Another Vid, SM Cathedral

[Xaedra]

I'm on a video kick. Mainly just familiarizing myself with Vegas :)

Nothing spectacular, but I did learn some new tricks, and made myself a logo!

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/7310/cathedralda2.jpg ('http://www.vimeo.com/971249')

[Goodguy]

gj =)

[Yamio]

Excellent vid! Clarity wise, I don't think I've seen one that's better. Two thumbs up. :thumbsup:

[Skuggomann]

I liek the pink totem logo in the end :)

[Xaedra]

I liek the pink totem logo in the end :)It's at the beginning, too ;)

[Eteocles]

I like your videos, informative without being boring and an interesting watch too :p Keep makin 'em as you move up, lookin forward to other instances, especially ZF cuz that one's hell ;p

[Khayos]

Good job on the vid and SM. You are progressing very quickly and very well. Keep up the good work (if you can call it work, looks helluva fun) tehe.

:)

[Xaedra]

Thanks guys, will do!

I'd do even more videos if it wasn't for vimeo's upload limit... unless I make a THIRD account, LOL

[David]

Great movie.

Got a few questions tho if you don`t mind. Seeing I`m a noob boxer.

Any chance you could tell me what macro you use for the formation? Your chars are lvl38 as far as I can see. Even when they are tanking they don`t seem to get oneshotted. Yet I assume they are mostly cloth right? I see you leave your chars back, do they stay there when you order them in formation or is there any stop follow macro or so?Thanks in advance,

David :P

[Xaedra]

Great movie.

Got a few questions tho if you don`t mind. Seeing I`m a noob boxer.

Any chance you could tell me what macro you use for the formation? Your chars are lvl38 as far as I can see. Even when they are tanking they don`t seem to get oneshotted. Yet I assume they are mostly cloth right? I see you leave your chars back, do they stay there when you order them in formation or is there any stop follow macro or so?Thanks in advance,

David :P1. I use two different formations:
A: (The one you see in the video) One key bound the same on each. The main does nothing, One player strafes right, one left, one forward, and one back.
B: Two different keys, 2 bound the same on one set of clones (strafe left and right), and two bound on the other two clones (also strafe left and right) -- Hitting one key makes two move outward like so...
[Main]
[Clone 1] [Clone 2]
When I hit the other button, the other two clones move outward too, and the end result is this:
[Clone 3] [Clone 1] [Clone 2] [Clone 4]
I can either keep them behind me like that, or I hit their buttons to leave a space for me in the center. (B will all be bound to one key once I get x-keys)
For more info on formations: http://www.dual-boxing.com/wiki/index.php/Sticky:Spreadout_Macros_/_Formations

2. Yep, they are wearing mostly cloth. They aren't one shotted, because they are barely ever hit because of the totems that are dropped (on big pulls):
A. 4 Heath Totems, 1 Mana Totem
B. 3 Stoneclaw Totems (Taunts enemies), 1 Stoneskin Totem (Reduces Melee Damage Taken) & 1 Earthbind Totem (Slows enemies to prevent runners)
C. On pulls of 3 or more, I also throw 5 Molten Totems into the mix (AOE).

Yes, they are wearing cloth, but because of the added intellect and +spelldamage, they kill things much quicker, usually before they can even touch me. And if they do happen to jump on a clone, I've got healing macros setup:
A. They heal themselves (Healing Wave)
B. They heal themselves (Lesser Healing Wave)
C. They heal my target (Healing Wave)
D. They heal my target (Lesser Healing Wave)
E. They heal me (Healing Wave) <- Mainly used for boss fights.

But so far I rarely use these macros except for boss fights. I just got Chain Heal, too, but I haven't played since I got it so I am not sure how I'm going to set that up yet.

More than you may have asked for, but all the above reasons is why I survive so well in cloth.


3. Like I said, I just tap my formation button when I need to leave them somewhere, as it automatically stops them from following. If I am pulling, or even making them stay put while I run around Org, I tap this button. And when I want them to follow me again, I hit my /follow Macro.

[Taffy]

Amazing job, Zae!

I downloaded Vegas, but I've yet to teach myself to use it. You're doing a wonderful job!

[Xaedra]

It seemed really overwhelming when I first started messing with it... but once you know where everything is, it's pretty easy to use. Youtube Search "vegas tutorial", it helped me out a LOT. :)

[Katharsis]

I'm enjoying your work as well. You should consider using CameraPlus (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info6795-CameraPlus.html) as an aid to movie making. With this mod you can have keybinds to better control camera movement. The config panel offers options to control the speed of camera rotation and zooming. If you slow the rotation speed down to 2 you get a very nice pan effect in your video. You can also write macros utilizing the WoW API (http://www.wowwiki.com/World_of_Warcraft_API#Camera_Functions) to help move the camera leaving your cursor free to click things. :) Something else you might try for effect is setting up different camera views with Blizzards standard keybindings and then switch views while recording. This causes the camera to sweep from one view to another and provides a nice effect. And there is also Camera Bobbing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNgntZ1j5Mo) which moves the camera away from your character.

[David]

Thanks for the info mate :-)

Sadly there won`t be much instances I can do since I`m only 3boxing shamans. But if I find a group with a healer and tank I could go.

[Maz]

Hi Xaedra,

I enjoyed the vid. I really must take time to do some myself on the way up.

Have you considered using ErrorMonster ('http://www.wowace.com/wiki/ErrorMonster')? I think your movies will look better for it.

Alternatively, you can integrate the same functionality into your macros. Replace:

/cast...
with:

/run UIErrorsFrame:Hide()
/cast...
/run UIErrorsFrame:Clear();UIErrorsFrame:Show()

[NevadaGuy]

Awesome job!

What minimap addon are you using to show the instance?

[iPooper]

Hi Xaedra,

I enjoyed the vid. I really must take time to do some myself on the way up.

Have you considered using ErrorMonster ('http://www.wowace.com/wiki/ErrorMonster')? I think your movies will look better for it.

Alternatively, you can integrate the same functionality into your macros. Replace:

/cast...
with:

/run UIErrorsFrame:Hide()
/cast...
/run UIErrorsFrame:Clear();UIErrorsFrame:Show()

lol nice dude didn't know there is such thing, does it block the sounds too?

[Ðeceased]

hehe shweet vid :) I have to say when I discovered how powerful 4/5 Magma totems were I was sold.. I've tried pulling 2 mob groups every time, but I realised quickly that it's being a little ambitious :P

I'm amazed how little damage your shammies take tho :) just goes to show that using a shield makes all the difference :)

looking forward to some new vids ^^

PS: damn you lvl fast! :P

[Maz]

lol nice dude didn't know there is such thing, does it block the sounds too?

Here you go:

/console Sound_EnableSFX 0
/run UIErrorsFrame:Hide()
...
/run UIErrorsFrame:Clear();UIErrorsFrame:Show()
/console Sound_EnableSFX 1

[Xaedra]

Thanks for all the addon suggestions, I'll look into them :)

Awesome job!

What minimap addon are you using to show the instance?It's probably Cartographer :)