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Exp/Dain Faction

soultaker

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If this works it will get one Dain faction and exp

Note the Faction is very small and at 65 it takes about 20 or turn in for 1
blue AA exp. But here it is.

For those who have screwed up Dain faction and need to repair it this is a
good alternative in down time and in lower levels its easy exp.

**NOTE** This will work great if someone can write a macro for easy velium
farming say in CC from the Orc miners or orcs in General in EW

**NOTE 2** This is my first try at a macro so if you coding saveys out there
see problems feel free to correct it or PM me so I can edit it. THANKS

Usage You talk to NPC Normon Stonetooth in the mines say you will help him. he gives you an axe. you take that to Harkon Brightsteel with a small piece of velium and he sharpens the axe and gives it back. Here you get the Dain faction. Then you take the axe back to Normon and you get exp. You will also get a no drop lore item called the Velium Focus. Dont worry since it is lore your bags wont get filled with them. To be ready for this all you need are stacks of small velium pieces on you and be sure no one is paying attention in the zone.

Rich (BB code):
|Velium.mac modified from bonechips.mac
|bonechips.mac - 20 DEC 2004 
|Originally by kkmonte. Updated by Redbot for use on Redguides.com 
|USAGE: /macro velium.mac 
 
Sub Main 
/declare l0 int local 
/declare hi int local
/declare ax int local
 
:Loop 
/if (${FindItemCount[=a small piece of velium]}<1) /goto :Done 
 
/target npc Normon Stonetooth
/warp target
/say I will do a favor
/delay 1
/target npc Harkon Brightsteel
/warp target
 

/for l0 0 
   /ctrlkey /itemnotify ${FindItem[=Normon's axe].InvSlot} leftmouseup 
   /delay 20 ${Cursor.ID} 
   /delay 1 
   /if (${l0}==0) { 
      /click left target 
      /delay 20 ${Window[GiveWnd].Open} 
      /delay 1 
   } else { 
      /notify GiveWnd GVW_MyItemSlot${l0} leftmouseup 
      /delay 20 !${Cursor.ID} 
      /delay 1 
   } 
   
/if (!${FindItemCount[=Normon's axe]}) /goto :Done
 
/notify GiveWnd GVW_Give_Button leftmouseup 
/delay 20 !${Window[GiveWnd].Open} 
/delay 1 
 
:cursorclear1 
/autoinv 
/delay 1 
/if (${Cursor.ID}) /goto :cursorclear1 
 
/target npc Harkon Brightsteel
 
/for hi 0 
   /ctrlkey /itemnotify ${FindItem[=a small piece of velium].InvSlot}leftmouseup
   /delay 20 ${Cursor.ID} 
   /delay 1 
   /if (${hi}==0) { 
      /click left target 
      /delay 20 ${Window[GiveWnd].Open} 
      /delay 1 
   } else { 
      /notify GiveWnd GVW_MyItemSlot${hi} leftmouseup 
      /delay 20 !${Cursor.ID} 
      /delay 1 
   } 
   
/if (!${FindItemCount[=a small piece of velium]}) /goto :Done
 
/notify GiveWnd GVW_Give_Button leftmouseup 
/delay 20 !${Window[GiveWnd].Open} 
/delay 1 
 
:cursorclear2 
/autoinv 
/delay 1 
/if (${Cursor.ID}) /goto :cursorclear2 
 
/target npc Normon Stonetooth
/warp target
 
/for ax 0 
   /ctrlkey /itemnotify ${FindItem[=Normon's axe].InvSlot} leftmouseup 
   /delay 20 ${Cursor.ID} 
   /delay 1 
   /if (${ax}==0) { 
      /click left target 
      /delay 20 ${Window[GiveWnd].Open} 
      /delay 1 
   } else { 
      /notify GiveWnd GVW_MyItemSlot${ax} leftmouseup 
      /delay 20 !${Cursor.ID} 
      /delay 1 
   } 
 
/notify GiveWnd GVW_Give_Button leftmouseup 
/delay 20 !${Window[GiveWnd].Open} 
/delay 1 
 
:cursorclear3 
/autoinv 
/delay 1 
/if (${Cursor.ID}) /goto :cursorclear3
 
/goto :Loop 
 
:Done 
/delay 1 
/notify GiveWnd GVW_Give_Button leftmouseup 
  
/endmacro
 
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sure didnt think anyone really made use of this as soon as I get a chance this week I will look into it
 
Hey, i've been doing the velium pieces quest for a long time now to get alts from 1 to 30 in about 45 mins, just haven't gotten around to doing an afk macro. The npc in your macro that is Harkon is supposed to be Hakon.

Basically the quest is broken down to:
Macro 1:
/target Normon
/warp target
/say I will do a favor
/target hakon
/warp target
----------------
then you hand the axe(identifies as "a dull axe") that is on cursor and a small velium piece to hakon. You gain Experience.
----------------
macro2:
/target normon
/warp target
----------------
hand normon the axe that was put in your inventory by hakon (identifies as "a sharpened axe")-Gain a smaller % of exp than first axe.
----------------
Rinse and Repeat.

