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

[Scrooge]

I've been trying out Spellcast with a very very basic configuration on BRD. Basically it has no variables, a few sets, and some rules for precast for song casting time -, midcast for song duration +, and aftercast to go back to idle.

For the most part, it works well enough for my purposes. However, sometimes Troubadour and Nightingale aren't working right, songs aren't lasting as long as they should. Usually it works fine, just occasionally it doesn't. I'm guessing this is because of the insta-cast nature of Nightingale making songs fire off before spellcast puts my midcast set in.

How do I simply make it so anytime Nightingale's on, my precast rules get ignored? I tried sifting through some existing files, does this work ("SongBuff being my usual midcast set):

                <if BuffActive="Nightingale">
                    <equip when="precast" set="SongBuff" />
                </if>

[EDIT] @Yugl: Sorry, my mistake, saw spellcast in title and didn't think to look for the other thread. Thanks.

[Yugl]

Should work, but no idea if no XML is present. Btw, use the spellcast help thread. This thread is for contributing XMLs or requesting entire XMLs.

[Obsidian]

Is there anything weird in my PLD XML that would cause semi-frequent crashing? I occasionally crash on other jobs, but it's much more frequent on PLD, and usually when I'm trying to use a JA or spell. I have no idea what's causing it but it's pretty inconvenient and this seems the most likely candidate.

[kenshyn]

Is there anything weird in my PLD XML that would cause semi-frequent crashing? I occasionally crash on other jobs, but it's much more frequent on PLD, and usually when I'm trying to use a JA or spell. I have no idea what's causing it but it's pretty inconvenient and this seems the most likely candidate.

The only thing that looks weird is this section:

<if MPLT="300">
<var cmd="set Stance MPLow" />
<var cmd="set TPneck Creed Collar" />
<var cmd="set TPbody Twilight Mail" />
</if>
<else>
<var cmd="set Stance BasicTP" />
<var cmd="set TPneck Twilight Torque" />
<var cmd="set TPbody Mekira Meikogai" />
</else>

Actually never seen that construct var cmd="" before and happens every action you perform wonder if its a memory issue...

<command>sc var set Stance MPLow</command>

Is how I normally do what ur doing using <command> </command>

[Esvedium]

<var cmd="set whatever whateverelse" /> is a valid spellcast command, I have it in most of my xmls. I'll look through the full xml later.

[chichicha]

Hiya,
Sorry to ask... If this is being asked before...

In Autoexec...
Is there a way to do "var" ?

For example -
Defining my name - Chichicha as THF.
So I can do the Autoexec writing with using THF as Chichicha?!

[Yugl]

<register stuff>input /sc var set variablenamehere valueofvariablehere</register>

[chichicha]

<register event="chat_party_*_job">input /sc var set Chichicha THF</register>

This should work?

[Yugl]

Yep.

[Gun-it]

See if this works:

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

Still Not working.

It seems to be something in my autoexec changing my gear right away. Is their some rule I can put in the to after I use restoring breath it locks my gear for like 5sec?

[GImpers]

http://pastebin.com/RT9uwmvq

This is my MNK Spellcast. Don't laugh at how basic it is. A friend of mine wrote it when he played and I just copied it when he quit. Now, I want to do more stuff to it, but, I have no idea how. I'm sure this XML is way outdated and super basic. But, it works. Which makes me happy as I don't know how to do it myself.

What I'm trying to do now, is equip Tantra Body when Impetus is active. I'll also want to do the same thing for Ravager Hands when Restraint is active. But, if I can get someone to show me how to implement this rule for Impetus, I'll figure it out for Restraint.

I tried looking at Yugl and Motenten's XMLs, but, they are so confusing to me. I'm not sure what exactly I'm looking at.

Thanks in advance for any help.

[Yugl]

Rule (Notice you need to replace your Meteor rule):

<if buffactive="Impetus">
<var cmd="set ImpetusSet Impetus" />
</if>
                <if Spell="Meteor">                    
                        <action type="equip" set="attack|$ImpetusSet"/>
                        <action type="Command">alias GearReturn input /ma Meteor</action>
                </if>
                
<if Spell="Impetus
 <action type="Command">alias GearReturn input /ma Meteor</action>
</if>

Variable:

<var name="ImpetusSet">BlankSet</var>

Set:

<set name="Blankset" />
<set name="ImpetusSet">
<body>Tantra Cyclas +2</body>
</set>

[Yugl]

Still Not working.

It seems to be something in my autoexec changing my gear right away. Is their some rule I can put in the to after I use restoring breath it locks my gear for like 5sec?

AE doesn't have the gear rules SC does. If AE is changing the gear, you need to adjust or remove the AE line. AE has been weird recently anyways.

[blackmail]

I've been working on compressing my inventory a lot over the last few weeks and recently switched to using Shikanofuda for sneak and invis rather than Senjaku/Shinobitabi.

I don't like the idea of burning Shikanofuda's when casting Utsu due to exhausting my supply of shihei.

Is there a way to configure an /if variable on casting utsu to notify me via chat that it's using shikanofuda rather than shihei so that I could pull a tool bag out?

I realize there's a plugin that will automatically pull tools out of inventory for casting, however, I wonder if this would not be a viable way to compress inventory.

[Yugl]

No way to do that sir.

[Gun-it]

AE doesn't have the gear rules SC does. If AE is changing the gear, you need to adjust or remove the AE line. AE has been weird recently anyways.

AE rules work its just my HP check that keep changing gear too quick, is their someway to set up some form of a delay or something to stop that from happening when using the breath?
http://pastebin.com/eNjsVq05

Edit:
Also is there anyway to have Autoexec set up to register time based on real life time, like from the pc's clock or something?

[Yugl]

<if Spell="Update" advanced='"$HB"="HB"'>
<return />
</if>

Add to Restoring breath rules:

<var cmd="set HB HB" />
<coimmand>wait 3;input /sc var set HB Blank</command>

The first rule prevents update from working when the variable, HB, is set to HB. When you use Restoring breath, set the variable to HB and then wait 3 to set the variable to blank.

[Mrp]

I've been trying out Spellcast with a very very basic configuration on BRD. Basically it has no variables, a few sets, and some rules for precast for song casting time -, midcast for song duration +, and aftercast to go back to idle.

For the most part, it works well enough for my purposes. However, sometimes Troubadour and Nightingale aren't working right, songs aren't lasting as long as they should. Usually it works fine, just occasionally it doesn't. I'm guessing this is because of the insta-cast nature of Nightingale making songs fire off before spellcast puts my midcast set in.



How do I simply make it so anytime Nightingale's on, my precast rules get ignored? I tried sifting through some existing files, does this work ("SongBuff being my usual midcast set):

                <if BuffActive="Nightingale">
                    <equip when="precast" set="SongBuff" />
                </if>

[EDIT] @Yugl: Sorry, my mistake, saw spellcast in title and didn't think to look for the other thread. Thanks.

I have the same problem. Do you realize its because you singing with the wrong instrument cuz of the instant cast

[Gun-it]

this all in spellcast or that first part in autoexec?

[Yugl]

Spellcast.