Linking HUD layout to gear set

[Rongway]

Here's a workaround to fit your job switching macros into a smaller space.

Here's a set of macros that will become even more useful with the addition of new jobs next summer:



While we think of only "hotbar 9" as a single hotbar, there is actually a hotbar 9 for each class and each job, and additionally a separate hotbar 9 for "shared". These macros take advantage of the distinction between a class/job hotbar and the shared hotbar to store the many versions of one hotbar on various classes/jobs and switching which currently occupies the shared hotbar.

Overview:

• Turn on hotbar sharing for the bar(s) you want to use for switching. (/characterconfig, Hotbar Settings, Sharing)
• Create macros for each class/job/menu category you want to use.
• Make multiple versions of the bar, each with a different category "expanded", saving them on classes or jobs.

Example macro set:

Magic DDs  : /hotbar copy thm 9 share 9
Ranged DDs : /hotbar copy arc 9 share 9
Melee DDs  : /hotbar copy pgl 9 share 9
Healers    : /hotbar copy cnj 9 share 9
Tanks      : /hotbar copy gla 9 share 9

Crafters   : /hotbar copy crp 10 share 10
Gatherers  : /hotbar copy min 10 share 10
Hunt Bills : /hotbar copy fsh 10 share 10
             Aside: my example shows this macro with the Battle Stance icon: /micon "Battle Stance" emote

Set up hotbar 9 as your caster gearsets, then put the macros for each other job category on the bar so it looks something like

RDM BLM SMN Healers Tanks Rangers Meleers

in whatever order you prefer. Then save the bar to where your magic DDs macro says it should be, which is just manually running the reverse command:

/hotbar copy share 9 thm 9

Then set up hotbar 9 for healers, something like

Casters WHM SCH AST Tanks Rangers Meleers

Then save the bar to where your healers macro says it should be:

/hotbar copy share 9 cnj 9

etc.

Once finished, you'll be able to click a category to "expand" it, and therefore be able to fit all your jobs on one bar. If you want all combat jobs and all non combat classes on one bar, you'll need to combine (healers and tanks) and/or (casters and rangers) to make them fit, since the number of categories plus the highest number of options in an "expanded" category can't exceed 12. Or, you can put two hotbars together, and have each macro switch both bars.

[Limonia]

Here's a workaround to fit your job switching macros into a smaller space.

Unfortunately this would only work if you play with mouse and keyboard. Not really usable with a controller. If I would play with m+kb I would do it like that. I tried making it work with a controller, but it's not really possible. For anyone that doesn't play with a controller, this is a great solution though because it's even easier than changing your class through the menu.

[Rongway]

Unfortunately this would only work if you play with mouse and keyboard. Not really usable with a controller. If I would play with m+kb I would do it like that. I tried making it work with a controller, but it's not really possible. For anyone that doesn't play with a controller, this is a great solution though because it's even easier than changing your class through the menu.

The visual format would be a bit different but you could still do it with /chotbar (just add a 'c' to each line). The underlying principles are the same: you have (# of jobs)+(# of classes)+1(shared) versions of each chotbar 1 through 8 that you can use to swap bars in and out.

It's even actually more compact on a chotbar. For regular hotbars, you need two bars to handle all jobs and all classes, but you can fit all jobs and classes on a single chotbar (not even an expanded bar, just a regular chotbar). LT+button to change job category, RT+button to change job.





And whether you're using hotbars or chotbars, you can also add "/hudlayout #" to each category macro, and then you don't have to spend a million macro slots on job changes. Press the Healers button to change your hudlayout to healing layout and bring up the healer gearsets; press the melee DDs button to switch to your melee DD hudlayout and bring up the melee DD gearsets; etc.