Gearswap Help Thread 2: this time it makes sense

**Nyarlko** · 2018-03-21 08:32

@StanDarsh: You have nothing defined for pet midcast or aftercast. I've never worked with DRG, but at least for BST and SMN, you have to work things around the pets not the master.

Try adding a pet_aftercast function which calls for a gear update/change.

**ReeceFF** · 2018-04-04 21:47

Hi I'm a returning player getting used to the game again, never used LUAs or Gearswap so I need some help with my probably very broken LUA.
I attempted making a fresh one from scratch since I figured it was the best way to learn.

How does the extra song / instruments / dummy modes work exactly for BRD? Finding it confusing.

Do I need any other files or to do something other than enabling Gearswap?

Here's my LUA

Spoiler: show

It loads fine in-game but does nothing when I perform an action.

**Djohn** · 2018-04-06 15:17

Gearswap itself doesn't actually include any logic for when to equip sets, afaik. You have to provide that yourself or import some code that does via an include statement. Gearswap does come with Motenten's include library by default, which is sufficient for most people's purposes. Every single one of Motenten's job luas includes this bit of code near the top:

Code:

function get_sets()
    mote_include_version = 2
    
    -- Load and initialize the include file.
    include('Mote-Include.lua')
end

Your sets appear to already be structured to work with this library, so you might just need to add that to your file.

**Marenofbastok** · 2018-04-07 10:24

Hello Everyone. I'm a returning player trying to wrap my head around Gearswap. I've become fascinated by LUA as it relates to FFXI and managing player gear. Slowly, I've been learning syntax from tutorials and breaking apart gearswap files I come across. After some initial investigation, I decided to venture out and build my own file without relying on Mote's library. Mostly, for the sake of experimentation and learning.

I've made progress and some things work while others do not. One area I'm struggling with is the creation of arrays/tables and how to "traverse" and check values in them. Here is a simple example of what I'm trying to do. I am working on a BST file at the moment. I'd like to store valuable jug pets in a variable called "valuablePets" and normal pets in a variable called "normalPets". Then confirm a value in the array later. I fear I have a bad understanding of syntax or what Gearswap's logic will allow.

Is there a way to accomplish this with "vanilla" Gearswap (not using Mote's library)? If my code or question isn't clear please let me know.

Code:

function get_sets()
     valuablePet = {"BouncingBertha", "DipperYuly"}
     normalPet = {"ScissorlegXerin", "WarlikePatrick"}

     sets.JA['Reward'] = {hands="Ogre Gloves"}
end

function precast(spell)
     if spell.english == 'Reward' then
          if valuablePet:contains(pet.name) then
               equip(set_combine(sets.JA['Reward'], {ammo="Pet Food Theta"}))
          elseif normalPet:contains(pet.name) then
               equip(set_combine(sets.JA['Reward'], {ammo="Pet Food Zeta"}))
          end
     end
end

**Nyarlko** · 2018-04-07 12:50

First, try adding an "S" to those variables.
valuablePet = S{"BouncingBertha", "DipperYuly"}

Then add:
sets.JA = {}
above:
sets.JA['Reward'] = {hands="Ogre Gloves"}

Pretty sure that would match the structure of how I set up elemental debuffs for blm, so it should work I'd think. ^^;;

If you are interested in a masterpiece of a user file, check out Falkirk's BST guide on ffxiah. Even though it is mote based, it includes the vast majority of concepts involved with gearswap and should make for educational reading.

**Trumpy** · 2018-04-08 01:46

Nyariko added the sets.JA before the JA[Reward] because JA[Reward] cant exist if you dont have a preexisting table of sets.JA

just in case you needed explanation as to why.

**Nyarlko** · 2018-04-08 10:45

Originally Posted by Trumpy

Nyariko added the sets.JA before the JA[Reward] because JA[Reward] cant exist if you dont have a preexisting table of sets.JA

just in case you needed explanation as to why.

I honestly gave up on learning Mote a long time ago, so work exclusively with my own homebrew/self-taught files. I also minimize automation in favor of manual toggles, so my stuff tends to be closer to advanced equipsets rather than the logic making choices for me. I'm sure this might cause conflicts with "normal" writing styles, so please do step in with clarifications and corrections without hesitation. :D I like to help, but don't want to point anyone in the wrong direction.

**Trumpy** · 2018-04-08 22:52

Yea you were in the right direction, usually when someone posts that part they explain it, so i just threw it in there. I suspect he only posted what was relavant to his problem though, cause I am sure GearSwap would have thrown him an error with out a sets.JA, cause it usually does when i forget to establish the previous table like that.

