Ask it! Macro Edition

[Koltak]

Hello, I'm trying to make a /run macro, that sets raid target icons on all mobs of a given name/unit id.
Something similar to what DBM does on the Lei-Shi encounter, when the boss spawns three "Animated Protector", which all get different icons.
I hope, thats possible with a 255 char macro.

[CodeConqueror]

Hello, I'm trying to make a /run macro, that sets raid target icons on all mobs of a given name/unit id.
Something similar to what DBM does on the Lei-Shi encounter, when the boss spawns three "Animated Protector", which all get different icons.
I hope, thats possible with a 255 char macro.

I don't think this is possible with a macro. I'm not aware of a way to get a macro to know Animated Protector 1 from Animated Protector 3. It MIGHT be possible with a complex /script command, but I wouldn't know how.

[Sonnillon]

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

The usual macro

/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.

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

/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?

[Kyza]

edit: wrong thread, ignore

[Deleted]

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

The usual macro

/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.

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

/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

/equipset set1
/cast skill1

and

/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]

Thanks Madorable. It is really clever advice.

[Deleted]

Thanks Madorable. It is really clever advice.

And the only workaround for that issue afaik.

[Noxina]

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..

[Deleted]

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]

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.

[Noxina]

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]

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]

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.

[Deleted]

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.

/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]

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

[Deleted]

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

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

This should prioritize mouseovers over a target.

[Arouses]

thanks again!

[Deleted]

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

[Deleted]

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]

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.

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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.

#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.