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

**Gun-it** · 2013-05-26 13:54

Finally went back and got Twilight mail, What do rules look like for it? For locking the set when say weakend and low HP?

Came up with this myself not sure if can be done better.

<if HPPLT="20">
<equip when="Aftercast|Idle|Engaged" >
<head lock="yes">Twilight helm</head>
<body lock="yes">Twilight mail</body>
</equip>
</if>

**mistmonster** · 2013-05-26 17:21

On Motenten's BLM spellcast, How do I cycle between the "Casting" modes? It is not quite as spelled out as it is in the thf xml

Thanks in advance!

edit: Nevermind figured it out

**Ophannus** · 2013-05-27 21:33

Wrong thread

**TacoTaru** · 2013-05-29 14:34

Asked the in windower thread but didn't get an answer. Spellcast can solve my problem I hope. Been doing a lot of 2/3 boxing and I have debuffs/nukes set to bt in the alias. Unfortunately when I do Voidwatch, the game won't play nice and it won't use bt. Is there anyway to fix this or to set up a rule changing all bts to ts if voidwalker status is active so I can just load BMN, lockon, then swap screens?

**Yugl** · 2013-05-29 17:12

Code:

<changetarget target="&lt;t&gt;" />

That maybe?

**redfoxwhitley** · 2013-05-30 03:57

I can't seem to get it to change gear for Weaponskills or JAs, Idle and engaged sets work just fine though. Any help would be appreciated

pastebin .com/QHfiBFVF

sorry for the malformed url, don't have 10 posts yet

**Yugl** · 2013-05-30 06:59

Code:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<spellcast>
	<config Debug="false" ShowGearSwaps="false" NormalSet="IDLE"
  EngagedSet="TP" />
	<sets>
		<group name="SAM" default="yes">
			<!--Gear melee standard-->
			<set name="IDLE">
				<head>Karieyh Morion</head>
				<neck>Wiglen Gorget</neck>
				<lear>Brutal Earring</lear>
				<rear>Kemas Earring</rear>
				<body>Perle Hauberk</body>
				<hands>Brego Gloves</hands>
				<lring>Sheltered Ring</lring>
				<rring>Paguroidea Ring</rring>
				<back>Vassal's Mantle</back>
				<waist>Dynamic Belt</waist>
				<legs>Perle Brayettes</legs>
				<feet>Danzo Sune-Ate</feet>
			</set>
			<set name="TP">
				<head>Karieyh Morion</head>
				<neck>Agasaya's Collar</neck>
				<lear>Brutal Earring</lear>
				<rear>Kemas Earring</rear>
				<body>Perle Hauberk</body>
				<hands>Brego Gloves</hands>
				<lring>Rajas Ring</lring>
				<rring>Flame Ring</rring>
				<back>Vassal's Mantle</back>
				<waist>Dynamic Belt</waist>
				<legs>Perle Brayettes</legs>
				<feet>Karieyh Sollerets</feet>
			</set>
			<set name="TP-Voidwatch" BaseSet="TP"/>
			<set name="WS">
				<head>Karieyh Morion</head>
				<neck>Chivalrous Chain</neck>
				<lear>Brutal Earring</lear>
				<rear>Kemas Earring</rear>
				<body>Perle Hauberk</body>
				<hands>Brego Gloves</hands>
				<lring>Rajas Ring</lring>
				<rring>Flame Ring</rring>
				<back>Vassal's Mantle</back>
				<waist>Crudelis Belt</waist>
				<legs>Perle Brayettes</legs>
				<feet>Karieyh Sollerets</feet>
			</set>