I just have troubly automating the selecting the axes, which are all called "Normons axe" and "small velium piece" and handing them to correct npcs.

I'd be glad if you worked on this soul. Also could this be stickied please, as this is a great way,e ven if not automated, to get alts from 1 to 30 and higher...(above 25 xp slows down alot, but still much faster than a traditional powerlevel).
 
How many "small piece of velium"s do you need at each level or so? Or even just ball park how many you needed to get from 1 to 25 or 30... Thanks!
 
ok, couldn't wait for soul, lol, 'fixed' it myself. ?There is still an "invalid item slot'null'" error, well not really an error, just a message. I ran my version for a few hours to make sure it worked alright. no problems. There was an occassional delay, but other than that, nothing. Ok here it is.

code:
Rich (BB code):
|Velium.mac modified from bonechips.mac
|bonechips.mac - 20 DEC 2004 
|Originally by kkmonte. Updated by Redbot for use on Redguides.com 
|USAGE: /macro velium.mac 
|Edited/fixed by: raistlin8989
|Ignore the "Invalid item slot 'null'" echo in the mq2 window as it doesn't affect the way the macro runs(ran it for a few hours)
 
Sub Main 
/declare l0 int local 
/declare hi int local
/declare ax int local
 
:Loop 
/if (${FindItemCount[=small piece of velium]}<1) /goto :Done 
 
/target npc Normon Stonetooth
/warp target
/say I will do a favor
/delay 1
/target npc Hakon Brightsteel
/warp target
 

/for l0 0 to 4
   /ctrlkey /itemnotify ${FindItem[=Normon's axe].InvSlot} leftmouseup 
   /delay 20 ${Cursor.ID} 
   /delay 1 
   /if (${l0}==0) { 
      /click left target 
      /delay 10 ${Window[GiveWnd].Open} 
      /delay 1 
   } else { 
      /notify GiveWnd GVW_MyItemSlot${lo} leftmouseup 
      /delay 10 !${Cursor.ID} 
      /delay 1 
   } 
/notify GiveWnd GVW_Give_Button leftmouseup 
/delay 20 !${Window[GiveWnd].Open} 
/delay 1 
:cursorclear1 
/autoinv 
/delay 1 
/if (${Cursor.ID}) /goto :cursorclear1 
 
/target npc Hakon Brightsteel
 
/for hi 0 to 4

   /ctrlkey /itemnotify ${FindItem[=small piece of velium].InvSlot} leftmouseup
   /delay 20 ${Cursor.ID} 
   /delay 1 
   /if (${hi}==0) { 
      /click left target 
      /delay 10 ${Window[GiveWnd].Open} 
      /delay 1 

   } else { 

      /notify GiveWnd GVW_MyItemSlot${hi} leftmouseup 
      /delay 10 !${Cursor.ID} 
      /delay 1 
   } 
   
/if (!${FindItemCount[=small piece of velium]}) /goto :Done
 
/notify GiveWnd GVW_Give_Button leftmouseup 
/delay 10 !${Window[GiveWnd].Open} 
/delay 1 
 
:cursorclear2 
/autoinv 
/delay 1 
/if (${Cursor.ID}) /goto :cursorclear2 
 
/target npc Normon Stonetooth
/warp target
 
/for ax 0 to 4
   /ctrlkey /itemnotify ${FindItem[=Normon's axe].InvSlot} leftmouseup 
   /delay 20 ${Cursor.ID} 
   /delay 1 
   /if (${ax}==0) { 
      /click left target 
      /delay 10 ${Window[EQUI_GiveWnd].Open} 
      /delay 1 
   } else { 
      /notify GiveWnd GVW_MyItemSlot${ax} leftmouseup 
      /delay 10 !${Cursor.ID} 
      /delay 1 
   } 
 
/notify GiveWnd GVW_Give_Button leftmouseup 
/delay 10 !${Window[GiveWnd].Open} 
/delay 1 
 
:cursorclear3 
/autoinv 
/delay 1 
/if (${Cursor.ID}) /goto :cursorclear3
 
/goto :Loop 
 
:Done 
/echo YOU ARE OUT OF "Small Piece of Velium"
/delay 1 
/notify GiveWnd GVW_Give_Button leftmouseup 
/warp succor
  
/endmacro

Edited to add "/warp succor" so when finished don't die from sitting and having the around lvl 30 bats and rats hitting ya.
 
to get from 2 to 25 (first level was tutorial to get skul charm) i used about 18 stacks. i think it was about 18 to get from 33 to 35. so i'm guessing maybe 42 stacks altogether from 1 to 35.

EDIT: Also, as stated elswhere concernign this quest, thre are level 30 bats and rats, so make sure your low level has temp on , and it lagging too much, you are probably better off manuallly doing the turnins using the hotbutton macros i posted above.
 
that was a good fix. Although it sometimes says the quest text before it warps to norman stonetooth. You just have to keep an eye on it. this is not an afk macro.

