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Ok I am new to Macro world so I claim I know nothing of any use. I do know I would like to have some tradeskills in EQ2 but I don't wish to sit and pound keys.

I downloaded AutoIt and came here to the forums looking for just a simple tradeskill macro. I tried one from pickled & nuad but the one from pickled keeps telling me the window is in the wrong location, I go to login area where it wants me and try again but still no dice. The other from nuad keeps asking me odd ball things about colors not matching and stuff I just don't understand.

Can someone direct me to a macroing guide for dummies please

Any input to what I might be doing wrong would be app.

I am a little biased, but my TS macro works pretty well =) Check the thread in the Confirmed Macros forum for links to download from. I'm still waiting on some sort of a host for my files... *glares dubiously at admin*

Akanon, i PM'ed you but you must have missed it since it doesn't tell you when you get a PM.
Basicly what i said was that you should split up your macro/bot thread into the different programs so you won't be unindated with confusing posts about ppl not knowing how to do something on the program.
Anyway, i'd do it for ya but i thought you'd like to take the thread credit since it IS your macro and bot.

Also, if you email me the files to scottr[{[at]}]tsn((dot))cc i can get admin to put them on the FTP manually for the time being.

I replied to your PM - just haven't gone through with it yet. I was sort of hoping for an FTP site to host the files

The reason its not resetting the window size probably because the EQ2 window is Maximised (maximum locked size to fit screen).

Double click the top blue bar to put it in autosize mode, or right click top bar and click on "restore".

We DO have an FTP here, Admin just hasn't setup any sort of user access to it yet.

Hey thanks pickled I will give it a shot, I know I was in window mode but didn't think to look to see if it was maxed or not. I will try tonight when I get home.

Akanon I was abit confused looking at your post. Your files have a .mac extention, is that AutoIt also? I didn't notice a link to a different program if it isn't but to be very honest it was like 1am when I was trying all this out. Yes stupid but I was so excited to have access to some macroing stuff after waiting all weekend. Tonight I don't work as long so can try earlier. My I ask is AutoIt do the .mac extention?

Thanx

Loraik

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.mac is the extension (stands for .macro) for ACTool, available from http://forums.cameroncole.com/lite.php

Hey Pickled just to let you know it is still giving me that error. Since it is asking me at the login there is no window to resize since the login window is only so big anyway. I understand your no longer supporting that and it works on your machine but one last question, do I need to be in a certain resolution? The login screen is centered on my desktop, not really sure where else it should be..

I am going to download that ACtools thing and try that one now. Wish me luck!

Loraik

Hehe you are at the wrong login window - sorry .

Goto the the PLAYER LOGIN window... eg.. the window you see the player standing.. when you are about to CLICK PLAY, lol.

LOL I feel like such a tool!!!! Sorry about that.. going to try now..

OHH hell yeah! Runs like a Raped Ape!

I do have a few minor questions though. It will stop every now and again and say it didn't find a certain color (gives me a color code)and asks me to choose from what is normally 3-4 selections. I understand the concept of what is going on here but find it a tad confusing trying to figure out what process it was in so I can answer it correctly. Is there a pattern I should be looking for of just keep trial and erroring it.

Second thing I wasn't sure about is it asks me how many times to run it so I entered in 20 times figuring it meant how many items (i.e. a stack of 20) yet is only process's like 5 of the components it takes to run said combination. Is there a formula here I am missing so I can calc. how many times is needs to run for several bags of stuff?

I hope these aren't more totally stupid questions on my part, I am just getting started in this macro world and man, for the little I got done last night all I can say is swwweeeeeettttttttt!

Loraik

It's currently bugged atm, I have a fixed version (not released) which copes with the fact that in the new patch, they changed the LOCATION of the BEGIN button (they added a RECIPES BUTTON).

The script will fail to complete a component properly now as it does not know where the begin button is anymore.

As to setting up colors and stuff, this is where I stopped releasing my scripts as it's too time consuming to explain the process to every jack and joe when it all goes wrong, using scripts - you really need to learn what they are doing to get max benefit from them.

I now have a fully developed a: Recipe Crafter, Auto Attack, Harvesting Script , Login Detection Script (Logs you back in with password etc.. when the severs goes down - keeps trying etc. until it sucessfully logs in) and more - but every time I release them it's case of 20003 questions about why its not running due to pixel colors - positioning issues blah blah, so no-one ever really gets the benefit of it - I'll gladly make them and release them - but spend all day explaining where a pixel color is, nah too depressing for me.

Read up on the docs, www.hiddensoft.com/autoit3/docs and learn about functions like PixelGetColor(x,y) so you can set it up yourself. Who knows if you can make a quick script that activates the EQ2 Window, reads the pixel colors from x,y , check to see if they match and spit out a MsgBox() i'll PM you all my scripts (with fixes for crafting)

Once I see people actually talk about the script code itself, I might feel it worthwhile to post my new updates - so at least to discuss them, it's boring posting them when all I get is bombarded with 500 pms when they clearly didnt read any of the instructions that were posted ( now removed ).

If yer gonna use scripts, it's probably best to learn about them, otherwise wait for some recording program (which will suck probably as it still wont have dummy options to act to events etc) - Macroquest 3 isn't going to be anytime soon

I understand what your saying Pickled and I don't blame you. I would however like to learn how to use this stuff and would like to have the latest working stuff from anyone willing to share them that way I know if I encounter a problem it isn't due to having something that was broke in the last patch.

Would it be possible that you might be able to PM me with the code for your working "all in one macro"? I promise I won't load you down with questions (well maybe which login screen I need to be at).

Anywho thanks man it looks like you have done alot for this community and are chucking out some quality stuff.

Oh OH Oh OH!!!! One more stupid newbie question! lol is there anyway to set the window size larger when crafting OR would I be better off installing a second EQ2 and using a low res setting specificly for macroing..? I figured the latter of the two is the best option but it never hurts to ask. Thanx...

Loraik