I do the table stuff alot, but I dont use that "valuablePet:contains(pet.name)" method. But everytime i post that kind of code people tell me its wrong or slow, but Ive never ever ever had an issue with it not working or being slow lol. And i prefer it cause its much less typing haha.

For example here is my code for my dual boxing. I make a timer for weakness to wear off. the time is of course different depending on if i have used raise or arise. So when my mule casts this on me, it sends a command to me to set a variable "weak" so i can use it on a timer. The bolded/italiced/unerlined part is what i use instead of "valuablePet:contains(pet.name)"

Code:

mag_raise = S{"Raise","Raise II","Raise III"}

if mag_raise[spell.name] and spell.target.name == 'Trumpy' and not spell.interrupted then
	send_command('send @others gs c raise')
end
if spell.name == "Arise" and spell.target.name == 'Trumpy' and not spell.interrupted then
	send_command('send @others gs c arise')
end

if command == 'raise' then		-- when spell is cast send this command to other
	weak = 300
end
if command == 'arise' then		-- when spell is cast send this command to other
	weak = 180
end

**vm0d** · 2018-04-25 08:27

according to the documentation, disable and enable have an argument option "all", but none of {disable(all), disable('all'), disable("all"), disable all} seem to work

this function works properly, but if possible i would like to know the proper syntax for disable/enable all.

is it only available as an argument for the console command?

Code:

function check_range_lock()
	if player.equipment.range == "Lu Shang's F. Rod" then
		disable('main', 'sub', 'range', 'ammo', 'head', 'neck', 'ear1', 'ear2', 'body', 'hands', 'ring1', 'ring2', 'back', 'waist', 'legs', 'feet')
	elseif player.equipment.range ~= 'empty' then
		enable('main', 'sub', 'head', 'neck', 'ear1', 'ear2', 'body', 'hands', 'ring1', 'ring2', 'back', 'waist', 'legs', 'feet')
		disable('range', 'ammo')
	else
		enable('main', 'sub', 'range', 'ammo', 'head', 'neck', 'ear1', 'ear2', 'body', 'hands', 'ring1', 'ring2', 'back', 'waist', 'legs', 'feet')
	end
end

**Spicyryan** · 2018-05-07 10:30

Posted in the closed thread like an idiot...
Anyway, here was the post.

Since Gavialis Helm is weaker than Ptero +3 when attack isn't capped I took this functional rule:

Code:

if spell.english == 'Stardiver' and (check_ws_day[world.day]:contains(spell.skillchain_a)
    or check_ws_day[world.day]:contains(spell.skillchain_b) 
    or check_ws_day[world.day]:contains(spell.skillchain_c)) then
	ChangeGear(sets.WSDayBonus)
end

sets.WSDayBonus = (set_combine(equipSet,{head="Gavialis Helm"}))

and tried adding "and not Stardiver_ind == 1" (ind==1 being the sets.stardiver.attack) inbetween the first line there. Which I figured "hey that should work", but instead it broke the rule.

So now I lazily did this and it works:

Code:

if spell.english == 'Stardiver' and Stardiver_ind == 2 or Stardiver_ind == 3 and (check_ws_day[world.day]:contains(spell.skillchain_a)
    or check_ws_day[world.day]:contains(spell.skillchain_b) 
    or check_ws_day[world.day]:contains(spell.skillchain_c)) then
	ChangeGear(sets.WSDayBonus)
end

I am not a fan of bad and lazy code, functional or not. If anything I am more curious as to why double 'and' rules work, but a single 'and not' rule in the middle doesn't.

Lua: https://pastebin.com/THLpaa7D

**dlsmd** · 2018-05-07 10:52

Originally Posted by Spicyryan

Since Gavialis Helm is weaker than Ptero +3 when attack isn't capped I took this functional rule:

...

and tried adding "and not Stardiver_ind == 1" (ind==1 being the sets.stardiver.attack) inbetween the first line there. Which I figured "hey that should work", but instead it broke the rule.

So now I lazily did this and it works:
...

