Gearswap Help Thread!

**Thundro** · 2014-05-29 04:01

Ok... I encountered a new problem with Motes SCH file, when I use Sublimation to regain MP, it switches into Sublimation mode, aka puts gown/mboard/earring on altho Sub is not active... when Sub is full and turns to blue bubble symbol, it goes back to normal mode but the 30 sec between regain MP > reactivating Sub it does not work correctly.

Guess this might actually have to do with some error in the base files

**Arcon** · 2014-05-29 04:58

Originally Posted by Sechs

Hmm, and I'm able to use an "IF" inside there too, right?
So I could like:

If condition1 or condition2 then
var = X
else
var = Y
end

and it would get run only once, the time it gets loaded up, correct?

Correct. It also works if you write it anywhere outside of a function.

**JSHidaka** · 2014-05-29 07:20

Originally Posted by Sechs

Not quite that far yet!

But I've sure come a long way.
And I have to thank you, dlsmd, motenten and everybody else being fantastic teachers in this thread

Anyway, finished my BRD lua and I'm pretty happy but there's one thing that I'd like to improve, the function midcast part for buff songs.
I could only think of 2 different methods to do this, but maybe there's a third that I couldn't think of

Single lines while defining midcast sets, multiple lines into the function midcast (see spoiler1 for example)
Slightly more Dynamic system: single line into function midcast, multiple lines while defining midcast sets (see spoiler2 for example)

Spoiler: show

Now you see what I mean I hope.
Between those two I like 1) more, but again, is there a third solution that puts together the pros of these 2 solutions without any of the cons?

guess you are getting a bit complicated with the sets,
your base casting(buff) set doesn't already have most of that gear equipped?

I have 2 sets 5/5 Empy(for the set bonus) and a +Duration Set(that probably is the only one I use lately), and the duration set still have 3/5 Empy gear, just legs and feets are swapped. so in both case dont have to make a specific rule for Minuet/March.

Only have them for, Ballad, Scherzo, Paeon, Sirvente (I dont have the other merited song ~.~)

This is an old lua(that I had in my USB) http://pastebin.com/meAi1MPZ, (check line 247-256 so can check how I manage the others songs that need specific gear) Dont really have it "public" it's a mess(probably) lol since use it for personal and "it works", so made few things w/ trial and error method.. like implementing some Byrth's Code

The Current I use the only difference I recall is a -Recast Song Set for Finale

**Sechs** · 2014-05-29 07:31

Originally Posted by JSHidaka

guess you are getting a bit complicated with the sets,
your base casting(buff) set doesn't already have most of that gear equipped?

Atm yes. Only exceptions would be Scherzo (I normally buff with Brioso Slippers +1), Ballad (I normally have Marduk's Shalwar +1) and Paeon (I normally use AF3+2). But lolpaeon, I don't remember the last time I had to use it.
So in a sense yes, I don't need all those.
But let's say I created the lua mechanisms thinking about the future, considering the overriding of many of those sets just a lucky but temporary coincidence produced by the currently limited gearing options.

For instance back in the Abyssea Days I only had 3 sets I think. Precast, Debuff and Buff, period.
Actually I think I had precast built-in with my idle, so you could say I only had debuff and buff lol, and those two had a lot of pieces in common.
It's the same for the merited songs, atm I have neither, but in the future (june?) they're raising the merit cap, they MIGHT (unlikely, but who knows) raise also the cap into the job specific categories, and if that happens I'll definitely be getting both Sirvente and Dirge.

I'll give a look at your file nonetheless.
I used to have a specific -recast set for Finale but I haven't bothered with that in quite some months. With reforged AF3+2 legs and Gessho boots you shouldn't even need one though, tbf.

**JSHidaka** · 2014-05-29 11:02

Originally Posted by Sechs

. With reforged AF3+2 legs and Gessho boots you shouldn't even need one though, tbf.

Hmmm will check those boots... Brd was the first lua I did.... I started to update it... But did remember, "if it's working don't fix it."

**JSHidaka** · 2014-05-29 13:19

Hey Sech found something that could make what you want to do "easier", but we might need help from the Windower Dev( Arcon, Byrth... and others

)

I was messing w/ the res. and went to spell.lua and modified the minuet line to this:

Code:

    [394] = {id=394,en="Valor Minuet",ja="猛者のメヌエット",de="Mut-Menuett",fr="Menuet vaillant",cast_time=32,element=0,icon_id=-1,icon_id_nq=32,levels={[10]=3},mp_cost=0,prefix="/song",range=12,recast=96,recast_id=796,requirements=0,skill=40,targets=1,type="BardSong", group="Minuet"},

did add whats in bold (group="Minuet")

then went to my brd.lua and in precast did add

Code:

	add_to_chat(100,'=================> Group:'..spell.group)

and this are the results:
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l5...529_141244.png

then of course for w/e other spell that doesnt have group will give me an error so did change the code to this

Code:

	if spell.group then
		add_to_chat(100,'=================> Group:'..spell.group)
	end

so for the gear set could do somethign like

Code:

	if spell.group and sets.precast[spell.group] then
              equip(sets.precast[spell.group]) 
        end

now why the help of the development team?... coz yea we can edit the res and make it work... but whenever they update the resource our change will be gone, so is more likely if they would like to add another option to brd songs (and probably others JA/Spells for others job) to group them

another example could be the Cure spells, We know they are Healing Skills, Light Magic, but cant difference them from Curaga's for example...

