controls messed up

whenever i select a target then hit a spell, the skill bar disappears and the only thing left is some kind of target confirmation.i have to hit enter again for the spell to start casting.it wasnt like this before.after i tried to change the tab settings it became like this.one good thing about this change is that i dont have to target myself with f1 for my cure to go through.is there anyway to have to not hit enter every time to confirm the spell target but keep being able to auto target myself for cures?

is there any way i can change the tab to select enemies only?if i have no mob selected,it always selects the furthest enemy instead of the closest.it also ends up selecting myself when i am trying to tab target an enemy

Try using /subtarget off. That way if the mob is selected and you click a spell to cast it will cast it right away.

As far as targeting mobs, there are a number of different settings in the config menu. Try playing around with those to see which one suits you more.

Hope this helps.

Sooo... what is a good use for the sub target, I find it to just be an unnecessary step since i have the option to target before casting.

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Originally Posted by Madrox

Sooo... what is a good use for the sub target, I find it to just be an unnecessary step since i have the option to target before casting.

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I know as a PLD, I may be fighting one mob and have to subtarget another one to provoke it, or subtarget another group of mobs to Flash for faster chains.

It's really bad for mage classes. Really helpful other times.

off-topic; I love all these new player/returner questions. Mildly entertaining.

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Originally Posted by urtv

whenever i select a target then hit a spell, the skill bar disappears and the only thing left is some kind of target confirmation.i have to hit enter again for the spell to start casting.it wasnt like this before.after i tried to change the tab settings it became like this.one good thing about this change is that i dont have to target myself with f1 for my cure to go through.is there anyway to have to not hit enter every time to confirm the spell target but keep being able to auto target myself for cures?

is there any way i can change the tab to select enemies only?if i have no mob selected,it always selects the furthest enemy instead of the closest.it also ends up selecting myself when i am trying to tab target an enemy

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If you want enemies only, switch your targetting mode to B then use the up/down arrows on your keyboard to cycle through friendly, enemy or party(this last option only shows if you are currently in a party or not)♪

thanks.very helpful changes

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Originally Posted by Madrox

Sooo... what is a good use for the sub target, I find it to just be an unnecessary step since i have the option to target before casting.

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I play with a game pad and find sub target invaluable.

If I'm on whitemage then typically I always have the tank targetted so when I press cure I can either hit him straight away or press up/down to cycle the party list without losing focus on the tank. So if I need to fire off a quick esuna or something I never need to retarget the tank.

I couldnt be doing with having to change target, open action bar, cast cure, close action bar, change target, open action bar, cast cure, "Oh shit the tank", close action bar, change target.... imo using subtarget and keeping focus on the important guy is far better.

With dd jobs it's not an issue. if I hit something like peircing arrow then it doesn't sub target which is perfect. With spells it does. so if I'm nuking A and need to sleep B then I can hit sleep choose target B and then continue nuking A easily without needing to retarget it.

It's designed for gamepad users really and paired with the target modes makes playing with a game pad so much faster and easier.

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Originally Posted by Alerith

I know as a PLD, I may be fighting one mob and have to subtarget another one to provoke it, or subtarget another group of mobs to Flash for faster chains.

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Also this. If a stray mob or something links the whm it's nice to be able to voke/flash it without having to disengage / deselect my current target.

End result more time doing my job, Less time choosing targets.

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Originally Posted by Dzian

I play with a game pad and find sub target invaluable.

If I'm on whitemage then typically I always have the tank targetted so when I press cure I can either hit him straight away or press up/down to cycle the party list without losing focus on the tank. So if I need to fire off a quick esuna or something I never need to retarget the tank.

I couldnt be doing with having to change target, open action bar, cast cure, close action bar, change target, open action bar, cast cure, "Oh shit the tank", close action bar, change target.... imo using subtarget and keeping focus on the important guy is far better.

With dd jobs it's not an issue. if I hit something like peircing arrow then it doesn't sub target which is perfect. With spells it does. so if I'm nuking A and need to sleep B then I can hit sleep choose target B and then continue nuking A easily without needing to retarget it.

It's designed for gamepad users really and paired with the target modes makes playing with a game pad so much faster and easier.

Also this. If a stray mob or something links the whm it's nice to be able to voke/flash it without having to disengage / deselect my current target.

End result more time doing my job, Less time choosing targets.

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yeah sub-target and controlers go hand in hand