated site

/INVEntory UNEQUIP [ N° of the site ] - vacuum the indicated site

[ ' 0 ' ] - Primary (ex:épée), [ ' 1 ' ] - Secondary (ex:bouclier)

[ ' 2 ' ] - Head, [ ' 3 ' ] - Chest, [ ' 4 ' ] - Shoulders, [ ' 5 ' ] - Forearms, [ ' 6 ' ] - Hands, [ ' 7 ' ] - Legacy, [ ' 8 ' ] - Feet

[ ' 9 ' ] - Left_Ring, [ ' 10 ' ] - Right_Ring, [ ' 11 ' ] - Ears, [ ' 12 ' ] - Neck, [ ' 13 ' ] - Left_Wrist, [ ' 14 ' ] - Right_Wrist

[ ' 15 ' ] - Ranged, [ ' 16 ' ] - Ammo, [ ' 17 ' ] - Waist, [ ' 18 ' ] - < Charm 1 > (name ?), [ ' 19 ' ] - < Charm 2 > (name ?)

[edit] Logout/Login

/EXIT - Logout, immediately, to windows. Same in-game effect as Linkdeath.

/QUIT - Logout, immediately, to the character selection screen. Same in-game effect as Linkdeath.

/camp - After 20 seconds, logout to the character selection screen. Allows you to immediately re-login at will, as you exited cleanly.

/camp < name of the person > - Logout the current character and login as the specified character, after the same 20-second delay as /camp.

[edit] Others

/Loc - turns over the geographical localization in co-ordinates X y Z.

/WAypoint [ X ] [ Z ] [ Y ] - Generates a cord shining and of the indications of cat leading to the seized co-ordinates

/RANdom < X > [ y ] - Generate a number randomly between X and Y. Default range is 1 to 100. If only one parameters is entered it is assumed to be Y and 1 is assumed for X.

/SIt sitting position

/STAnd position upright

/FOllow < name > - Autofollow the target gold named player, either must Be grouped.

/Afk < text > - Poster < AFK > (Away From Keyboard = far from the keyboard) beside the name of the perso and automatic response to any Tell of the seized text or the text by defect : ' Sorry, I amndt A.F.K. '.

/LFG - research a group.

/LFW - research of the work of kraft

[edit] Options adjustments

/MASTER_VOLUME [ amp ] - Control general volume between 0 and 1

/save_options [ * dot ] safeguard a file with the selected options

/load_options [ * dot ] - load the file safeguarded beforehand and applies the options

/SHOWDEATHDIALOG - Fact of appearing the window of dialogue at the time of died of the perso (bug).

[edit] Preset emotions

(Just a dozen, but there is much more - to discover)

Those produce at the same time an inscription cat, an animation of the perso and a sound (for the majority)

/AGree - of agreement with target

/BECkon - fact signs to follow it.

/BLOwkiss - sends kiss to target

/BOW - courbette with target.

/BYe - wishes to aurevoir with target

/CONGratulate - congratulations with target

/CURTsey - reverence

/DAnce - dance

/Hail - known as "Hail, target"

/POint - point of the finger the target (to place it vis-a-vis at the target)

/THanks - to thank with grace

/WAVe - to greet hand

[edit] Examples of macro

My macro (paladin 70)

You have can be made the expenses of the following problem :

When you chose to be unaware of purely and simply the mobs which are around to precipitate you on the wall of climbing it happens that you cannot go up.

With that several possible origins and 2 remêdes :

the /Yell command which breaks the combat and the order /autoattack 0 which disengages your weapon.

of the macro oû following one that you can put at the place of the order yell become useless :

say courage : LET US FLEE (heu find another thing that I have the copyright) yell autoattack 0

- In situation of tank, it is sympathetic to announce the sweater

G I attack %t autoattack 1

(for those which attack remotely it would be the order rangedautoattack 1)

- Coupled with the precedent (I could have gathered them but as I am often in solo, the idea of all alone speaking each time I launched a combat forwarded me to the geriatric consultation)

autoattack 1 usea refusal of conviction (length with launching but of 1000 of dégat divine) usea hallowed judgement (fast and stops)

One can also make launch a debuff of headstock in first (2nd line)

USE_Equipped_item 18 (or 19)

- Can save a few invaluable seconds to camp in urgency following an unhappy raid

camp 

- Logoff and Login at high speed

camp < name of the character >

Can be also used to charge a alt without idle period.

- Which did not need to draw from front its screen very quickly ? here macro which :

1)vous excuses near the group 2)vous place in sitting position for showing well your situation of unavailability 3)vous mark AFK (Away From Keyboard) beside your name to announce in all your state

g Excuse me : Emergency AFK 
sit 
Afk

- Return of AFK and opposite of the precedent

Afk 
stand
G I am back from AFK

- Description, to draw the attention of the buddies to this mob

(take care that your perso is vis-a-vis with the direction of the mob)

Not Gsay LOOK AT The --> %T

- To greet a friend (targeted)

WAVe Say Hello friendly %T

On this model, I have a macro courbette and one to aurevoir

- Règler the sound : not wearying me to listen to the noises of Norrath, but employing Ventrilo or Skype or Teamspeak, 2 macros to modify general volume quickly

MASTER_VOLUME 0,2

When I need to hear the buddies

MASTER_VOLUME 0,8

To immerse me solo

- Message of channels : to launch a repetitive opinion on several channels (to check the numbers)

(example : opinion of purchase of masters on channel trade (1), kraft (4), 60-69 (5)

/1 research to buy masters paladin starting from the lvl 57, thanks for contacting me /4 research to buy masters paladin starting from the lvl 57, thanks for contacting me /5 research to buy masters paladin starting from the lvl 57, thank you to contact me

Attention with the Spam ! already that some will have 3 times this message, if you double it that will make 6 times then... you are likely to receive you some aggravated reflexions.

Thank you with VENDOLIS alias Skyver Silverwalker Warden of the 34th circle one Antonia Bayle - Guild Leader of Velvet-Storm which had cleared the English subject well

Translation, recasting, update, checking, examples : Jaclac Paladin de Storms

PS : attention with spaces, copy-to stick it of this text introduced errors into the examples. Trust the rules stated rather than to make copy-stick in the play.

[edit] Credits

• This article borrowed, with permission, from eq2wiki.fr. The original author was Jaclac.
• Initial translation from French by: AltaVista's Babelfish