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Game Forum / Role Playing Games / Warcraft / May 2008targeting macro
I need a macro that will cycle through targets (like ''tab'') but without targeting pets, minions and totems. Anyone know of any? thanks > I need a macro that will cycle through targets (like ''tab'') but without > targeting pets, minions and totems. Anyone know of any? I don't know of any, no. But even if one did exist or you were to write one yourself, it wouldn't be usable in combat. Blizzard redid the macro system some time ago to disallow automated selection of targets while in combat.  SignatureJohn Gordon A is for Amy, who fell down the stairs gordon@panix.com B is for Basil, assaulted by bears -- Edward Gorey, "The Gashlycrumb Tinies" He is not asking for automated system targetting, I believe he is asking to skip unnecessary targets, yes it is possible you better ask in WoW official Macro and Ui forums. >> I need a macro that will cycle through targets (like ''tab'') but without >> targeting pets, minions and totems. Anyone know of any? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > the macro system some time ago to disallow automated selection of > targets while in combat. > He is not asking for automated system targetting, I believe he is asking to > skip unnecessary targets, yes it is possible you better ask in WoW official > Macro and Ui forums. It is making a decision for you and that is some level of automation. You say target and it selects a target intelligently. I also think that it can't be done but would like to be proved wrong as it could be useful. steve.kaye > > He is not asking for automated system targetting, I believe he is asking to > > skip unnecessary targets, yes it is possible you better ask in WoW official [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > steve.kaye Hmm, so how would you classify the macros that "inteligently" target Illhoof, Kil'rek or Demon Chains in Karazhan. These macros effectivley allow one button to make a decision for you on what to kill first. CG > Hmm, so how would you classify the macros that "inteligently" target > Illhoof, Kil'rek or Demon Chains in Karazhan. > > These macros effectivley allow one button to make a decision for you > on what to kill first. No, they don't make decision for you what to kill first. The only thing such macro does is allows you to help with targeting in a pre- set sequence (e.g. chains first) - kill order is already determined when writing such macro. They simplify things, but don't automate. -- Regards Matt > > Hmm, so how would you classify the macros that "inteligently" target > > Illhoof, Kil'rek or Demon Chains in Karazhan. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > set sequence (e.g. chains first) - kill order is already determined > when writing suchmacro. They simplify things, but don't automate. Well, if you knew what targets might be present in a particular fight, you could make exactly the macro the OP was looking for. - Gerry Quinn > > > Hmm, so how would you classify the macros that "inteligently" target > > > Illhoof, Kil'rek or Demon Chains in Karazhan. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Well, if you knew what targets might be present in a particular fight, > you could make exactly the macro the OP was looking for. The world is too varied for that. How long do you spend fighting, for example, the warlock types near Booty Bay for you to adjust this macro before you fight them. It would be a lot of wasted time across the levels. Also, this macro would be more useful in PvP as you often want to ignore the pet as it will despawn when the owner dies. Unfortunately, it would be unworkable in PvP as player and pet names are too varied and a player may have the same name as a pet. steve.kaye > Also, this macro would be more useful in PvP as you often want to > ignore the pet as it will despawn when the owner dies. Unfortunately, > it would be unworkable in PvP as player and pet names are too varied > and a player may have the same name as a pet. Hunters in BGs/Arenas often name their pet after themselves or team mate just for this purpose - to mess with targeting macros. -- Regards Matt >> Also, this macro would be more useful in PvP as you often want to >> ignore the pet as it will despawn when the owner dies. Unfortunately, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Hunters in BGs/Arenas often name their pet after themselves or team >mate just for this purpose - to mess with targeting macros. One of my guildies has a hunter called Ravager (created long before TBC and ravager beasts), I keep saying he should get a ravager pet and really confuse people ;-) SignatureEU-Draenor: Balgair - Human Rogue (lvl 70) Naomh - Draenei Priest (lvl 70) Rosad - Human Warlock (lvl 70) Sealgair - Dwarf Hunter (lvl 70) Sagart - Undead Priest (lvl 70) Eilnich - Blood Elf Warlock (lvl 67) Beag - Dwarf Paladin (lvl 60) >He is not asking for automated system targetting, I believe he is asking to >skip unnecessary targets, yes it is possible you better ask in WoW official >Macro and Ui forums. No, altering tab targeting selections is NOT possible. * Signature* PV something like badgers--something like lizards--and something like corkscrews. >>He is not asking for automated system targetting, I believe he is asking to >>skip unnecessary targets, yes it is possible you better ask in WoW official >>Macro and Ui forums. > > No, altering tab targeting selections is NOT possible. * On the other hand, it might be possible to have an addon that, after a target is selected, and if that target met a particular criteria, issued a subsequent next_target command, until it got a target it was happy with. SignatureRob Wynne / The Autographed Cat / doc@america.net http://www.autographedcat.com/ / http://autographedcat.livejournal.com/ Gafilk 2009: Jan 9-11, 2009 - Atlanta, GA - http://www.gafilk.org/ Aphelion - Original SF&F since 1997 - http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/ > >>He is not asking for automated system targetting, I believe he is asking to > >>skip unnecessary targets, yes it is possible you better ask in WoW official [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > target is selected, and if that target met a particular criteria, issued a > subsequent next_target command, until it got a target it was happy with. The targeting functions are not available to an addon whilst in combat so you couldn't issue the target next command. steve.kaye >>>> He is not asking for automated system targetting, I believe he is asking to >>>> skip unnecessary targets, yes it is possible you better ask in WoW official [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > steve.kaye even if you are out of combat, does anyone know it there is a way of automatically targetting (or even better setting your focus ) to a particular raid symbol marked mob? I ask because with some groups if I miss the point where the party leader marks my particular responsibility (so target the leader and hit "F") it can be a right PITA to select it and in some instances the Tab targetting seems to pick up the whole damn area before settling on the one I need. Tix > even if you are out of combat, does anyone know it there is a way of > automatically targetting (or even better setting your focus ) to a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > and in some instances the Tab targetting seems to pick up the whole damn > area before settling on the one I need. I think that you could do this because I think that you can use the targetting functions out of combat. If that is right you could cycle the target next enemy function to find out which one has the appropriate target. You could also cycle through raid members and check if their targets have the raid symbol. One method wouldn't work if the mob was out of tab target range and the second method wouldn't work if nobody had it targetted so you'd probably want to use both methods to give the addon the best chance of finding the target. steve.kaye >even if you are out of combat, does anyone know it there is a way of >automatically targetting (or even better setting your focus ) to a >particular raid symbol marked mob? No. There used to be a way, but it was removed prior to BC due to massive abuse by addons. * Signature* PV something like badgers--something like lizards--and something like corkscrews. > >even if you are out of combat, does anyone know it there is a way of > >automatically targetting (or even better setting your focus ) to a > >particular raid symbol marked mob? > > No. There used to be a way, but it was removed prior to BC due to massive > abuse by addons. * I thought that a restriction was put on them so that they couldn't be used in combat but I've just tried TargetNearestFriend() and it wouldn't work from the command line, from a macro or from an addon via a keybinding. (I tried all three because they have slightly different rules) steve.kaye >On the other hand, it might be possible to have an addon that, after a >target is selected, and if that target met a particular criteria, issued a >subsequent next_target command, until it got a target it was happy with. I don't believe that can be done either. * Signature* PV something like badgers--something like lizards--and something like corkscrews. > >He is not asking for automated system targetting, I believe he is asking to > >skip unnecessary targets, yes it is possible you better ask in WoW official [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > * PV something like badgers--something like lizards--and something > like corkscrews. But that isn't what was asked. I have a tab-target macro that targets the nearest target to me (just like tab targeting will do for cycling through targets) but then automatically turns on autoattack. I then have this on my far right action bar and bound that button to tab. There is no intelligence to it,since it acts just the same as default tab-targeting, except it turns on my auto-attack so I don't have to worry about having it on a separate button, and if I am rage / energy starved (feral OTing ftw) I can still get some white attacks off > > >He is not asking for automated system targetting, I believe he is asking to > > >skip unnecessary targets, yes it is possible you better ask in WoW official [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > worry about having it on a separate button, and if I am rage / energy > starved (feral OTing ftw) I can still get some white attacks off There is no intelligence to your macro. It just targets the nearest and attacks. What the OP asked for was a way to miss out targets that he is not interested in. This requires some decision making on the part of the macro or addon. It needs to decide if the current target is the desired one and retarget if it is not. Personally, I'd really like a way to tab target and miss the hunter snake trap snakes. I always tab target and it really throws me off when they drop the trap and then feign death making it difficult for me to retarget. I know that I just need to learn to click target more quickly but it's changing the way I've done it for as long as I've played MMOs and it's a hard habit to break out of. Thinking about it maybe I should /focus on the hunter and /target focus when he feigns. I wonder if feign death clears the /focus in the same way that real death would. steve.kaye |
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