Is there a ffxi 3rd party macro program that lets you loop? : FFXI General Discussions

Is there a program that lets you use certain macros and loop them yet?

im almost sure ive seen something that allows you to something like that. although, it might just be easier to learn a very basic scripting language, or use windower scrpts.

The Macro Master program allows this, link for it is in confirmed programs though.

Actually, you can do this with Windower macros. This is how I have a looping macro setup to raise my enhancing magic:



To initially execute I have an FFXI macro that has one line:
/console exec ENHANCE.txt

You can pretty much create any looping macro doing this and can change the format around to cast whatever. I also have my brothers rdms setup on a refreshing loop, so neither of us ever run out of mp.

*EDIT* To do this you need to make a txt file in the scripts folder, within the windower folder. My file is named ENHANCE and the macro calls itself over and over. To end the looping you need to logout tho :/

Anyway, good luck.

after you activate that exec loop, logging out is the only way to stop it? there's no command line i can use to end it?

not that I know of, sorry. And actually you have to completely /shutdown....otherwise Windower keeps trying to execute script ; ;

I'll look around a bit more to see if there is anything.

Ok, I found out a way to stop the macro...but it wont stop until it has run its course completely.

For each macro I have 3 scripts set up, b/c I don't want to mess with binding and unbinding keys.

Main macro script named "ENHANCE"(At the end it calls on an alias that is created in the next script down):



Script to start looping macro named "ENHANCESTART"(This is where the alias is created and initially called):


Script to end looping macro named "ENHANCEEND"(Alias is reassigned something different, so when the main script now calls the alias..it'll do something different):


Then in one of my FFXI macros I have to get everything going:
/console exec ENHANCESTART.txt

To end it in a separate FFXI macro:
/console exec ENHANCEEND.txt

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What this does is creates an alias that initially points to running your main macro script. It will always run the script unless you change what the alias does. That is what the end script does...It changes the alias to have an output in the red windower console, instead of making the script run again.


I hope that made sense....its late and I'm tired.

Hmmm...I just read that its probably best NOT to use /console exec _____.txt in your FFXI macro. Its SUPPOSED to be completely undetectable...but it might be soooo....this is what I would do.

Open your init in the scripts folder and do some bind keys.



that bound the start to ctrl+alt+1, and the end to ctrl+alt+2. The commands given are bound over the FFXI macros...so they are never actually sent to the game. Completely undetectable.

if they start detecting /console in macro ima screw lol i use txt for most of my gear swaps and i have them in most of my spells macro. can't really do bind keys because i prefer to use game pad.

i never understand how alias works but i guess ill have to look into it.