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[BahamutRicker]

Is there anyway to check what items are in my inventory? Either with spellcast or autoexec or a mixture of both?

I am trying to use echo drops when I am silenced, but would rather use a temp item if I'm in VW or abyssea and there is one available, if not still need to use the echo's.

[Slore]

Thanks a ton Kayu i like the rolls in chat for lucky numbers. Sorry the kudo's are late been sick for a while.

[Kayu]

Thanks a ton Kayu i like the rolls in chat for lucky numbers. Sorry the kudo's are late been sick for a while.

i recomend using the one thats posted on the complete spellcast topic its less confusing(none of those spellcasts are mine i just edited them to my use) also i would recomend to add some code if you are using omphalus bullet so you dont lose it(just to make sure it forces the change just incase something would go wrong)

[Yugl]

A return rule is safer than gear change since having a window open will invalidate the gear change but will allow for the shot to continue.

[Kayu]

A return rule is safer than gear change since having a window open will invalidate the gear change but will allow for the shot to continue.

so would be like
if ammo omphalos equiped
*if not quickdraw
*cancel
*equip steel bullet
*return

?

[Yugl]

I would be more specific about the Ammo=Omphalos because you don't want to cancel for *every* command its not QD (EX: If you're sub WAR for Berserk or Warcry).

[Rasantath]

Is there anyway to check what items are in my inventory? Either with spellcast or autoexec or a mixture of both?

I am trying to use echo drops when I am silenced, but would rather use a temp item if I'm in VW or abyssea and there is one available, if not still need to use the echo's.

find plugin might help
http://forums.windower.net/topic/201...-plugins-find/

[BahamutRicker]

find plugin might help
http://forums.windower.net/topic/201...-plugins-find/

I do have the find plugin, and find it very useful.

I don't think this can help me though. What I am trying to do in my spellcast is this.

If I am casting a spell and I am silenced.

Use temp item if available to unsilence me, if none available use echo drops.

Now, I know that find will tell me if I have a Vicar's Drink for example, but how can I use the result of the find plugin to tell spellcast which item to use to unsilence me?

I don't think it is possible, but thought I would ask here to see if anyone had done this already or had any ideas.

I was thinking of setting variables when I gain vistiant buff with autoexec, but this wont account for the times I have the temp item and then use it.

[Aja]

<if Type = "WeaponSkill">
            <if spell="Ukko's Fury">
				<if buffactive="Voidwatcher">
					<equip when="precast" set="vwUkko" />
				</if>
                <if area="Abyssea*">
				<if buffactive="Berserk">
                    <equip when="precast" set="BerserkUkko" />
                </if>
				<else>
					<equip when="precast" set="Ukko" />
				</else>
				</if>
                <else>
				<if buffactive="Berserk">
					<equip when="precast" set="Berserkoutside" />
				</if>
				<else>
                    <equip when="precast" set="outside" />
                </else>
				</else>
            </if>
            <if spell="Fell Cleave|King's Justice">
                <equip when="precast" set="ws" />
            </if>
        </if>

Does this look correct? Not sure where to put the <if buffactive="Voidwatcher"> part.

[Yugl]

That looks correct.

The Echo drops issue only seems possible if you use a bot to manually change a <var name="Catholon">1</var> variable. Otherwise, I doubt that is possible.

[Aja]

<if Type = "WeaponSkill">
            <if spell="Ukko's Fury">
				<if buffactive="Voidwatcher">
					<equip when="precast" set="vwUkko" />
				</if>
                <elseif area="Abyssea*">
				<if buffactive="Berserk">
                    <equip when="precast" set="BerserkUkko" />
                </if>
				<else>
					<equip when="precast" set="Ukko" />
				</else>
				</elseif>
                <elseif>
				<if buffactive="Berserk">
					<equip when="precast" set="Berserkoutside" />
				</if>
				<else>
                    <equip when="precast" set="outside" />
                </else>
				</elseif>
            </if>
            <if spell="Fell Cleave|King's Justice">
                <equip when="precast" set="ws" />
            </if>
        </if>

It says something about poor practice on xml. some rule or if or elseif defined without any criteria.

[Radec]

L14 of that snip is <elseif>, no condition for the "if" part. Looks like should probably just be an else.

[Yugl]

Received questions on the upcoming XML. I tried to work through the holidays (And I did), but allergies distracted me most of the time. For those interesting in looking at a preview of the upcoming XML so you can get a start at understanding the new system, I've uploaded a portion of the code: http://pastebin.com/GE3NyzKS

That excludes some parts like the mega-Fast Cast rule (Up to 250 lines on that), so don't expect that to be the final version. The line-up is skewed for now because I'm not done writing the code, so I cannot use the 2.3 format to clean up the looks.

I would like to follow up with my PM and propose a different trigger other than Barbed Crescent. That shits annoying to distinguish between JA and magic.

[Esvedium]

so would be like
if ammo omphalos equiped
*if not quickdraw
*cancel
*equip steel bullet
*return

?

I have the following code at the top of my <if commandprefix="/range"> and "/weaponskill" sections of my COR spellcast. Replace the Oberon's with Omphalos Bullet. Haven't used my COR since 95, but the rules should work.

<if equipammo="Oberon's Bullet">
	<cancelspell />
	<equip when="precast"><ammo>remove</ammo></equip>
	<addtochat>Trying to shoot Oberon's Bullet. Action cancelled.</addtochat>
	<return />
</if>

[grevenilvec75]

Bolded the change you'll need to make there, otherwise that'll work.

You still need a <equip when="engaged" set="engaged"/> though, to swap to TP set as you engage.

What I ended up doing was <equip when="aftercast|Idle|Resting|Engaged" set="%status" />

This seems to be working so far.

Another question though, does autoset have a precast/midcast/aftercast?

[nikia]

wanted to ask again about "boost" rule? Was thinking a counter to keep track of how many and would reset once buff wears. Kinda have an idea what I might want but wanted to see if anyone already has established code they would want to share. thank you.

[fantasticdan]

Is there anyway to have spellcast handle swaps based on pet actions? IE: macro pet: stat stuff into automaton spells.

[Yugl]

        <elseif type="PetCommand">
            <!-- Restoring and Smiting Breath Rules -->
            <if spell="Restoring Breath|Smiting Breath">
                <equip when="precast" set="%Spell" />
                <aftercastdelay delay="2.1" />
            </if>
            <!-- Cancel Dismiss if Pet has less than 100% HP -->
            <elseif spell="Dismiss">
                <if advanced='%pethpp!=100'>
                    <addtochat color="135">Dismiss Canceled! Wyvern HP: %pethpp%</addtochat>
                    <cancelspell />
                    <return />
                </if>
            </elseif>
            <elseif spell="Steady Wing">
                <castdelay delay="$Delay-JA" />
                <equip when="precast" set="%Spell" />
            </elseif>

Like that?

[fantasticdan]

Those are in response to pet commands thou. The automaton acts based on maneuvers and a spell priority system, you can't tell it specifically what to do. I was wondering more if spellcast could respond to a pet casting a spell on its own, but I would imagine that it can't.

[Yugl]

Nope and either would AE. You need a bot to do that.