Gearswap Help Thread!

**Byrthnoth** · 2014-05-20 17:49

Erm, buffactive gives the number of each buff currently active. So if you have three Ignis runes up, buffactive.Ignis is 3. Maybe I just don't understand the problem.

There is no easily automated way to tell the time remaining on a buff.

**Astaro** · 2014-05-20 17:53

Can anyone help me with this please? I'm using Mote's SMN Lua, but it isn't switching into the magical Rage BP gear correctly when using BP's. I've tested using show_swaps :-/ Any ideas?

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**dlsmd** · 2014-05-20 18:06

Originally Posted by Byrthnoth

Erm, buffactive gives the number of each buff currently active. So if you have three Ignis runes up, buffactive.Ignis is 3. Maybe I just don't understand the problem.

There is no easily automated way to tell the time remaining on a buff.

ok that i did not know
but thats because no ware in the documentation does it say that

all it says is
Stores the number of a given buff that is active. Keys are the buff names (case insensitive), so buffactive['light arts'] would be nil or 1 depending whether or not you have light arts up.
so i thought that buffactive.Ignis == 1 or true(with 3 Ignis buffs)
i thought that "Stores the number of a given buff that is active."meant (for Ignis) 523
Stores the count of a given buff that is active. would be more accurate

so if i wanted to check for buffactive.Ignis == 3 it would work??

**Kensagaku** · 2014-05-20 18:24

I figured out my issue; it was because I was using spells.type == 'JobAbility'. I looked at the list of spells.type and skill and such when I was idly browsing, and noticed Ward/Effusion/Rune on the list. Because I was trying to find those under JobAbility instead of their respective categories, it was coming up with nothing. I fixed them, and they work properly.

**Byrthnoth** · 2014-05-20 18:25

Originally Posted by dlsmd

ok that i did not know
but thats because no ware in the documentation does it say that

all it says is
Stores the number of a given buff that is active. Keys are the buff names (case insensitive), so buffactive['light arts'] would be nil or 1 depending whether or not you have light arts up.
so i thought that buffactive.Ignis == 1 or true(with 3 Ignis buffs)
i thought that "Stores the number of a given buff that is active."meant (for Ignis) 523
Stores the count of a given buff that is active. would be more accurate

so if i wanted to check for buffactive.Ignis == 3 it would work??

On the contrary, the statement that you quoted is unambiguous.

Also, yeah that would work.

**Motenten** · 2014-05-20 18:31

Originally Posted by Kensagaku

Having a bit of trouble on my RUN file (I have problems with every job, don't I?) but this might not be a coding error so much as it is something I'm not understanding properly. Essentially, when I try and use most of my JAs, I don't swap gear properly. I noticed that it only applies to JAs that are under another category; Vivacious Pulse swaps properly, but runes, Lunge/Swipe, and Vallation/Valiance aren't switching gear at all. Is there a way to handle "category" type JAs like this?

Edit: By Category I mean "Rune Enchantment" "Ward" and "Effusion" in this case.

My GS: http://pastebin.com/LsT1rn84

By 'Category', you mean spell.type.

It checks for runes and lunge and such only after it determines that spell.type == 'JobAbility'. Runes are spell.type == 'Rune', thus the 'JobAbility' check naturally fails.

Basically, you're saying "Don't look inside this box if this spell isn't of type JobAbility", and then wondering why it doesn't look inside the box when the spell isn't of type JobAbility.

It looks like you actually want

Code:

elseif spell.type == 'JobAbility' then

to be

Code:

elseif spell.action_type == 'Ability' then

though you'll need to check for spell.type == 'WeaponSkill' beforehand to be sure those are excluded from the Ability block.

Also, what's with the string.find(spell.english,'Lunge') garbage? Every one that I see is looking for an exact match. That's not what you use string.find() for. All you need to do is check if spell.english == 'Lunge'.

