A focus macro problem

[Eloxy]

Atm im running a focus based system, that allows seamless switching between chrs. the con part of this, is that i dont hava a free focus to play with but that doesent matter.

This is my question..



is there any macro u can write to make you character ignore the focus?

when i PiP into eg. toon number two, all his abilities are still /tar focus /assist /cast...this will make him ocationaly swap targets forth and back on some situations. thesefor needing to have a modifier to /ignore focus if there is sumthing that exist



Eloxy

[wowphreak]

yeh could use a modifier
/cast [nomod] something
/cast [mod:shift, target=focus] something

then send all keys to the background modified by shift

/tar [mod:shift] focus
/assist [mod:shift]
/cast [mod:shift] something
/cast [nomodifier] something

or

/cast [nomodifier] something
/stopmacro [nomodifier]
/tar focus
/assist
/cast something

syntax may be off :P

[Smoooth]

If you use the default action bar you can also just set up a second bar with non focus macros or plain spell buttons. Default is shift-2 for 2nd bar. Just make sure to shift-1 before you switch chars again.

[mikekim]

I remember seeing somewhere awhile back (i think it was on one of the FTL threads) that you could change your button bars automatically when you use PiP

[Maxion]

Or you can just set up your spell macros like I have to allow for any char to function as main or slave depending on if they have a focus or not.

/cast [target=focustarget,exists][target=target,exists][] Lightning Bolt

And the way my focus is set up, is that all the slaves focus the main, and the main has no focus.
When I change main, the slave that becomes the main clears its focus, and the rest focus that character.

For spells like CC where you want to designate targets for each character separate from the focustarget, just use regular target for that and change the macro to cast on target first if there is one:

/cast [target=target,exists][target=focustarget,exists][] Polymorph

Stuff like that, whichever way you do it, it works pretty well as long as you keep the targeting under control.

[Eloxy]

Exactly what i was looking for thanks alot!

Eloxy