Spellcast Help Thread (Link your XML using Pastebin.com for help!)

[Gun-it]

This work for shooting

<if spell="Ranged">
<precastdelay delay="1" />
<action type="equip" when="precast" set="Snapshot" />
<midcastdelay delay=".2" />
<action type="equip" when="midcast" set="TP" />
<aftercastdelay delay="4" />
</if>

[Yugl]

I think you want:

<if Type="Ranged">
<castdelay delay="1" />
<equip when="precast" set="Snapshot" />
<equip when="midcast set="TP" />
</if>

Idk if you need the midcast/aftercast delay, so check that first.

[Radec]

It's definitely spell="ranged", ranged's type is "Misc"

Otherwise what yugl wrote should do it.

[SargentRemora]

Trying to add Avatar's Favor/Astral Flow into my aftercast and it won't recognize either of them. Using this at the moment:

	<equip when="idle|aftercast" Set="$Avatar"/>
	<if advanced='"$avatar"="Carbuncle|Ifrit|Shiva|Garuda|Titan|Ramuh|Leviathan|Fenrir|Diabolos"'>
		<if mode="or" Spell="Astral Flow" BuffActive="Astral Flow">
			<equip when="idle|aftercast" set="AstralFlow"/>
		</if>
		<elseif mode="or" Spell="Avatar's Favor" BuffActive="Avatar's Favor">
			<equip when="idle|aftercast" set="AvatarsFavor"/>
		</elseif>
	</if>

Full xml is here, any help would be appreciated.

Edit: It works when changing the custom variable to PetName, but I kinda want it for the Custom Variable.

[Yugl]

Where is the portion that changes your $Avatar variable? Or the entire XML if possible.

[Radec]

I can't find an example in my own stuff to "prove" it, but I'm relatively sure you just can't use | for OR in advanced rules.

try

<if advanced='("$avatar"="Carbuncle" OR "$avatar="Ifrit" OR "$avatar="Shiva" OR "$avatar="Garuda" OR "$avatar="Titan" OR "$avatar="Ramuh" OR "$avatar="Leviathan" OR "$avatar="Fenrir" OR "$avatar="Diabolos")'>

[Yugl]

I didn't see that lol. Could also try <if advanced='"$Avatar"!="DefaultVariableHere"'> for short.

[Motenten]

Alternatively:

<if advanced='Regex("$Avatar", "Carbuncle|Ifrit|Shiva|Garuda|Titan|Ramuh|Leviatha n|Fenrir|Diabolos")'>
</if>

Though I think the overall design would work better using PetIsValid and PetName instead.

[SargentRemora]

thanks for the help, got it working

[Ceberus]

Hello all. Motenten, I've been trying to use your PLD r3 XML. Copy/paste the XML and the includes, change name for my toon etc. When i load/reload spellcast everything seems fine until i perform an action (rest/cast/use JA) and i get the following error; ">Spellcast: var: missing additional parameters for set. Type /sc var help for help". I'm not sure why its giving me this error, and i would fix it myself but i have no idea what i'm doing or what i'm looking for. So if you would be so kind as to help me with this situation i would be forever grateful. Thx in advanced

[Motenten]

Ok, I'm going to guess that that means a "set" command is missing a parameter, like:

<var cmd="set SomeVar" />

instead of

<var cmd="set SomeVar SomeValue" />

In fact, if I change:

<var cmd="set TPWeapon Sword+Shield" />

to

<var cmd="set TPWeapon " />

I get exactly that message.

However looking through the code, I can't find any lines that would trigger that failure. Certainly nothing that would trigger every single time you took an action.

Did a couple quick tests, just running outside mog, resting, using a couple JAs, and never got an error message.

Have you modified the xml in any way? Added your own gear, etc, yet? If so, if you could post a copy to pastebin I could look at that.

