Command:/caption
This command is added by MacroQuest
| Notation | Description |
|---|---|
| Text without brackets or braces | Required items |
| <Text inside angle brackets> | Placeholder for which you must supply a value |
| [Text inside square brackets] | Optional items |
| Vertical bar (|) | Separator for mutually exclusive items; choose one |
| {Text | inside | braces} | Set of required items; choose one |
| Ellipsis (…) | Items that can be repeated |
| Syntax | /caption list | type <value> | update <#> | MQCaptions [on|off] |
|---|---|
| Description | Set custom captions (names & titles). You can also limit how many captions are updated to improve performance. The default setting for /caption update is 35.
Player1 through Player4 in MacroQuest.ini are directly related to which /shownames level you use.
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Options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| list | list custom captions |
| reload | update captions from .ini |
| Player<#> | Player1 - Player6 |
| Pet|Merc|NPC|Corpse | Other spawn types you may caption |
| Update | nearest spawns will have their caption updated each pass. |
| MQCaptions [on|off] | Turns captions on or off |
Examples
Player1=${If[${NamingSpawn.Trader},Trader,]}${If[${NamingSpawn.Invis},(${NamingSpawn.DisplayName})
- Use "\n" to add a new line when setting captions
- To use the default (EQ settings) clear the specific setting(Player1-Player4) in the ini using:
/caption Player1
- You can also configure Player1 - Player6 from the EQ client using:
/caption Player# configsettings
To set the number of nearest spawns for MQ2 to update the name of each pass to 20. (By default, this is 35.)
/caption update 20
When using MQCaption if no parameter is given, the default parameter is off