And the enhancing magic spell checks make my head hurt. Please try this order:

Code:

if spell.english == 'Foil' then
elseif spell.english:startswith('Regen') then
elseif spell.skill == 'Enhancing Magic' then
elseif spell.skill == 'Divine Magic' then
elseif spell.skill == 'Healing Magic' then
end

And why are you equipping midcast sets in the precast() function? Actually, almost all of your precast code for magic spells seems nonsensical.

Code:

function precast(spell)
    if spell.action_type == 'Magic' then
        equip(sets.precast.fastcast)
    elseif ~other stuff
    end
end

function midcast(spell)
    if spell.action_type == 'Magic' then
        -- midcast gear stuff
        if spell.english == 'Foil' then
        elseif spell.english:startswith('Regen') then
        elseif spell.skill == 'Enhancing Magic' then
        elseif spell.skill == 'Divine Magic' then
        elseif spell.skill == 'Healing Magic' then
        end
    end
end

I also don't understand why you're checking for spells' cast times. Spell cast time isn's a limitation for GearSwap.

Meh. That's enough griping for now.

**Kensagaku** · 2014-05-20 18:37

Pardon. n_n; I'm using what I've learned in bits and pieces from other observations. The spell times were on a SCH example file, hence why I was using it. The others, I wasn't aware of other solutions. I'm using what I can to make it work for the moment, and then tidying it up from that point. I will keep your input in mind, however.

As for why some of my precasts are using midcast sets, that's because they're generally pretty fast and I just start casting in that set. I keep forgetting how effective GearSwap is in switching even in those short times; I got used to SpellCast being rather slow in that department. That's just a carry-over habit.

As for my poor ordering, please forgive me. v.v I'm sorta coding as I go, and I'll tidy it up in the end.

**Trumpy** · 2014-05-20 19:09

In spell cast i could do something like
if spell=cure
cmd=input /echo == Just used %spell ! ==

and it would give me an echo sayin "== Just used Cure ! =="

MAIN QUESTION: is there a way to do something like %spell in gear swap? i tried spell.name but it didnt work.

One example i can give is i wanted to do this

Code:

if spell.type == 'Scholar' then
	send_command('@input /recast "spell.name"')

And spell.name didnt work so i had to make 4 of these lines one for each arts and addendum and put a strategm from their side to get it to work. here is one of them

Code:

if spell.type == 'Scholar' and buffactive['Light Arts'] then
		send_command('@input /recast "Penury"')

Also i have seen code that uses the @ and that doesnt use the @ what does the @ mean or do in

Code:

send_command('@input /recast "Penury"')

Will probably have a million more basic questions comin in the future as i wander into gearswap. Morts luas are way to complicated for me and I am jsut trying to look at examples and write and figure it out on my own. OH i almost forgot SECOND QUESTION:

i was having some issues with what spellcast has for basesets... I thot it was working but about an hour of running around with my basically finished whm lua i realized it wasnt working like i thot. for some reason this works for my fast cast sets

Code:

----  Fast Cast  ----	DONE
	sets.MA.FC = 
		{ammo="Incantor Stone",lear="Loquacious Earring",hands="Gendewitha Gages",lring="Prolix Ring",back="Swith Cape",waist="Witful Belt",legs="Orvail Pants",feet="Chelona Boots"}
	sets.MA.FC.Cure = 
		{head="Cleric's Cap +2",neck="Aceso's Choker",back="Pahtli Cape",legs="Orison Pantaloons +2",feet="Cure Clogs"}
	sets.MA.FC.Enh = 
		{waist="Siegel Sash"}
	sets.MA.FC.Stoneskin = 
		{head="Umuthi Hat",hands="Carapacho Cuffs",waist="Siegel Sash"}

Its my understanding that sets.MA.FC.Cure is like using baseset sets.MA.FC or it equips sets.MA.FC.Cure on top of sets.MA.FC in other words. And it appears to work that way but when using this same idea for healing sets i noticed it was not using the baseset slots at all, So i grudgingly put all unused slots from my healing skill into my cure potency set