[Ceberus]

nope havent changed a single thing, just C/P it straight into notepad++, saved as Ceberus_PLD.xml, unloaded then loaded spellcast and tried to cast cure 1 and thats what happened. Rested got the same message, stood up same message =/. Not sure whats going on. Gonna try deleting the file and remaking it, maybe it some magic error that cant be seen? Idk lol. I would love to post the pastebin but sadly im under the 10 post min

[Ceberus]

i may have corrected the problem by not doing anything o.O seems to be working now but ima run a few tests, maybe change a few pieces of gear and see if anything happens

[Tanag]

What's the best way to display an echo fo your TP return after WS using spellcast? I am currently using an autoexec file for it but it doesn't really work great when changing jobs around as it's less dynamic.

[Yugl]

<if Type="WeaponSkill">
<command when="aftercast">input /echo %TP</command>
</if>

[Tanag]

Thanks!

[blasphemy]

Hi guys I am new to spellcast, anyone know if it's possible to add a rule to auto cast Chain Affinity/Burst Affinity if I hit a weapon skill macro in ff xi? I know Emirii created one for bard for auto pianissimo for ballad so I was wandering if the same was possible for those 2 bluemage job abilities. Here is the example.

 <if type="BardSong">
            <if SpellTargetType="PLAYER">
                <castdelay delay="2" />
                <command when="precast">input /raw /ja "Pianissimo" &lt;me&gt;</command>
            </if>
        </if>

[Yugl]

That sounds like a bad idea tbh lol. Do you want to use only use BA if you can use CA?

[KallenBlackwood]

Hey guys, I'm having this strange delay/lag issue with my DNC spellcast (modified from Byrths I believe.) I'm not sure what it is, but every now and then ill have to slam a macro like 80 times, and it will appear in my echo but nothing is happening on screen. This happens a lot with ninjitsu and evisceration particularily. It's causing me to miss skillchains and die when soloing. If you guys could help me out that would be great.

http://pastebin.com/74G4tcnp

[Yugl]

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE spellcast PUBLIC "spellcast" "spellcast.dtd">
 
<Spellcast>
 
	<config />
 
<!-- Sets -->
 
	<sets>
		<group name="Modified" Default="yes">

			<set Name="TP_1">
				<head>Charis tiara +2</head>
				<neck>Charis necklace</neck>
				<rear>Suppanomimi</rear>
				<body>Charis casaque +2</body>
				<hands>Dusk Gloves</hands>
				<lring>Rajas ring</lring>
				<rring>Keen ring</rring>
				<back>Atheling Mantle</back>
				<waist>Twilight belt</waist>
				<legs>Charis Tights +1</legs>
				<feet>Charis Shoes +2</feet>
				<lear>Brutal earring</lear>
				<ammo>Charis feather</ammo>
			</set>
			<set Name="TP_2">
				<head>Charis tiara +2</head>
				<neck>Charis necklace</neck>
				<rear>Suppanomimi</rear>
				<body>Charis casaque +2</body>
				<hands>Dusk Gloves</hands>
				<lring>Rajas ring</lring>
				<rring>Keen ring</rring>
				<back>Atheling Mantle</back>
				<waist>Twilight belt</waist>
				<legs>Charis Tights +1</legs>
				<feet>Charis Shoes +2</feet>
				<lear>Brutal earring</lear>
				<ammo>Charis feather</ammo>
			</set>
			<set Name="TP_3">
				<head>Charis tiara +2</head>
				<neck>Charis necklace</neck>
				<rear>Suppanomimi</rear>
				<body>Charis casaque +2</body>
				<hands>Dusk Gloves</hands>
				<lring>Rajas ring</lring>
				<rring>Keen ring</rring>
				<back>Atheling Mantle</back>
				<waist>Twilight belt</waist>
				<legs>Charis Tights +1</legs>
				<feet>Charis Shoes +2</feet>
				<lear>Brutal earring</lear>
				<ammo>Charis feather</ammo>
			</set>
 
			<set Name="TP_4">
				<head>Charis tiara +2</head>
				<neck>Charis necklace</neck>
				<rear>Suppanomimi</rear>
				<body>Charis casaque +2</body>
				<hands>Dusk Gloves</hands>
				<lring>Rajas ring</lring>
				<rring>Keen ring</rring>
				<back>Atheling Mantle</back>
				<waist>Twilight belt</waist>
				<legs>Charis Tights +1</legs>
				<feet>Charis Shoes +2</feet>
				<lear>Brutal earring</lear>
				<ammo>Charis feather</ammo>
			</set>

