I scanned the wowwiki page on macros, but couldnt seem to find anything that really applied.
I'm trying to make a macro that equips my firestone whenever i cast a fire spell, then equip my wand back.
/equip firestone
/cast immolate (or the similar fire spell)
when i added "/equip [wand name]" it didnt seem to work, so i made a seperate one for wanding:
/equip [wand name]
/cast shoot
I always get the error that my wand isnt equipped the first time i use this macro and so i have to press it twice. I'm fine with that, but if there's a better way of doing this, i would love to know.
Also, is there any way to get these macros to be put back on my action bar automatically when i log on? I seem to have to replace them on my bars every time (haven't looked for this anywhere else, but i just thought of it).
Thanks for any (constructive) input!
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Hmmm, so your basically wanting to un-equip wand, equip firestone, cast, un-equip firestone, equip wand with the push of one macro.....right? Hmmmm, thats alot going on. Heck, I'm having a hard time just getting a macro to cast 2 instant spells much less trying to do it while changing gear...lol....good luck, I'll be watching this thread!
DukyFrodo wrote:
I'm trying to make a macro that equips my firestone whenever i cast a fire spell, then equip my wand back.
It can't be done. Macros aren't intelligent, and they can't trigger off of anything other than a button press. They also can't do multiple actions like that (with the exception of actions that don't trigger the global cooldown, such as using trinkets or boosting spells like Presence of Mind or Amplify Curse before casting a big spell). You could use an addon to switch between your wand and stone at a button press, but it couldn't be made to then switch back automatically once the spell was cast. (Well, at least not without using a dirty, cheating bot program...)
Hips wrote:
...Heck, I'm having a hard time just getting a macro to cast 2 instant spells...
That's because it generally can't be done, with the aforementioned exception of spells/effects that affect the next spell cast such as various trinkets, PoM, Amp Curse, etc. The closest you can do is use /castsequence to do two spells, one after the other (such as Corruption, then Curse of Agony), but it would require two button pushes. You could also use modifier to make the macro cast a different spell depending on which other button is being pushed (such as casting Corruption normally, but casting CoA when Alt is pushed and casting Immolate when Ctrl is held).
For further reference, please see RPZip's excellent Macro Guide, conveniently stickied on the main WoW forum.
DukyFrodo wrote:
Also, is there any way to get these macros to be put back on my action bar automatically when i log on? I seem to have to replace them on my bars every time (haven't looked for this anywhere else, but i just thought of it).
Honestly, I've never had this particular problem. I use multiple macros on most of my characters, and I've never had one vanish from my action bars. Are you using the default WoW action bars, or are you using a bar replacement mod of some sort (Bongos2, etc.)? If so, maybe it's the addon that's at fault...
Default WoW bars.. seems to happen on my hunter and not my lock... wierd. ill play around with it.
After testing out the macros a little more, found that i can equip a firestone and cast a fire spell with one macro (the one i listed). Problem is wanding. I can equip the wand and begin wanding with one button, but i guess there's a little lag so i get the No wand equipped message.
So..."/equip firestone /cast immolate (or the similar fire spell)" works (probably because it equips and then you spend time casting or channeling).
"/equip [wand name] /cast shoot" puts both actions in one button, but you have to press it multiple times.
Global cooldown does prevent you from doing this the "simple" way, but the wowwiki macro guide does say how you can combine them into one button:
After testing out the macros a little more, found that i can equip a firestone and cast a fire spell with one macro (the one i listed). Problem is wanding. I can equip the wand and begin wanding with one button, but i guess there's a little lag so i get the No wand equipped message.
So..."/equip firestone /cast immolate (or the similar fire spell)" works (probably because it equips and then you spend time casting or channeling).
"/equip [wand name] /cast shoot" puts both actions in one button, but you have to press it multiple times.
Hips wrote:
I'm having a hard time just getting a macro to cast 2 instant spells much less trying to do it while changing gear
Global cooldown does prevent you from doing this the "simple" way, but the wowwiki macro guide does say how you can combine them into one button:
wowwiki wrote:
Sequencing spells and items
Many times you will find yourself casting a series of spells or use certain items in the same order on pretty much any mob you fight. To make this job a bit easier, we have the /castsequence command. /castsequence takes a list of spells and/or items separated by commas. These follow the same rules as /cast and /use. This means you can interchange spell names, item names, item IDs, inventory slots, and bag slot combinations. Each time you run the macro, it activates the current spell/item. If the spell or item is used successfully, the sequence will move to the next entry. You must repeatedly activate the macro to use all the spells in the sequence. Once you use the last entry in the list, it will reset to the beginning. Example:
/castsequence Immolate, Corruption, Curse of Agony, Siphon Life
This might be something you would use for a Warlock's opening attack. Note, however, that if Immolate fails to cast for some reason (out of mana, not in range, silenced, etc.), the sequence will remain at that point.
Many times you will find yourself casting a series of spells or use certain items in the same order on pretty much any mob you fight. To make this job a bit easier, we have the /castsequence command. /castsequence takes a list of spells and/or items separated by commas. These follow the same rules as /cast and /use. This means you can interchange spell names, item names, item IDs, inventory slots, and bag slot combinations. Each time you run the macro, it activates the current spell/item. If the spell or item is used successfully, the sequence will move to the next entry. You must repeatedly activate the macro to use all the spells in the sequence. Once you use the last entry in the list, it will reset to the beginning. Example:
/castsequence Immolate, Corruption, Curse of Agony, Siphon Life
This might be something you would use for a Warlock's opening attack. Note, however, that if Immolate fails to cast for some reason (out of mana, not in range, silenced, etc.), the sequence will remain at that point.
Firestones are just bad...is it really worth the two Global cooldowns to equip your FS and then your Wand? i dont think it is.
Actually casting three or more instants on the same macro is fairly easy to do:
#showtooltip
/cast [modifier:alt] Amplify Curse
/stopcasting [modifier:alt]
/castsequence reset=Target/Combat Corruption, Siphon Life, Curse of Agony, Unstable Affliction
Gives you alt+click for AmpCurse, otherwise it does Corruption, SL, CoA and then US. The downside is it doesn't reset if you don't cast them all, but that's (for me) a minor point as I usually get them all off.
For a few more Warlock macros (specifically Affliction), I posted this thread. If you follow the link in that thread it takes you to a post on the official forums that has macros for Demonology and Destruction warlocks as well as general warlock macros.
Enjoy.
#showtooltip
/cast [modifier:alt] Amplify Curse
/stopcasting [modifier:alt]
/castsequence reset=Target/Combat Corruption, Siphon Life, Curse of Agony, Unstable Affliction
Gives you alt+click for AmpCurse, otherwise it does Corruption, SL, CoA and then US. The downside is it doesn't reset if you don't cast them all, but that's (for me) a minor point as I usually get them all off.
For a few more Warlock macros (specifically Affliction), I posted this thread. If you follow the link in that thread it takes you to a post on the official forums that has macros for Demonology and Destruction warlocks as well as general warlock macros.
Enjoy.
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