Plugin - MQ2Eskay 3.1.52471.11

[Robban]

Hey on my MQ2eskay my puller tank is not working i set it and it just does nothing he just sits there casting beza and stuff i dont know whats going on

probably need meshes so it switched to manual, check your mq2 window and see what it says

Tech - - No Meshes?! CWTN Doesn't Work?! No Movement in ToL?!

Howdy All, With this newest expansion from everquest, there are new zones. With new zones, you need navigation meshes for mq2nav, easyfind, and anything else that uses mq2nav to move around to be able to do all the navigation stuff that you're used to. This includes the cwtn plugins for modes...

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oh, and mq2eskay questions goes in the mq2eskay thread. Easier for the developers to find them and answer them then.

 

[Psy]

howdy Kilo,
sorry to hear you're having issues, but nope, nothing changed.

both these items are addressed and specifically mentioned in the FAQ:

Q. I appear to be chain casting Azia/Beza?
A. Do you have any enchanter buffs on you? you likely have an issue that MacroQuest is reporting to mq2eskay that, despite having voice of sagacity, that you still need covenant. You should decide which one you want and add the other one to your blocked buffs.

There are a few of these buffs that eq/mq2 reports stack that do not or will chain overwrite other buffs and you get into a buffing contest with another toon. You either have this situation or some other issues. I would suggest checking for the red error text that eq gives you to tell you WHY it didn't successfully take hold and then go from there. You can block anything you don't want cast. This is a built-in EverQuest feature - right-click on the buff and "add this spell to list of blocked spells" or go through the eq menu -> character -> blocked buffs

EQ Menu -> Character -> Blocked Buffs
EQ Menu -> Character -> Blocked Pet Buffs (to add to anyone's pet blocked spells)


Q. I spam memorize my mana conversion / skeleton illusion spell and/or cast my unity spell?
A. You probably have auto remove illusion turned on, but don't actually have the illusion from this spell added to your blocked buffs. This will make you want to recast the spell. If you don't want to re-cast the spell to get the illusion, you will want to add it to your blocked buffs. This is typically Icebone Skeletal Form.

EQ Menu -> Character -> Blocked Buffs
EQ Menu -> Character -> Blocked Pet Buffs (to add to anyone's pet blocked spells)
or /blockspell add me 9492

Hi Sic,

Same issue here as this person posted with Livios' Covenant casting over and over. I have Voice of Perception from the chanter and that is the one I prefer. It was giving me the red error saying blocked by Voice of Perception, but when I added Livio's covenant to the blocked spells, the red error went away, but the persistent casting did not. I logged out and back in and I also did /shd reload. Any idea what I am missing cuz I know it's not the plugin.

 

[Sic]

Hi Sic,

Same issue here as this person posted with Livios' Covenant casting over and over. I have Voice of Perception from the chanter and that is the one I prefer. It was giving me the red error saying blocked by Voice of Perception, but when I added Livio's covenant to the blocked spells, the red error went away, but the persistent casting did not. I logged out and back in and I also did /shd reload. Any idea what I am missing cuz I know it's not the plugin.

Q. I appear to be chain casting Azia/Beza - or the buffs that azia/beza cast like covennant line?
A. Do you have any enchanter buffs on you? you likely have an issue that MacroQuest is reporting to mq2eskay that, despite having voice of sagacity, that you still need covenant. You should decide which one you want and add the other one to your blocked buffs.

There are a few of these buffs that eq/mq2 reports stack that do not or will chain overwrite other buffs and you get into a buffing contest with another toon. You either have this situation or some other issues. I would suggest checking for the red error text that eq gives you to tell you WHY it didn't successfully take hold and then go from there. You can block anything you don't want cast. This is a built-in EverQuest feature - right-click on the buff and "add this spell to list of blocked spells" or go through the eq menu -> character -> blocked buffs

EQ Menu -> Character -> Blocked Buffs
EQ Menu -> Character -> Blocked Pet Buffs (to add to anyone's pet blocked spells)








Yes, the thing that you quoted. the thing that i already asnwered.

decide which one you want and add the other to blocked buffs, you probably didn't also block the illusion portion of the spell. you'll need to block that too. That is also in the thing you quoted me on.

 

[Sic]

What’s mode is your sk on? Can you post your mq2eskay ini? @minipetropete

no, there is 0 need to post a mq2eskay ini, pretty much ever.

