Ask it! Macro Edition

**madorable** · 2013-02-19, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by Sonnillon

I'm looking for a macro that equips a specific weapon.

The usual macro

Code:

/equip [Weapon Name Here]

will equip the weapon in your inventory, which is clear. But it gets bit complicated when I have 2 weapons with the same name inventory. Usually when the equip macro runs it will take the "other" weapon, not the one it suppose to.

How can I fix it, so if you run the macro it will take the correct item from inventory.

Code:

/equip [Weapon 1]
/use [Skill 1]

Code:

/equip [Weapon 2]
/use [Skill 2]

Weapon 1 and Weapon 2 are same items, with different reforges/enchants and it is really important that the correct weapon gets chosen for the skill I'm using.

Can someone pls give me some ideas on how should I make the macro work correctly?

Easiest way I can think of is making 2 equipment sets with the equipment manager, one using the first weapon, one using the other one.
And use a macro like

Code:

/equipset set1
/cast skill1

and

Code:

/equipset set2
/cast skill2

(Just change the set names to whatever it is you use. Do note that equipment sets are case sensitive)

And as always if you chain cast spells the weapon swap might not trigger, not really anything that can be done about that, just wait a millisec between casts where there's a weapon swap.

**Sonnillon** · 2013-02-19, 05:21 PM

Thanks Madorable. It is really clever advice.

**Tearor** · 2013-02-19, 11:47 PM

Originally Posted by Sonnillon

Thanks Madorable. It is really clever advice.

And the only workaround for that issue afaik.

**Nonslid** · 2013-02-20, 12:35 AM

Originally Posted by Tearor

And the only workaround for that issue afaik.

Guess you could use bag slot macros, but that is so much more complicated :P As you need to have the right item in the right bag slot at any given time..

**madorable** · 2013-02-20, 12:52 AM

Originally Posted by Nonslid

Guess you could use bag slot macros, but that is so much more complicated :P As you need to have the right item in the right bag slot at any given time..

That was my first thought, but it would toggle the weapons every time you try to use an ability that has that macro in it, since they'd just keep swapping inside the same bagslot.

**Herpi** · 2013-02-21, 09:37 AM

Is it possible to make a macro that casts Incinerate when Conflagrate is on CD? Sometimes Im mashing Conflagrate button even if its on cd, so id like macro to start casting Incinerate instead. I tried /castsequence, but it doesnt allow me to cast 2 Conflagrates in a row.

**Nonslid** · 2013-02-21, 09:43 AM

Originally Posted by annicep

Is it possible to make a macro that casts Incinerate when Conflagrate is on CD? Sometimes Im mashing Conflagrate button even if its on cd, so id like macro to start casting Incinerate instead. I tried /castsequence, but it doesnt allow me to cast 2 Conflagrates in a row.

Macros cant check if spells are on CDs, if I'm not totaly wrong. So no, better start using your eyes insted

**CodeConqueror** · 2013-02-22, 02:51 AM

Not possible, Blizzard has specifically made sure to block anything that will auto-play for you and deciding which of 2 spells to cast based on what's on cooldown would be doing exactly that. The answer is pay more attention.

**Arouses** · 2013-02-22, 05:59 PM

Having some issues creating a macro for what I'm looking for, figured this would be the best place to ask for help.

I want a macro for my main healing spells (Ex. Penance, Heal, ect..) that will work with mouseovers, but heal a friendly target if I have one (I guess prioritize target over mouseover) with no mod. If I have no mod and no one targeted, I would like it to cast the heal on me. With alt/ Shift/ crtl, I want them to do the heal to party1/party2/pet.

Also, I am wondering if it is possible to do all of them above I posted, plus put a harm conditional to the no mod. IE. if I have an enemy targeted it will do SW:Pain.

Not sure if all this is possible, not too worried about the harm/ help part, but would be nice.

thank you.

**madorable** · 2013-02-22, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by Arouses

Having some issues creating a macro for what I'm looking for, figured this would be the best place to ask for help.

I want a macro for my main healing spells (Ex. Penance, Heal, ect..) that will work with mouseovers, but heal a friendly target if I have one (I guess prioritize target over mouseover) with no mod. If I have no mod and no one targeted, I would like it to cast the heal on me. With alt/ Shift/ crtl, I want them to do the heal to party1/party2/pet.

Also, I am wondering if it is possible to do all of them above I posted, plus put a harm conditional to the no mod. IE. if I have an enemy targeted it will do SW:Pain.

Not sure if all this is possible, not too worried about the harm/ help part, but would be nice.

thank you.

Code:

/cast [harm]shadow word: pain;[mod:alt,@party1][mod:shift,@party2][help][@mouseover,help][@player] heal

Not sure what you mean with the pet part though. Your own pet, someone else's pet?

This macro should do everything you wanted excluding the pet part.

**Arouses** · 2013-02-22, 11:31 PM

ty for your help. decided it was best to not add the harm effect into the same macro/ bind. One more request to make a change to the macro. Did a few instance runs and noticed a problem in the macro for my heals.

When I have the tank targeted and mouseover the dps on my frames, the heal will still go to the tank and not my mouseover. is it possible to change the macro to prioritize the mouseover over the target (at least for friendly units).