			<set name="FUDO" BaseSet="WS"/>
			<set name="GEKRANYUK" BaseSet="WS"/>
			<set name="KASHA" BaseSet="WS"/>
			<set name="SHOHA" BaseSet="WS">
				<neck>Breeze Gorget</neck>
			</set>
			<!--Magic damage-->
			<set name="MDT"/>
			<!--Physical damage-->
			<set name="PDT" BaseSet="TP"/>
			<set name="ENMITY"/>
			<set name="Town"/>
			<set name="Meditate">
				<head>Myochin Kabuto</head>
			</set>
			<set name="gearup"/>
		</group>
	</sets>
	<variables>
		<var name="TP">TP</var>
	</variables>
	<rules>
		<if mode="OR" BuffActive="Voidwatcher" Area="Provenance">
			<var cmd="set TP TP-Voidwatch" />
		</if>
		<else>
			<var cmd="set TP TP" />
		</else>
		<if BuffActive="Sekkanoki">
			<equip when="idle|engaged|resting|precast|midcast|aftercast">
			</equip>
		</if>
		<if NotStatus="Engaged">
			<if area="*Windurst*|Heavens*|*San d'Oria*|Chateau*|*Bastok*|Metalworks|*Jeuno*|Ru'Lude*|*Whitegate|Al Zahbi|Chocobo*|*Colosseum|Selbina|Mhaura|Kazham|Norg|Tavnazia*"
            notarea="Dynamis*|*[S]" notbuffactive="Besieged">
				<action type="Equip"
              when="idle|engaged|resting|precast|midcast|aftercast"
              set="Town" />
			</if>
			<else>
				<action type="equip" when="aftercast" set="IDLE" />
			</else>
		</if>
		<else>
			<action type="equip" when="aftercast" set="$TP" />
		</else>
		<!--Weapon skills-->
		<if type="WeaponSkill">
			<if spell="Tachi: Fudo">
				<equip when="precast" set="FUDO" />
			</if>
			<elseif spell="Tachi: Shoha">
				<equip when="precast" set="SHOHA" />
			</elseif>
			<elseif spell="Tachi: Gekko|Tachi: Rana|Tachi: Yuk*">
				<equip when="precast" set="GEKRANYUK" />
			</elseif>
			<elseif spell="Tachi: Kasha">
				<equip when="precast" set="KASHA" />
			</elseif>
			<else>
				<equip when="precast" set="WS" />
			</else>
		</if>
		<!--JAs-->
		<if spell="Meditate">
			<equip when="precast" set="Meditate" />
		</if>
		<elseif spell="Hasso">
			<equip when="precast"/>
		</elseif>
		<elseif spell="Sekkanoki">
			<equip when="precast|aftercast"/>
		</elseif>
		<elseif spell="Sengikori">
			<equip when="precast"/>
		</elseif>
		<elseif spell="Provoke">
			<equip when="precast" set="ENMITY" />
		</elseif>
		<elseif spell="Seigan">
			<equip when="precast"/>
		</elseif>
		<elseif spell="Warding Circle">
			<equip when="precast">
				<head>Myochin Kabuto</head>
			</equip>
		</elseif>
		<elseif spell="Spectral Jig">
			<command when="PreCast">cancel 71</command>
		</elseif>
	</rules>
</spellcast>

**redfoxwhitley** · 2013-05-30 07:29

Awesome, Thank you very much. I think I see where the problem was now, although mine is a formatting nightmare.

**RicFlair** · 2013-06-01 20:53

Does Spellcast not realize

Skill="Geomancy"

yet?

**grevenilvec75** · 2013-06-01 23:04

according to spells.xml the skill is blank, yes

**RicFlair** · 2013-06-02 00:23

Will it work if I fill in Geomancy within the quotes?

**grevenilvec75** · 2013-06-02 10:13

might work until the next resources update.

I think theres a way to have a user override file that you can use which will permanently fix it, but unsure of how that works.

**blasphemy** · 2013-06-02 13:17

anyone know why my blu gear wont swap while engaged?

http://pastebin.com/jb9mmFmJ

**grevenilvec75** · 2013-06-02 13:24

Code:

        <if NotStatus="Engaged">

        <if area="*Windurst*|Heavens*|*San d'Oria*|Chateau*|*Bastok*|Metalworks|*Jeuno*|Ru'Lude*|*Whitegate|Al Zahbi|Chocobo*|*Colosseum|Selbina|Mhaura|Kazham|Norg|Tavnazia*" notarea="Dynamis*|*[S]" notbuffactive="Besieged">

        <action type="Equip" when="idle|aftercast" set="Town" />

        </if>

<!-- Weapon Skill TP/Announce check-->

        <if CommandPrefix="/ws|/weaponskill">

            <if Mode="OR" TPLT="100"  TargetDistanceGT="4">

                <cancelspell />

                <addtochat Color="56">WARNING: Target is too far or not enough TP.</addtochat>

            </if>

        </if>

<!-- Rule: Automatically Equip Gear Rules -->

        <if Status="engaged">

Missing an </if> that closes the "NotStatus="engaged""

You're only checking for engaged (if status="engaged") while you arent engaged (NotStatus="engaged").

**blasphemy** · 2013-06-02 14:07

Originally Posted by grevenilvec75

Code:

        <if NotStatus="Engaged">

        <if area="*Windurst*|Heavens*|*San d'Oria*|Chateau*|*Bastok*|Metalworks|*Jeuno*|Ru'Lude*|*Whitegate|Al Zahbi|Chocobo*|*Colosseum|Selbina|Mhaura|Kazham|Norg|Tavnazia*" notarea="Dynamis*|*[S]" notbuffactive="Besieged">

        <action type="Equip" when="idle|aftercast" set="Town" />

        </if>

<!-- Weapon Skill TP/Announce check-->

        <if CommandPrefix="/ws|/weaponskill">

            <if Mode="OR" TPLT="100"  TargetDistanceGT="4">

                <cancelspell />

                <addtochat Color="56">WARNING: Target is too far or not enough TP.</addtochat>

            </if>

        </if>

<!-- Rule: Automatically Equip Gear Rules -->

        <if Status="engaged">

Missing an </if> that closes the "NotStatus="engaged""

You're only checking for engaged (if status="engaged") while you arent engaged (NotStatus="engaged").

yup that fixed it thank you so much!

**Byrthnoth** · 2013-06-03 10:38

So, question about generating a potential Lua replacement for spellcast on Windower (lets call it GearSwap for the purposes of this post). How attached are people to the misuse of precast/midcast/aftercast delays?

