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

[Bladefury]

Spellcast will not recognize that your Footwork has worn off until you perform an action to reprocess the xml file. Autoexec could be used to change a variable and change your sets automatically upon the loss of the Footwork status, but otherwise your options are to manually change your set upon wearing of Footwrok. (Can make macro in ffxi to change the set manaully upon wearing "//sc set mnk-kick")

I was having the same problem with my THF for purposes of using SA or TA, where it would set the gear to my SA set, but sit there in the set until i performed an action such as disengage/engage, ranged attack, etc.

[darkreign]

ok got a question i just changed to SC 2.3 yes i kno im late

I got an error on this line:
<if Advanced='(!(regex("%Weather","^.* x2$") AND "%WeatherElement" = "%SpellElement" AND "$%SpellElementObi" = "1") OR !("%WeatherElement" = "%spellElement")) AND ("%SpellElement" = "%DayElement" AND "$BLMAF2Pants" = "1") AND ("%skill"="ElementalMagic")'>

thats on aikar blm template for blm af2 pants.

I am not sure how to fix it tho

[Radec]

add (bool) right before regex

...(!((bool)regex("... is how it should look.

[Francisco]

At work right now so I can't test, but this should work.

<if buffactive="footwork">
    <action type="equip" when="Idle|Aftercast" set="Idle"/>
    <action type="equip" when="Engaged" set="Footwork" />
        <if status="Engaged">
            <action type="equip" when="aftercast" set="Footwork" />
        </if>
</if>
<else>
    <action type="equip" when="Idle|Aftercast" set="Idle"/>
    <action type="equip" when="Engaged" set="H2H" />
        <if status="Engaged">
            <action type="equip" when="aftercast" set="H2H" />
        </if>
</else>

Just to be certain, would that replace this code snippet from my file?

                <action type="equip" when="resting" set="Standing"/>
                <action type="equip" when="idle" set="Standing"/>
                <action type="equip" when="engaged" set="Engaged"/>




		<if NotStatus="Engaged">  
       			 <action type="equip" when="aftercast" set="Standing" />
		</if>
		<else>
     			   <action type="equip" when="aftercast" set="Engaged" />
		</else>

[Radec]

Given set name changes, yes.

[Francisco]

Thanks, seems to work perfectly (except for the buff wearing, which is expected)... I'll have to figure out how to use AutoExec in conjunction with SpellCast next.

[Khajit]

About to get off my lazy ass and put day/night rules into some of my spellcasts.
Can ya provide an example since i usually just need to see a working example and i can figure it out instantly?
Cant remember the specifics since i lost my old xml that i used to reference for that kinda stuff.)

[Francisco]

About to get off my lazy ass and put day/night rules into some of my spellcasts.
Can ya provide an example since i usually just need to see a working example and i can figure it out instantly?
Cant remember the specifics since i lost my old xml that i used to reference for that kinda stuff.)

I'm pretty awful at this part of XML, but here's something I have in my XML file...

<if advanced='%SpellTargetDistance &lt; 3.8'>

...and here are the variables...

http://windower.net/plugins/spellcast/variables

You can probably figure it out from there (but I probably can't).

[Motenten]

While my actual ruleset is far more complicated, the basic config for flagging footwork is quite simple:

        <if mode="Or" BuffActive="Footwork" Spell="Footwork">
            <var cmd="set BaseLayer Footwork" />
            <var cmd="set AttMode FW" />
        </if>
        <else>
            <var cmd="set BaseLayer Standard" />
            <var cmd="set AttMode Std" />
        </else>

And then equip appropriate $BaseLayer.

[Suljin]

So I just incorporated some other stuff for my pup spellcast and now its not loading for some reason, says "XML parsing error line 0 - error reading end tag" I cant seem to see whats wrong with it.

http://pastebin.com/qhZk7Cda

[smafdi]

well, it's line 96 that's causing it to not load, not actually sure what that line does though.
<xi:include href="Maneuvers.xml" xpointer="/includes/include[@name='Maneuvers']/*" /> <- looks like something to do with maneuvers but you already have a rule set in for that.

[Bikpik]

If you don't have an include.xml named manuevers.xml in your SC folder, that's what's causing the error, and if you do, there's an error in that file

[gnat]

Somewhat of a tard when it comes to spellcast, been using a relatively simple on until now for SCH.
Found one on here a few pages back that i updated and tried to use:

http://pastebin.com/PGug6Ndk

My problem is it doesn't seem to activate, loads fine, just no gear swaps take place. Am i missing something?
Also, i don't understand this line :
<spellcast xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">

Any help appreciated.

[Bikpik]

what level is your Sch?

also, you have some formatting errors, open it up in notepad++ and see for yourself

[gnat]

85

Opened it in notepad++, but not seeing any glaring issues?(Complete noob)
I could maybe see the following middle line upsetting certain sets?
<ammo>Incantor Stone</ammo>
<!--head>None</head-->
<neck>Orochi Nodowa</neck>

[Suljin]

Ok so what you guys were talking about Is what I copied from this file:

http://pastebin.com/6Ju3kGQH

Here is the maneuver file it calls (it used to have a thing that said maneuvers were wearing but I 1) didn't need it statustimer is easier to watch and 2) it cluttered the chat box so I removed it. Maybe that made the file work incorrectly? I dont know

http://pastebin.com/aNbzae40

And so it not only doesn't work when I change to pup, but sc no longer works with any job, ex: heres my smn one, which it doesnt change to when I use smn (and the weird <spellcast xmlnsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"> was auto included for some reason when I started using the maneuver set thing . . . its going to take over my computer!)

http://pastebin.com/UsYnQfCh

So ultimately, is there an easy way to fix it so I can incorporate the maneuver xml use thingy into my pup xml (posted above) but still let sc work since its not at all now? Thanks

[Bikpik]

85

Opened it in notepad++, but not seeing any glaring issues?(Complete noob)
I could maybe see the following middle line upsetting certain sets?
<ammo>Incantor Stone</ammo>
<!--head>None</head-->
<neck>Orochi Nodowa</neck>

I'm not 100% sure, but try closing those properly, and also I don't think you can put <> in your rules try using &lt; &gt; instead

[Yekyaa]

85

Opened it in notepad++, but not seeing any glaring issues?(Complete noob)
I could maybe see the following middle line upsetting certain sets?
<ammo>Incantor Stone</ammo>
<!--head>None</head-->
<neck>Orochi Nodowa</neck>

I'm not 100% sure, but try closing those properly, and also I don't think you can put <> in your rules try using &lt; &gt; instead

Those are closed properly. that's valid XML as long is it's used in a <set> section or within an <equip> section. Otherwise it's just ignored.

[Naratu]

I'm really bad at making variables and rules that involve day/night gear swaps, but I was curious if anyone could show an example of what I'd have to add to my NIN xml to equip AF feet at the proper time (NQs), and the AF2 hands at the proper time. Sorry if this has already been answered, but I couldn't find anything on it.

[Haborym]

I have a problem with my BLM script. Using a slightly modified version of the template on the forum. The problem is when I go from idle, to nuking set it wont equip my grip. I am going from Owleyes/Genbus to Staff/Grip.