Gearswap Help Thread!

[Malithar]

Trying to add a variable to my healing set for self cures but I'm in the dark on how to add it correctly. Essentially I'm wanting to add something like:

if target = self
then sets.midcast.Cure = set_combine(sets.midcast.Cure, {stuff}),

But I'm not having any luck. Any guidance is much appreciated.

One more question too. Just realized Solstice has Indi Duration +15 on it. Is there a way to equip Solstice for the next Indi spell after using Entrust? Obviously still want to use Idris during non-Entrusted Indi spells, but anytime I use Entrust, it'd be great if I could lock Solstice in for the next Indi.

[dlsmd]

Trying to add a variable to my healing set for self cures but I'm in the dark on how to add it correctly. Essentially I'm wanting to add something like:

if target = self
then sets.midcast.Cure = set_combine(sets.midcast.Cure, {stuff}),

But I'm not having any luck. Any guidance is much appreciated.

One more question too. Just realized Solstice has Indi Duration +15 on it. Is there a way to equip Solstice for the next Indi spell after using Entrust? Obviously still want to use Idris during non-Entrusted Indi spells, but anytime I use Entrust, it'd be great if I could lock Solstice in for the next Indi.

if S{"Cure","Cure II","Cure III","Cure IV","Cure V","Cure VI"}:contains(spell.en) then--or however you want to tell if its a cure spell
    local cure_gear
    if spell.target.type == "SELF" then
        cure_gear = set_combine(sets.midcast.Cure, {stuff})
    else
        cure_gear = sets.midcast.Cure
    end
    equip(cure_gear)
end
if buffactive.Entrust and spell.name.contains("Indi") then
    equip(main="Solstice")
end

this is untested for basic gearswap coding

[Malithar]

if S{"Cure","Cure II","Cure III","Cure IV","Cure V","Cure VI"}:contains(spell.en) then--or however you want to tell if its a cure spell
    local cure_gear
    if spell.target.type == "SELF" then
        cure_gear = set_combine(sets.midcast.Cure, {stuff})
    else
        cure_gear = sets.midcast.Cure
    end
    equip(cure_gear)
end
if buffactive.Entrust and spell.name.contains("Indi") then
    equip(main="Solstice")
end

this is untested for basic gearswap coding

Thanks much dlsmd, got me on the right track. Was able to get the Indi Solstice bit working with some poking and proding, eventually producing:

sets.buff['Entrust'] = set_combine(sets.midcast.Geomancy, {main="Solstice",legs="Bagua Pants +1"})

function job_midcast(spell, action, spellMap, eventArgs)
	if string.find(spell.english,'Indi') and buffactive['Entrust'] then
		equip(sets.buff['Entrust'])
		eventArgs.handled = true
	end
end

Still on Mote's old setup, but your help got me going in the right direction. :D Still at a loss for the cure swapping bit, I've tried replacing the specific spells with just a lookup for healing magic but it's erroring out each time. I'll mess with it some more and figure something out. Thanks again!

[dlsmd]

Thanks much dlsmd, got me on the right track. Was able to get the Indi Solstice bit working with some poking and proding, eventually producing:

sets.buff['Entrust'] = set_combine(sets.midcast.Geomancy, {main="Solstice",legs="Bagua Pants +1"})

function job_midcast(spell, action, spellMap, eventArgs)
    if string.find(spell.english,'Indi') and buffactive['Entrust'] then
        equip(sets.buff['Entrust'])
        eventArgs.handled = true
    end
end

Still on Mote's old setup, but your help got me going in the right direction. :D Still at a loss for the cure swapping bit, I've tried replacing the specific spells with just a lookup for healing magic but it's erroring out each time. I'll mess with it some more and figure something out. Thanks again!

i will recomend you use this: spell.english.startswith("Indi-")
instead of string.find(spell.english,'Indi')
its faster

also i think in motes code
if spellMap == 'Cure' and spell.target.type == "SELF" then --is what you need but not sure

[Malithar]

i will recomend you use this: spell.english.startswith("Indi-")
instead of string.find(spell.english,'Indi')
its faster

also i think in motes code
if spellMap == 'Cure' and spell.target.type == "SELF" then --is what you need but not sure

Tried swapping that in but I'm getting "attempt to get length of local 'substr' (a nil value)" and it skips the midcast set entirely. I'll leave it as is for now. Out of curiosity, when you say it's faster, is that on a code level, or a practical "it just might fuck you one day" level?

