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The AFK Bard Macro

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This macro, when used in conjunction with the following plugins, will target the nearest mob and chant kite it to death while you run in a circle, then target the next mob, and so on. I've ran it AFK for 38 hours, and haven't had a hitch. I've also gained 20 levels and 1000 AA with it ;) GM and near-player detection added, but if you kite in instanced zones like I do, you don't have to worry about players.

If anyone here needs help with the plugins, compiling macroquest, or this macro don't be afraid to ask.

First off:
1. Get the MQ2MoveUtils and MQ2Twist plugins from
-MQ2Twist
-MQ2MoveUtils
2. Compile the plugins and get them working. Refer to the "EQ Underground" guide for help.

3. Get Target.mac (open a notepad file, copy the code below, and save it as target.mac in your macroquest/release/macros folder.

Rich (BB code): 
| This macro made for www.Redguides.com
| Don't steal it or we'll punch your fase!
#turbo  
#event camp "personingroup tells the group, 'lets roll'  
#event dzadd "personyouwanttoadd tells you, 'add me'  
#event invite "#*#invites you to join#*#"  
#Event Zoned "#*#You have entered#*#"  
  
  
Sub Main  
  
    
:loopstart 
/doevents  
/call GMcheck  
/if (${Target.Level}>67) /tar npc next 
/if (${Target.Distance}>220) /keypress esc  
/if (${Target.ID}==FALSE) /tar NPC radius 220  
/delay 10  
/goto :loopstart  
/return  
  
 Sub GMcheck  
 /if (${Spawn[gm].ID}) {  
 /echo Gm detected  
 /beep 
 /beep 
 /beep  
 /keypress 9 
 /endmac 
 /unload 
 /q  
 }  
 /return  
  
 Sub event_camp  
 /sit  
 /camp desk  
 /return  
  
 sub event_zoned  
 /delay 5s  
 /sit  
 /camp desk  
 /endmac 
 /return  

 sub event_dzadd 
 /dzadd personyouwanttoadd 
 /return 

 sub event_invite  
 /invite  
 /return

This code will camp you out if a GM is in your zone.

To use:
0) For the first time running, type "/plugin MQ2twist" and then "/plugin MQ2moveutils" (without quotes)
1) Choose 5 songs to twist and memorize them.
2) Stand wherever you want to run in circles (helps to have a room with lots of spawns) and type "/circle on 75" (or replace 75 with whatever radius you like.)
3) Press numlock to start running
4) type "/mac target" to start the targeting macro, the one you copied above.
5) type "/twist 1 2 3 4 5", to twist songs in slots 1,2,3,4,5. Choose other slots if you like.

Enjoy, and if you'd like to know the bets spots to kite, please see the following thread:
http://www.redguides.com/community/showthread.php?t=631


UPDATE: Ripski has made this macro better. Look on page 22 or click the link below.

http://www.redguides.com/community/showpost.php?p=36138&postcount=316
 
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is there aplace wher i can get a list of comands for eq2moveutils? i dontknow how to stop it from running in cricles 8 )
 
/circle off

should do the trick.

To do it safely, you may want to "/warp succor" first.
 
Red,
At what level can one effectively use the Bard Macro? I'm dying to try it out. I have made a abrd and started PL'ing him as per Redguides.

Also, which instanced zones can you enter by yourself to use it in?
 
You can start running it as low as level 12. Put your run song in the #2 slot and Boastful Bellow in the #3 slot, and when you start the twist plugin type:

/twist 2 3 3 3

That will play the run song once, boastful bellow 3 times, and then the run song again. Don't use slot #1 for anything until you get level 49 and put accelerating chorus there - it only works once every couple minutes.

When you get level 30 add Fufil's Curtailing Chant to the mix in another slot (lets say #4), like this:

/twist 2 3 3 4

At 38 add Tuyen's Chant of Flame, and at 42 add Tuyen's chant of disease - replacing boastful bellow for good, and at 46 add chant of frost replacing fufil's.

When you get 49, put accelerating chorus in the #1 slot, and add another slot to the end, like this:

/twist 1 3 4 5 6

So you can bring fufil's back until you get level 50 and the poison DoT.


As for zones to do this in, there are tons. You need to look for the following: an outdoor zone, lots of mobs in the same place (camps are nice), the mobs don't cast or summon, and few players around to watch.

Old world zones are wonderful for this.

I think I mentioned jaggedpine bandit camps as being great for high 40's, you get a lot of mobs that spawn in the same place.


Vxed is the only instanced zone I've run it in successfully. Other instances, like LDoN, don't have mobs that respawn. And most GoD instances have mobs that summon or cast. The Vxed spot took me a good month or two of asking around and searching, but getting over 1k AA's for 3 characters there was worth it.
 
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How can I get the plugins compiled for the bard utils? Ask Zedmix?

Don't bother responding. Zed already has is set up.

To any other knuckleheads that read this, if you had Zedmix compile your auth codes you already have the plugins you need to do the AFK Bard macro.
 