			<set name="Idle">
				<head>Charis tiara +2</head>
				<neck>Charis necklace</neck>
				<rear>Suppanomimi</rear>
				<body>Charis casaque +2</body>
				<hands>Charis bangles +1</hands>
				<lring>Rajas ring</lring>
				<rring>Keen ring</rring>
				<back>Atheling Mantle</back>
				<waist>Twilight belt</waist>
				<legs>Charis Tights +1</legs>
				<feet>Tandava Crackows</feet>
				<lear>Brutal earring</lear>
				<ammo>Charis feather</ammo>
			</set>

			<set name="Evasion">
				<head>Optical hat</head>
				<neck>Evasion Torque</neck>
				<rear>Suppanomimi</rear>
				<body>Aurore Doublet</body>
				<hands>Slither gloves</hands>
				<lring>Rajas ring</lring>
				<rring>Alert ring</rring>
				<back>Blur mantle</back>
				<waist>Twilight belt</waist>
				<legs>Charis Tights +1</legs>
				<feet>Ballerines</feet>
				<lear>Brutal earring</lear>
				<ammo>Charis feather</ammo>
			</set>

			<set name="MDT">
				<lring>Dark ring</lring>
				<lear>Brutal Earring</lear>
				<body>Avalon breastplate</body>
				<neck>Twilight torque</neck>
				<rear>Suppanomimi</rear>
				<legs>Coral Subligar</legs>
				<feet>Tandava Crackows</feet>
				<hands>Slither Gloves</hands>
				<back>Lamia Mantle +1</back>
				<head>Emperor Hairpin</head>
				<waist>Twilight Belt</waist>
				<rring>Dark ring</rring>
			</set>

			<set name="PDT">
				<lring>Dark ring</lring>
				<lear>Brutal Earring</lear>
				<body>Avalon breastplate</body>
				<neck>Twilight torque</neck>
				<rear>Suppanomimi</rear>
				<legs>Coral Subligar</legs>
				<feet>Tandava Crackows</feet>
				<hands>Slither Gloves</hands>
				<back>Lamia Mantle +1</back>
				<head>Emperor Hairpin</head>
				<waist>Twilight Belt</waist>
				<rring>Dark ring</rring>
			</set>
			
			<set name="Stepbase">
				<lring>Rajas ring</lring>
				<lear>Brutal Earring</lear>
				<body>Aurore doublet</body>
				<neck>Evasion torque</neck>
				<rear>Kemas Earring</rear>
				<legs>Charis tights +1</legs>
				<feet>Charis toeshoes +2</feet>
				<hands>Charis bangles +1</hands>
				<back>Blur mantle</back>
				<head>Optical hat</head>
				<waist>Twilight belt</waist>
				<rring>Alert ring</rring>
			</set>
 			<set name="OtherStep" baseset="Stepbase">
				<feet>Charis Shoes +2</feet>
			</set>
 			<set name="FeatherStep" baseset="Stepbase">
				<feet>Charis Shoes +2</feet>
			</set>
			
			<set name="Waltz">
				<lring>Rajas ring</lring>
				<body>Dancer's Casaque</body>
				<neck>Evasion torque</neck>
				<lear>Brutal earring</lear>
				<waist>Twilight belt</waist>
				<rring>Alert ring</rring>
				<hands>Slither gloves</hands>
				<ammo>Charis feather</ammo>
				<feet>Charis toeshoes +2</feet>
				<legs>Charis tights +1</legs>
				<rear>Suppanomimi</rear>
				<back>Blur mantle</back>
			</set>
			<set name="W_delay" baseset="Waltz">
				<head>Etoile Tiara</head>
			</set>
			<set name="W_pot" baseset="Waltz">
				<head>Etoile Tiara</head>
			</set>

