Macro commands full list request

I have found some lists of commands used in the macro set up but I am still trying to find certain targeting commands for a macro. In particular target next enemy, but have had very little luck in finding such. It would be very nice is the Wonderful people of Squenix would give a us a list of what commands are available to help us all along to greatness.

I second this idea... The more info we have, the better we will be at playing the game.

I am guessing it will be some time before anything comes of this, Squenix has many things on their plate at this particular junction in time.

but if some of their groups DO have some spare time to inform the player base of all the functioning macro commands it would be most Splendiferous! ^_^

I'm very disappointed that the sub-targeting place holders are disabled. <stpc> and <stnpc> were a staple for me in the many years that I played XI and I miss them greatly.

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Originally Posted by Jeditkirk

I'm very disappointed that the sub-targeting place holders are disabled. <stpc> and <stnpc> were a staple for me in the many years that I played XI and I miss them greatly.

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They arnt there because they are automaticly implimented into the targeting system idk how it works on pc but ps3 I can change target left and right, and the <stnpc> I just cycle through with my dpad and it will let me use next action on that target without untargeting my main target

Especially the pet macros...I have seen tons of threads on it.
Please provide a list!

I play on PS3 also. I prefer to pick my "action" then apply it my target. Currently we have to pick our target then choose what action to apply. I don't think I would take much to reinstall those ph's. I know about <tt> but its use is limited.

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Originally Posted by AmmaUltman

Especially the pet macros...I have seen tons of threads on it.
Please provide a list!

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yes please! an official macro command list would be great!

Very much needed!

yes this would be nice. the old lodestone had a section about macros (http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...e/macro01.html) but some of those commands don't work in ARR.

I can only support this, game is severly lacking a full macro documentation, if I remember right, even the alpha manual had macro commands listed but now it's pretty hard to figure out the macros.

Anyone knows the command for changing gear sets?

Agree 1000%, need list of macro commands immediately. PLEASE.

looking forward to it.

This really needs to happen post haste!

Hey guys,

Does anyone know how to show the cooldown on a macro icon?

I've made a macro for "Foresight" but when I activate it, the icon doesn't show when it's ready for use again.

I've tried /recast but it doesn't work.

macro:
<<Casting Foresight!>>
/p <<Casting Foresight!>>
/ac "Foresight" <me>

I still have no idea what the placeholder is for companion. How do I heal my choco with a macro, SE? :(

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Originally Posted by Furio

Hey guys,

Does anyone know how to show the cooldown on a macro icon?

I've made a macro for "Foresight" but when I activate it, the icon doesn't show when it's ready for use again.

I've tried /recast but it doesn't work.

macro:
<<Casting Foresight!>>
/p <<Casting Foresight!>>
/ac "Foresight" <me>

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Adding "/macroicon Foresight" should do the trick.

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Originally Posted by Joyo

Adding "/macroicon Foresight" should do the trick.

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Worked like a charm! Thanks!

Perhaps we should just try and make this a macro help thread, since squenix seems to be rather... busy... atm.

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Originally Posted by Hiruke

I still have no idea what the placeholder is for companion. How do I heal my choco with a macro, SE? :(

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/ac Cure <c> works for me.

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Originally Posted by Jeditkirk

I'm very disappointed that the sub-targeting place holders are disabled. <stpc> and <stnpc> were a staple for me in the many years that I played XI and I miss them greatly.

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Yeah, I can't believe these weren't included, they were a staple to nearly every macro made in XI.

Some of these older macros will probably show back up eventually, but Really I would like Squenix to have somewhere on lodestone with a completed list that they update if they add new macros.

it seems the sub target still works but is just <st> with nothing else.

/ac "Swiftcast" <me>
/ac "Summon II" <me>

what's wrong with this? Swiftcast works but the next line doesn't.

the hell is this? no manual on the official site? do they expect their customers to reverse engineer their game data to find out how macros work?

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Originally Posted by Evangela

/ac "Swiftcast" <me>
/ac "Summon II" <me>

what's wrong with this? Swiftcast works but the next line doesn't.

the hell is this? no manual on the official site? do they expect their customers to reverse engineer their game data to find out how macros work?

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I am guessing that if you hit the macro, and then a little after hit it again (since there is some weird ICD for instant buff type spells) it should activate properly. Looks like only <t> isn't needed for attack type macros so i deleted what I had said prior, my apologies. You can set "/wait .5" and the macro will function.

Been looking for a list of macros for ARR too.

