how do i makea macro were i can do more than one command

[ffnewb2006]

im a blm i want to make a macro were i can cast poisen then blind but evrytime i attempt it fails on the second command

/magic Poisen
/magic Blind


k so what am i doing wrong

[myther]

Re: how do i makea macro were i can do more than one command

/ma "Poison"
/wait 1
/ma "Blind"

thats whats up. you need to set it in that format above

[Ellipses]

Re: how do i makea macro were i can do more than one command

A little more detail:

The spell/ability/item names need to spelled and capitalized correctly, as they appear in the spell list/ability list/inventory. If the name includes spaces, it needs quotes around it (the quotes are optional on Poison and Blind, but it's a good habit to get into).

That /wait command is going to vary with the casting time of each spell. I don't know offhand, but 1 second might not be enough time for Poison to finish casting.

Edit: Do those macros work without some kind of target (<t>, <bt>, etc.)? What I do for all my magic macros is set them for one of <st>, <stnpc>, or <stpc>. Those are "select target" thingies, which give you a blue arrow to select a target (oddly enough) before casting the spell. That way, I can just wait til whatever else I'm doing is done, then hit enter. For example:

/ma "Poison" <stnpc>
/ma "Blind" <stnpc>

That would bring up a blue arrow for Poison. I hit enter and Poison starts casting, then I've got a blue arrow for Blind. Once Poison is done, I hit Enter again and Blind starts. No worrying about figuring out the proper /wait time or using up macro lines on it.

[myther]

Re: how do i makea macro were i can do more than one command

actually it wont be the casting time is 1.5 secs i think :/

so /wait 3 to be safe ^_^
been a long time since i used poison.

[PotentPotables]

Re: how do i makea macro were i can do more than one command

Here's a better idea...

Don't do Multi-Cast Macros.

Not every mob is going to be affected by Blind, nor Poison. Mobs are selective to the debuffs that can be cast on them. As a BLM, you should try to conserve as much MP as possible for the Big Guns. Multi-cast macros not only waste MP but also Time since you're dedicated to that Macro until both the spells are done casting.

You stil wanna use the /wait function, though, for other Macros. Everytime you have 2 of the same "type" of commands together, you need a /wait. In other words, 2 /shouts in a row need to be sperated by a /wait as well as 2 /ma commands.

Make a macro like this :

/recast Poison
/ma Poison <bt>

this will suit your needs more because not only will it cast immediately, but will also let you know what the recast time should the spell taken longer to get ready. You should get in the habit of doing this, so your not jamming down on your macro keys in the heat of battle.

And plz, remove all the macro spam. Honestly, noone in the pt cares when yur casting Poison. =)

[fastcart]

Re: how do i makea macro were i can do more than one command

I have to cast my recommendation against using <bt>. If your party has two mobs/links and slept one, using <bt> may target the slept one instead of the one currently being attacked. Use <t>.

[PotentPotables]

Re: how do i makea macro were i can do more than one command

Meh, ur prolly right, I just always type the Spell in when that happens...

i've been using <bt> so long It just comes naturally...

HOWEVER, you are asking this poor witel BLM to get their ass handed to them for recommending <t>, especially at lower levels.

<t> is a VERY bad idea for BLM, especially when they start to get bored and start scanning everything around them...

Or when they have unclaimed MObs in the middle and hit F8 accidentally before casting.

Or when they're drunk and... well, you get the picture.

[Taskmage]

Re: how do i makea macro were i can do more than one command

What I do is this:

/ma Phalanx <me>
/ma Haste <stpc>
/ma "Ice Spikes" <stpc>
/ma Enthunder <stpc>

The amount of wait you need between spells varies based on the casting time, but also on your current lag situation. When I set up my macro like that, the first spell fires off immediately, and then the second one targets, so when I'm ready for it to fire all I have to do his hit Enter. If a spell gets interrupted, I just hit the macro again and hit enter until the right spell is queued up.

This is the macro I use for Distortion MB:

/ma "Blizzard II" <t>
/equip main "Ice Staff"
/equip hands "Engineer's Gloves"
/equip head "Republic Circlet"
/ma "Poison II" <stnpc>
/equip main "Water Staff"

[Macht]

Re: how do i makea macro were i can do more than one command

equipment macros need no wait times. You can stack equipment macro side by side and they work just fine. Have an Elemental Arrow Macro shoots a random arrow of the elemental arrows I have (Well sort of random, there is a method to the madness).

My equipment macro goes:

/equip ammo "Fire Arrow"
/equip ammo "Ice Arrow"
/equip ammo "Lightning Arrow"
/ra <t>

As long as I have 1 of those 3 arrows it'll equip it and fire it. Fun when you have all 3, first time done it'll equip Lightning Arrow. Second time you hit it depending on lag it'll either equip Fire or Ice, say it equipped Fire. Then thrid time with Fire when you hit it you'll get either Ice or Lightning Arrow depending on lag.

In an almost 0 lag area then which one it picks is more specific. First time Lightining, second Ice, third Lightning, fourth Ice, etc...

EDIT:

Lol, darn you Taskmage!!! Beat me to the equip macro stuff.

[Caspian]

Re: how do i makea macro were i can do more than one command

You don't have to have a /wait after the /equip, but before the /ra? Seems like I just redid my macros and it made me put a /wait 1 before I could do the /ra <t>. I could be wrong, I'll have to go back and check again. Could be lag too.

[Macht]

Re: how do i makea macro were i can do more than one command

You don't have to have a /wait after the /equip, but before the /ra? Seems like I just redid my macros and it made me put a /wait 1 before I could do the /ra <t>. I could be wrong, I'll have to go back and check again. Could be lag too.

All of the arrow equip macro I have do not use a /wait at all in them. Even when I lag it's never an issue. You do have to be careful about switching arrows though while it's in the process of firing one, if you switch arrows while it's firing it'll give an error basically saying "Arrow isn't the same one that was going to be fired".

You just have to make sure that /ra <t> is the last command if you have an unequip ammo command in there then you'll need a wait for that.

[PotentPotables]

Re: how do i makea macro were i can do more than one command

/p <call> for Protectra! Gather @ <me>!!!
/wait 1
/em gets some stuff ready.
/wait 1
/p OK, here we go!!!
/heal on

[fastcart]

Re: how do i makea macro were i can do more than one command

Meh, ur prolly right, I just always type the Spell in when that happens...

i've been using <bt> so long It just comes naturally...

HOWEVER, you are asking this poor witel BLM to get their ass handed to them for recommending <t>, especially at lower levels.

<t> is a VERY bad idea for BLM, especially when they start to get bored and start scanning everything around them...

Or when they have unclaimed MObs in the middle and hit F8 accidentally before casting.

Or when they're drunk and... well, you get the picture.

Meh. I got my Blm to 30 just fine without using <bt>.

/noob off. d:

[Feba]

Re: how do i makea macro were i can do more than one command

As a 60BLM, i'm gonna have to reccomend against <bt> for BLM as well. I never liked macros very much in the first place, but <bt> will be the death of you.

If you EVER get a link, you have to either stop using your macros (Which are nearly habitual if you use them consistantly, so it might slip your mind), or risk waking up a sleeping mob.

[x1ang]

Re: how do i makea macro were i can do more than one command

<stnpc> becomes really important especially on DoT spells during links. If a <bt> on a nuke messes up, it is at least possible to recover and re-sleep the mob. But if bio or poison was mistargeted.. =/