5 Mage Sheep

[Malgor]

Spent a couple hours pouring through posts on here before posting.

When I got my new machine I didn't have my old sheep set up with my G110 keyboard anymore so thought I could do it from memory and older posts.

I was somewhat right and somewhat wrong.

I used this thread here http://www.dual-boxing.com/showthread.php?t=34218&page=2 to combine what people are doing for what I wanted to do.

1. I want to have the four slaves assist the main mage for all DPS. Done.

2. I want each slave to be able to assist the main mage and set focus on the target and assign it a raid mark. Semi done.

3. I want each slave to cast polymorph on their respective focus targets. Done.

4. I want each slave to /stopcasting and recast sheep whenever I deem necessary. Done.

Okay so I have it almost all complete as you can see, except for two of my mages do not complete #2.

I have ISBOXER set to use G1 = slot 2, G2 = slot 3, G7 = slot 4, and G8 = slot 5 as my slaves who assist my main. I have my macros set to ALT-5 (slot 2), ALT-6 (slot 3), ALT-7 (slot 4) and ALT-8 (slot 5) all in ISBoxer and on the corresponding action bar. I set up each toons Right Action Button to have ALT-1 for button 1 and so on all through button 8.

G1 works fine. Party member 2 (slot 2) assists my main and sets that as focus and casts the correct raid mark.
G2 does nothing. I can manually switch to that screen and click ALT-6 or click the action bar with the macro on it and it assists the main, sets the focus and casts the raid mark.
G7 same as G2.
G8 works fine like G1.

So since I can manually do it I figure it's got to be something I did wrong in ISBoxer. But I can't find an error. I have deleted G2 and G7 and copied G1 and pasted it, and changed the G key and the ALT all to the correct ones multiple times, but I can't make G2 and G7 work.

I'll keep puzzling with it, but if anyone has any suggestions I'm open for them! :D

Thanks as always you swell group of boxers!

Mal

Oh and here are my two macros:

Focus/Mark Macro
Placed on ALT-5, 6, 7, or 8 depending upon the toon)
/assist Bôxie
/focus
/script SetRaidTarget("target", 2)

Polymorph Macro
Placed on the 9 button on all toons
/stopcasting
/cast [@focus,exists,nodead][] Polymorph

[beeq]

This is copypaste from my other post elsewhere, hope this helps.



For crowd controlling I have these macros.

For focusing:

Main mage (Shift+F1) (this is binded only to main window)
#showtooltip polymorph
/clearfocus [target=focus,dead]
/focus [target=focus,noexists]
/script SetRaidTarget("focus", 1)

Slave mage 1 (Shift+F2) (this is binded only to slave 1 window)
/assist Beeq
#showtooltip polymorph
/clearfocus [target=focus,dead]
/focus [target=focus,noexists]
/script SetRaidTarget("focus", 2)

Slave mage 2 (Shift+F3) (this is binded only to slave 2 window)
/assist Beeq
#showtooltip polymorph
/clearfocus [target=focus,dead]
/focus [target=focus,noexists]
/script SetRaidTarget("focus", 3)

Slave mage 3 (Shift+F4) (this is binded only to slave 3 window)
/assist Beeq
#showtooltip polymorph
/clearfocus [target=focus,dead]
/focus [target=focus,noexists]
/script SetRaidTarget("focus", 4)

Slave mage 4 (Shift+F5) (this is binded only to slave 4 window)
/assist Beeq
#showtooltip polymorph
/clearfocus [target=focus,dead]
/focus [target=focus,noexists]
/script SetRaidTarget("focus", 5)

For sheeping:

Sheep (L) (this is FTL DPS key, binded to all windows)
/cast [target=focus]Polymorph
/stopmacro [nogroup]

For clearing focus frames:

Clearfocus (O) (this is FTL DPS key, binded to all windows)
/clearfocus

How it works?
Main mage selects any mob.
key push: Shift+F1 (The mob is now focused by main mage, and the mob have mark Star above)

Main mage selects any other mob.
key push: Shift+F2 (Slave mage 1 assists Main mage. The mob is now focused by Slave mage 1, and the mob have mark Circle above)

and so on..

when you have 5 marks on mobs, you can simply press your sheep macro (I have it on 'L'-key) and all focused mobs will turn into fluffy sheeps. Now when you nuke any target, the focused mobs will stay in focus, and pressing sheep-key will resheep them.