			<set name="Samba">
				<head>Dancer's Tiara</head>
				<legs>Charis Tights +2</legs>
				<feet>Charis Shoes +2</feet>
				<body>Charis Casaque +2</body>
				<hands>Charis Bangles +2</hands>
			</set>
			<set name="Jig">
				<feet>Dancer's Toe shoes</feet>
				<legs>Etoile Tights</legs>
			</set>
			<set name="Violent">
				<head>Charis tiara +2</head>
				<neck>Evasion torque</neck>
				<rear>Suppanomimi</rear>
				<body>Aurore doublet</body>
				<hands>Slither gloves</hands>
				<lring>Rajas ring</lring>
				<rring>Alert ring</rring>
				<back>Blur mantle</back>
				<waist>Twilight belt</waist>
				<legs>Charis Tights +1</legs>
				<feet>Charis Shoes +2</feet>
				<lear>Brutal earring</lear>
				<ammo>Charis feather</ammo>
			</set>
			<set name="Reverse">
				<hands>Charis bangles +1</hands>
			</set>
			<set name="Striking">
				<body>Charis Casaque +2</body>
			</set>

			<set name="MagicWSGear">
				<lring>Airy ring</lring>
			</set>

			<set name="CommonWSgear">
				<lear>Brutal Earring</lear>
				<rring>Rajas ring</rring>
				<legs>Charis Tights +1</legs>
				<feet>Charis Shoes +2</feet>
				<back>Atheling Mantle</back>
			</set>

<!-- Abyssea WS gear -->

			<set name="EvisGear_Aby" baseset="CommonWSgear">
				<head>Charis tiara +2</head>
				<neck>Charis necklace</neck>
				<rear>Kemas Earring</rear>
				<body>Charis casaque +2</body>
				<hands>Charis bangles +1</hands>
				<lring>Rajas ring</lring>
				<waist>Warwolf belt</waist>
				<ammo>Charis feather</ammo>
			</set>
			<set name="CFRudraGear_Aby" baseset="CommonWSgear">
				<head>Charis tiara +2</head>
				<neck>Charis necklace</neck>
				<rear>Kemas Earring</rear>
				<body>Charis casaque +2</body>
				<hands>Charis bangles +1</hands>
				<lring>Rajas ring</lring>
				<waist>Warwolf belt</waist>
				<ammo>Charis feather</ammo>
			</set>
			<set name="NoRudraGear_Aby" baseset="CommonWSgear">
				<head>Charis tiara +2</head>
				<neck>Charis necklace</neck>
				<rear>Kemas Earring</rear>
				<body>Charis casaque +2</body>
				<hands>Charis bangles +1</hands>
				<lring>Rajas ring</lring>
				<waist>Warwolf belt</waist>
				<ammo>Charis feather</ammo>
			</set>
			<set name="DEGear_Aby" baseset="CommonWSgear">
				<head>Charis tiara +2</head>
				<neck>Charis necklace</neck>
				<rear>Kemas Earring</rear>
				<body>Charis casaque +2</body>
				<hands>Charis bangles +1</hands>
				<lring>Rajas ring</lring>
				<waist>Warwolf belt</waist>
				<ammo>Charis feather</ammo>
			</set>
			<set name="PKGear_Aby" baseset="CommonWSgear">
				<head>Charis tiara +2</head>
				<neck>Charis necklace</neck>
				<rear>Kemas Earring</rear>
				<body>Charis casaque +2</body>
				<hands>Charis bangles +1</hands>
				<lring>Rajas ring</lring>
				<waist>Warwolf belt</waist>
				<ammo>Charis feather</ammo>
			</set>