 

[wymranar]

@Sic well, ok then.

 

[Sic]

Hey on my MQ2eskay my puller tank is not working i set it and it just does nothing he just sits there casting beza and stuff i dont know whats going on

Please make sure to post in the correct location.

All the cwtn plugins have a dedicated section and individually they all have threads.

Combat Assist - MQ2Eskay - Extra info

www.redguides.com

Q. Why am I Not Pulling XYZ mob?
A. Not pulling a mob is almost always an issue either with your Navmesh or your pull settings. If you do a /shd debugpull on once and it will cycle 1 time and spit out in your mq2 window all the mobs and why you are not pulling them. Compare the output with the mobs you think you should be pulling and it will tell you why. This will notify you if you have no nav path, or out of zradius, or regular radius, or on ignore, etc.



If you missed the announcement from last week and somehow still don't have meshes for the new zone > HERE <

 

[Sic]

@Sic well, ok then.

is there anything you were hoping to find in the ini?

pulling is best debugged with the

Q. Why am I Not Pulling XYZ mob?
A. Not pulling a mob is almost always an issue either with your Navmesh or your pull settings. If you do a /shd debugpull on once and it will cycle 1 time and spit out in your mq2 window all the mobs and why you are not pulling them. Compare the output with the mobs you think you should be pulling and it will tell you why. This will notify you if you have no nav path, or out of zradius, or regular radius, or on ignore, etc.

which is almost always a mesh problem or a settings problem.

The ini wouldn't have any temporary settings made to the UI, so that could be chasing something that isn't true, AND since the debug tells us specifically what/where/how and why, this is the most a -> b answer for determining why you are not pulling something.

 

[wymranar]

@Sic no, you’re correct. I posted that at 4a having had to get up with an angry toddler.

 

[Sic]

@Sic no, you’re correct. I posted that at 4a having had to get up with an angry toddler.

and just so we're on the same page - I'm not mad or upset or anything, and I sincerely appreciate you lending a hand to our red buddy, sorry if I didn't express that.

Sorry about the angery toddler - closest i have is an angery cat who likes to steal souls in the middle of the night

 

[wymranar]

Oh @Sic your patience is legendary. I don’t know how you do it. Yeah, I have an angry cat also so I can relate.

 

[ChatWithThisName]

and just so we're on the same page - I'm not mad or upset or anything, and I sincerely appreciate you lending a hand to our red buddy, sorry if I didn't express that.

Sorry about the angery toddler - closest i have is an angery cat who likes to steal souls in the middle of the night

I'm still patiently awaiting the return of my soul. If you could give me a timeline, there are things I need my soul for that I'd like to get back to.

Thanks,
CWTN

 

[Dysanor]

Hello All,

I'm running MQ Next and I'm starting to find that when my SK is in Sic Mode 7 he isn't automatically engaging the mob when it's brought into camp. I have to click attack to get him started. I've never had this issue before and would appreciate knowing how I can fix this.

Second question, related to MQ Next, when I right click the MQ icon, when I was in Live Mode I would click Start EQBC server. With MQ Next, I see that MQ2EQBC is greyed out. Do I no longer have to click Start EQBC server?

Thanks for help,

Dysanor

 

[Sic]

Hello All,

I'm running MQ Next and I'm starting to find that when my SK is in Sic Mode 7 he isn't automatically engaging the mob when it's brought into camp. I have to click attack to get him started. I've never had this issue before and would appreciate knowing how I can fix this.

Second question, related to MQ Next, when I right click the MQ icon, when I was in Live Mode I would click Start EQBC server. With MQ Next, I see that MQ2EQBC is greyed out. Do I no longer have to click Start EQBC server?

Thanks for help,

Dysanor

1 please post in the correct location as i mentioned before i moved the post.

2. you probably don't have meshes for the new zone (or you need to just simply reset your camp) if you need to reset your camp /shd resetcamp

2b. if you're missing meshes
check out the announcement thread > HERE <



3. the launcher doesn't currently have a way to automatically launch eqbc like you're used to

right click your mq icon


start eqbc server

 

[Dysanor]

Thanks Sic. In future I'll remember to post in correct section.

Appreciate info.

Dysanor

 

[Cameroncr88]

Hello! Trying to figure out why MQ2Eskay, and actually all of my paid plugins, are not using any of the new TOL spells. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Dysanor]

When you switch to MQNext you'll make use of the new TOL spells.