[beeq]

Also in raids, remember to promote your slaves, or they can't mark anything unpromoted.

[Malgor]

Thanks runtu I'll play with that tomorrow and see if I can get it working.

You have your focus/marks set up on Shift-F1, F2, F3, F4, F5 and I want to set these up to my G1, G2, G7 and G8 keys. I am assuming you set your keybindings for a castbar where F1 - F5 are bound to a different button for each one?

I see you use the FTL assist section in ISBoxer? I have mine set up in general - should it be moved?

From your main mage window you can pick a target and just press Shift-F2 for example and the slot 2 mage then makes it focused and marked?

If I think of more questions I'll post them.

[beeq]

Tbh my ISBoxer settings are like "clicking anything and hope it works" :D I never cared to read the manual, so my all spells are under FTL DPS.

Sheep Mark 1
Hotkey Shift+F1
Step -> Actions ->
Do FTL Assist me in General Key Map -> self
Shift+F1 -> 1

Sheep Mark 2
Hotkey Shift+F2
Step -> Actions ->
Do FTL Assist me in General Key Map -> self
Shift+F2 -> 2

and so on.. I use only main mage's window and select mobs and slaves assist.

However, sometimes if I'm fast doing that, the assist doesn't always work, and this happens:
Main mage targets mob.
Key push: Shift+F1 (Selected mob is focused and marked with star by main mage)
Main mage targets another mob.
Key push: Shift+F2 (Assist is slow, so slave mage 1 didn't notice mob change, so star marked mob is now also targeted,focused and marked with circle by slave mage 1. Need to remark. Using clearfocus-macro to unfocus everything on all toons)

So I usually keep a short 1sec pause after selecting new mob, so the assist will work.



From your main mage window you can pick a target and just press Shift-F2 for example and the slot 2 mage then makes it focused and marked?

Yeah this exactly. Works like a charm once set up.

[Malgor]

Thanks. I'll get to that Wednesday when I'm off work.

I've been using the northshire abbey area to test this out. Tons of sheepable non-aggressive mobs all together.

[Malgor]

Okay, I got to it and put in your set up and I like it a lot.

However I am still having the problem of slot 3 and 4 not doing anything when I hit Shift-F3 or Shift-F4. However if I go to their respective window, I can click it with my mouse and each one will assist my main, set the target as focus and mark it with their corresponding mark.

I talked to Lax in chat and he didn't know why. I'm baffled!

[Noids]

Is there a way to simply get a toon to use a raid target icon as a target?

I have been scouring macro pages to work out if this is possible and have only found the string GetRaidTargetIndex which simply returns the number of the actual icon.

If this was possible, all the main would have to do is mark up the mobs then each slave would have the macro:

/cast "generic cc spell" [target=RaidTarget1] etc.

[Malgor]

Is there a way to simply get a toon to use a raid target icon as a target?

I have been scouring macro pages to work out if this is possible and have only found the string GetRaidTargetIndex which simply returns the number of the actual icon.

If this was possible, all the main would have to do is mark up the mobs then each slave would have the macro:

/cast "generic cc spell" [target=RaidTarget1] etc.


That would be great if it worked that way, but as of now I don't think you can target a raid icon, which is essentially what you are suggesting?

[Ualaa]

Raid icons are visual references for you.

I don't believe you can target the skull or the blue square.
I searched for how to do this at one point, asking the wow macro forum and here, etc.
The resounding answer was no, this could not be done.

[beeq]

Okay, I got to it and put in your set up and I like it a lot.

However I am still having the problem of slot 3 and 4 not doing anything when I hit Shift-F3 or Shift-F4. However if I go to their respective window, I can click it with my mouse and each one will assist my main, set the target as focus and mark it with their corresponding mark.

I talked to Lax in chat and he didn't know why. I'm baffled!

Have your main target any mob, then switch to your third toon's window and press Shift-F3.
If that works, then the problem is in your ISBoxer settings.

Have you doublechecked that Shift-F3 gets broadcasted only to slot 3 ?



Sheep Mark 3
Hotkey Shift+F3
Step -> Actions ->
Do FTL Assist me in General Key Map -> self
Shift+F3 -> 3

[Malgor]

Have your main target any mob, then switch to your third toon's window and press Shift-F3.
If that works, then the problem is in your ISBoxer settings.

