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[Limlight]

ok i found moten's rng xml but it has an include file (I have never used include files so I want to ask how to set it up and not screw it up entirely).

when I add the file do i change it to the name of the file to my char or leave it as is? Is there anything else needed to be done with it?

[Bikpik]

Is it possible that you did this test while trying to cast a nuke that corresponds to the current day? I don't know if it's still the case or not but Zodiac Ring used to be enabled by default, so that would be the issue if you have a matching nuke/day.

Equipping two of the same-named rings causes problems for people frequently anyway, but if you tested it a bunch of times like you said, it should have mostly worked, so my money is on Zodiac.

I have that turned off in the rules-include, I do remember that equipping 2 items with the same name has caused issues in the past, I was just curious if that was fixed?

[Motenten]

This block is terminated twice. take out the / in the top line.

Bah. Stupid mistake. Fixed.

Wouldn't this, based on the position in the code, equip your obi even if the spell element doesn't match the day or weather?

And yes, you're right. I copied it out of my own code, which has the day/weather checks around it, but forgot to re-account for that in noodles' code.

[Motenten]

ok i found moten's rng xml but it has an include file (I have never used include files so I want to ask how to set it up and not screw it up entirely).

when I add the file do i change it to the name of the file to my char or leave it as is? Is there anything else needed to be done with it?

My suggestions on file naming:

Spellcast/ directory
-- CharacterName/ directory
-- -- job.xml (eg: rng.xml)
-- -- Mote-Rules-Include.xml
-- -- Mote-Config-Include.xml

[Obsidian]

$Idle will trigger before $IdleBody and since you set $Idle to "town", you will have townbody. Did you remember to adjust the variables when you did that?

        <if MPLT="300">
                <var cmd="set Stance MPLow" />
                <var cmd="set TPneck Creed Collar" />
                <var cmd="set IdleBody Twilight Mail" />
        </if>
        <else>
                <var cmd="set Stance BasicTP" />
                <var cmd="set TPneck Twilight Torque" />
                <var cmd="set TPbody Ogier's Surcoat" />
        </else>

Two variables here.

Ahh, the <else> is screwing me I think. The question now is, can I check the value of $Idle and see if it's Town or PDT_Idle, and set the variables accordingly? something like <if $Idle = PDT_Idle>?

[Alistrianna]

Anyone have an idea what might be missing from this rule to get it to work? It's supposed to change my default TP set for Ukon to another set during Mighty Strikes but doesn't change the TP set at all.

<elseif mode="OR" BuffActive="Mighty Strikes" Spell="Mighty Strikes" EquipMain="Ukonvasara">
    <var cmd="set TPWeapon Ukonvasara2HR" />
</elseif>

[Limlight]

My suggestions on file naming:

Spellcast/ directory
-- CharacterName/ directory
-- -- job.xml (eg: rng.xml)
-- -- Mote-Rules-Include.xml
-- -- Mote-Config-Include.xml

thanks mot, that's a really nice rng xml that you made too helped me out a lot

[xIndustrialxAngelx]

Khajit had this error and I think this is just an AE issue. Try adding

<if mode="OR" buffactive="Aftermath" Spell="Catastrophe">
<var cmd="set Aftermath Aftermath" />
</if>
<else>
<var cmd="set Aftermath BlankSet" />
</else>

Awesome, this got it working perfectly, thank you! It was driving me crazy that I couldn't get this running right!

[Yugl]

Ahh, the <else> is screwing me I think. The question now is, can I check the value of $Idle and see if it's Town or PDT_Idle, and set the variables accordingly? something like <if $Idle = PDT_Idle>?

Yeah, just use . . .

<if advanced='"$Idle"="PDT_Idle"'>

[Obsidian]

Yeah, just use . . .

<if advanced='"$Idle"="PDT_Idle"'>

Cool, thanks Yugl.

[Viertel]

Updated SC recently?

I ended up figuring it out. Yeah, SC was up to date and I was under the impression to try to limit so many <if> statements and be fairly liberal with <elseif> conditionals. I ended up changing all the major headings (i.e. Ninjutsu, WS, all job abilities, etc.) back into <if> and it works fine.

It had stumped me because the behavior was in all of my SCs when I added Idle/Engaged rules, and went back to normal behavior when I took them out. You'd think if the <elseif> weren't going to work they wouldn't work period.

/shrugg

Thanks anyway.

[Yugl]

Anyone have an idea what might be missing from this rule to get it to work? It's supposed to change my default TP set for Ukon to another set during Mighty Strikes but doesn't change the TP set at all.

<elseif mode="OR" BuffActive="Mighty Strikes" Spell="Mighty Strikes" EquipMain="Ukonvasara">
    <var cmd="set TPWeapon Ukonvasara2HR" />
</elseif>

Need the entire XML.

[Alistrianna]

Motenten helped me figure out what the problem was. I had two rules for Ukonvasara instead of one with <if> rules.

[Gun-it]

I have asked this before but theses rules are not working:

			<if spell="Restoring Breath">
		<equip when="idle|engaged|resting|precast|midcast|aftercast">			
			<neck>Lancer's Torque</neck>
			<head>Wyrm Armet +2</head>
			<legs>Drachen Brais +1</legs>
			<waist>Glassblower's Belt</waist>
			<lear>Lancer's Earring</lear>
			<back>Lancer's Pelerine</back>
			<hands>Ostreger Mitts</hands>
			<body>Wyvern Mail</body>
			<feet>Wyrm Greaves +2</feet>
			</equip>
			<AfterCastDelay Delay="3.5" />
		</if>

Any help would be very nice.

[Yugl]

Do you have <if type="JA"> around that? Restoring is a pet command.

[Gun-it]

No have <if commandprefix="/pet"> around it, the gear does change it just does not keep it on long enough for the breath to proc.

[Gun-it]

Do you have <if type="JA"> around that? Restoring is a pet command.

This is my full SC
http://pastebin.com/zUNUcVaQ

[Yugl]

See if this works:

 <equip lock="true" when="idle|engaged|resting|precast|midcast|aftercast">

[xIndustrialxAngelx]

Is there a way to toggle locking/unlocking a range weapon? Assuming I'm using Sam, and want to switch from my ammo items, to equip my yoichi, and lock/unlock it.

Would I have to make another macro or something to equip the arrows as well, or can you make a rule if its namas, to equip an arrow for it?

[Yugl]

<if spell="Nama's Arrow">
<equip when="precast">
<ammo>AmmoName</ammo>
</equip>
</if>