 

[Sic]

Hello! Trying to figure out why MQ2Eskay, and actually all of my paid plugins, are not using any of the new TOL spells. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Hello Cameroncr88,


Sorry for the troubles, this means you missed the stickied thread in the CWTN entitled "Expansion Spells"

> Clicky Link to "Expansioon Spells" Here <


https://www.redguides.com/community/forums/cwtn-plugins.163/



tl;dr - you need to upgrade to MacroQuest "Next" and not be using the old mq legacy >>> Here is a guide <<<

 

[darklord]

Thanks guys sorry for posting in the wrong area i will post in proper area next time sorry im still just learning everything plan to learn how to write an ini file and write up a hopefully really good druid ini everyone will love that does not drain ur mana but does decent dps while also keeping heals going and useing aas and abilities and clickies such as breast plate improved twin cast all that good stuff will be awhile before i learn condition and stuff but im hopeing to make one everyone will love and you guys rock u guys do an amazing job with this stuff i apologize again for wrong posting

 

[ludwigd]

Hello,
just a quick question :
if i buy mq2eskay or any class plugin, after the one year licence expire, does i can continue to use the plugin without any update or does it stop working at all?

Thanks and merry christmas !

 

[kaen01]

yes

 

[MrPatate]

If licence expire, you may be able to use it still until the next eq patch.

 

[Sic]

Hello,
just a quick question :
if i buy mq2eskay or any class plugin, after the one year licence expire, does i can continue to use the plugin without any update or does it stop working at all?

Thanks and merry christmas !

I merged your mq2eskay question into the MQ2Eskay thread.

CWTN Plugins also have an entire section dedicated to specifically CWTN stuff. >>> CWTN Forum Section <<<


To answer your question - no, you wouldn't be able to continue to use it.

EverQuest patches at least once every month.

When a patch happens the plugin gets re-compiled against the macroquest build that matches the everquest build.

you couldn't use mq2eskay from February in the June EverQuest build, for example.

So no, a 12 month license can't be used for 69420 months

 

[Sutty]

My SK keeps pulling even though he is at 20% endurance. I have the EndMedStart at 25 and EndMedEnd at 95 but he never stops to med up his endurance, he just keeps on pulling. So when named pop, he doesn't have enough endurance for his discs. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

 

[Sic]

My SK keeps pulling even though he is at 20% endurance. I have the EndMedStart at 25 and EndMedEnd at 95 but he never stops to med up his endurance, he just keeps on pulling. So when named pop, he doesn't have enough endurance for his discs. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

dunno,

try targeting yourself once to make sure your group window is updated

 

[Sutty]

try targeting yourself once to make sure your group window is updated

Unfortunately no change. I checked everything I can think of. Maybe someone else will chime in who has the same issue. Thanks for the response though bro.

 

[Sic]

Unfortunately no change. I checked everything I can think of. Maybe someone else will chime in who has the same issue. Thanks for the response though bro.

well,

what are your full groupwatch settings?

which groupwatch are you groupwatching?
what are all your values

what does your output say when you med, and then start pulling

are you sure you're not just getting a mob aggro ?

ah, derp, because i don't think we care about endurance for mana toons.

what level are you? are you missing abilities? i can't recall the last time i didn't have endurance to do stuff

 

[Sutty]

well,

what are your full groupwatch settings?

which groupwatch are you groupwatching?
what are all your values

what does your output say when you med, and then start pulling


are you sure you're not just getting a mob aggro ?

ManaMedStart 30
ManaMedEnd 90
HPMedStart 75
HPMedEnd 85
EndMedStart 25
EndMedEnd 95

Group Watch = Healer
Pull Level Min = 1
Pull Level Max - 264

He honestly never stops, so his med output never comes up. And no, no aggro on mobs. Xtarget will be clear, he will be at 20% endurance and still run out and pull another mob. That includes after a named mob pull and he is at 10% endurance. I keep lifetap off, so he never really runs out of mana.

 

[Sic]

ManaMedStart 30
ManaMedEnd 90
HPMedStart 75
HPMedEnd 85
EndMedStart 25
EndMedEnd 95

Group Watch = Healer
Pull Level Min = 1
Pull Level Max - 264

He honestly never stops, so his med output never comes up. And no, no aggro on mobs. Xtarget will be clear, he will be at 20% endurance and still run out and pull another mob. That includes after a named mob pull and he is at 10% endurance. I keep lifetap off, so he never really runs out of mana.

