[Guide] How to "Macros"

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[Guide] How to "Macros"

Post by dadols » 04 Apr 2018, 11:57


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First of All activate the Hotkey mode by pressing "Tab" then let's follow this guide not before joining the server!
  Here you'll learn many macros-

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Once you're in, Right Click the Title Bar and a Pop-up menu is gonna appear, head to Client > Macros...

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A window is gonna Pop-up, the Macros window, we'll then head to "New Macro..."

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In the "Key/Action" Area, We'll press "Find Key..." and press the choosen key that will prompt the command.
  The "Command" Area is where we'll insert our command.

Here an useful example,
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Commands & Tips

Now that you know how to make your own macro, here few useful commands;

∎ Also by adding "\n" to the end of a command you can add another one right next to it, examples below.

General

say " your message , to say something.
Whisper " your message , to whisper something.
rest , to rest.
resist , to resist or unbuckle from a bed/chair.
Me " action , to "roleplay" an action.
Stop-Pulling . Stops pulling.
Show-Held-Item , Shows held item.
Rotate-chair , to rotate your mighty chair.

Northface , to face North.
Eastface , to face East.
Southface , to face South.
Westface , to face West.
Sleep , to Sleep.
Cancel-Camera-View , Stop looking up/down ladder and camera
Join-as-Xeno , Join as xeno.
Join-Response-Team , Join as response team.
Toggle-SpecialRole-Candidacy , Opens the special role candidacy window.
Toggle-Darkness , toggles darkness.


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Unique-Action , to prompt the unique action of the item you're holding.
load-from-attachment , to load from attachment.
toggle-burst-fire-mode , Toggle on or off your weapon burst mode, if it has one. Greatly reduces accuracy.
Rotate-chair , to rotate your mighty chair.

Eject-magazine , to eject a magazine from your gun.
Load-From-Attachment , activates weapon attachment.
Toggle-M68-Thermal-Camouflage , toggles Scout Specalist cloaking device.
pick-up M41A-pulse-rifle-MK2\npick-up M37A2-pump-shotgun\nActivate-Held-Object , if you use an M39 add \npick-up M39-submachinegun to the end of the command, for when you get pounced/downed , Picks up your weapon and two-hands it.
Unload-Weapon\nActivate-Held-Object\nSwap-Hand This is for when you're two-handed , Ejects the magazine, "unhands it" and swaps to your free hand.
Issue-Order , opens the Issue Order window.



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Hide , to hide.
Hive-Status , to check the Hive Status.
Evolve , Opens the evolve menu.
Crawl-Through-Vent , start crawling into the nearest vent, unless it's too far.

Thanks to [Vampmare] for suggesting some really nice and complex macros.
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Re: [Guide] How to "Macros"

Post by James5734 » 04 Apr 2018, 12:08

There are way too many of of these Macro guides.
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Re: [Guide] How to "Macros"

Post by dadols » 04 Apr 2018, 12:09

Guides are never enough.
Also list me all the "up-to-date" Macro guides.
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Re: [Guide] How to "Macros"

Post by xMotta » 04 Apr 2018, 12:53

Too many guides for macros and too little command guides for them actually.
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Re: [Guide] How to "Macros"

Post by Vampmare » 04 Apr 2018, 13:31

Funny seeing this, as I was about to make an updated one myself. Good thing you beat me to it, saves me the hassle.

A few macros you could include:
When you get pounced/downed (Picks up your weapon and two-hands it): pick-up M41A-pulse-rifle-MK2\npick-up M37A2-pump-shotgun\nActivate-Held-Object (If you're one of those weird ones that use M39 add \npick-up M39-submachinegun)
Reload(This is for when you're two-handed. Ejects the magazine, "unhands it" and swaps to your free hand): Unload-Weapon\nActivate-Held-Object\nSwap-Hand
Scout Specalist cloaking device: Toggle-M68-Thermal-Camouflage

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Re: [Guide] How to "Macros"

Post by Atom Smith » 05 Apr 2018, 01:27

Its always nice to see another way someone lays out or explains something like this. Its nice! :)
Wish the guides were more clear to find all of one thing e.g. macros and stuff.
But this is nice and simple for all :)

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Re: [Guide] How to "Macros"

Post by HKO20006 » 05 Apr 2018, 03:24

dadols wrote:
04 Apr 2018, 12:09
Guides are never enough.
Also list me all the "up-to-date" Macro guides.
Hmmm, wiki/Macros
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Re: [Guide] How to "Macros"

Post by dadols » 05 Apr 2018, 03:44

clearly not enough guides-
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Re: [Guide] How to "Macros"

Post by Ranged66 » 05 Apr 2018, 05:59

Authotkey is a thing and nowhere in the rules does it say it's not allowed. It's like macros but better in every way.
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