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2006-11-08, 09:32 AM
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In WoW 2.0, macros and addons will drastically change. Recently, Slouken announced an exciting new addition to the functionality of macros in WoW 2.0, a set of conditional options for the '/cast', '/use', and '/cancelaura' slash commands. This post is intended to be a "How-To" guide on using them.
Understand that most current macros will be obsolete in 2.0. Just about anything using CastSpellByName() or TargetUnit() will be non-functional in combat. However, you can now replicate the functionality of many popular macros with these new Macro Options.
Currently, using '/cast' is very simple. The command format is '/cast <spellname>' (which casts the highest rank of the listed spell), or '/cast <spellname>(Rank <#>)'. Some examples:
/cast Greater Heal
/cast Arcane Intellect(Rank 3)
In the new system, this format still works just the same, however you can now add options to give more flexibility to your /cast statements. The new command format for '/cast' is: '/cast [<first set of options>] <first spellname>; [<second set of options>] <second spellname> ; [<third set of options>] <third spellname>; ...
The way a macro works now is like this: The first set of options is checked. If they are true, then the first spell is cast. If they are false, the next set of options is evaluated, and if true, the next spell is cast, and so on. However, you must keep in mind that only one spell will be cast. As soon as a set of options evaluates to true, the game will cast the corresponding spell, and that line of the macro will be done.
The current options available to players are:
help - Evaluates 'true' if target is friendly
harm - Evaluates 'true' if target is hostile
combat - Evaluates 'true' if you are in combat.
stance or stance:# - Evaluates 'true' if you are in a stance, or are in a particular stance (see below)
stealth - Evaluates 'true' if you are stealthed.
modifier or modifier:shift|ctrl|alt - Evaluates 'true' if the selected key is held down when the command is executed.
dummy - always evaluates to 'false'; used for fooling the macro into showing you info for a particular spell.
equipped:<item> - Evaluates 'true' if item is equipped. Item can be any valid inventory slot, item class or item subclass.
target=<unit> - Special option. It changes the target from the default of "target" to any valid unitid. (see below)
Some additional tricks you can do with the options:
You can add 'no' to the beginning of any option (except target) to invert it, i.e. 'nocombat' will only work if you are NOT in combat.
Seperating options with a comma ',' will act like an 'and' statement; if both options are true, it executes.
Seperating options with a slash '/' will act like an 'or' statement; if either option is true, it executes.
Here are some examples to help:
/cast Greater Heal
Very simple macro which casts Greater Heal on your target.
/cast [help] Greater Heal
One option added. Will cast Greater Heal IF the target is friendly.
/cast [help] Greater Heal; Smite
Second spell added. Since it has no option added to it, it will be cast any time the first option fails.
/cast [help, combat] Flash Heal; [help, nocombat] Greater Heal; Smite
This macro will cast Flash Heal on a friendly target if you (not the target) are in combat. If you are not in combat and the target is friendly, it will cast Greater Heal. If neither of these is true (i.e. the target is not friendly) it will cast Smite.
/cast [help] Greater Heal; [harm, combat] Smite; [harm, nocombat] Mind Flay
This will cast Greater Heal on a friendly target, or Smite if the player is in combat, or Mind Flay if the player is not in combat.
/cast [stealth] Ambush; Backstab
This will cast Ambush if the player is stealthed, Backstab if not.
/cast [nostealth] Backstab; Ambush
Does the exact same thing as above, just in a different way.
/cast [dummy] Evocation; Scorch
Will always cast scorch, but the Macro Icon will show the countdown timer for Evocation.
In WoW 2.0, macros and addons will drastically change. Recently, Slouken announced an exciting new addition to the functionality of macros in WoW 2.0, a set of conditional options for the '/cast', '/use', and '/cancelaura' slash commands. This post is intended to be a "How-To" guide on using them.
Understand that most current macros will be obsolete in 2.0. Just about anything using CastSpellByName() or TargetUnit() will be non-functional in combat. However, you can now replicate the functionality of many popular macros with these new Macro Options.
Currently, using '/cast' is very simple. The command format is '/cast <spellname>' (which casts the highest rank of the listed spell), or '/cast <spellname>(Rank <#>)'. Some examples:
/cast Greater Heal
/cast Arcane Intellect(Rank 3)
In the new system, this format still works just the same, however you can now add options to give more flexibility to your /cast statements. The new command format for '/cast' is: '/cast [<first set of options>] <first spellname>; [<second set of options>] <second spellname> ; [<third set of options>] <third spellname>; ...
The way a macro works now is like this: The first set of options is checked. If they are true, then the first spell is cast. If they are false, the next set of options is evaluated, and if true, the next spell is cast, and so on. However, you must keep in mind that only one spell will be cast. As soon as a set of options evaluates to true, the game will cast the corresponding spell, and that line of the macro will be done.
The current options available to players are:
help - Evaluates 'true' if target is friendly
harm - Evaluates 'true' if target is hostile
combat - Evaluates 'true' if you are in combat.
stance or stance:# - Evaluates 'true' if you are in a stance, or are in a particular stance (see below)
stealth - Evaluates 'true' if you are stealthed.
modifier or modifier:shift|ctrl|alt - Evaluates 'true' if the selected key is held down when the command is executed.
dummy - always evaluates to 'false'; used for fooling the macro into showing you info for a particular spell.
equipped:<item> - Evaluates 'true' if item is equipped. Item can be any valid inventory slot, item class or item subclass.
target=<unit> - Special option. It changes the target from the default of "target" to any valid unitid. (see below)
Some additional tricks you can do with the options:
You can add 'no' to the beginning of any option (except target) to invert it, i.e. 'nocombat' will only work if you are NOT in combat.
Seperating options with a comma ',' will act like an 'and' statement; if both options are true, it executes.
Seperating options with a slash '/' will act like an 'or' statement; if either option is true, it executes.
Here are some examples to help:
/cast Greater Heal
Very simple macro which casts Greater Heal on your target.
/cast [help] Greater Heal
One option added. Will cast Greater Heal IF the target is friendly.
/cast [help] Greater Heal; Smite
Second spell added. Since it has no option added to it, it will be cast any time the first option fails.
/cast [help, combat] Flash Heal; [help, nocombat] Greater Heal; Smite
This macro will cast Flash Heal on a friendly target if you (not the target) are in combat. If you are not in combat and the target is friendly, it will cast Greater Heal. If neither of these is true (i.e. the target is not friendly) it will cast Smite.
/cast [help] Greater Heal; [harm, combat] Smite; [harm, nocombat] Mind Flay
This will cast Greater Heal on a friendly target, or Smite if the player is in combat, or Mind Flay if the player is not in combat.
/cast [stealth] Ambush; Backstab
This will cast Ambush if the player is stealthed, Backstab if not.
/cast [nostealth] Backstab; Ambush
Does the exact same thing as above, just in a different way.
/cast [dummy] Evocation; Scorch
Will always cast scorch, but the Macro Icon will show the countdown timer for Evocation.