I had edited my post.

yeah for "mana having classes" we don't check for their endurance. maybe that could do with changing, but that is how it works currently

ah, derp, because i don't think we care about endurance for mana toons.

what level are you? are you missing abilities? i can't recall the last time i didn't have endurance to do stuff

how is it that 20% endurance isn't enough?

 

[Sutty]

I had edited my post.

yeah for "mana having classes" we don't check for their endurance. maybe that could do with changing, but that is how it works currently

ah, derp, because i don't think we care about endurance for mana toons.

what level are you? are you missing abilities? i can't recall the last time i didn't have endurance to do stuff

how is it that 20% endurance isn't enough?

Level = 120, have all spells and abilities.

He can get one defensive disc off on a named pull, but then he's pushing 5-10% endurance and still runs out and pulls mobs.

I just thought the whole point of the EndMedStart would be that he would stop and med his endurance up to full after hitting 25%. I agree, it takes him awhile to get to that 25% mark, but again, he never stops to med it back up once he hits that threshold.

 

[Sic]

Level = 120

He can get one defensive disc off on a named pull, but then he's pushing 5-10% endurance and still runs out and pulls mobs.

I just thought the whole point of the EndMedStart would be that he would stop and med his endurance up to full after hitting 25%. I agree, it takes him awhile to get to that 25% mark, but again, he never stops to med it back up once he hits that threshold.

Well, i did just say

yeah for "mana having classes" we don't check for their endurance. maybe that could do with changing, but that is how it works currently

ah, derp, because i don't think we care about endurance for mana toons.

With breather, there really isn't much need to go higher than that. you can reuse that thing every like minute 30, and it keeps you rockin pretty handily.


but yes, as i mentioned, perhaps it could do with changing, but that is how it currently works.

It is pretty unusual that you turn off using lifetaps at 120, and are saying that you have issues with endurance.

 

[Sutty]

Well, i did just say

Wasn't trying to call you out buddy, just trying to help figure out the issue. Would that be something simple to fix? It would definitely help my style of play, thanks.

 

[Sic]

Wasn't trying to call you out buddy, just trying to help figure out the issue. Would that be something simple to fix? It would definitely help my style of play, thanks.

no plans to change it at this time. if there was i would have said so. it isn't a "fat finger" or "typo" it was specifically designed this way when it was created, so there are more considerations than just changing one line or one check.


With breather, there really isn't much need to go higher than that. you can reuse that thing every like minute 30, and it keeps you rockin pretty handily, a bst in your group would probably keep you full endurance full time too


but yeah, as i mentioned, perhaps it could do with changing, but that is how it currently works, and there aren't any plans on changing that at this time. Since now we're in back-and-forth territory let me articulate some more things just to save additional back and forth.

does this mean it will never change? no not necessarily
does this mean it will change? no
does this mean if it does change it will be immediately? no
is there a time line? no

It is pretty unusual that you turn off using lifetaps at 120, and are saying that you have issues with endurance.

are you sure you're *actually* having enduance issues, or you just think you are having endurance issues based on your style? many of us have done hundreds and possibly thousands of hours and you're the first person to bring it up.

am i saying you are wrong and should die in a fire? no
do i understand the point you are trying to make? yes

Considering you're also turning off lifetaps makes me curious if you just have a personal play style that you would like to meet, in which case, this might not be the tool for that, as there isn't as much granular specificity that you may find with other utilities

 

[Sutty]

no plans to change it at this time. if there was i would have said so. it isn't a "fat finger" or "typo" it was specifically designed this way when it was created, so there are more considerations than just changing one line or one check.


