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

[Shalafi]

Do you have a delay on the equip swap? You might just be used to seeing the damage from it in TP gear, as the equips don't change fast enough.

Are you saying that the cast delays are off for JA & WS, etc?

[Radec]

Are you saying that the cast delays are off for JA & WS, etc?

Anything instant needs a castdelay = something for precast gear to take effect, if it's needed before the action starts. This is ALL JA and WS, but also castspeed gear.

Depending on lag I imagine it's possible for it to equip before the action, but you need some castdelay to get it all the time.

[test123]

nvm

[Radec]

<if mode="AND" mpplt="100" hppgt="85">
					<action type="equip" set="idlemp" />
				</if>
				<else>
					<action type="equip" set="Standard" />
				</else>

Shit just won't equip Parade gorget when it should. Anyone has a good parade gorget code?

question: must this code be placed everywhere in the xml after every ability/spell or should it be enough to have a global rule when idle?

Post your whole xml, can't help otherwise.

[test123]

nvm

[Limlight]

EDIT: wasn't sure which topic to post this in.

just getting into xml's and spellcast. I'm using narse's from windower.net. It works pretty well but I am about the least computer savvy person in this world. I'm having 2-3 small issues.

1. autoexec (it even says that you need autoexec to make his work. I have it DL'd but don't know how to set it up) the problem here is when aftermath/SE wear off and i'm engaged. It does not switch me back to my base tp set (doing it manually is slightly annoying)

2. getting cancel plug in set up (again i'm an idiot etc) friend tells me that his cancel's Ni for Ichi as he's casting Ichi (I've been doing it manually for years and blehhh).

3. a working set of rules for /nin and ni/ichi set ups.

4. narse has 2 ws sets ups aresws and hecatombws I'd love to somehow get these switched to Catastrophe and Guillotine seperately.

here's the xml.
http://pastebin.com/a7BWBsV1

(i don't normally post stuff so forgive me but no idea how to post it in that neat little scrolldown look that most people do)

[Shalafi]

Anything instant needs a castdelay = something for precast gear to take effect, if it's needed before the action starts. This is ALL JA and WS, but also castspeed gear.

Depending on lag I imagine it's possible for it to equip before the action, but you need some castdelay to get it all the time.

Thanks, makes sense. I've never actually checked if my melee stuff took effect and always felt it wasn't working for fast cast.

[Nameless]

EDIT: wasn't sure which topic to post this in.

just getting into xml's and spellcast. I'm using narse's from windower.net. It works pretty well but I am about the least computer savvy person in this world. I'm having 2-3 small issues.

1. autoexec (it even says that you need autoexec to make his work. I have it DL'd but don't know how to set it up) the problem here is when aftermath/SE wear off and i'm engaged. It does not switch me back to my base tp set (doing it manually is slightly annoying)

2. getting cancel plug in set up (again i'm an idiot etc) friend tells me that his cancel's Ni for Ichi as he's casting Ichi (I've been doing it manually for years and blehhh).

3. a working set of rules for /nin and ni/ichi set ups.

4. narse has 2 ws sets ups aresws and hecatombws I'd love to somehow get these switched to Catastrophe and Guillotine seperately.

here's the xml.
http://pastebin.com/a7BWBsV1

(i don't normally post stuff so forgive me but no idea how to post it in that neat little scrolldown look that most people do)

Take a look at my spellcast to see how you should setup autoexec. It is not updated but you get the idea, just change the buff name and dummy spell and you should be fine. It is Nameless's Drk.

[Esvedium]

Anything instant needs a castdelay = something for precast gear to take effect, if it's needed before the action starts. This is ALL JA and WS, but also castspeed gear.

No, no it doesn't. I have never needed castdelay on any ja/ws/fastcast stuff for any of my xmls. From what I remember reading, (can't find it now, sorry) Spellcast sends the precast "swap gear precast" stuff to the game, then the "do ja/ws/spell" command to the game, then midcast, aftercast, etc. I have never had an issue with gear not swapping on precast, and I don't use castdelays in any but a few specific cases where I need to delay certain actions, but not for everything...

[Massimo]

Thanks, makes sense. I've never actually checked if my melee stuff took effect and always felt it wasn't working for fast cast.

Except that it's not correct. Lag can make your gear not be switched in time, sure, but if you have a PC worth a shit, you won't have any problems. My Fast Cast always kicks in, and it's equipped precast with no delay.
Besides, weaponskills have a natural delay anyway.

[Shalafi]

I've always thought any mess up would be lag related as I use precast, but never tested.

My computer is getting on in it's years, but I just bought a motorcycle and can't afford a new PC yet.

[Limlight]

Take a look at my spellcast to see how you should setup autoexec. It is not updated but you get the idea, just change the buff name and dummy spell and you should be fine. It is Nameless's Drk.

omfg.........it was that simple.................ugh i wanna kill myself ._.

thx a bunch!

[Roscobel]

That looks nice..

[test123]

not spellcast but does anyone else have POL crash after exit, the distance.dll fucks it up.

Problem signature:
  Problem Event Name:	APPCRASH
  Application Name:	pol.exe
  Application Version:	1.18.13.0
  Application Timestamp:	4b552e15
  Fault Module Name:	distance.DLL

[Chen]

not sure where i should ask this so:

anyone know where i could find a spellcast specifically for tanking on DRK?

or a recommendation for one which would be easily edited?

[Gustave]

You could start with someone's pld spellcast. Is it for face tanking or kiting?

[Chen]

face tanking something which can take reasonable melee dmg, fafnir~ish level

[Gustave]

I'll see if I have any of my old drk xml's when I get home. I had one I used for kiting KV and low man tanking things like that on drk. d

[Khajit]

Would there be a way to get spellcast to equip my Ass armlets on THF and lock that slot once the mob I'm engaged to hits <20% hp?

And a variable to turn that on and off if possible.

Would it be easier to simply have armlets equipped for when you engage the mob and after the first hit you use "normal" gear?

[Crizto]

I'll see if I have any of my old drk xml's when I get home. I had one I used for kiting KV and low man tanking things like that on drk. d

Avoid this mans spellcasts!