FTL setup using Jamba

[jeepdriver]

Is there a guide anywhere that helps explain using the Jamba FTL setup?

[Ualaa]

Khatovar started a Jamba guide, quite a bit of good info in it.
You could search for recent posts she has made, probably with the term: Jamba too.

[Bettysue]

2 posts below the button you found to make a new thread is a post in the stickies called:
"Jamba - Getting Started"
2 posts below that is a fine writeup on FTL, if you read these 2 things you should be well on your way to getting FTL setup. This is of course assuming you have figured out what multiplexing software you plan to use, as Jamba can not do FTL alone, it merely assists in the in-game macro generation process.

If those guides don't help you will need to let us know which software you are using to broadcast to your toons, and I'm sure one of the resident experts will assist you or, at least, point you in the direction of assistance they may have provided to others in a bind similar to your own.

Good Luck

[jeepdriver]

Im using Keyclone, and read both of those stickies already...however Im still having issues being able to use them....Sorry for sounding so noobish, I grasp the concepts and what not, but implementing the process is my problem...as in like it says bind 2 to lightning bolt, and [ to the hotstring...Ive got that part...only problem is...do I write these as macros for hotkeys in the game itself, or do I have to go into the keyclone software and write these?

Thus is my dilemma.

And just as a curious point..... when it says in the sticky LBAT...thats Lightning Bolt toonA Target..... would I write that as LBroscoeT if my toons name was roscoe?

Again sorry to sound stupid, but Im the type of person that can learn easier from watching something done, than by reading how to do it.......its a pain....especially if Im working on a car lol

[Ualaa]

I wasn't able to get FTL working with Keyclone.

But...
The macros will be in game.
And the hotstrings will be done in Keyclone.

Not really sure how to set it up, as I wasn't successful when I tried.
It was one of the reasons for switching software to IS Boxer.
But I know a lot of people use FTL with KC, so it is doable.

[jeepdriver]

well Ive played with Keyclone some, and see where Hotstrings and keys go...only problem is, when I click on the hotkey button...nothing happens....guess Im gonna have to fix a pot of coffee and do some trial and error :)

[Bettysue]

Im using Keyclone, and read both of those stickies already...however Im still having issues being able to use them....Sorry for sounding so noobish, I grasp the concepts and what not, but implementing the process is my problem...as in like it says bind 2 to lightning bolt, and [ to the hotstring...Ive got that part...only problem is...do I write these as macros for hotkeys in the game itself, or do I have to go into the keyclone software and write these?

Thus is my dilemma.

And just as a curious point..... when it says in the sticky LBAT...thats Lightning Bolt toonA Target..... would I write that as LBroscoeT if my toons name was roscoe?

Again sorry to sound stupid, but Im the type of person that can learn easier from watching something done, than by reading how to do it.......its a pain....especially if Im working on a car lol

Alright if you would like to use the method as it is written in the guide, you will need 2 bar places for each spell you wish to use for FTL. I will use Lightning Bolt (LB) as an example since it's the one you mentioned.

Follow the directions in the guide for setting the hotstrings, it's a bit confusing but take your time and just work on getting one spell done, then the rest will be just a bunch of repetition. If you end up totally hung up, I can send you a hotstring file as an example. It may be outdated as I haven't used it in nearly a year, which is why I suggest you try really hard first :P

LBAT is fine for naming, it can be anything you want as long as you remember it. Basically you're just making a bunch of references to thing that will appear in your macros in WoW.

A = ctrl+shift
B = shift+alt
C = ctrl+alt
D = ctrl+shift+alt
E = ctrl

I will be using these for the example...it may not match the guide. "A" just means the first toon, you could use the full name but typing it 100 times gets tedious.

What will happen when using the guide while on "A" is "2" will be sent to "A" and "ctrl+shift [" will be sent to "B,C,D,and E"

So in game we need to have the normal LB spell dragged down on to the actionbar and "2" bound to that location.

Another spot will have "[" bound to it with a macro placed in that location.

The macro needs to tell the character which toon to target/assist dependent upon the keypress combo sent by KC.

Iwould make the macro the same on all toons for simplicity, even though the toon will never receive their modifier combo it makes it so you can simply copy and paste to the other toons.