What I'm thinking is:

Code:

1) Player Attempts a command
2) GearSwap catches/cancels it
3) If a precast set exists (precast or midcast set for abilities)
   a) GearSwap swaps to the precast set - Outgoing Equip packets are sent
   b) GearSwap confirms the gear change if one was expected - Incoming Equip packets are received
4) GearSwap inputs the command
5) Command is parroted back to the client - This would be the "casting" or "readies" message for spells/weapon skills/ranged attacks. Abilities would execute/fail now (Skip to 7).  In the event of a WS or spell failure (not enough TP / you're silenced!), this would be the corresponding error message and you would also skip to 7.
6) If a midcast set exists (for spells, weapon skills, or ranged attacks)
   a) GearSwap swaps to the midcast set (if one exists) - Outgoing Equip packets are sent
   b) ---Unnecessary--- GearSwap confirms the gear change if one was expected - Incoming Equip packets are received
7) Action executes or fails and the corresponding action packet is received by the client
8) If an aftercast set exists:
   a) Gearswap swaps to the aftercast set - Outgoing Equip packets are sent
   b) ---Unnecessary--- GearSwap confirms the gear change if one was expected - Incoming Equip packets are received

This would be 100% accurate, sensitive to spell/ability failures, and (in my opinion) a vast improvement over what we currently have. It also eliminates the need for user defined precast/midcast/aftercast delays. However, people occasionally abuse these delays for reasons that are ultimately useful.

Is switching to this control scheme and ignoring pre/mid/aftercasts okay? Is there a reason to not use this scheme in preference to some other one?

**grevenilvec75** · 2013-06-03 11:03

I dont see a problem with it going by how i use spellcast.

ppl who need it could always keep using spellcast.

**Yugl** · 2013-06-03 14:16

I'm honestly not sure what is different from Pre/Mid/After based on what you said other than the fact that the current system uses predetermined timers (If you cast a spell, SC just says "Assuming no FC etc, this spell will initiate at this point and finish the spell at this point) as opposed to what looks like packet readings.

Some of the reasons to delay:
1. Use a JA before inputting the spell (A type of precast, but much different from equipping gear)
2. Pet Abilities (Avoid idle sets after the pet command commenced since the pet doesn't use the ability immediately)
3. Equipping gear that enables the spell cast (This requires more delay than typical precast since the game needs to recognize you've equipped the gear); for instance, twilight cloak

**Pomato** · 2013-06-03 16:48

Howdy all,

I'm currently trying to update an old script i found for spell replacement on brd... a snippet for mages ballad can be found below, it seems to work fine if i wait for every full cast sequence(aftercast), however if i cast as next song is available(before spell bar completion) it results in being locked out of the whole song school(in this case ballad) once you cycle through the spells, doing a precast would probarbly resolve it, but it you get interrupted you get locked out for 12 seconds ($sng variable) midcast results in the same issue as aftercast. Can anyone suggest a solution or a more intelligent way on checking if spell is on recast? an skip to next one down the tier?

I know there's a few variables like recastGT? but from what i've read it doesnt look suitable i'm fairly new to spellcast as well so would appreciate any help/explanation

I'f anyone's interested the original code was from: BRD XML by Kimem of Ragnarok

Code:

<variables>
<var name="Sng">12</var>

        <var name="soBallad1">up</var>
        <var name="soBallad2">up</var>     
        <var name="soBallad3">up</var>    
</variables>
<rules>
        <if MainJob="BRD"> 
            <if Skill="Singing">
                    <if spell="Mage's Ballad III|Mage's Ballad II|Mage's Ballad">        
                            <if spell="Mage's Ballad III">
                                <if advanced='"$soBallad3"=="down" OR %MainJobLVL &lt;"85"'>
                                    <action type="ChangeSpell" Spell="Mage's Ballad II" />
								<action type="command" when="aftercast">wait $Sng;sc var set soBallad3 up</action>
                                </if>
                                <else>
                                <action type="var" cmd="set soBallad3 down"/>
                                
                                </else>
                            </if>
							<if spell="Mage's Ballad II">
                                <if advanced='"$soBallad2"=="down" OR %MainJobLVL &lt;"55"'>
                                    <action type="ChangeSpell" Spell="Mage's Ballad" />
								<action type="command" when="aftercast">wait $Sng;sc var set soBallad2 up</action>
                                </if>
                                <else>
                                <action type="var" cmd="set soBallad2 down"/>
								
                                </else>	
                            </if>       
                            <if spell="Mage's Ballad">
                                <if advanced='"$soBallad1"=="down" OR %MainJobLVL &lt;"25"'>
								<action type="CancelSpell" />
								<action type="command" when="aftercast">wait $Sng;sc var set soBallad1 up</action>
                                </if>
                                <else>
                                <action type="var" cmd="set soBallad1 down"/>
                                </else>
								
								
                                
                            </if>
                            <action type="aftercastdelay" delay="1" />
                    </if>
           </if>
</if>
</rules>

**noodles355** · 2013-06-04 00:11

I've noticed on all my mages that if I swap from club+shield to staff+grip, the grip never equips, but if I swap from staff+grip to staff+grip, it does fine.
Anyway to fix this? I mean it's like what's the point in having grips at all if I can't use them.

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