Is there a ffxi 3rd party macro program that lets you loop?

Posted: December 19th, 2006

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excalion

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

Posted: December 19th, 2006

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kourath

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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.

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Posted: December 19th, 2006

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jswaim1986

Total Posts:162 Joined:2005

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

Posted: December 30th, 2006

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hokuten

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

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 input /ma "Barfire" <me>;

pause 5 ;

input /ma "Barblizzard" <me>;

pause 5 ;

input /ma "Baraero" <me>;

pause 5 ;

input /ma "Barstone" <me>;

pause 5 ;

input /ma "Barthunder" <me>;

pause 5 ;

input /ma "Barwater" <me>;

pause 5 ;

input /ma "Barsleep" <me>;

pause 7;

input /ma "Barpoison" <me>;

pause 7;

input /ma "Barparalyze" <me>;

pause 7;

input /ma "Barblind" <me>;

pause 7;

input /ma "Barsilence" <me>;

pause 7;

input /ma "Enfire" <me>;

pause 7;

input /ma "Enblizzard" <me>;

pause 7;

input /ma "Enaero" <me>;

pause 7;

input /ma "Enstone" <me>;

pause 7;

input /ma "Enthunder" <me>;

pause 7;

exec ENHANCE.txt;

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.

Posted: December 30th, 2006

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sandwhale

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?

Posted: December 30th, 2006

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hokuten

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.

Posted: December 31st, 2006

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hokuten

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):

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input /ma "Barfire" <me>;

pause 5 ;

input /ma "Barblizzard" <me>;

pause 5 ;

input /ma "Baraero" <me>;

pause 5 ;

input /ma "Barstone" <me>;

pause 5 ;

input /ma "Barthunder" <me>;

pause 5 ;

input /ma "Barwater" <me>;

pause 5 ;

enhancescript;

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

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alias enhancescript exec ENHANCE.txt;

enhancescript ;

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):

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alias enhancescript echo "SCRIPTS ENDED" ;

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.

Posted: December 31st, 2006

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hokuten

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.

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//echo "Init script loaded."
//Set console variables
console_position 5 100
console_color 255 255 0 0
console_displayactivity 1
console_fadedelay 3500

////Set game variables
game_forceambientlight 0
game_ambientlight 255 120 120 120
game_gamma 60
game_allowsetcursorpos 1

//Set general variables
//showfps 1

//Load plugins -- Remove the // from plugins you want to have autoloaded
load TParty
//load BloodPace
//load Distance
//load IME



//load IME

//Uncomment or add plugins you want to use
//Bind keys
//Bind syntax is "bind <key> <up> <command>
// ^ represents control- and ! is alt, eg !1 is alt-1
bind f11 game_forceambientlight
bind f12 showfps

//*************************

bind ^!1 exec STARTENHANCE.txt
bind ^!2 exec ENDENHANCE.txt
bind ^!3 exec STARTREFRESH.txt
bind ^!4 exec ENDREFRESH.txt

//*************************

bind sysrq screenshot png
bind ^v paste
echo "Toggle Lighting = F11 (Bump mapping must be off to work properly)"
echo "Toggle FPS = F12"
echo "Paste Clipboard = Ctrl-V"

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.

Posted: December 31st, 2006

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sandwhale

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.

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