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Ran the Macro today at lvl 12 in Everfrost. Very pleased.

The macro works flawlessly with one exception. What can you do when the mob you're kiting runs at 20% health? It's easy enough to turn circle off and finish it, but obviously you can't just let it run by itself.

Do you have this problem at higher levels? I'm looking for good undead zones to get some mobs that won't run, but eventually that'll wear itself out.
 
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Ah, I forgot about that! The mobs will run.

After you get a couple chants and a nice drum, your dots will kill them off before they get out of range. But I'm sure you don't want to wait until you're level 40 ... so try this:

When you hit level 23, hopefully off of mobs that don't run, add this to your twist:

Selo's Consonant Chain
 
am sorry being a pain but i need help ..........again........... ;)
i m diiiiiiie-ing trying that bard macro but how do i get it?
MQ2moveutils and twist are running correct on pc (checked that)
created a target.mac file in macros folder within the Realease one, ok
but file is empty :
do i have to download the target macro from any site or do i have to write it by myself as shown on 1st page of this thread?
if i have to write it what should be 1st word or command to write and the last one thus i know where to start copying and where to end?

i m learning how to use your guides, macros and plugins it takes time for a rooky like me, hope i will learn fast :)

THKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE
 
You're going to copy and paste exactly as presented in this post (at least that's what I did).

1) Open a blank notepad document
2) Copy the macro from this post
3) Paste the macro into Notepad
4) Go to the File Menu -> Save As
5) Name the File "Target.mac" and save it into the macros folder
6) Load MQ2, EQ and log on your Bard
7) Load the plugin for MQ2Twist and MQ2MoveUtils (/plugin mq2twist and /plugin mq2moveutils)

As listed in this post, you want to twist your movement song and direct damage song into slots 2 and 3 respectively. I set up a hotkey to do the following:

/twist 2 3 3 3 (You need the spaces betyween the numbers)
/mac target (This racks up your targeting macro)
/circle 75 (Range on DD song is 150, so don;t go much higher than this at lvl 12)

Hit Autorun

I recommend that you make a hotkey for /circle off, /endmac and /twist off to diable your macro in case things go astray...nothing worse than aggroing a lvl 60 mob with your lvl 12 toon and not being able to do anything but run in circles!

:cool: Create your hotkeys and let 'er rip! :cool:
 
i haveing hard time of thinking of places to do this at just running in circtle to get a good kite going..lvl 39 bard i was wondering if there was any other good macros out there like pulling and then kite mob and adds if any?i check mq2 site but couldnt get them to work.kept getting errors and stuff.with those ones
 
could some 1 make up a hunting guide lvl to go there..and what zones? for this macro? ie lvl zone mob
29 frontier mountains gaint fort


cause iam having hard time on thinking where to go for my bard and to use this macro where has mobs bunched up enought for costant pulling and kiteing
 
id still like to see a complete list on here would be nice for all.
 
LVL 30 - 35 so far not bad xp in center of DSP in valley center of circle -200 +287

slot 2 -- speed song

slot 3 -- dot

slot 4 -- DD

slot 7 -- Snare

/twist 2 3 4 7

works like a charm snare to keep them around for the final touch

oh yeah one big thing use a drum to take dd to 28 at lvl 35
 
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Is this different than twisting the songs with the /melody command now? because if u do /melody and you miss a note then you stop until u press the button to start the melody again, or is this different?
 
it continually goes if it misses it just goes on to the next song in the twist

and btw how many plugins can you have on at one time?
 
this macro rocks
i even used it as a check on level 5 :D using selo on slot 1 and DD on slot 2
with /twist 1 2 2 2 IN EC
logged my main on 2nd account on same pc as support
no need in running circles with such low level i know but all i want to say is :
THKS ALL FOR HUGE HELP AND ADVICES i can use that amazing macro now
;) ;)
 
sry felt you should know next time it will be a pm to you
 
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I've notified allakhazam's of the offending post, and action is being taken. In the future, keep this sort of thing to PM's.
 
I dont understand where to put these plug ins, mq2twist and mq2moveutil at. Do i copy them to a notepad then paste them somewhere in the mq2 folder?, and if so where?
 
I understand they need to be compiled. My question is what are the steps i need to take to be able to compile these plugins after i copy the code from the webpage onto a notepad. I dont see any step by step instructions on that subject. What ive tried so far is to copy paste to notepad then put those into the macroquest2 folder in different places so that i can get them compiled but whenever i run visual studio they never show up to be compiled. Do i need to save them with a certain file extension or do i need a seperate folder outside of macroquest to put them in or what? i dont understand.
 
Ive been using this the past few days...but I've noticed that when I leave for a few hours, I come back to no eq still on at all. It's not at the menu or server select...its just not active whatsoever. Anyone know why this is happening?


