Gearswap Help Thread!

[Treize Kordero]

Questions!
* Does it work if you don't have any FMs up?
* Are you on -dev?

Why I ask!
The logic on the second line is a little flawed:

if (not buffactive['Finishing Move']) or buffactive['Finishing Move 2'] then

It is probably meant to be:

if not (buffactive['Finishing Move 3'] or buffactive['Finishing Move 4'] or buffactive['Finishing Move 5']) then

Looking at the non-dev resources, it appears that all FM buffs are currently named "Finishing Move," which is why your version should work without FMs. If you have no FMs on, buffactive['Finishing Move'] will be nil and your code would return true and cancel the spell/send Presto. If you have 1~5 FM on, buffactive['Finishing Move'] would be 1. With non-dev resources, buffactive['Finishing Move 1~5'] will always be nil. The -dev resources will be pushed live on Monday and should restore the numbers after FMs, though. After that, you can use the code I posted above and it'll work as you intended.

It works without FMs up and I'm not using -dev.

It was working fine until today then now it always wants to use Presto

(not buffactive['Finishing Move']) or buffactive['Finishing Move 2']

I know this line is the perp but I didn't realize their was an issue until I was doing limbus lol so didn't get to sort it out properly.

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try

	if spell.type == 'Step' and (not buffactive['Presto']) then
		if (not buffactive['Finishing Move 1']) or buffactive['Finishing Move 2'] then
			cancel_spell()			
			send_command('input /ja "Presto" <me>;wait 2;input /ja "'..spell.name..'" <t>;')
		end
	end

I'll try that and see if it works

Update: Yeah this didn't work. Same result Presto always wants to active even with 3+ FMs

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Update 2: Byrth it looks like your fix is making the code work again.

if not (buffactive['Finishing Move 3'] or buffactive['Finishing Move 4'] or buffactive['Finishing Move 5']) then

Update 3: All is well for now thanks fore your help guys :D

[Motenten]

Question, have Terpander (Daurdabla -1) lol, what lines would i have to change in Monts brd.lua to have it act accordingly without breaking the lua, figure changing the word Terpander to Daurdabla?

You mean Daurdabla to Terpander?

In the dev version, you just change the lines for the variables info.DaurdablaInstrument and info.DaurdablaSongs. In the live version (current Master version branch on GitHub) you'll have to do some other tweaking. However dev should be pushed to live soon (tomorrow?), so I'd just wait for that.

i tried replacing some lines and Made a macro /console gs c set Duardabla Daurdabla and it works fine, 3rd song goes up no problem but for some reason i occasionally get an "cannot cast fire spirit" message. adding Link to make it easier.https://github.com/Kinematics/GearSw...master/BRD.lua Thx in advance.

Absolutely no clue why you'd get that "fire spirit" message. Possibly some other stuff still broken in live, like the pup thing, that will be fixed after the dev push.

[Darkmagi]

I'm guessing you have a Bokura spellcast or autoexec loaded, unload. The dummy spell used in all of his was firespirit, and if you left autoexec loaded without spellcast you'd just see firespirit spam.

[Raelia]

Day two of migrating to Gearswap, and I have just one question that's gonna sound like bitching but is honest and my major hangup so far:

Bro, do you even documentation?

Windower.net doesn't even mention the addon, it's not in Byrth's github. All I can ever find for how to do something is stale forum posts or snippets based on Mote's rather masturbatory includes.

All-in-all though, really diggin' it just for the custom command side. I've already set up an intercept/fallback method on my macros and /lockstyle swag:

vars = {Rune = "Gelus", TP = "Std", intercept = "False"}

function self_command(command)
    if command == 'intercept' then
        vars.intercept = 'True'
    elseif command == 'Afterswag' then
        equip(sets.Idle.Move)
    end
end

function aftercast(spell)
    if player.status == 'Engaged' then
        equip(sets.TP[vars.TP])
    else
        equip(sets.Idle.Swag)
        send_command('wait 1;input /lockstyle on;gs c Afterswag')
    end
end
 
function status_change(new,old)
    if new == 'Engaged' then
        equip(sets.TP[vars.TP])
    else
        equip(sets.Idle.Swag)
        send_command('wait 1;input /lockstyle on;gs c Afterswag')
    end
end

if spell.english == 'Ignis' or spell.english == 'Gelus' or spell.english == 'Flabra' or spell.english == 'Tellus' or spell.english == 'Sulpor' or spell.english == 'Unda' or spell.english == 'Lux' or spell.english == 'Tenebrae' then
    if vars.intercept == 'True' then
        cancel_spell()
        vars.intercept = 'False'
        send_command('@input /ja '..vars.Rune..' <me>')
    else
        vars.Rune = spell.english
    end
else
    vars.intercept = 'False'
end

(If anyone's got an alternative to the eight rune line, I'm all ears)

A fallback capable macro is then just:

/console gs c intercept
/ja "Gelus" <me>

Where it will repeat whichever rune was last used, and you can set a rune as simply as manually entering it with shortcuts or menu. Unlike the Spellcast version this will also /lockstyle swag on (un)resting or disengage too, so it's compatible with using an hMP staff for instance.

[Raelia]

As to what I'm really looking for documentation on, it's mostly stuff like area change, day/weather active, checking is spell or JA is still on recast.

[Byrthnoth]

Did your copy of GearSwap download a documentation folder like everyone else's?

[Raelia]

Did your copy of GearSwap download a documentation folder like everyone else's?

Neat. Unless you mean the excel file, because fuck that.

