you modify the x,y factor to what ever distance / direction you want.
check the wiki for my distance conversion table that will help you calculate your distance to x,y setup.
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you modify the x,y factor to what ever distance / direction you want.
check the wiki for my distance conversion table that will help you calculate your distance to x,y setup.
Maybe I didnt explain properly - I am using the macros on the wiki on my slaves to gather the ping info off my main:
/cast Spellname
/script local x, y = Minimap:GetPingPosition() Minimap: PingLocation(x * 140, y * 140)
so the x and y are set by the ping
how would i then adjust them so slave 1 fires at the ping ,
slave 2 fires 5 yards closer than slave1 (i.e. ping -5)
slave 3 fires 8 yards closer than slave1 (ping -8 )
without having to reset the ping each time
thanks for your help Falkor - i am gathering a crowd outside SW as we speak whilst I play with this
"The weather in Elwyn Forest is terrible"
This code is designed to get the exact point of your main ping.
If you want each alt to cast in a different area simple re-use your main's macro rather then getting the ping from your main, so each char has its own ping location specified in x,y. :)Code:/script local x, y = Minimap:GetPingPosition() Minimap: PingLocation(x * 140, y * 140)
The more I read about peoples experiences with this the more I come to the conclusion this is a neat trick but wondering how often it would come in handy. We all know for combat we need something reliable.
Has anyone been using this a bunch in combat yet? Is it viable to use for AoE farming (like the mage's AB)?
I like the innovation involved but this seems very "alpha" to me. I would have fooled around with it myself last night but ended up spending the majority of my time getting my epic ground mounts for my two warlocks.
To be honest this is the best and possible ONLY macro that will allow you to cast AOE spells over X amount of chars.Quote:
Originally Posted by 'The IT Monkey',index.php?page=Thread&postID=42092#post420 92
We can but work with what we have and for the majority we seem to have the macro sorted for reliable Blizzard casts.
Tested the macro's outside of Shatt yesterday and they worked fine (yay).
Tried it later in SV and SH and they refused to do anything. The alt kept pinging the map and didn't even try to cast Blizzard. Will try more tonight since I was busy tanking at the time :)
Squishee,Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Team Squishee',index.php?page=Thread&postID=42082#post4 2082
add an x offset and a y offset to your macro on the clones
not tested but maybe
you will have to play around with it, not sure what the * 140 is for you you may have to add/subtract the offset from the product rather than the variableCode:/cast Spellname
/script local x, y = Minimap:GetPingPosition() Minimap: PingLocation((x+1) * 140, (y+1) * 140)
First off, ZOMG FALKOR AND MUDD I FREAKING LOVE YOU GUYS!!!
Second, the offset does work. I just did /script local x, y = ... Minimap: PingLocation(x * 140 + 10, y * 140 + 10) and it offset the spell. It should be noted that this offset the spell based on the trajectory of your Clone. So if you rotate your clone, it will rotate the offset accordingly. If you want to offset based on the main's trajectory, you have to modify that macro on his client.
I'm so excited to try this in a freaking instance. I've just been messing with it in Shat (on the solid ground). Haven't had a chance to run inside a dungeon yet.
Edit: Doesn't work in Mana-tombs or Sethekk Halls. Even outside of these instances it doesn't work where you can't mount. It seems like if you're not on the "earth" it won't work. It's not tied to the area being 'flyable', because you can do it on the ground in Shatt, just not off the solid ground. I haven't flown to Zul Farak, but i suspect it will work in there, but not in about every other instance in the game.
Suggestions for people to try: Zul'Farak, Zul'Gurub, Caverns of Time Durnholde and Black Morass, Zul'Aman. Any of the outdoor instances will probably have places that you can and cannot use it, but it's only a guess at this point.
Edit2: It seems to be tied to the ground you ping on, not where you are standing. So you can be up in the scryers tier, and ping on the ground where the grass and trees are, and it will cast the AOE there.
You call that tanking? ^^Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Anahka',index.php?page=Thread&postID=42303#post42 303
The gnome died only once...and that because you didn't move him out of the void zone :pQuote:
Originally Posted by 'Shogun',index.php?page=Thread&postID=42397#post42 397
On topic:
As Nixi said, this trick doesn't seem to work in instances.