I am not a fan of bad and lazy code, functional or not. If anything I am more curious as to why double 'and' rules work, but a single 'and not' rule in the middle doesn't.

did you try this(1)

Code:

if spell.english == 'Stardiver' and (check_ws_day[world.day]:contains(spell.skillchain_a)
    or check_ws_day[world.day]:contains(spell.skillchain_b) 
    or check_ws_day[world.day]:contains(spell.skillchain_c)) and not Stardiver_ind == 1 then

or this(2)

Code:

if spell.english == 'Stardiver' and not Stardiver_ind == 1 and (check_ws_day[world.day]:contains(spell.skillchain_a)
    or check_ws_day[world.day]:contains(spell.skillchain_b) 
    or check_ws_day[world.day]:contains(spell.skillchain_c)) then

if its 1 then im not sure whats going on
however if its 2 the reason it failed is because of the location of the not it causes everything after the not to get messed up
-to fix this you could use and (not Stardiver_ind == 1), or Stardiver_ind > 1, or S{2,3}:contains(Stardiver_ind)

**Radec** · 2018-05-07 13:14

I had unusual results unless I did

Code:

...and not (Stardiver_ind == 1)...

regardless of where in the logic I put it - looks like the not is applying to Stardiver_ind rather than to the bool from the comparison.

Easier solution, make the comparison a not-equals:

Code:

... and Stardiver_ind ~= 1...

**Spicyryan** · 2018-05-08 06:51

Well that makes sense, thanks guys I will mess with it when I play again this weekend or something.

**BaneTheBrawler** · 2018-05-13 08:12

I'm trying to set it up so that if I have a bow equipped, the script does not equip ammunition as part of my WS. My initial attempt to do so was to tie that directly into the precast.ws set, with a simple if range = empty then equip ammo, but I couldn't get that to work. So I talked with Maroot (who convinced me to return to the game, the fucking bastard) and he suggested disabling the slot entirely, which works in his scripts.

Code:

    if player.equipment.range== 'Beursault bow' or player.equipment.range== 'Beursault bow' then 
    disable('ammo') else
    enable('ammo') end

which i've stuck under the pre-existing and fully functional user_setup function (I'm using Motenten's templates). this does not work.

Is there a specific function that needs to go under? do i need to disable range and ammo? i would have thought ammo would be sufficient, since that's the slot actually being equipped.

**Nyarlko** · 2018-05-13 15:49

Originally Posted by BaneTheBrawler

I'm trying to set it up so that if I have a bow equipped, the script does not equip ammunition as part of my WS. My initial attempt to do so was to tie that directly into the precast.ws set, with a simple if range = empty then equip ammo, but I couldn't get that to work. So I talked with Maroot (who convinced me to return to the game, the fucking bastard) and he suggested disabling the slot entirely, which works in his scripts.

Code:

    if player.equipment.range== 'Beursault bow' or player.equipment.range== 'Beursault bow' then 
    disable('ammo') else
    enable('ammo') end

which i've stuck under the pre-existing and fully functional user_setup function (I'm using Motenten's templates). this does not work.

Is there a specific function that needs to go under? do i need to disable range and ammo? i would have thought ammo would be sufficient, since that's the slot actually being equipped.

Might want to capitalize the "B" in "bow"? Curious why you have the same thing twice too.. Other than that, I use different templating:

Code:

    if player.equipment.range== 'Beursault bow' or player.equipment.range== 'Beursault bow' then 
        disable('ammo') 
        else enable('ammo')
    end

**BaneTheBrawler** · 2018-05-13 16:28

the twice thing is basically a placeholder for when i get another bow. i don't want to have to add a whole bunch of script later.

i'll try the capitalization and formatting, but bow isn't capitalized in-game so idk.

**Nyarlko** · 2018-05-13 23:46

Originally Posted by BaneTheBrawler

the twice thing is basically a placeholder for when i get another bow. i don't want to have to add a whole bunch of script later.

i'll try the capitalization and formatting, but bow isn't capitalized in-game so idk.

Just about all items need the first letter in each word capitalized. It might not show as "Bow" in the equip menu, but the ingame /translate has both B's capitalized if that helps convince you. ^^

**BaneTheBrawler** · 2018-05-14 00:03

yeah, that's what I've been learning. I don't think that's the trouble this time, though, because it's still not working.

**Nyarlko** · 2018-05-14 02:17

Originally Posted by BaneTheBrawler

yeah, that's what I've been learning. I don't think that's the trouble this time, though, because it's still not working.

Feels like that should be in a precast function. :/ Don't know what else to say, since I avoid Mote based luas and never learned all of their inner workings. I just write my own stuff instead since I avoid most automated decision making on principle. :(

**BaneTheBrawler** · 2018-05-17 00:55

i decided to abandon that particular project for the moment.

however, i'm trying to trigger a function from an in-game macro, or a keybind. Either would work for what i want to do. The best I can come up with is to put my string in a user_setup function and then use a macro to re-load Gearswap, which seems rather.... inelegant. Surely there's a way to have a particular function trigger on keybind?

Edit: An alernative would be to do it on a precast for some ability that can never be cast, but I don't know what that would be.

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