Problem - Automated DH HA

[waldonodrog]

i Understand there was a macro for running the DH HA back to back at one time is it still functioning? i looked at the thread and seen that it hasnt been updated for some odd time now..i dont want to risk crash/ban if it does not work..if it does i would be most appreciative of this..thanks

 

[eqtrader74]

I've used the All Tanks macro version of Into the Hills. It worked fine, but does tend to pull 4+ mobs at start, so make sure your group can handle that. The Scouting Ahead one also ran fine. That one will sometimes walk your group into the middle of the final series of mobs, so bring good CC.

https://www.redguides.com/forums/threads/31191-Macropedia-(macro-list)#into

 

[waldonodrog]

i will try these tonight and post my results as well with what group i am bringing. thank you

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it says
unable to add macro line.
couldnt open macro file :
MQ2\Release\Macros\end.mac
also unable to just like above but - wait4rez.inc

 

[eqtrader74]

Outside by Gribble works. It will request the instance and head in, wait for everybody to zone then start. You can start it inside too, but it will always restart the path in from beginning. So if you wipe/rez halfway through, move your toons back to zone-in and restart the macro.

 

[waldonodrog]

ok so i took a 105 sk/cleric/wiz/chanty..ran each one with /mac dead2all and the sk runs up to the first mobs..attacks..dies..doesnt do anything but melee..no group support..doesnt pull mobs to toons..when he dies..the chanty just runs full speed into the mobs and..dies ?


tried a second and third time and same results, even fresh from gribble outside of instance

 

[TheFiddler]

I could be wrong, but I believe the idea is to run KISS or other mac on the support toons while running the mission mac only on the tank. I've yet to use these, so I'm only going off what little I understand of them.

~TheFiddler~

 

[ctaylor22]

You only run the DH HA macro on your puller/pullertank. The rest run kiss or whatever macro you use on your supporting characters.

 

[eqtrader74]

These DH Heroic macros are control macros for one character, then DHHA macro runs that toon and tells your other characters (via EQBCS server commands) to start up whatever macro you want and follow the tank/puller. So the "All Tanks" you run on your tank and it will start KissAssist on your other characters. Before you run them, open the mac or ini file that came with it, update all the info for your tank/puller's spells/discs and what macros you want the rest of the group to run.

These rely on the EQBCS server, so make sure you have that up and running. All Tanks uses /moveto commands, but some other DH macros will use MQ2Nav so you may want to make your Dead Hills mesh map first. Both of these programs are included in the RedGuides Vanilla download.

Let's say you wanted to run All Tanks V2. William has it set up for Pal, SK or War.

1. Download the hillsinto2.ini, dead2all.mac and appropriate tank.ini to your Macros folder.
2. Open and edit your new DH_(whatever tank type)_tankname.ini
3. Update all the spells/discs as appropriate for your tank. If needed, at the bottom of the tank ini, update the macros you'd like your other classes to start once they are in the instance.
4. "Save as" the tank ini with your tank's name instead of tankname.
5. Get your group set up and near Gribble in Dead Hills. All toons connected to EQBCS.
6. /mac dead2all (on just your tank)

Step 7 is troubleshooting. It's been a few months but I recall having to track down wait4rez.inc or some other outdated file from another thread. I also had some user-error typos where my spells weren't correct in my tank.ini file.

What should happen is your tank will grab the Dead Hills instance from Gribble, wait a bit, then enter and command all your other toons to enter. The tank then watches EQBCS for "ready" messages from the other group members, then starts all their KissAssist (or whatever) macros. Gives a brief pause for buffs and starts "training" your group with mobs. As it finishes killing, it will keep moving up to pre-set points on the map and looking for more mobs to pull. When it gets to the end it will handle the final hail and head out.

My personal experience was these require a well geared tank or great CC. I also liked to watch it play and force some med-breaks if needed. If you wipe, move everybody back to Gribble in the instance and restart your dead2all inside.