Okay back to that macro on the actionbar with "[" bound to it for firing LB at enemies. It should look like this on all of the toons: (note: the names DO need to be modified here to match actual toon names A=Bob B=Frank C=Jim D=Tony E=Eddie)

/target [mod:ctrl, mod:shift, nomod:alt, @Bob][nomod:ctrl, mod:shift, mod:alt, @Frank][mod:ctrl, nomod:shift, mod:alt, @Jim][mod:ctrl, mod:shift, nomod:alt, @Tony][mod:ctrl, nomod:shift, nomod:alt, @Eddie]
/cast [@targettarget] Lightning Bolt
/cleartarget

What Jamba does for you in this case is get rid of the need to type out the long target line. Here you can simply find the JambaFTL addon setup the modifiers appropriately and reduce the macro above to just:


/click JambaFTLTarget
/cast [@targettarget] Lightning Bolt
/cleartarget

I hope that helps a bit, if you have more questions feel free to post about what you've tried and what you expected to happen vs what actually happens. Posting a macro sample and hotstring files can speed things up as well.

Good Luck

[jeepdriver]

OH cool Ty so much :) Now I grasp that totally! 1 more question and I will hopefully leave you folks alone about this....What do I have to do inside Keyclone for this to work? Or, will the macros I make be all that is needed?

[Bettysue]

In keyclone you will have to setup the hotstrings, there is a decent writeup of the process somewhere, and it seems like you may have already seen a bit of that process from your post above...I'll search around for the link. I know that search button doesn't help much so maybe google can save the day :P

http://www.dual-boxing.com/wiki/index.php/Focusless_Targetless_Leaderless_Setup#Hotstrings_. 2F_Keymaps

That isn't the best one but it explains most of the KC setup process in pretty decent detail. I know there is a tread with pictures and the like, but the links on the wiki are broken...I'm sure some thread title searching in google will help you get to it. Sorry I can't help more right now I have to get back to pretending to work :P

haha work ya right :P

http://www.dual-boxing.com/showthread.php?t=1435

Keyclone was helping someone here with a hotstring issue he goes through the process of creating a keymap for a character and adding hotstrings to it.

Okay now I really have to go :P

[jeepdriver]

I think I may just give up on this for awhile, done got frustrated at it. I got the main to keymap....the clones wont....got it to where I could hit 2 on the main, and it would hit the [ key on the slaves...but the slave jamba macro wouldnt do anything...I swap to a slave to see if the mains will fire off....all the toons hit 2 instead of the Slave hitting 2 and the rest hitting [ ....I understand the concepts and what not...but setting up the keymaps and such is so vague, I give up.

Thanks anyways for yalls time, Sorry I wasted it :/

[Bettysue]

Nah no time wasted...it's a bit frustrating, and not completely intuitive in KC, there are other multicast options that are considerably easier such as HKN and IS/ISBoxer. If you want to stick with KC since you have a subscription to it, then just give it a break and work with it on an alt team till you get the kinks figured out. Then migrate your main team over to it. That's what I did and it helped quite a bit.

Good luck to you I hope you figure it out one day :D

[jeepdriver]

Thanks :) I emailed Rob about it, hopefully hell get his email and maybe make a video tutorial about it....I really want an FTL set up....and if I have to I may eventually go to ISBoxer, although I do love KCs simplicity. :)

[Solon]

I hope you will post your results here for all to see. I've been on the brink of setting up FTL for my teams as well, and finally gave up on the keymap problem several months ago. I've been using focus leader, and get disgruntled when my slaves get thier focus forgotten.

[jeepdriver]

Oh yea If I ever get it worked out....I had given up...but I also cant stand for something not to work when I know it can....so I went back to messing with it.....probably got a bald spot now...but ....meh I can call Bosley :)

[jeepdriver]

Ive had enough....Looks like Lax may just be getting 10 bucks from me next weekend, just checked out a few things that ISboxer had to offer....wizard setup already in FTL mode...ability to heal with a slave healer in your main characters slot....everything Ive been wanting. Keyclone, its been fun, but Cya!

[Ualaa]

Honestly, that's the route I went as well.

Auto FTL from running a wizard.
The system IS Boxer uses, is the same as KC, but its done for you behind the scenes.
Add to that mouse broadcasting, repeater regions, mapped keys, action target groups...

I loved Keyclone for a long time, and am greatful to Rob for creating such an easy to use program.

But IS Boxer has a lot of very strong features, and with the wizard you get almost everything in under a minute of clicking.
It is initially a bit of a learning curve on how to do things, but is infinitely configurable to do just about anything you can do in wow.

[Dorffo]

this is why I made the switch from keyclone as well. Reading the guides, looking at the files - it all seemed easy enough and I understand the process involved... however I could never get a functioning FTL setup going (couldn't get the modifiers/hostrings to work in keyclone).