Was able to get the cure bit setup correctly thanks to your help as well. Ended up with:

function job_midcast(spell, action, spellMap, eventArgs)
	if spell.skill == 'Healing Magic' then
		if spell.target and spell.target.type == 'SELF' then
		equip(sets.midcast.Cure.Self)
		eventArgs.handled = true
		end
	end
end

I have no idea what the whole eventArgs.handled = true is, but I'm finding it's needed on most of the custom rules I've been putting in. The joy of being a pretend programmer! :3 Thanks again for the direction!

[Nitrous24]

using spell.skill = healing magic will trigger on -na spells and raise as well

better off targetting cures, either by doing what he listed above and making a table of them, or doing

function job_midcast(spell, action, spellMap, eventArgs)
	if (spell.english.startswith("Cure") or spell.english.startswith("Cura")) then
		if spell.target and spell.target.type == 'SELF' then
		equip(sets.midcast.Cure.Self)
		eventArgs.handled = true
		end
	end
end

[dlsmd]

Tried swapping that in but I'm getting "attempt to get length of local 'substr' (a nil value)" and it skips the midcast set entirely. I'll leave it as is for now. Out of curiosity, when you say it's faster, is that on a code level, or a practical "it just might fuck you one day" level?

its faster on a code level
the reason being string.find looks at the entire string
example:
"askt109nthskedtesmodt" your looking for "dtes" it will process like this till it finds the str or reaches the end of the str
pass1:"askt" false
pass2:"skt1" false
...
pass14:"dtes" true
while starts with only checks the first chars that the str contains
example:
"ABCDEFGH" looking for "CDEF"
pass1:"ABCD" false
"CDEFGHIJK" looking for "CDEF"
pass1:"CDEF" true

it should not happen but this would be exactly the same thing you can try this
string.startswith(spell.english, "Indi-")
if not that change spell.english to spell.en

Was able to get the cure bit setup correctly thanks to your help as well. Ended up with:

function job_midcast(spell, action, spellMap, eventArgs)
    if spell.skill == 'Healing Magic' then
        if spell.target and spell.target.type == 'SELF' then
        equip(sets.midcast.Cure.Self)
        eventArgs.handled = true
        end
    end
end

I have no idea what the whole eventArgs.handled = true is, but I'm finding it's needed on most of the custom rules I've been putting in. The joy of being a pretend programmer! :3 Thanks again for the direction!

and as Nitrous24 said this spell.skill == 'Healing Magic' will process on na/raise/etc. spells not just cure spells
i still recommend S{"Cure","Cure II","Cure III","Cure IV","Cure V","Cure VI"}:contains(spell.en)--you can add any spells you want to this if any are missing

[Malithar]

Eh, won't be casting Raise on myself anytime soon, and /Whm is pretty much dead to me atm, but I made the changes anyways. So with the above functions, my dumbass didn't realize you can't have multiple, they all have to be within the same function job_midcast. After messing with it for a few hours, I got it all working, except for one very annoying hickup. I have:

function job_post_midcast(spell, action, spellMap, eventArgs)
    if spell.skill == 'Elemental Magic' then
        if spell.element == world.day_element or spell.element == world.weather_element then
            equip(sets.midcast['Elemental Magic'], {waist="Hachirin-no-Obi"})
        end
    elseif spell.skill == 'Healing Magic' then
        if spell.english:startswith('Cure') and world.day_element == 'Light' or world.weather_element == 'Light' then
            equip(sets.midcast.Cure, {waist="Hachirin-no-Obi"})
		end
    elseif spell.english:startswith('Cure') then
		if spell.target and spell.target.type == 'SELF' then
			equip(sets.midcast.Cure.Self)
		end
	elseif spell.english:startswith('Indi') then
		if buffactive['Entrust'] then
			equip(sets.buff['Entrust'])
		end
	end
end

Works nearly flawlessly for what I was wanting, while still having my obi work. Problem being, light day/weather takes precedence over the self function. Is there an easy way for it to check for both, or do I just need to include another function that is essentially

elseif spell.skill == 'Healing Magic' then
        if spell.english:startswith('Cure') and spell.target and spell.target.type == 'SELF' and world.day_element == 'Light' or world.weather_element == 'Light' then
            equip(sets.midcast.Cure.Self, {waist="Hachirin-no-Obi"})
		end

I say essentially because that bit doesn't seem to work as I was hoping. Want to say thanks for the help again, helps a ton with motivation and confidence with GS knowing you guys are ready to give direction.