Useful tank hotkey once you have your EQBCS/mesh/mq2nav running. This will make all toons target Gribble (inside or outside) and run back to him:

/bcaa //target Gribble
/pause 4
/bcaa //nav target

 

[waldonodrog]

i did all of those steps and everything seems to be running fine, as far as MQ2nav and eqbc server..mesh is loaded and server is connected/ auto reconnect is set up..but when i type /mac dead2all on just the tank he just charges straight into the mobs..yes he moves from point 1, to 2 , to 3..and he is targeting mobs..but he is not pulling..and the support team is not following him..if the support team would follow i might be able to handle(105 cleric/chanty/max aa) tank is sk 105 1400AA

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could this have something to do with the firewall? or something mq2 nav? or maybe the eqbcs isnt sending commands to other toons, that still doesnt explain why Tank isnt pulling or doing melee...

 

[eqtrader74]

Is it a Warrior tank? They should use ranged to pull by default. If it's an SK/PAL, maybe double check your tank ini for any typos in the PullSpell section.

Do the support zone in and get their macro's turned on by the tank? For following the tank, the AllTanks macro version uses /chase to get all the support to tag along. Maybe that's not getting activated.

Possibly EQBCS isn't receiving or relaying the commands. Can you manually use EQBCS? Try typing this BCAA command into the tank's MQ2 window and see if the tank can make the support toons target Gribble.

/bcaa //target Gribble

If they do, then EQBCS is running fine. If not, then something is off in either the tank connection, support connection, both or EQBCS setup itself.

 

[waldonodrog]

ok i got it to get everyone inside..buffing, ready to start pulling and killing..but only one toon moves with the sk tank to pull..and that is the baby warrior(PLee), the other support toons get inside the HA..buff everyone up..then the SK starts moving from point to point..he will target the first mob..then target 3 mobs ahead..he wont pull..but when the mob engages him thats when he starts with his combat routine..i checked all my pull spells and they are spelled correctly and they are memmed up in spell gems..

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ok now every is following me but my healer..which i use the AUTOcleric mac for..is there no way to chase with that mac or do i have to use kiss to follow the group, other than the healer tagging along..the only issue is getting the SK to initiate his pulling command..ive died a number of times lost about 1/4 of 105...seems like im missing something somewhere..

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[Settings]
Aggro=1
UseCampfire=0
StickSetting=15
AssistDistance=150
AssistAt=100
DoDot=1
NumOfDots=5
DoNuke=1

[Disc]
Defensive1=Grelleth's Carapace
Defensive2=Bonebrood Mantle
Defensive3=Unholy Guardian Discipline


[Spells]
PullSpell1=encroaching darkness
PullSpell2=hate's attraction
PullSpell3=banestrike
HateSpell1=Terror of Jelvalak
HateSpell2=Terror of Desalin
HateSpell3=Terror of Rerekalen
AeHateSpell1=Repugnance
AeHateSpell2=Abhorrence
AeHateSpell3=Loathing
ChallengeSpell=Demand for Power
NukeSpell1=ring of lost seas
NukeSpell2=NULL
LifeTapSpell1=Touch of lutzen
LifeTapSpell2=Touch of holmein
LifeTapSpell3=Touch of Severan
DireImplication=Dire Insinuation
RespiteDisc=Rest
Dot1=bond of bonemaw
BuffGem=12
Dot2=spreading darkness
Dot3=deceitful blight
Dot4=dire strangulation
Dot5=blood of bonemaw

[SelfBuffs]
NumSelfBuff=10
SelfBuff1=Drape of the wrathforged
SelfType1=Gem1
SelfBuff2=Shroud of the Doomscale
SelfType2=Gem1
SelfBuff3=vizat's skin
SelfType3=Gem1
SelfBuff4=Zombie Skin
SelfType4=Gem1
SelfBuff5=staunch stance
SelfType5=Item
SelfBuff6=vizat's horror
SelfType6=Item
SelfBuff7=call of gloomhaze
SelfType7=Item
SelfBuff8=
SelfType8=Item
SelfBuff9=
SelfType9=Item
SelfBuff10=
SelfType10=Item