**Byrthnoth** · 2014-05-29 13:36

I think we are trying to pare down the extraneous crap that we have hardcoded into the resources. If you want something like your spell.group, just do:

Code:

spell_groups = {[393] = 'Minuet',
    [394] = 'Minuet', -- etc
 }

Then reference it like:

Code:

spell_groups[spell.id]

**Damane** · 2014-05-29 13:41

gearswap isnt recognizing gear difined by augments anymore, doesnt swap in any hagondes I defined via augments. Works fine if I dont define the gear via augments, but this makes it so that some hagondes pieces cant be used ¬.¬. noticed this just recently, everything was workign fine 1 week ago

**JSHidaka** · 2014-05-29 13:44

Originally Posted by Byrthnoth

I think we are trying to pare down the extraneous crap that we have hardcoded into the resources. If you want something like your spell.group, just do:

Code:

spell_groups = {[393] = 'Minuet',
    [394] = 'Minuet', -- etc
 }

Then reference it like:

Code:

spell_groups[spell.id]

so in the end...

Code:

spell_groups = {[394] = 'Minuet', [395] = 'Minuet', [396] = 'Minuet', [397] = 'Minuet', [398] = 'Minuet', [386] = 'Ballad', [387] = 'Ballad', [388] = 'Ballad', [378] = 'Paeon', [379] = 'Paeon', [380] = 'Paeon', [381] = 'Paeon', [382] = 'Paeon', [383] = 'Paeon', [384] = 'Paeon', [385] = 'Paeon',}

if spell_groups[spell.id] then
		add_to_chat(100,'=================> Group:'..spell_groups[spell.id] )
end

so equip(sets.precast[spell_groups[spell.id]])

**Byrthnoth** · 2014-05-29 14:00

Originally Posted by Damane

gearswap isnt recognizing gear difined by augments anymore, doesnt swap in any hagondes I defined via augments. Works fine if I dont define the gear via augments, but this makes it so that some hagondes pieces cant be used ¬.¬. noticed this just recently, everything was workign fine 1 week ago

Sorry, I changed how the augment system works. I posted it both places, but announcements get lost here due to the long nature of the threads. Here's the FFXIAH version:
http://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/43...0860-augments/

**Damane** · 2014-05-29 14:35

gearswap refuses to aknowledge ele rules for thunder

no obi swaping, no correct weapon swaping, anything that is defined by spell.element = day/weather etc element doesnt work with thunder as a spell element. works fine with all other elements

this applies to all spells, stun, nukes everything.

all other elements are fine

**dlsmd** · 2014-05-29 14:50

Originally Posted by Damane

gearswap refuses to aknowledge ele rules for thunder

no obi swaping, no correct weapon swaping, anything that is defined by spell.element = day/weather etc element doesnt work with thunder as a spell element. works fine with all other elements

this applies to all spells, stun, nukes everything.

all other elements are fine

its Lightning not thunder

**Damane** · 2014-05-29 14:53

Originally Posted by dlsmd

its Lightning not thunder

.... the rule: is equip (set_combine(sets.midcast.ElementalMagic[sets.midcast.ElementalMagic.index[ElementalMagic_ind]],sets.staves.damage[spell.element]))
if spell.element == world.weather_element or spell.element == world.day_element then
equip(sets.Obi[spell.element])
end

it worked before unless byrth changed the elemental description from thunder to lightning

EDIT: well that did the trick

**Byrthnoth** · 2014-05-29 14:57

It has been Lightning in the resources for a few months now. IIRC we announced it before we did it.

**dlsmd** · 2014-05-29 15:06

Originally Posted by Byrthnoth

It has been Lightning in the resources for a few months now. IIRC we announced it before we did it.

i think he is using your lua found in
\addons\GearSwap\beta_examples_and_information

most of the ones you have there do not include the change from Thunder to Lightning

**Orestes** · 2014-05-29 15:09

Originally Posted by JSHidaka

Hey Sech found something that could make what you want to do "easier", but we might need help from the Windower Dev( Arcon, Byrth... and others

)

I was messing w/ the res. and went to spell.lua and modified the minuet line to this:

Code:

    [394] = {id=394,en="Valor Minuet",ja="猛者のメヌエット",de="Mut-Menuett",fr="Menuet vaillant",cast_time=32,element=0,icon_id=-1,icon_id_nq=32,levels={[10]=3},mp_cost=0,prefix="/song",range=12,recast=96,recast_id=796,requirements=0,skill=40,targets=1,type="BardSong", group="Minuet"},

did add whats in bold (group="Minuet")

then went to my brd.lua and in precast did add

Code:

	add_to_chat(100,'=================> Group:'..spell.group)

and this are the results:
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l5...529_141244.png

then of course for w/e other spell that doesnt have group will give me an error so did change the code to this