Code:

----  Healing Skill  ----	DONE
	sets.MA.Heal = 
		{sub="Curatio Grip",body="Orison Bliaud +2",hands="Augur's Gloves",lring="Ephedra Ring",rring="Ephedra Ring",back="Tempered Cape",waist="Bishop's Sash",legs="Cleric's Pantaloons +2"}
	sets.MA.Heal.Cure = 
		{main="Chatoyant Staff",sub="Curatio Grip",head="Gendewitha Caubeen",lear="Orison Earring",rear="Roundel Earring",body="Orison Bliaud +2",hands="Augur's Gloves",lring="Ephedra Ring",rring="Ephedra Ring",back="Tempered Cape",waist="Bishop's Sash",legs="Orison Pantaloons +2",feet="Piety Duckbills"}

and bout ten minutes after i did all that i found set_combine which would have made all that easier and less time consuming to do lol, so i used if for my enhancing sets. and it works!

Code:

sets.MA.Enhance = 
		{sub="Fulcio Grip",neck="Enhancing Torque",hands="Dynasty Mitts",back="Merciful Cape",waist="Olympus Sash",legs="Cleric's Pantaloons +2",feet="Orison Duckbills +2"}
	sets.MA.Enhance.Stoneskin = set_combine(sets.MA.Enhance, 
		{neck="Stone Gorget",rear="Earthcry Earring",hands="Stone Mufflers",waist="Siegel Sash",legs="Haven Hose"})

QUESTION: So why does sets.MA.FC.Cure = work as a base set but not sets.MA.Heal.Cure = ? I rather just use the fast cast way instead of the enhancing way.

**Motenten** · 2014-05-20 19:23

Originally Posted by Trumpy

In spell cast i could do something like
if spell=cure
cmd=input /echo == Just used %spell ! ==

and it would give me an echo sayin "== Just used Cure ! =="

MAIN QUESTION: is there a way to do something like %spell in gear swap? i tried spell.name but it didnt work.

Either of:

send_command('input /echo == Just used '..spell.name..' ! ==')
add_to_chat(122,'== Just used '..spell.name..' ! ==')

Originally Posted by Trumpy

Also i have seen code that uses the @ and that doesnt use the @ what does the @ mean or do in

The @ is a way of ensuring the string is sent exactly, without trying to parse escape codes. However GearSwap inserts the @ automatically with any send_command, so you don't need to do it yourself. The @ symbols just get copied around from various people's files, just because that's the way the original person did it.

Originally Posted by Trumpy

Morts luas

Mote's

Originally Posted by Trumpy

Its my understanding that sets.MA.FC.Cure is like using baseset sets.MA.FC or it equips sets.MA.FC.Cure on top of sets.MA.FC in other words.

Your understanding is wrong.

In order to do the equivalent of a Spellcast base set, you'd write it like this:

Code:

	sets.MA.FC = 
		{ammo="Incantor Stone",lear="Loquacious Earring",hands="Gendewitha Gages",lring="Prolix Ring",back="Swith Cape",waist="Witful Belt",legs="Orvail Pants",feet="Chelona Boots"}
	sets.MA.FC.Cure = set_combine(sets.MA.FC,
		{head="Cleric's Cap +2",neck="Aceso's Choker",back="Pahtli Cape",legs="Orison Pantaloons +2",feet="Cure Clogs"})

The fact that sets are named in a hierarchical manner is purely an organizational effect. It's done that way so that when you read it, as a human, it's easy to make sense of. It also provides a structure that makes it incredibly easy to auto-select sets based on various criteria. But it in no way combines sets together unless you explicitly tell it to with the set_combine() function.

