Random Question Thread XXVI: The Rise and Fall of the RQT

[Fereydoon]

What are the best NIN TP/WS Neck/Backs/Waist now?

[Koyangi]

Depends on the WS.

[grevenilvec75]

This post shows all the caps and scaling in a vertical format.

This spreadsheet shows a bit more detail on the progression, as well as a table listing power vs amount cured for all cure spells (Formula Numbers page).

If I knew what all that meant I wouldn't be making $10/hr having to put up with people's shit.

Is there not an easy to read formula you can grab out of that? mostly only care about cure4.

EDIT: NVM the spreadsheet is easier to read.

[dasva]

Does rng af3 body actually increase the ratt from velocity shot? Different wikis disagree...

[Kitrane]

Get PolUtils, Data Browser > Item Data > English > Armor > Export as XML

How do you take the data displayed in this and figure out which specific .dat an item is?

[nikia]

So I ended up with a new PC and it has a MSI Graphics card (NVidia Gforce GTS 450)

I am not the best when it comes to Graphic settings for gaming since FFXI is the only game I actually play.

So the question is aside from maxing out the registry settings are there any NVidia setting I can tweak to improve the game experience further?

Also on a side note I saw that can up MIP Mapping to 9 in FFXI Calculator, I am at 4 now. Is going to 9 worth it at all?

Thank you for any info anyone can provide.

[elison]

Best atmacites for PLD in Voidwatch?

[Khamsin]

This would strongly indicate that SE never assigned them types. It may be intentional or it may not, but either way it is pretty unlikely to get fixed.

I'm guessing they simply don't know. It would be worth reporting to them that nightmare mobs are broken, and that none of them count as their mob types, whether it be for trials or especially for monster correlation and game mechanics. Is there a bug report area somewhere?

By the way, what's the cast time on Meteor? Is it recommended to not use Occ. Quickens Spellcasting gear? And does fast cast gear affect it normally?

I know someone said there was no rush, but I imagine there must be some sort of time frame where the next BLM has to start casting, or else the spell will finish without them.

e.g. BLM #1 starts casting, BLM #2 starts casting, BLM #3 does not decide to participate. How long will Meteor wait before deciding to go ahead and go without BLM #3?

[Radec]

How do you take the data displayed in this and figure out which specific .dat an item is?

I think you're trying to do 2 things here, get the model for an item and get the stat listing of it. They're not related, to the best of my knowledge the model is not tied to the item data(stats) client side anywhere.

100% of all stats for armor are in the same .dat file, the models are in a large number of others which people have tied to names manually for altanaviewer/modelviewer lists.

[Byrthnoth]

By the way, what's the cast time on Meteor? Is it recommended to not use Occ. Quickens Spellcasting gear? And does fast cast gear affect it normally?

I know someone said there was no rush, but I imagine there must be some sort of time frame where the next BLM has to start casting, or else the spell will finish without them.

e.g. BLM #1 starts casting, BLM #2 starts casting, BLM #3 does not decide to participate. How long will Meteor wait before deciding to go ahead and go without BLM #3?

I would not use Occ. Quickens gear with it (or any nuke, but especially this one).

It works like this:
BLM 1 starts casting Meteor...
BLM 2 starts casting Meteor...
BLM 1 finishes casting, BLM 3 starts casting (order doesn't matter)
BLM 2 finishes casting, BLM 4 starts casting, etc.

As long as one BLM is still casting when the previous BLM finishes their cast, the spell will continue to charge instead of complete. So you can just watch the guy in the Meteor order in front of you, no need for a time nuke. When you see him start casting, you start casting. This also lets you plan who will go last/your order so you can maximize damage. The downside is that the final BLM must complete their spell or Meteor will not go off. Silence, Stun, moving, losing MP and not having enough, etc. all can cause fail on this front.

[Stefanos]

With the cure update, thinking about bringing back SCH for curing for a change of pace for easier events. I couldn't find anything about this, but can Twilight Cape/Korin Obi with weather break the 50% cure potency cap?

[Khamsin]

With the cure update, thinking about bringing back SCH for curing for a change of pace for easier events. I couldn't find anything about this, but can Twilight Cape/Korin Obi with weather break the 50% cure potency cap?

Yes, it's applied in a separate stage. I use obi/cape and a perpetuanced aurorastorm for when I'm curing. So it'd be 1.5 x 1.15 = 1.725 bonus.

[Cairthenn]

Does spellcast support an "if A or (B and C)" command and if so, how would I set it up?

Currently using a roundabout method to action set a variable if both B and C are true and using an "if A or advanced '$thatvar = true'" , but it doesn't cooperate as well with my autosets.

[Kalasin]

Does rng af3 body actually increase the ratt from velocity shot? Different wikis disagree...

Fairly sure it increases ranged attack, but I don't think I've seen any testing on how much.

Edit: Actually, quick test shows no difference in ranged attack at all.

[Khamsin]

Does spellcast support an "if A or (B and C)" command and if so, how would I set it up?

Currently using a roundabout method to action set a variable if both B and C are true and using an "if A or advanced '$thatvar = true'" , but it doesn't cooperate as well with my autosets.

<if Advanced='A or (B and C)'>
...
</if>

[Fereydoon]

So, friend's spellcast is acting derp. Typing //sc set Name or //sc d Slot will turn up "Here are the list of spellcast commands!" in the config box, //cure name also won't work, any ideas?

And reposting from before, but current best TP/WS(Hi) Back/Waist/Neck for NIN?

[Khamsin]

So, friend's spellcast is acting derp. Typing //sc set Name or //sc d Slot will turn up "Here are the list of spellcast commands!" in the config box, //cure name also won't work, any ideas?

And reposting from before, but current best TP/WS(Hi) Back/Waist/Neck for NIN?

'sc' is an alias for 'spellcast', and sometimes the aliases get screwed up for whatever random reason. When that happens, I just do 'alias sc spellcast' and that fixes it. You'd probably have to do the same for your cure aliases.

[Radec]

So, friend's spellcast is acting derp. Typing //sc set Name or //sc d Slot will turn up "Here are the list of spellcast commands!" in the config box, //cure name also won't work, any ideas?

And reposting from before, but current best TP/WS(Hi) Back/Waist/Neck for NIN?

You're loading an old version of find before spellcast. Update Find to 1.01+ or make sure that spellcast is loaded first (and reload find every time you reload spellcast)

[Cairthenn]

<if Advanced='A or (B and C)'>
...
</if>

Derp, obvious rule is obvious I guess. I just figured I'd ask. x_x

[Diddy Kong]

is there a way to make status timer count down for things instead of up?