A neat macro to easly cast ground targeted spells (hurricane,treants,blizzard etc)

[cepheus]

I am not sure anyone has posted this soulution before, but I thought I should share it with you since I know a lot have trouble with macros for this.

Since I started playing around a bit with my 4x moonkins, I was determined to find a good way to cast treans and hurricane.

I currently software box and I use Octopus for broadcasting. I have never used keyclone,hotkeynet or other broadcasting software so I'm not sure you can do the same with theese softwares, but I would believe so. You only need some kind of mousebroadcasting.

1: You should set a key in octopus to toggle mousebroadcasting. Also make it so that you have to hold this key for broadcasting to work (much better so you dont accendentally forget to turn it off)
2: You would save an ingame cameraview to view directly from above on all chars. Make sure the distance is the same on every chars
3: Make this macro:
/script SetView(5) (or whatever cameraview you saved , 2-5)
/script SetView(5) (This line should be typed in two times to instantly get the view instead of it sliding)
/cast [nochanneling] Hurricane (or any other ground targeted spell)
4: To cast the spell just click your macro, then hold octopus toggle key and click the ground on your main. This will cast the spell about the same place on all your followers too if they are following you.


I find this method is very easy to use and works allmost flawlessly.

A little issue though I think this is a wowbug in 3.0 , but cameraview isnt allways saved to next session. So be aware of this.

I have a little plan to make this macro even better, but I havent tried it yet. I theory if you can have your spell to activate on downclick instead of upclick, you could possible also use mousebroadcast toggle the same key as the spell. Then it would be possible to just click the macro and hold it, groundclick on the main, then release and the spell should be cast on everyone.


Hope this helps others having troubble with groundcasted spells

[Mukade]

/console reloadui brings back saved camera settings, so long as WoW hasn't overwritten them in the .wtf files. Some of mine are set to read only because I got sick of the new save settings to server thing making such a mess of everything (because it wouldn't turn off, even with synchronizesettings=0 in the main config.wtf, and ones for each account).

At the moment I've got Death and Decay casting right in the center of the screen for all 3 toons, because it ends up being right on top of whatever they're meleeing. Thankfully ranged/aimed casting isn't much use to a DK team.

[Vicker]

Also make it so that you have to hold this key for broadcasting to work (much better so you dont accendentally forget to turn it off)

Does anyone know if this is possible to do with Keyclone?

[Multibocks]

/console reloadui brings back saved camera settings, so long as WoW hasn't overwritten them in the .wtf files. Some of mine are set to read only because I got sick of the new save settings to server thing making such a mess of everything (because it wouldn't turn off, even with synchronizesettings=0 in the main config.wtf, and ones for each account).

At the moment I've got Death and Decay casting right in the center of the screen for all 3 toons, because it ends up being right on top of whatever they're meleeing. Thankfully ranged/aimed casting isn't much use to a DK team.

Interesting, I am going to make keyclone have 3 different folders for different group compositions. I'm curious if your workaround will help? I want 2 folders for each setup, one for the tank and the other for the followers. I have a paladin main tank and want to sub in a DK every once in a while. Is it possible to make all my macro files read only so the server doesnt screw them up? Do I have to do anything special when I log in my guys? With 3 keyclone folder I could have 3 setups (2 different tanks and maybe sub a druid in for a shaman in another setup.) Is this possible? Would make me very happy if it is =)

[JasonB87]

Also make it so that you have to hold this key for broadcasting to work (much better so you dont accendentally forget to turn it off)

Does anyone know if this is possible to do with Keyclone?

I believe in keyclone it's a toggle switch tap once for on, tap for off. HotKeyNet I think you need to hold it down. I haven't used the feature in a while, there was a bit of lag between the windows being focused and me wanting to click again which would start another broadcasting round. This could easily be accounted for by user error.

[Vicker]

Also make it so that you have to hold this key for broadcasting to work (much better so you dont accendentally forget to turn it off)

Does anyone know if this is possible to do with Keyclone?

I believe in keyclone it's a toggle switch tap once for on, tap for off. HotKeyNet I think you need to hold it down. I haven't used the feature in a while, there was a bit of lag between the windows being focused and me wanting to click again which would start another broadcasting round. This could easily be accounted for by user error.

I know the key exists in keyclone and works as a toggle by default. I was hoping there was some way to change it to require it to be held down.

[king.pa]

ANy update un this using keyclone ?
thx

[JasonB87]

This is more of a question/feature request for keyclone. As far as I know you can only toggle.

[Mikey]

I'm at work so I don't have the script with me but mine works by holding it down in HKN.

I set it up like a movement key.

KeyDown ->Mouse Toggle On
KeyUp ->Mouse Toggle Off

so it only works if I hold down a certain key.

[Ajuga]

This is also possible using HotKeyNet. We've been discussing it over the last few days here: http://hotkeynet.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=756

I think it'd be possible to cast Hurricane with 2 clicks on a single key; First one would /cast Hurricane (and a possible SetView()), second would click the middle of the screen (on all windows). If you'd rather place the Hurricane yourself that's also possible.