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.
- 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.)
Accessing Macros
Macros can be accessed and edited in two ways.
From the in-game client
- Right-click the top in-game title bar
- Select "Client"
- Select "Macros..."
From the "macros.dmf" file
- Browse to 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 (use the OOC > hotkeys-help verb to find hotkeys already being used)
- 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
| Commands | Functions | Keys |
|---|---|---|
| Resist | Drop and roll to extinguish the fire and break out of alien nest | Spacebar |
| Rest | Rest as alien or lay down to avoid FF as marine | Shift + G |
| Cancel-Camera-View | Stop looking up/down ladder and camera | Escape |
| Toggle-Darkness | Disable darkness (ghost only) | Shift + E |
| Join-as-Xeno | Open join Xeno window (ghost only) | P |
| Join-Response-Team | Sign up as a candidate for emergency response team (ghost only) | I |
| Northface/Westface/Eastface/Southface | Turn north/west/east/south (essentially dance if excuted in quick succession) | Shft + W/A/S/D |
| Show-Held-Item | Show the item in your hand for others to take a look | Alt + ` |
Marine Commands
Type *help to see the list of emotes.
| Commands | Functions | Keys |
|---|---|---|
| unique-action | Pump shotgun and ignite incinarator | C |
| load-from-attachment | Toggle UGL, masterkey, scope, etc | V |
| Toggle-burst-fire-mode | Toggle burst fire (M41A, M39, etc) | B |
| Eject-magazine | Eject the magazine | F |
| Pick-up M41A-Pulse-Rifle-MK2 | Pick up a M41A that's near you | G |
| Say "*medic" | Medic emote | Alt + Q |
| Say "*scream" | Scream emote so you can get help when you are caught out of position | Alt + E |
| Say "*salute" | Salute emote | Alt + T |
| Northface\nSay "Contact North!" | Turn north and yell Contact North! (add east, south, and west too) | Alt + W |
| Say "Help!" | Yell Help! (useful to urge friendlies to pull you back when you are down) | 5 |
| Say "Fallback!" | Yell Fallback! (useful to urge friendlies to fallback when they overextend) | Alt + R |
| Say "Let's go!" | Yell Let's go! (useful to urge friendlies relucent to fallback or push) | Alt + G |
| Issue-Order | Open the Issue Order window (SL and SO/XO/CO only) | Shift + E |
| Toggle-M68-Thermal-Camouflage | Toggle Scout Spec's cloak | Alt + C |
Aliens Commands
Type *help to see the list of emotes. Using an emote without a number will have the game choose randomly for you.
| Commands | Functions | Keys |
|---|---|---|
| Hive-Status | Open Hive Status window | ` |
| Crawl-Through-Vent | Start crawling into vent | Space |
| Rest | Rest on weed to regenerate health | Shift + G |
| Say "*hiss" | Hiss emote | Shift + 1 |
| Say "*growl" | Growl emote | Shift + 2 |
| Say "*tail" | Tail whip emote | Shift + 3 |
| Say "*roar" | Roar emote | Shift + 4 |
| Say "*needhelp" | Needhelp emote | 5 |
| Say "*dance" | Dance emote | Shift + 6 |
| Evolve | Open Evolve window | O |
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 "Help!\n*needhelp"
- Alt + W: Northface\nSay "Contact North!"
- Shift + E: Issue-Order\nToggle-Darkness