Thank you again

**madorable** · 2013-02-23, 12:09 AM

Originally Posted by Arouses

ty for your help. decided it was best to not add the harm effect into the same macro/ bind. One more request to make a change to the macro. Did a few instance runs and noticed a problem in the macro for my heals.

When I have the tank targeted and mouseover the dps on my frames, the heal will still go to the tank and not my mouseover. is it possible to change the macro to prioritize the mouseover over the target (at least for friendly units).

Thank you again

Code:

/cast [mod:alt,@party1][mod:shift,@party2][@mouseover,help][help][@player] heal

This should prioritize mouseovers over a target.

**Arouses** · 2013-02-23, 02:45 AM

thanks again!

**Sosy** · 2013-02-24, 02:53 PM

Hy,
i'm very new in macros, a few times a tried to create one, but a failed every time. I really want to learn how to do it, to play more advanced and succesfully. My main is a druid, that is why I need a macro that allows me to pop Moonfire and Sunfire with one click. This macro will be the start for me

If you have any tips or guides i will read that. Thanks

**Bodylotion** · 2013-02-24, 05:52 PM

I would like a new macro for my Rogue

When I am specced Shadowstep it will Shadowstep arena target 1.
When I am specced Cloak and Dagger it will Cheapshot arena target 1.

Is it possible to get this in the same macro on same keybind without a modifier?

**Taryble** · 2013-02-24, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by Sosy

Hy,
i'm very new in macros, a few times a tried to create one, but a failed every time. I really want to learn how to do it, to play more advanced and succesfully. My main is a druid, that is why I need a macro that allows me to pop Moonfire and Sunfire with one click. This macro will be the start for me

If you have any tips or guides i will read that. Thanks

Not possible - a one-click-cast macro can only include one spell that's on the GCD, and in this case, both Moonfire and Sunfire are both on the GCD.

---------- Post added 2013-02-24 at 01:10 PM ----------

Originally Posted by Bodylotion

I would like a new macro for my Rogue

When I am specced Shadowstep it will Shadowstep arena target 1.
When I am specced Cloak and Dagger it will Cheapshot arena target 1.

Is it possible to get this in the same macro on same keybind without a modifier?

Not really, because it's hard for a macro to know what talents you have selected, unless you're in two different specs. But, with a modifier? It's EASY.

Code:

#showtooltip
/use [@arena1, mod] Cheap Shot; [@arena1] Shadowstep

This will cast Cheap Shot if you're holding down ANY modifier key - alt, shift, or ctrl. If you're not holding a modifier, it casts Shadowstep.

**Bodylotion** · 2013-02-24, 08:07 PM

Originally Posted by Taryble

Not really, because it's hard for a macro to know what talents you have selected, unless you're in two different specs. But, with a modifier? It's EASY.

I thought it was possible since cheapshot is always available to every rogue and shadowstep only if the talent is chosen.
So it should use shadowstep whenever I have it as a talent, but when I don't have it and can't use it then it should use cheapshot.
Isn't there some macro that first looks if shadowstep works, if it doesn't it uses cheapshot?

EDIT:

Figured it out, this works

Code:

/cast [@arena1] Shadowstep
/cast [@arena1] Cheap Shot

So I guess you're wrong. Thanks anyway

**ItsRedd** · 2013-02-25, 12:29 PM

I'm sure this must've been asked on the forum before. I'm positive other mages have asked this. I just couldn't find it at all, so I'm sorry if this question has been answered a bunch of times already.

Is there any way to make a channeled skill impossible to interrupt by yourself?

In this case, I'm wondering if it's possible to cast evocation without having it be interrupted by myself. This so I can start spamming my fireball bind in advance, and have no risk of doing it a bit early and therefore losing the Invocation buff.

**madorable** · 2013-02-25, 01:57 PM

Originally Posted by Itsredd

I'm sure this must've been asked on the forum before. I'm positive other mages have asked this. I just couldn't find it at all, so I'm sorry if this question has been answered a bunch of times already.

Is there any way to make a channeled skill impossible to interrupt by yourself?

In this case, I'm wondering if it's possible to cast evocation without having it be interrupted by myself. This so I can start spamming my fireball bind in advance, and have no risk of doing it a bit early and therefore losing the Invocation buff.

Code:

#showtooltip fireball
/cast [nochanneling:evocation]fireball

This will make it impossible to use fireball while channeling evocation, but it can still break other channeled spells, if you want this to work on every channeled spell you can use:

Code:

#showtooltip fireball
/cast [nochanneling]fireball

(The #showtooltip fireball makes sure your spellicon doesn't turn into one of those ugly red question marks while channeling, just remove it if you do want the red question mark to show.)

**allevia** · 2013-02-25, 07:48 PM

Originally Posted by Taryble

Not really, because it's hard for a macro to know what talents you have selected, unless you're in two different specs.

It's quite easy to check for a talent, so long as it is a usable talent, not a passive.
I currently use this macro for my Lvl 90 warrior talents, and use variations of it for the lvl 60 and 75 talents.

Code:

#showtooltip
/use Avatar 
/use Bloodbath
/use Storm Bolt
/run local G=GetSpellInfo SetMacroSpell("lvl90", G"Avatar" or G"Bloodbath" or G"Storm Bolt")

It updates the icon and tooltip after it is used once. The "lvl90" is where you put the name of your macro, and just replace the abilities with your own class talents.

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