<!-- Normal Weaponskill gear -->

			<set name="EvisGear_Norm" baseset="CommonWSgear">
				<head>Charis tiara +2</head>
				<neck>Charis necklace</neck>
				<rear>Kemas Earring</rear>
				<body>Charis casaque +2</body>
				<hands>Charis bangles +1</hands>
				<lring>Rajas ring</lring>
				<waist>Warwolf belt</waist>
				<ammo>Charis feather</ammo>
			</set>
			<set name="CFRudraGear_Norm" baseset="CommonWSgear">
				<head>Charis tiara +2</head>
				<neck>Charis necklace</neck>
				<rear>Kemas Earring</rear>
				<body>Charis casaque +2</body>
				<hands>Charis bangles +1</hands>
				<lring>Rajas ring</lring>
				<waist>Warwolf belt</waist>
				<ammo>Charis feather</ammo>
			</set>
			<set name="NoRudraGear_Norm" baseset="CommonWSgear">
				<head>Charis tiara +2</head>
				<neck>Charis necklace</neck>
				<rear>Kemas Earring</rear>
				<body>Charis casaque +2</body>
				<hands>Charis bangles +1</hands>
				<lring>Rajas ring</lring>
				<waist>Warwolf belt</waist>
				<ammo>Charis feather</ammo>
			</set>
			<set name="DEGear_Norm" baseset="CommonWSgear">
				<head>Charis tiara +2</head>
				<neck>Charis necklace</neck>
				<rear>Kemas Earring</rear>
				<body>Charis casaque +2</body>
				<hands>Charis bangles +1</hands>
				<lring>Rajas ring</lring>
				<waist>Warwolf belt</waist>
				<ammo>Charis feather</ammo>
			</set>
			<set name="PKGear_Norm" baseset="CommonWSgear">
				<head>Charis tiara +2</head>
				<neck>Charis necklace</neck>
				<rear>Kemas Earring</rear>
				<body>Charis casaque +2</body>
				<hands>Charis bangles +1</hands>
				<lring>Rajas ring</lring>
				<waist>Warwolf belt</waist>
				<ammo>Charis feather</ammo>
			</set>
		</group>
	</sets>

<!-- Variables -->
 
	<variables>
		<var name="__TP">2</var>
 		<var name="Panda">TP_$__TP</var>
 		<var name="_Idle">Idle</var>
		<var name="_Aby">_Norm</var>
	</variables>
 
<!-- Rules -->
 
	<rules>
		<if status="Engaged">
			<var cmd="set Panda TP_$__TP" />
      	</if>
      	<elseif area="Dynamis*">
      		<var cmd="set Panda TP_$__TP" />
      	</elseif>
      	<else>
      		<var cmd="set Panda $_Idle" />
      	</else>
 
<!-- Delay timers -->
 
	<action Type="CastDelay" Delay="0.25" />
 
<!-- Cancel shadows before 'Utsusemi: Ichi' is cast -->
		<if Spell="Utsusemi*">
			<equip When="Precast">
				<neck>Magoraga bead necklace</neck>
			</equip>
			<if Spell="Utsusemi: Ichi" BuffActive="Copy Image">
				<action Type="MidCastDelay" Delay="2.7" />
				<command When="MidCast">cancel 66</command>
				<command When="MidCast">cancel 444</command>
				<command When="MidCast">cancel 445</command>
			</if>
			<equip when="Aftercast" set="$Panda" />
		</if>
		<elseif Spell="Kurayami: Ni">
			<equip When="Midcast" set="Violent" />
			<equip When="Aftercast" set="$Panda" />
		</elseif>
 
<!-- Cancel sneak before 'Spectral Jig' is cast -->
 
		<if Spell="Spectral Jig">
			<command When="PreCast">cancel 71</command>
		</if>
		
 
<!-- Cancel sneak before 'Monomi: Ichi' is cast -->
		<if spell="Monomi*" BuffActive="Sneak">
			<command when="midcast">cancel 71</command>
			<action type="midcastdelay" delay="2.4" />
			<equip when="AfterCast" set="$Panda" />
		</if>
 
<!-- Weapon Skill Swap -->
		<if Type="WeaponSkill">
			<addtochat>--- Weaponskill TP ---</addtochat>
			<if Area="Abyssea*">
				<var cmd="set _Aby _Aby" />
			</if>
			<else>
				<var cmd="set _Aby _Norm" />
			</else>