My guess would be a GM is making it happen, but it would seem unlikely that they can shut down your eq completely. Shrug
 
If you die while running the macro it will camp you to the desktop. Not sure if that is what is happening but it might be the reason. I have run this for several hours with no problem.
 
that would explain why I am naked everytime I come back =p

thanks...I figured it might be the gm's making me go LD
 
This macro is awesome! I have used it starting with my level 8 Bard in Shadeweavers. Although I use it when just playing not AFK, it is much easier on the fingers to quad twist. Question though, can I put the macro commands into my hotkey window, or is that easily trackable?
 
AFK Levels 23-30+

Great spot for afk play 23-30 is the area around Split Paw Lair in SOuth Karana. I pull at least one or two gnolls to one of the spires. Start my circle macro to go around the spire and begin twist and target macros.

Couple notes to make this run smoothly:

/docrack nostun on (Imperative to have this on)
Twist Selo's and (2) Boastful Bellow (level 12 DD song) For me it's "/twist 2 7 7"
Circle on 60. Never had mobs go out of range. 75 was a headache.

Ran it for four hours with no problems at all. Because there is more than one gnoll they don't run. It is very important not to lose Selo's at any time, so I shortened the twist to 3 songs and it works famously. By the time you kill one or two gnolls, the spawn at the spire pops and joins the marathon. I never had less than two gnolls chasing me at any time.
 
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Anyone have good advice on what songs to twist and what instrument is best for a level 36 bard and moving forward to 60+?

I heard a drum is good, but was using a heal song in the mix to keep the bard healed just in case, but I think the heal song requires a string instrument.

Thanks in advance.
 
okay, I have the macro running, my only prob is that sometimes I attract an undead cyclops or something of the like, how would I have it monitor my health so that when I get to a certain percentange it would warp me to succor and camp me out, that way I don't die. that is the only prob I have been having. it will run for a while and then I die, that makes me lower then I was when I started
 
eqlover said:
Anyone have good advice on what songs to twist and what instrument is best for a level 36 bard and moving forward to 60+?
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ok i can help you with 36 to 40 i did DSP as previously posted at 40 i got stuck still lookin any ideas would be great and my suggestion is to stay away from Grimling forest they snare and nuke hard took me to 12% in nothin flat (caster conned yellow) other then that i am almost out of ideas lookin for a outdoor hopefully rare traveled
 
found it lvl 40 go to Tenebrous mountains loc +62 -77

btw watch it for a bit either its my plugin (which has worked forever till now) but your twist may cast things that are not memed its messin with my head i'll edit and keep you posted on how i do here
easy kills there in tenebrous mountains only seen 1 person in there so free reign of zone

BTW. i have been noticing problems with bard spell have not had a chance to check in other zones but when i go to use gem 1 it plays whatever gem it wants even if i manually cast or use melody so beware afk may not be safe atm
 
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ok i can help you with 36 to 40 i did DSP as previously posted at 40 i got stuck still lookin any ideas would be great and my suggestion is to stay away from Grimling forest they snare and nuke hard took me to 12% in nothin flat (caster conned yellow) other then that i am almost out of ideas lookin for a outdoor hopefully rare traveled
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I know what zone to kill in, was wondering what songs you twisted and what instrament you used.

Thanks again!
 
AFK Bard Levels 30-34

I believe that I have this macro nailed down. I've been running iot for the past 19 hours non-stop and have picked up 6 levels while AFK. As we say in the Back Bay-"Pissa"

A couple tips for anyone who wants to go from 23-34 that worked for me.

Go to South Karana and head for the Spires near the former Split Paw Lair. If no one is in the zone I warp to my destination with "/warp target". The camp is the Southernmost spire. I start off by twisting Selo's Accelerando and Hymn of Restoration. Run around and collect a half-a-dozen Tesch Mas gnolls and train them back to your spire. Fire up your circle macro and hit auto-run. If you're under level 30 set your circle to a radius of 60, Otherwise stick with /circle 75.

Level 23-29:
Twist Selo's Accelerando and (2) times Brusco's Boastful Bellow. Should look like this: "/twist 2 7 7" (or whatever your song slot assignments are.) Voila! Get back to your homework, your bard is now leveling himself.

Level 30-34:
I discovered that at level 30 we get a nifty spell:Amplification. Now, my Brusco's does 24 damage at level 30 instead of only 16. Bonus. I recommend twisting Amp first and then 2 cycles of Selo's Accelerando and Brusco's. Amplification is in slot 5, so my twist now looks like this: "/twist 5 2 7 7 2 7 7", with Selo's being in slot 2 and Brusco's in slot 7.

In 18 hours of running this macro I haven't had any problems. With the new mobs and pathing in SK, every couple of minutes another gnoll wanders by and joins my circus. In 18 hours I haven't aggro'd any of the gnoll clerics or enchanters and the experience has been good. I plan on running this up to 34 and then moving to Jaggedpine. I'll report in on how that goes.
 
just had a GM zone into Nadox on me while running this and target macro seemed to work just fine, shut character right down and logged. Course got killed in the process but much better than getting caught lol.
 
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