[Class]
BRD=kissassist
BST=kissassist
BER=kissassist
CLR=autocleric
DRU=kissassist
ENC=kissassist
MAG=kissassist
MNK=monk
NEC=kissassist
PAL=kissassist
RNG=kissassist
ROG=kissassist
SHD=kissassist
SHM=kissassist
WAR=kissassist
WIZ=kissassist

 

[eqtrader74]

Hmm, maybe it might be caps sensitive? I used this from my tank ini (SK wasn't 105 yet, so check the spells) and it worked:

[Settings]
Aggro=1
UseCampfire=0
StickSetting=15
AssistDistance=50
AssistAt=100
DoDot=0
NumOfDots=0
DoNuke=0

[Disc]
Defensive1=Grelleth's Carapace
Defensive2=Bonebrood Mantle
Defensive3=Unholy Guardian Discipline
ScarletBlade=Scarlet Blade

[Spells]
PullSpell1=Spear of Grelleth
PullSpell2=Blood of Ralstok
PullSpell3=Touch of Urash
HateSpell1=Terror of Poira
HateSpell2=Encroaching Darkness
HateSpell3=Ralstok's Bite
AeHateSpell1=Explosion of Spite
AeHateSpell2=Explosion of Hatred
AeHateSpell3=Loathing
ChallengeSpell=Demand for Power
NukeSpell1=NULL
NukeSpell2=NULL
LifeTapSpell1=Touch of Piqiorn
LifeTapSpell2=Touch of Urash
LifeTapSpell3=Bond of Ralstok
DireImplication=Dire Allegation
RespiteDisc=Rest
Dot1=NULL
BuffGem=12

[SelfBuffs]
NumSelfBuff=2
SelfBuff1=Steadfast Stance
SelfType1=Gem1
SelfBuff2=Sholothian Skin
SelfType2=Gem2

[Class]
BRD=kissassist
BST=kissassist
BER=kissassist
CLR=kissassist
DRU=kissassist
ENC=kissassist
MAG=kissassist
MNK=monk
NEC=kissassist
PAL=kissassist
RNG=kissassist
ROG=kissassist
SHD=kissassist
SHM=kissassist
WAR=kissassist
WIZ=kissassist

Yeah /chase must be part of KissAssist. Maybe grab a quick ini for the cleric from the KA ini list?

 

[waldonodrog]

tried again, fixed the capitalization and still no pulling..will continue pathing untill mobs agro then initiates combat routine,,no dots only lifetaps..and yes the Chase is fixed by using kiss

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update. when left running EQBCS makes every instance of EQ Crash..no matter what zone i am in.

 

[william12]

stop using AAs to pull Terror spells are instant cast there is no reason to not use them to pull

PullSpell1=Terror of Narus
PullSpell2=Terror of Poira
PullSpell3=Terror of Desalin

I don't even think AAs will work. I wrote the code and it was never intended so I highly doubt they will work since it uses ${Me.SpellReady to cast the spell.


Btw eqtrader74 never use a nuke to pull. You will get summoned often.

 

[waldonodrog]

Nice, i was not aware that is how the pull command was being read. i will have to try this again soon..in a few days. I feel as though it should wait due to the recent number of eq client crashes ive had yesterday and the day before..dozens. will make those adjustments and post my results

 

[Sum1]

stop using AAs to pull Terror spells are instant cast there is no reason to not use them to pull

PullSpell1=Terror of Narus
PullSpell2=Terror of Poira
PullSpell3=Terror of Desalin

I don't even think AAs will work. I wrote the code and it was never intended so I highly doubt they will work since it uses ${Me.SpellReady to cast the spell.


Btw eqtrader74 never use a nuke to pull. You will get summoned often.

Oh, shit, can you put more than one pull spell in?!?!

 

[waldonodrog]

im loving the advice and feedback, but can anyone else verify this working before i try it again? im not jokin when i say it did nothing but kill my toons and crash my clients...

 

[davewilson]

I tried to test it, but after the initial step in zone (which spawns the first set of mobs,) my tank just kept running back getting stuck in the wall behind gribble.