Edit: GDocs mangles half of it, but I guess it's mostly readable.

[Motenten]

If anyone's got an alternative to the eight rune line, I'm all ears

spell.type == 'Rune'

Might need to wait for the dev push tomorrow for it to work, though.

Also, I've been trying to put together a tutorial for GearSwap, going through things gradually from the ground up. Currently using nodes on FFXIAH:

http://www.ffxiah.com/node/145
http://www.ffxiah.com/node/146
http://www.ffxiah.com/node/147
http://www.ffxiah.com/node/148
http://www.ffxiah.com/node/149
http://www.ffxiah.com/node/150

Currently trying to work out which direction to proceed from here.

[Yamoman]

Thx, might have been the autoexec thing, seems to be working pretty well. And loving auto-piamisimo, makes casting 9+ songs lot easier

[JSHidaka]

spell.type == 'Rune'

Might need to wait for the dev push tomorrow for it to work, though.

Also, I've been trying to put together a tutorial for GearSwap, going through things gradually from the ground up. Currently using nodes on FFXIAH:

http://www.ffxiah.com/node/145
http://www.ffxiah.com/node/146
http://www.ffxiah.com/node/147
http://www.ffxiah.com/node/148
http://www.ffxiah.com/node/149
http://www.ffxiah.com/node/150

Currently trying to work out which direction to proceed from here.

Hmmm what about something that explain/how/when to use commands like return(), Cancel_spell(), send_command(), add_to_chat(), etc...
but so far It looks like really useful for new ppl.

EDIT: the self commands and maybe some other part about the "index" things.. how/when to use it too...

[Sechs]

Nice links, got quite a lot to read now

Question: how do you people handle "cancel" with gearswap? Examples: Cancelling sneak (if present) right before using Spectral Jig, cancelling Utsusemi: Ni before completing Utsusemi: Ichi etc.
Atm I do it externally with the Cancel addon. How would you handle this within Gearswap and would you suggest to do so or to keep this stuff externally?

[dlsmd]

if spell.english == 'Spectral Jig' then
	send_command('@cancel 71')
end

sorry i read it wrong

[Fake]

Is there a way to register x amount of time remaining or time passed since a buff was gained as an event?

[Byrthnoth]

Well, not in the current Gearswap framework. You can, however, record the time when you gained a buff using os.time() and then use windower.register_event('time change', <stuff>) to run a function every time the time changes. Subtract the time in the time_change event from your recorded os.time() value and you will have the buff's current duration. If you do this from within a gearswap file, the equip command (and other commands) will work inside your registered function.

Disclaimer: I've never used the time change event. I assume it passes UTC time, but it might be game time.

[Fake]

Is there no way to do it using the timers addon?

[Byrthnoth]

Naw, Timers is a plugin and doesn't output any information. It would be possible to make a Timer library for gearswap that just calls an event when you hit a certain time, but it isn't made yet.

[lokist]

I've added these lines to my mule's lua file, and rewrote the Duardabla to Terpander, i've noticed that it doesn't fire off the duration gear when you use two songs back to back like Victory and Advanced Victory march. Going to test this a bit more to see if I missed something in the lua file.

Motenten's BRD is fine even for normal instruments, just add them at these lines:

-- Gear to enhance certain classes of songs. No instruments added here since Gjallarhorn is being used.
        --sets.midcast.Ballad = {ammo="Crooner's Cithara"}
        sets.midcast.March = {range="Iron Ram Horn"}
        sets.midcast.Minuet = {range="Cornette +1"}
        sets.midcast.Minne = {range="Syrinx"}
        sets.midcast.Carol = {range="Crumhorn +1",
            feet="Aoidos' Cothrn. +1"}
        sets.midcast.Madrigal = {ammo="Traversiere"}
        --sets.midcast.Paeon = {ammo="Oneiros Harp"}
        sets.midcast.Lullaby = {range="Mary's Horn"}
        sets.midcast.Threnody = {range="Piccolo +1"}
        sets.midcast['Carnage Elegy'] = {range="Syrinx"}
        sets.midcast['Chocobo Mazurka'] = {range="Vihuela"}
        sets.midcast['Magic Finale'] = {range="Ney"}

[Sechs]

Noticed an error in my DNC Lua yesterday, never noticed it before but I don't know if it's caused by the changes to the new version of GS released yesterday or if it was always there and I just never noticed it.
If I use a WS for which I do not have a set I get an error in the flow.lua:261 and then in the line 129 of my lua.

This is the line I use for WS

elseif spell.type == 'WeaponSkill' then
                               equip(sets.precast.WS[spell.english][WeaponskillMode])

The second line is actually n° 129

So, supposing this is an error in the Lua and not in GS, how can I address it?
Long and easy way: put a sets.precast.WS['wsname'].Normal, .Acc and .Mod (I only have these 3 WSmodes in my WeaponskillMode variable) for each of the WS I can possibly use, even if I leave the sets empty. (which would be fine, I don't really care to swap gear for these WS, actually I'd prefer to not swap at all tbh)
Otherwise? What could I do?
It's not a big deal, I don't see myself using any WS other than the 4 I defined, except maybe for stuff like Voidwatch, but I'm curious how to address this.

[Raelia]

if sets.precast.WS[spell.english][WeaponskillMode]) then
    equip(sets.precast.WS[spell.english][WeaponskillMode])
end

You can be so fucking lazy with dynamic typed languages. It's kinda sickening.

[Sechs]

/highfive

Neat :D