[dlsmd]

replace

    elseif spell.skill == 'Healing Magic' then
        if spell.english:startswith('Cure') and world.day_element == 'Light' or world.weather_element == 'Light' then
            equip(sets.midcast.Cure, {waist="Hachirin-no-Obi"})
        end
    elseif spell.english:startswith('Cure') then
        if spell.target and spell.target.type == 'SELF' then
            equip(sets.midcast.Cure.Self)
        end

with

    elseif spell.skill == 'Healing Magic' then
        if spell.english:startswith('Cure') then
            local cure_gear = set_combine(sets.midcast.Cure)
            if world.day_element == 'Light' or world.weather_element == 'Light' then
                cure_gear = set_combine(cure_gear, {waist="Hachirin-no-Obi"})
            end
            if spell.target and spell.target.type == 'SELF' then
                cure_gear = set_combine(cure_gear, sets.midcast.Cure.Self)
            end
            equip(cure_gear)
        end

[Malithar]

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On a side note, how does that local command work? Is it local to that specific function so you can combine sets within multiple different functions?

[Nitrous24]

local limits it to the function that is currently executing, once it finishes the variable is destroyed so you can't access it anywhere else

[dlsmd]

On a side note, how does that local command work? Is it local to that specific function so you can combine sets within multiple different functions?

local is local to the block in do/then/etc. once you leave the block it gets destroyed
here: http://www.lua.org/pil/4.2.html

local limits it to the function that is currently executing, once it finishes the variable is destroyed so you can't access it anywhere else

this is how it works

function a()
    local b = "any" -- local b is created
    if true then
        local c = "none" -- local c is created
        -- do something
        -- local c is destroyed
    elseif true then
        local d = "hello" -- local d is created
        -- do something
         -- local d is destroyed
    end
    -- local b is destroyed
end

[Nitrous24]

yea, i thought it would be local to if/else statements and do statements as well, but i didn't want to give improper information because i wasn't sure. Thanks for the info

[dlsmd]

yea, i thought it would be local to if/else statements and do statements as well, but i didn't want to give improper information because i wasn't sure. Thanks for the info

no problem knowledge is power and learning is the only way to knowledge and power
also i updated my post with elseif just for the sake of arguments

[Orestes]

Just came back somewhat recently after taking off the summer, and noticed a few oddities in my luas.

Has anyone else noted player.equipment.main string comparisons being unreliable, or flat out not working in some functions? Specifically, I'm checking my main weapon in status_change(), which I never had issue with before. I'll try throwing together a test case, but mostly curious if this is a known issue, etc.

Also, kinda random, but the following used to work in buff_change, but now fails. I can do this another way, but I'm just curious... did the Set lib change?

-- used to work, but now fails
if S{'Aftermath'}:contains(buff) then
 -- works
if string.startswith(buff, "Aftermath") then

Thanks

[dlsmd]

Just came back somewhat recently after taking off the summer, and noticed a few oddities in my luas.

Has anyone else noted player.equipment.main string comparisons being unreliable, or flat out not working in some functions? Specifically, I'm checking my main weapon in status_change(), which I never had issue with before. I'll try throwing together a test case, but mostly curious if this is a known issue, etc.

Also, kinda random, but the following used to work in buff_change, but now fails. I can do this another way, but I'm just curious... did the Set lib change?

-- used to work, but now fails
if S{'Aftermath'}:contains(buff) then
 -- works
if string.startswith(buff, "Aftermath") then

Thanks

it should be
buffactive['Aftermath'] --use this if the buff name has a space in it
or
buffactive.Aftermath

but there are buffs
Aftermath: Lv.1
Aftermath: Lv.2
Aftermath: Lv.3
Aftermath

unless your doing it in the buff_change function
then its
string.startswith(buff, "Aftermath")

[Orestes]

it should be
buffactive['Aftermath'] --use this if the buff name has a space in it
or
buffactive.Aftermath

unless your doing it in the buff_change function
then its
string.startswith(buff, "Aftermath")

Yes, it's in buff_change as noted. That is how I'm doing it now. Perhaps it was a stupid way to do it before.

Mostly curious about player.equipment not working as expected.

[dlsmd]

Yes, it's in buff_change as noted. That is how I'm doing it now. Perhaps it was a stupid way to do it before.

Mostly curious about player.equipment not working as expected.

if you change gear out side of gearswap it can lose what gear you have on

[Orestes]

if you change gear out side of gearswap it can lose what gear you have on

I have the same function that I call in status_change() also in job_update(), which I just manually hit F12 to trigger when I switch weapons. I'll do some more testing though.

[Serka]

i'm a gs nub

wondering if there's a way to lock my aptitude mantle with a shortcut/keybind so i can keep it on during cp parties