I used the vet reward for double exp, and went from level 3, to 2 blue away from level 19. All in less than 17 minutes, with 153 small pieces of velium. playing as a dark elf so no exp bonus or loss for race choice.

I just wanna say thanx for the fix on this.
 
hmm, i was fine with quest text after warping, perhaps you lag a little more. Just change the delay from 10 everywhere it says /delay 10 ${some var...} to a more appropriate number. Also, i was able to do this afk easily, it is fully automated, only possible thing that could make it not afk are the bats and rats which a simple check could be added to check hp; something like:

Rich (BB code):
/if (${Int[${Me.PctHPs}]}<20){
|we'll want to move to safe spot then sit for regen
/warp succor
/delay 3s
/sit
|we'll want to check heal and if it is below 80%, the toon will stay seated,
|once at 80%, will resume normal macro
   :healthchk
   /if (${Int[${Me.PctHPs}]}<80){
   /delay 5s
   /goto :healthchk}
/goto :loop
}

just paste that before the /goto :loop in the main part of the macro, otherwise, this check won't be included everytime.
 
semi-nerfed, am only gettin half xp of what i was getting before, but is still good for lvls 1 through 20 unless you have a shitload of velium pieces, then you're good for a quite a few more lvls
 
Normon and Hakon wet their pants when they see me coming now. THanks for the macro and tip, beats the hell out of the grind for vetern players who just want to have a few more toons.
 
Hum... any idea if Normon or Hakon have a spaner or PH? I was in Crystal Caverns and cant find them, tried /target (both of them seperately)
 
Phew, thought it was going to be said this was nerfed. Used it for levelling up some of my toons fast when I was too god damned lazy to PL.
 
just don't use this while afk, and keep a map open with /mapfilter pc on, and be watchfull of other people in the zone. and it will never get nerfed. it takes three hours to get up there, and hell you can just chat with people while it runs.

this is a damn fast way to start any character, and I want to see it preserved.
 
I am preparing to make a bard on a second account and run it throu macros only for fun. I decided to farm Velium to do this, then saw this post.
http://www.redguides.com/community/showthread.php?t=6115
I brought my mage into the mines, level 65, and just stacked up on weapons. 4 bags of weapons = 40 weapons is about 120 small bricks (or more) and that is 6 stacks. I got them in about an hour just running with pet attack, or just running, getting agro and letting them beat on my DS while my water pet attacked from behind.

Figure I should be able to get 20 stacks very quick this way, and leve up so I can use a macro for my bard.
 
you know of a good site with a smithing guide, like whats best thing to make/cheapest to skill up? and other tradeskills, thanks
 
use the afk smith macro to get to 115 .. i am working on a macro using enchanted velium bits... and mistletoe cutting sickles to max us out ...

so many projects so little time

/cries



also working on a macro to farm the velium weapons and convert them to bricks.. then to pieces
 
I think I may start to work on this velium farming macro too, but this will be my first attempt at macro making. I have a good working knowledge of C++ and this scripting seems very similiar so I dont think its out of my league. But this weekend is a bit busy for me.
 
hmm
couldnt get this work, looking into editting it now
one problem found already
/target npc normon
should instead just be
/target normon

and /target harkon is actually hakon, not harkon
 
YEah I wrote this macro about 9 months ago, alot has changed since then, but you should just have a few changes to make, very simple. Just keep in mind if anyone is in zone they WILL SEE YOU. Both these npcs whne they talk its heard
SO be sure to also be running PC and GM checks while running this one.
 
lol, just use my version desert..it worked last time i checked, which was to lvl an alt up to 25 about a week or so ago, just read all the posts
 
Add a farming macro to kill the little Timzak's next to thurg, add a macro to change the peaces to turn in size and then use this macro, and you may end up with the fastest AA's possible in the game via Macros. As empty as thrug usually is, you may get noticed less than in DL or outside a mission. Wonder how many stacks I need to get my monk from 67.4 to 70? :rolleyes:
 
Or you guys could just make me happy and use my macro... Famr for velium blocks and weps in CC, turns them into pieces, and sets you back out to kill some more. All you have to do is make sure no one is in CC as it uses warp.

CCVeliumHunter Macro

Use it and make me feel like I'v contributed something to the community :D
 
how much AA does a turn in give you?

Veliumhunter for GD works fine..

once MQ2 back up i will try to get the veliumpieces.ini working again

the veliumpieces.mac worked fine...

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
 
Just a quick question, as I am new to this macro stuff and I don't know a whole lot about EQ specifics. If you were to shroud down to a lvl 5 monster and do this quest, would you make ubber xp. Or does the xp quit after a lvl or 2 or even not work at all?
 
if you are say lvl 30, and shroud down to lvl 5, you'll get same ammount of xp as if you were 30...and it was expensive, but i got a toon from 1 to 40 a few months ago with this macro in less than a day, gets very expensive if you buy the velium pieces
 
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