This one is a good start
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/67805...eborn/66598934

anyone know pet commands?

http://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Macro

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http://eorzeareborn.com/macro-overview/

are two places I have been using but they are far from complete.

i would also like to see the if then statements for macros and how they are made if that could be shown by someone it would be helpfull.
im also looking for 2 macros;
i need to not recast /marktarget if it already has the icon on there
i was looking for a /marktarget [marktarget=none] ignore1
because whenever you cast /marktarget igrnore1 onto a target with the symbol already, it takes off the symbol instead of adds it

^ That is a problem I have run into recently too. We may get more response out of this now that the first round of server upgrades are done :-)

I want to bump this thread. It's important to know which commands exist, without searching for information on third party sites.

Also, I want to add some suggestions on present macros.

/wait: This command as it is right now is very bad implemented. You can not activate two seperate macros with /wait commands inside; the first /wait command will be ignored. Furthermore /wait is not to be able to count more than one minute; it should count up to five minutes, which is the longest recast time for an ability. Please fix.

/recast: The command is really useful, though I'd like the recast time of the ability to shortly pop up in the middle of my screen.

/macroicon: This command is supposed to replace the original macro icon, which it does not currently. Showing the recast for an action just works fine but not displaying the action information when hovering over the icon. Please fix.

<stnpc>, <stpc>: I really liked these commands in FFXI. Please reintroduce them.

I'd love to see priority modifiers.

For example:

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/micon Cure
/ac Cure <mo,tt,t,me>

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This would case Cure on my mousover first, if no mouseover then my target's target, if that's not eligible my target, and if none of the above, me.

Mainly because I'm currently using:

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/micon "Cure"
/ac Cure <mo>
/ac Cure <tt>
/ac Cure <t>
/ac Cure <me>

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And it's annoying getting the error message (Not the chat log one, the one that's top-centre of the screen) every single time.

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Originally Posted by Evangela

/ac "Swiftcast" <me>
/ac "Summon II" <me>

what's wrong with this? Swiftcast works but the next line doesn't.

the hell is this? no manual on the official site? do they expect their customers to reverse engineer their game data to find out how macros work?

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You need a "/wait" line in between

Lot of this stuff was in the digital manual in the Beta forums, unsure why they never ported over the whole thing. I'd have to retype some of it for these forums but I hunted around for what I could find. For now: Patched in commands (link because the pic is kinda tall). Off to work for now, but I'll try to retype the other stuff when I get back.

EDIT: actually, looks like they do have the commands in the manual: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...de/win/manual/

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Originally Posted by ErySakasegawa

/wait: This command as it is right now is very bad implemented. You can not activate two seperate macros with /wait commands inside; the first /wait command will be ignored. Furthermore /wait is not to be able to count more than one minute; it should count up to five minutes, which is the longest recast time for an ability. Please fix.

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Personally, I think having to use a /wait command based on time is a problem. Using /wait <time> is great for crafting or other non-combat macros, but with combat requiring a lot of movement for some classes (dragoon, monk) a timer means we miss part of a macro at times when we have to move out of range of the mob. Same can be said for casters when they have to move out of an AoE patch while using non-instant cast spells.

In a typical boss fight with a lot of AoE, keeping one hand on a mouse and one hand on the movement keys (for quick escape) limits how many keys we can reach AND have a reasonable expectation of getting out of AoE, hence the need for macros.

What I have used in other games was a command to reset a macro based on time ex. /macrotimer 20 (resets the macro after 20 seconds), a reset command, and a keypress command to step through the macro. So for a three step combo would look like:

/macrotimer <time> (set to time that the combo resets)
/ac "Skill 1" <t>
/wait (macro waits for the macro button to be pressed again)
/ac "Skill 2" <t>
/wait
/ac "Skill 3" <t>
/macroreset (resets macro so you don't have to wait for the timer to expire)

Having the ability to do that would let us hit the macro, get in the swings we can before we have to move, and then get back to the mob and finish off the macro. It would be a DPS boost since no macro steps would be wasted and it allows for quick movement out of AoE's since you can combine skills into fewer buttons and be ready on movement keys.


GG 1000 character limit =\

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Originally Posted by Umfufu

In a typical boss fight with a lot of AoE, keeping one hand on a mouse and one hand on the movement keys (for quick escape) limits how many keys we can reach AND have a reasonable expectation of getting out of AoE...

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Which keys do you use for movement? I haven't played a lot of MMOs, but I use ESDF instead of WASD and I'm really happy with it. I don't believe I've ever stood in something because I couldn't get to a button in time. And if I remember correctly, as a default setting, holding down both mouse buttons makes you run, as another option.

Also, do you strafe instead of turning?

I use wsad for movement, and always use strafing. My right mouse button might as well be taped down. Holding down both mouse buttons is fine if the edge of the AoE is right in front of you which is rare on bosses (easier and quicker to strafe out).