			<if Spell="Evisceration">
				<equip When="PreCast" set="EvisGear$_Aby" />
				<equip When="MidCast" set="$Panda" />
			</if>
			<elseif Spell="Rudra's Storm">
				<if BuffActive="Striking Flourish">
					<equip When="PreCast" set="CFRudraGear$_Aby" />
				</if>
				<else>
					<equip When="PreCast" set="NoRudraGear$_Aby" />
				</else>
				<equip When="MidCast" set="$Panda" />
			</elseif>
			<elseif Spell="Dancing Edge|Shark Bite">
				<equip When="PreCast" set="DEGear$_Aby" />
				<equip When="MidCast" set="$Panda" />
			</elseif>
			<elseif Spell="Pyrrhic Kleos">
				<equip When="PreCast" set="PKGear$_Aby" />
				<equip When="MidCast" set="$Panda" />
			</elseif>
			<elseif Spell="Aeolian Edge">
				<equip When="PreCast" set="MagicWSGear" />
				<equip When="MidCast" set="$Panda" />
			</elseif>
		</if>
 
		
 
<!-- Waltz AF Swap -->
 
		<elseif Spell="Curing Waltz III|Curing Waltz II|Curing Waltz|Healing Waltz|Curing Waltz IV|Curing Waltz V|Divine Waltz|Divine Waltz II">
			<equip when="precast" set="W_delay" />
			<equip when="midcast" set="$Panda" />
			<command when="AfterCast">input /echo [Waltz: %Spell] === $Panda Gear ===</command>-->
		</elseif>

		<elseif Spell="*Waltz*">
			<if Advanced='%EquipMain="Phurba" OR %EquipSub="Phurba"'>
				<equip when="precast" set="W_delay" />
			</if>
			<else>
				<equip when="precast" set="W_pot" />
			</else>
			<equip when="midcast" set="$Panda" />
		</elseif>
 
<!-- Step AF Swap -->
		<elseif Spell="Feather step">
			<equip when="precast" set="FeatherStep" />
			<equip when="midcast" set="$Panda" />
		</elseif>
 
		<elseif Spell="*step">
			<equip when="precast" set="OtherStep" />
			<equip when="midcast" set="$Panda" />
		</elseif>
 
 <!-- Flourish Swaps -->
 
 		<elseif Spell="Violent Flourish|Desperate Flourish">
 			<equip when="precast" set="Violent" />
 			<equip when="Midcast" set="$Panda" />
 		</elseif>

 
 		<elseif Spell="Reverse Flourish">
 			<equip when="precast" set="Reverse" />
 			<equip when="Midcast" set="$Panda" />
 		</elseif>

		<elseif Spell="Striking Flourish">
			<equip when="precast" set="Striking" />
		</elseif>

		<elseif Spell="Climactic Flourish">
			<equip when="precast">
				<head>Charis Tiara +2</head>
			</equip>
		</elseif>
 
<!-- Samba AF Swap -->
 
		<elseif Spell="*Samba*|*Samba">
			<equip when="precast" set="Samba" />
			<equip when="midcast" set="$Panda" />
		</elseif>
 
 
<!-- Jig AF Swap -->

		<elseif Spell="*Jig">
			<equip when="precast" set="Jig" />
			<equip when="midcast" set="Idle" />
		</elseif>
		

<!-- Evasion swap trigger -->
		<elseif Spell="Dread Spikes">
			<equip when="precast" set="Evasion" />
			<if Advanced='"$__TP" &lt; 4'>
				<var cmd="setcalc __TP $__TP+1" />
			</if>
			<var cmd="set Panda TP_$__TP" />
			<addtochat> $__TP TP Set</addtochat>
			<cancelspell />
			<return />
		</elseif>

<!-- TP gear swap trigger -->
		<elseif Spell="Reprisal">
			<if Advanced='"$__TP" &gt; 1'>
				<var cmd="setcalc __TP $__TP-1" />
			</if>
			<var cmd="set Panda TP_$__TP" />
			<equip when="precast" set="$Panda" />
			<addtochat> --- $__TP TP Set ---</addtochat>
			<cancelspell />
			<return />
		</elseif>

<!-- MDT gear swap trigger -->
		<elseif Spell="Protectra III">
			<equip when="precast" set="MDT" />
			<var cmd="set Panda MDT" />
			<cancelspell />
			<return />
		</elseif>

<!-- PDT gear swap trigger -->
		<elseif Spell="Protectra IV">
			<equip when="precast" set="PDT" />
			<var cmd="set Panda PDT" />
			<cancelspell />
			<return />
		</elseif>
 
	</rules>

</Spellcast>

Try that.