No that doesn't work either.

I went through my key bindings and I do not see SHIFT-F3 or SHIFT-F4 bound to anything at all except for the spot where I put my macro. Which is on Right Action Bar Slot 7 and Slot 8 respectively.

I can't work with it now, but I'm going to try a suggestion that Lax made about using ALT since the game doesn't use that, so it would be ALT-F3 and ALT-F4.

I'm also going to try a different action bar and see if that works.

[MiRai]

I can't work with it now, but I'm going to try a suggestion that Lax made about using ALT since the game doesn't use that, so it would be ALT-F3 and ALT-F4.
Ummmmm...

[shadewalker]

Yeah, Alt-F4 doesn't work very well for that.

[Noids]

"Fenril has reported you afk and you are now affected by the inactive debuff. Please press alt-F4 to remove this debuff or you will be removed from the battleground."

Gotta love that macro to get rid of nubs at the start of BGs :P

[Malgor]

LOL so I won't use ALT!

[Silence]

Yo,

what are your FTL modifiers set to?

Whenever I had an issue like this I moved those around to different combinations of CTRL+right ALT+right shift or whatever until everything worked. Even though I'm unable to tell you exactly how they affect keybinds, for me it seems they did.

[Ashley]

"Fenril has reported you afk and you are now affected by the inactive debuff. Please press alt-F4 to remove this debuff or you will be removed from the battleground."

Gotta love that macro to get rid of nubs at the start of BGs :P

I usually do

/me has just reported you for being AFK. Please type /afk to clear this message

[Lyonheart]

I'm setting this up for my hexing and binding elementals. Do you have to have /assist "mains name" when your using FTL keys? The slave should assist you and focus what your targeting if its a FTL key bind right?

[Darelik]

this is my take on this "5 Mage Sheep" business:

keep in mind that i use FTL normally thus saving my focus for cc. however, this also works for when i switch modes to 'target and hold' (attack target until dead regardless of driver's target), 'focus assist and/or hold' (if focus is an enemy, attack focus until dead...or if focus is friendly, attack focus' target). also, i have an ATG for classes (and sometimes specs).

1. Set Focus and Mark named WoW helper macro
ISBoxer -> Game Helpers -> World of Warcraft -> (look at bottom left pane) -> Macro Sets -> right click Quick Setup 38 -> New WoW Macro:

Name: Set Focus and Mark macro
Key Combination: Ctrl+C (you can set this to whatever key you want that is free)
/click button name: (none)
Allow extra modifiers: (leave all unchecked)
Can use FTL modifiers: (unchecked)
Commands:

/clearfocus [@focus,dead][@focus,noharm][@focus,help]
/focus [@focus,noexists][@focus,dead]
!if (character is "slot 1") /script SetRaidTarget("focus", 1)
!if (character is "slot 2") /script SetRaidTarget("focus", 2)
!if (character is "slot 3") /script SetRaidTarget("focus", 3)
!if (character is "slot 4") /script SetRaidTarget("focus", 4)
!if (character is "slot 5") /script SetRaidTarget("focus", 5)
In the preview tab, the toon in slot 1 interprets this as below and in blue is the explanation:
/clearfocus [@focus,dead][@focus,noharm][@focus,help] If the unit saved as your focus is dead OR is not an enemy OR is a friend THEN clear your focus
/focus [@focus,noexists][@focus,dead] If your focus does not exist OR is dead THEN set your focus target to the currently targeted unit
/script SetRaidTarget("focus", 1) Mark your focus with a star2. Set Focus and Mark mapped key
ISBoxer -> Key Maps -> General -> (look at bottom left pane) -> right click Mapped Keys -> New Mapped Key:
Name: Set Focus and Mark keybind (not really sure if i can set both the macro's name and the keybind's name to be the same but i don't want to anyway...i like long descriptive names)
Hotkey: Ctrl+C (yes it's the same key that i set as Key Combination for the macro, just so i don't confuse myself)
Hold any Keystroke Actions while Hotkey is held: Off
Execute a Step when the Hotkey is: released
-> Advanced: no boxes are checked, World of Warcraft: Use FTL Modifiers: Off
-> Steps -> 1 -> (look at bottom centre pane) -> right click Actions -> Key Map Actions -> New Do Mapped Key Action:
Target: Window:Current
Key Map: General
Mapped Key: FTL Assist Me
Round-robin with selected Target: (unchecked)
-> right click Actions again -> Keystroke Actions -> New Keystroke Action:
Target: Window:All w/ Current
Key combination: Ctrl+C
Round-robin with selected Target: (checked)