With breather, there really isn't much need to go higher than that. you can reuse that thing every like minute 30, and it keeps you rockin pretty handily, a bst in your group would probably keep you full endurance full time too


but yeah, as i mentioned, perhaps it could do with changing, but that is how it currently works, and there aren't any plans on changing that at this time. Since now we're in back-and-forth territory let me articulate some more things just to save additional back and forth.

does this mean it will never change? no not necessarily
does this mean it will change? no
does this mean if it does change it will be immediately? no
is there a time line? no

It is pretty unusual that you turn off using lifetaps at 120, and are saying that you have issues with endurance.

are you sure you're *actually* having enduance issues, or you just *think* you are having endurance issues? many of us have done hundreds and possibly thousands of hours and you're the first person to bring it up. Considering you're also turning off lifetaps makes me curious if you just have a personal play style that you would like to meet, in which case, this might not be the tool for that, as there isn't as much granular specificity that you may find with other utilities

Yeah, fair enough. My goal is to be as efficient as possible, quantity over quality. I have a Cleric and a Shaman in the group so heals are never an issue. I noticed when I turned lifetaps on with the SK he would quickly run out of mana, he would have to stop too often for my taste and med, which effected the efficiency. When I turned off lifetap, I had no issues with dps or health and he really never had mana issues and could continue to pull over and over without stopping. So the bottle neck ended up being his endurance. That is the only resource he now has a problem with, which I thought would have been handled with the EndMedStart option. If you are saying that function is not operational that is fine, that is then the answer to my issue.

 

[ChatWithThisName]

That's interesting. The only time my SK "Quickly runs out of mana" is when he dies. Typically it's my bard that's fallen on his face when it comes to mana.
Also, similar to mana. Endurance isn't an issue.

But for the sake of clarity, breather is 90 second recast time, not 30 minutes. So it's much much better than originally stated. I believe the older lines were like 30 mins and could be used anytime. Which is why we opt to use breather.
4k mana per tick up to 25% endurance. 1.5 min to reuse, keeps you in the endurance.

It's possible my group makeup is jammin when it comes to end/mana or something, but just curious what your whole grp makeup is that lets you run out often enough for it to be an issue?
Shd/Shm/Brd/Zerk/Zerk/Bst and zerkers/Sk are full Endurance almost 100% of the time.

 

[Sic]

That's interesting. The only time my SK "Quickly runs out of mana" is when he dies. Typically it's my bard that's fallen on his face when it comes to mana.
Also, similar to mana. Endurance isn't an issue.

But for the sake of clarity, breather is 90 second recast time, not 30 minutes. So it's much much better than originally stated. I believe the older lines were like 30 mins and could be used anytime. Which is why we opt to use breather.
4k mana per tick up to 25% endurance. 1.5 min to reuse, keeps you in the endurance.

It's possible my group makeup is jammin when it comes to end/mana or something, but just curious what your whole grp makeup is that lets you run out often enough for it to be an issue?
Shd/Shm/Brd/Zerk/Zerk/Bst and zerkers/Sk are full Endurance almost 100% of the time.

well i said minute 30 as in "1 minute and 30 seconds, 90seconds total"

 

[ChatWithThisName]

I'm home, going drunk it seems. Lol I 1000% read it as every 30 minutes haha. My bad.

 

[Boring]

I have an odd bug that pops up. When the SK is mode 5, sometimes his skelly pet will spam attacking, sorry master calming down, attacking, sorry master calming down etc etc. If I switch him to mode 7, the pet stops the attack on/attack off and just attacks.
Just me? or?

*edited to add - he is the main tank, main assist, main puller. The pet attacking/stopping/attacking is while in camp after a pull.

 

[Sic]

I have an odd bug that pops up. When the SK is mode 5, sometimes his skelly pet will spam attacking, sorry master calming down, attacking, sorry master calming down etc etc. If I switch him to mode 7, the pet stops the attack on/attack off and just attacks.
Just me? or?

*edited to add - he is the main tank, main assist, main puller. The pet attacking/stopping/attacking is while in camp after a pull.

likely pathing, he is probably getting of out range of where he needs to be, so we back him off thinking he is free-wild not doing what he is supposed to

 

[Boring]

likely pathing, he is probably getting of out range of where he needs to be, so we back him off thinking he is free-wild not doing what he is supposed to

That is possible. The pathing in this expansion kinda sucks.
But why would the pathing issue only be in mode 5?
When it happens, I can make it stop by switching to mode 7 (not moving, still fighting the mob in camp) but if I switch back to mode 5, the bug returns.

 

[Sic]

That is possible. The pathing in this expansion kinda sucks.
But why would the pathing issue only be in mode 5?
When it happens, I can make it stop by switching to mode 7 (not moving, still fighting the mob in camp) but if I switch back to mode 5, the bug returns.

because 5 is a pulling mode.

and we back our pet off in pulling modes if it isn't where it needs to be