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Warning! Misuse or spamming of this feature can result in a ban.
Macros are a very robust feature of SS13, allowing the player to attach any verb to (almost) any key combination. The key must not already be used by the server. A list of already-used keys can be found by using the OOC > hotkeys-help verb.
Macros That Are Already In
This is a basic list of the Macros that are built into the server.
- F1 = Adminhelp
- F2 = OOC
- F3 = Say
- F4 = Me
- Ctrl + Click = Quick Grab (Make sure to have an empty hand.)
- Shift + Click = Quick Examine (Marine Use/Some Alien Castes)
- Shift + Middle Click = Point to
- Ctrl + Middle Click = Tactical Binoculars lazer target
- Shift + Click = Throwing a Hugger as Carrier or Spitting neurotoxin as a sentinel. (If you have enabled the shift click function in the alien tab.)
Managing Macros
Macros can be accessed and edited in two ways, from the in-game client by Right-click the top in-game title bar -> Client -> Macros. The other way is editing "macros.dmf" file with a text editor. The macros.dmf is in C:\Users\[YOU]\Documents\BYOND\cfg, open macros.dmf in a text editor (Notepad++ recommended, but Notepad works fine, too)
Creating a Macro
- The key used must not already be used by the server (check hotkeys-help in OOC tab)
- The command must contain dashes (-) in the place of spaces
- The full verb must be used as the command. E.g. unique-action
- The command is NOT case-sensitive. E.g. Join-as-Xeno works fine.
Examples
General Commands
| Action | Command | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Shift + F2 | LOOC | Speak in LOOC (Local Out of Character chat) |
| Spacebar | Resist | Drop and roll to extinguish the fire and break out of alien nest |
| Shift + G | Rest | Rest on weed to regenerate health as alien or lay down to avoid FF as marine |
| Escape | Cancel-Camera-View | Stop looking up/down ladder and camera |
| Shift + W/A/S/D | Northface/Westface/Eastface/Southface | Turn north/west/east/south (essentially dance if excuted in quick succession) |
| Shift + E | Toggle-Darkness | Disable darkness (ghost only) |
| P | Join-as-Xeno | Open join Xeno window (ghost only) |
| [ | Join-Response-Team | Sign up as a candidate for emergency response team (ghost only) |
| ] | Toggle-SpecialRole-Candidacy | Open the special role candidacy window |
| I | .ping | Ping the server to see how high the ping is (and disengage when it's high) |
Marine Commands
Type *help to see the list of emotes.
| Key | Command | Function |
|---|---|---|
| C | unique-action | Pump shotgun and ignite incinarator |
| V | load-from-attachment | Toggle UGL, masterkey, scope, etc |
| B | Toggle-burst-fire-mode | Toggle burst fire (M41A, M39, etc) |
| F | Eject-magazine | Eject the magazine |
| G | Pick-up M41A-Pulse-Rifle-MK2 | Pick up a M41A that's near you |
| Alt + ` | Show-Held-Item | Show the item in your hand for others to take a look |
| Alt + Q | Say "*medic" | Medic emote |
| Alt + E | Say "*scream" | Scream emote so you can get help when you are caught out of position |
| Alt + T | Say "*salute" | Salute emote |
| Alt + W | Northface\nSay "Contact North!" | Turn north and yell Contact North! (add east, south, and west too) |
| 5 | Say ";Help!" | Yell Help! in coms so your overwatch may notice you before you got dragged to a dark alley and mauled |
| 6 | Say ";Contact!" | Yell Contact! in coms so your overwatch may notice you before you got screeched down |
| Alt + R | Say "Fallback!" | Yell Fallback! (useful to urge friendlies to fallback when they overextend) |
| Alt + G | Say "Let's go!" | Yell Let's go! (useful to urge friendlies relucent to fallback or push) |
| Shift + E | Issue-Order | Open the Issue Order window (SL and SO/XO/CO only) |
| Alt + C | Toggle-M68-Thermal-Camouflage | Toggle Scout Spec's cloak |
Aliens Commands
Type *help to see the list of emotes. Using an emote without a number will have the game choose randomly for you.
| Key | Command | Function |
|---|---|---|
| ` | Hive-Status | Open Hive Status window |
| Space | Crawl-Through-Vent | Start crawling into vent |
| Shift + 1 | Say "*hiss" | Hiss emote |
| Shift + 2 | Say "*growl" | Growl emote |
| Shift + 3 | Say "*tail" | Tail whip emote |
| Shift + 4 | Say "*roar" | Roar emote |
| 5 | Say "*needhelp" | Needhelp emote |
| 6 | Say ":a Heal!" | Yell Heal! in hivemind so Queen can heal you in time |
| Shift + 6 | Say "*dance" | Dance emote |
| O | Evolve | Open Evolve window |
Unusable keys
- Keys listed in hotkeys-help in OOC tab
- F1 to F8
- H (useable with Shift)
- Alt + F, I and H
Advanced Usage
The \n character combination can be used to input a "newline" between macros, allowing several verbs to be called from a single macro. Some examples above utilize \n as well.
- Space: Resist\nCrawl-Through-Vent
- 5: Say "*needhelp"\nSay"Help!"
- Alt + W: Northface\nSay "Contact North!"
- Shift + E: Issue-Order\nToggle-Darkness