Optional
3. CC1 named WoW helper macroISBoxer -> Game Helpers -> World of Warcraft -> (look at bottom left pane) -> Macro Sets -> right click Quick Setup 38 -> New WoW Macro:

Name: CC1
Key Combination: Ctrl+Shift+C
/click button name: (none)
Allow extra modifiers: (leave all unchecked)
Can use FTL modifiers: (unchecked)
Commands:


!if (character in "mages") /cast [@focus, harm, nodead] Polymorph
!if (character in "shamans") /cast [@focus, harm, nodead] Hex
!if (character in "priests") /cast [@focus,harm,nodead] Shackle Undead
!if (character in "druids") /cast [@focus,harm,nodead] Hibernate
!if (character in "warlocks") /cast [@focus,harm,nodead] Banish
!if (character in "ret paladins") /cast [@focus,harm,nodead] Repentance
4. CC2 named WoW helper macroISBoxer -> Game Helpers -> World of Warcraft -> (look at bottom left pane) -> Macro Sets -> right click Quick Setup 38 -> right click Universal CC1 -> Make Copy -> (change the details according to below)

Name: CC2
Key Combination: Alt+Shift+C
/click button name: (none)
Allow extra modifiers: (leave all unchecked)
Can use FTL modifiers: (unchecked)
Commands:


!if (character in "shamans") /cast [@focus, harm, nodead] Bind Elemental
!if (character in "priests") /cast [@focus,harm,nodead] Mind Control
!if (character in "warlocks") /cast [@focus,harm,nodead] Enslave Demon
5. CC mapped key
ISBoxer -> Key Maps -> General -> (look at bottom left pane) -> right click Mapped Keys -> New Mapped Key:
Name: Crowd Control
Hotkey: C
Hold any Keystroke Actions while Hotkey is held: On
-> Advanced: no boxes are checked, World of Warcraft: Use FTL Modifiers: Off
-> Steps -> 1 -> (look at bottom centre pane) -> right click Actions -> Keystroke Actions -> New Named World of Warcraft Macro Action:
Target: Window:All w/ Current
Round-robin with selected Target: (unchecked)
WoW Macro button -> (WoW Macro Picker window opens up) WoW Macro Set: Quick Setup 38 -> WoW Macro: CC1 -> press OK
(back to main ISBoxer window) -> ISBoxer -> Key Maps -> General -> (look at bottom left pane) -> Mapped Keys -> Crowd Control -> Steps -> right click on 1 (the first and only step in this mapped key) -> Copy Step to Clipboard -> (go back to "Steps") -> Paste Step from Clipboard -> select 2 (the new second step) -> (look at bottom centre pane) -> Steps -> Actions -> select WoW Macro 'CC1' in WoW Macro -> press WoW Macro button -> (WoW Macro Picker window opens up) WoW Macro Set: Quick Setup 38 -> WoW Macro: CC2

so, when Ctrl+C is pressed, the toon in slot 1 assists my driver (aka main, master, currently active toon) and acquires the driver's target, then sets this target as focus (ie driver's target becomes slot 1's focus)...and finally marks this focus with a star. so in effect, i always know that star is slot 1's focus.
my driver then acquires a different unmarked target. and since Ctrl+C is set as round-robin, it's slot 2's turn who then sets this new target as focus and marks it with a circle.
my driver then acquires a different unmarked target...press Ctrl+C again...and so on, you get it.

in the end, i will have 5 cc targets marked as star, circle, diamond, moon and triangle. and then i press C

TL;DR
-created a named macro for ftl focus and raid marker with the same keybind as the round-robin mapped key that calls it. driver targets first mob, toon in slot 1 sets it as focus and marks it with special raid marker for slot 1; driver targets second mob, toon in slot 2...and so on.
-created named macros for class-specific cc setup just like the "2-step method" for classes with multiple cc (ie shaman's hex and bind elemental)