[Addon] Jamba - An assistant for multiboxers. Old Thread

[Grimgear]

Blizzard provides the /assist command. They also provide an option to "Attack on assist". If this is something Blizzard does not like, they will remove it.

[sedory]

Also, give the ability to use target=focustarget on spells/abilities without the need for an additional keypress makes me think blizzard won't mind this. If they do, then they'll limit it.

[Jafula]

Hate to the paranoid one to ask, but does Jamba-Target start to get close enough to "automation" to draw Blizzard's attention? I realize you are only using "allowed" ui capabilities, but pre-targeting (if I'm understanding it correctly) feels like its getting close (if not past?) the "line". Stated another way, in a standard group it seems expected that each player would have to use specific key/mouse clicks to acquire the next target in a multi-target pull and not rely on a ui mod to do it for them.

To be honest, I have no idea. I'm not Blizzard. I'm just using the tools they have provided and I'm playing by their rules. Their definition of automation seems to be "multiple actions on a single hardware event". There is no way an addon for world of warcraft can do this type of automation.

As for targeting that Jamba-Target does, there is nothing to stop you writing /targetexact mobname macros on each of your toons. Sure, it would take a while, but for heavy boss fights, you might want to do that. All I'm adding is a quick way of doing that. And it is flawed in that, it does not work for multiple targets with the same name - which is Blizzards intention.

Jamba-Target still requires a key press to change targets; kind of like pressing tab, but with better results.

As for the standard group argument; what about all the other things that multiboxers do that are not "standard": slaves follow masters, all fire lightning bolt at once, all target from a master toon. All of that can be classed as "automation" as well (as many others complain about on the wow forums).

I really cannot dispell your fears for you. If Blizzard change the rules, I'll adapt accordingly. Until then, let's have fun!

Edit: spelling.

[Jafula]

when switching char i press my /focus button for the correct char, and everyone nicely follows him when i do a /follow focus
Jamba even see's the focus change and makes him the master

Change

/follow focus

to

/jamba-follow master

For a work around to your problem before 0.3 gets released.

[AtroxCasus]

Jafula-
I am having an odd problem that I can't seem to replicate on demand.
I invite my group together. Each time, I have to set the tags on the 3 clone toons to "all". Once I do, the jamba-follow feature should take over. I use the strobeonme all. The problem comes up when I tell them "jamba-follow strobeoff". They keep following. Then, at some point, it will pick up and work like it should, but I'm damned if I can figure out what the "xfactor" is that triggers it. Right now I have all 4 toons in an inn, and I can NOT get them to quit following the master toon. I currently have a macro on the master for strobeon, strobeoff, and strobeonlast. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Any ideas?

Okay, well EDIT 1, I switched to one of the clone toons, and moved it out of the inn and back in. While it was in the main window, I broke follow the other 2 as well, switched back to the master, and they aren't following. I restart the strobe, and again I can't shut it off from a command in the master window. If I break follow on the 3 clones and then move the master, they won't follow again until I turn strobe back on. If I tell them to sit and drink, then issue the strobeoff command, they will get up and follow, but if I do strobeoff first, then sit, they won't follow. Is this working right?

[Jafula]

I use the strobeonme all. The problem comes up when I tell them "jamba-follow strobeoff". They keep following.

They will keep following if you issue a strobe off command. You have to stop them following by using a movement key as well. Strobe off should just stop the resending of the follow command.

I currently have a macro on the master for strobeon, strobeoff, and strobeonlast. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Any ideas?

Are you adding the "all" tag to end of the commands?

/jamba-follow strobeoff all

should turn strobing off for all your toons. I'll have a play with follow strobing tonight if I can and see if I can reproduce your issues.

[Jafula]

[quote='sedory',index.php?page=Thread&postID=130756 #post130756]Also, there was an option about setting the focus on master change, but it never automatically set the focus (I just run as focus = leader) or even automatically followed no matter the commands I used.. Am I understanding this wrong? I'm sorry, I just haven't found decent examples and the thread is extremely large at the moment. I'll prolly read through all of it later at work today. [/quote]This [url='http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums/index.php?page=Thread&postID=125677#post125677']post explains it[/url] . Jamba cannot automatically set focus for you, you need to press a key. A better way is for Jamba to watch for when the focus changes and then set the master accordingly. Please post again or send me a PM if you need more explaination. There are some examples in this thread (I think). I'll write some documentation up soon...

[sedory]

post explains it[/url] . Jamba cannot automatically set focus for you, you need to press a key. A better way is for Jamba to watch for when the focus changes and then set the master accordingly. Please post again or send me a PM if you need more explaination. There are some examples in this thread (I think). I'll write some documentation up soon...

TYVM for the link, that works for me and explained quite a bit. I'll toy with it when I get home tonight.

btw, very nice addon, you've done a wonderful job!

[Jafula]

btw, very nice addon, you've done a wonderful job!

Thanks!

[Elili]

Would also be cool to be able to relay Guild chat to a chat channel, based on tags. Especially helpful when i'm using my main as a slave and people in my raiding guild think I'm ignoring them =D