Code:

	if spell.group then
		add_to_chat(100,'=================> Group:'..spell.group)
	end

so for the gear set could do somethign like

Code:

	if spell.group and sets.precast[spell.group] then
              equip(sets.precast[spell.group]) 
        end

now why the help of the development team?... coz yea we can edit the res and make it work... but whenever they update the resource our change will be gone, so is more likely if they would like to add another option to brd songs (and probably others JA/Spells for others job) to group them

another example could be the Cure spells, We know they are Healing Skills, Light Magic, but cant difference them from Curaga's for example...

You could do something similar to what Mote does in Mote-Mappings.lua. (assuming you aren't including his libs)

Code:

spell_maps = {
	['Cure']='Cure',['Cure II']='Cure',['Cure III']='Cure',['Cure IV']='Cure',['Cure V']='Cure',['Cure VI']='Cure',
	['Cura']='Curaga',['Cura II']='Curaga',['Cura III']='Curaga',
	['Curaga']='Curaga',['Curaga II']='Curaga',['Curaga III']='Curaga',['Curaga IV']='Curaga',['Curaga V']='Curaga',
	['Valor Minuet']='Minuet',['Valor Minuet II']='Minuet',['Valor Minuet III']='Minuet',['Valor Minuet IV']='Minuet',['Valor Minuet V']='Minuet',
	["Mage's Ballad"]='Ballad',["Mage's Ballad II"]='Ballad',["Mage's Ballad III"]='Ballad',
	["Army's Paeon"]='Paeon',["Army's Paeon II"]='Paeon',["Army's Paeon III"]='Paeon',["Army's Paeon IV"]='Paeon',["Army's Paeon V"]='Paeon',["Army's Paeon VI"]='Paeon',
}

-- Then you can do something like this in precast, midcast, etc. 
spellMap = spell_maps[spell.english]

if spellMap and sets.midcast[spellMap] then
    equip(sets.midcast[spellMap]
end

He's also got a handy user function for adding arbitrary mappings on a per-job basis.

**Motenten** · 2014-05-29 15:10

Originally Posted by Sechs

Anyway, finished my BRD lua and I'm pretty happy but there's one thing that I'd like to improve, the function midcast part for buff songs.
I could only think of 2 different methods to do this, but maybe there's a third that I couldn't think of

Single lines while defining midcast sets, multiple lines into the function midcast (see spoiler1 for example)
Slightly more Dynamic system: single line into function midcast, multiple lines while defining midcast sets (see spoiler2 for example)

<snip>

Now you see what I mean I hope.
Between those two I like 1) more, but again, is there a third solution that puts together the pros of these 2 solutions without any of the cons?

Look at spell_maps in Mote-Mappings in my repository. A short snippet:

Code:

spell_maps = {
	['Valor Minuet']='Minuet',['Valor Minuet II']='Minuet',['Valor Minuet III']='Minuet',['Valor Minuet IV']='Minuet',['Valor Minuet V']='Minuet',
	["Knight's Minne"]='Minne',["Knight's Minne II"]='Minne',["Knight's Minne III"]='Minne',["Knight's Minne IV"]='Minne',["Knight's Minne V"]='Minne',
	['Advancing March']='March',['Victory March']='March',
	['Sword Madrigal']='Madrigal',['Blade Madrigal']='Madrigal'
}

Then you can just use something like:

Code:

    sets.midcast.Minuet = {}
    sets.midcast.Minne = {}
    sets.midcast.March = {}
    sets.midcast.Madrigal = {}


function midcast(spell)
    spell_map = spell_maps[spell.english]
    if sets.midcast[spell_map] then
        equip(sets.midcast[spell_map])
    end
end

It's a bit of work to set up at the start, but once done it's just a fast lookup that makes the actual code pretty simple. Also, much easier to deal with than spell id's, I think.

Edit: ninja'd on my own code..

**JSHidaka** · 2014-05-29 15:25

by the time I made my Brd lua, Mote didnt had BRD, if he had, I would have analyzed his file for sure, it is the main reason that my file have lots of byrth's code.

Could modify it to make it easier to update... but meh... it works now, If SE add more gear and have to make an specific set for each "Group" of spells @ least now I know what I can do

**Sechs** · 2014-05-29 16:33

That's a fantastic Idea, thanks JSH, Orestes, Byrth and Motenten.
Gonna hardcore all songs in my Lua at start and then use single midcast sets and very simple midcast dynamic code.
Exciting! :D

**JSHidaka** · 2014-05-29 19:51

really!!! give a #$% option to turn off auto updates.. something got updated that did mess RANGE ATTACK... now GS doesnt detect it... and a nice place to found out that.. in delve... yay!

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