**Trumpy** · 2014-05-20 19:46

Ok thank you Mote (sorry bout the Mort i have no idea how i typed that lol) So it looks like i will have to go with the way i did the enhancing magic part. any idea why the fast cast sets seem to work like basesets tho despite it shouldnt? According to showswaps it works in fast cast but not the other sets i tried. When i first started i only had the fast casts and since it worked i did the rest like that only to find them not workin on anything not a fastcast set. Ill go ahead and adjust them now to the set_combine method anyway tho.

Also i saw buff cancelling done two ways and i utilized them both ways with

Code:

windower.ffxi.cancel_buff(71)                         --in the precast and 
send_command('@wait 1.7;cancel 71')            --in the midcast.

Do they just use the midcast way when they want to delay the cancelling a certain amount of time? is it possible to just use 'Sneak' in place of 71 ?

**Tronian** · 2014-05-20 20:14

Originally Posted by dlsmd

what lvl is your whm??
are you using all of mots files?? are thay the latest versions??
are you using it from the menu??
if from menu it must be in(for motes files) job_precast
if not from menu it can be in (for motes files) job_pretarget(this only works if you type in the spell info or from a macro)

My whm is 99.
I d/led his files 2 days ago. I use macros.
I will try out mote's suggestion when I go back tonight. Thanks for the help.

**Tronian** · 2014-05-20 20:15

Originally Posted by JSHidaka

So probably its something inside mote's lua. Make a blank lua with just that in pre target, and test it.

Thanks, was thinking about doing that as well.

**Tronian** · 2014-05-20 20:19

Originally Posted by Motenten

Since you're modifying my files, don't use cancel_spell(), and don't define your own versions of pretarget() or precast(). Both of those will cause problems. You should be using job_pretarget() and job_precast().

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Code:

function job_precast(spell, action, spellMap, event Args)
    if spell.english == 'Paralyze' and (spell.target.type == 'PLAYER' or spell.target.type == 'SELF') then
        eventArgs.cancel = true
        send_command('input /ma "Paralyna" ' ..spell.target.name)
        return
    end
end

Thanks for the help, i will try it later tonight. hope it works.

**Motenten** · 2014-05-20 20:25

Originally Posted by Trumpy

is it possible to just use 'Sneak' in place of 71 ?

If you've installed the 'cancel' addon, yes. You'll need to use the send_command() version for that.

**Loire** · 2014-05-20 20:38

Also part of the converters from spellcast to gearswap, currently just using an slightly adjusted lua that byrth included for bard to learn the ropes. However the function to call on elemental fastcast staffs in correlation to element doesn't seem to work.

http://pastebin.com/AHhbuims

particularly line 147 to the sets listed at line 31

Code:

if sets.precast.FC[tostring(spell_element)] then equip(sets.precast.FC[tostring(spell_element)])

**Darkmagi** · 2014-05-20 21:05

Could anyone post an example of a file making use of augmented gear in gearswap? I think I'm just doing something wrong and misunderstanding.

**Byrthnoth** · 2014-05-20 21:44

Originally Posted by Darkmagi

Could anyone post an example of a file making use of augmented gear in gearswap? I think I'm just doing something wrong and misunderstanding.

Try using "//gs export inventory" while wearing the gear that you're interested in using as an augmented item (or just having it in inventory).

**Darkmagi** · 2014-05-20 22:13

Is there another step other than just putting said augmented item in a gear set? I think that's what I'm missing.

**Zerowone** · 2014-05-20 22:56

Having an issue with this specific line of code:

Code:

elseif command == 'Barrage' then
	Barrage_Index = Barrage_Index +1
	if Barrage Index > #Barrage_Set_Names then Barrage_Index = 1 end
	add_to_chat(8,'Barrage Set Changed to: '..Barrage_Set_Names[Barrage_Index]..'')

error : "then" expected near "index".
The specific line being called on console is:

Code:

if Barrage Index > #Barrage_Set_Names then Barrage_Index = 1 end

**stamos** · 2014-05-21 00:15

Got it.

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