combine castsequence and IWT and etc together with one key press

[micharl]

I want to combine castsequence and IWT and etc together with one single key press.
Two reason:
1) When I play melee team, I always need to press IWT key frequently, I just wonder whether I can make the key press simple
2) When I play Paldinx5 team, it's annoying to use castsequence macro with a lot of commas, I just wonder whether I can use traditional castsequence macro such as:

/castquence reset=8 Crusader Strike,Judgement of Light,Divine Storm

But in order to make instant Flash of Light work together, there is no way to make macro inside WOW except by using comma.
we can make them work together by using HotkeyNet(I think for other software, there is similar way to do it, I just show the way how HKN works).

Supposed we have 5 toons named: toon1,toon2,toon3,toon4,toon5, to make it simple, no FTL setup(in fact I am using FTL but it need many scripts).

Step1:
Make macros for each toon:
macro1:

/castquence reset=8 Crusader Strike,Judgement of Light,Divine Storm

macro2:

/cast [target=focus,help]Flash of Light;[target=player]Flash of Light
/stopcasting

Put macro1 in action bar, assign hotkey 1
Put macro2 in action bar, assign hotkey Ctrl Alt Shift 1

Step2:
Make scripts in HotkeyNet

 <Hotkey ScrollLockOn F1>
<Toggle>
      <SendLabel w1,w2,w3,w4,w5> 
         <Key 1> 
<Toggle>
      <SendLabel w1,w2,w3,w4,w5> 
         <Key Ctrl Alt Shift 1>

After lauching above scripts in HKN, and press F1 twice, you will find it first send key 1 to each toon and then if there is AOW triggered, it will cast the instant heal.
Above part is the "kernel", but the macros and scripts are not "perfect" because it didn't include "target enemy" and IWT action. We can add it one by one.

Step3:
make macros for assist,(suppose we always make toon1 as main toon):
in toon2~5:

/assist toon1

assign assist macro Ctrl Alt Shift 2
assign IWT hotkey as you wish, suppose we assigned it Ctrl Alt Shift 3

Step4:
Modify HKN scripts:

  <Hotkey ScrollLockOn F1>
//target enemy
<Toggle>
      <SendLabel w2,w3,w4,w5> 
         <Key Ctrl Alt Shift 2>      
//IWT
<Toggle>
      <SendLabel w1,w2,w3,w4,w5> 
         <Key Ctrl Alt Shift 3>
//attack enemy
<Toggle>
      <SendLabel w1,w2,w3,w4,w5> 
         <Key 1> 
//cast instant heal
 <Toggle>
      <SendLabel w1,w2,w3,w4,w5> 
         <Key Ctrl Alt Shift 1>

After we complete these scripts and macros, we can press F1 4 times:
Press F1:
each toon target toon1's target
Press F1:
each toon IWT to target and begin to attack
Press F1:
each toon castsequence Crusader Strike,Judgement of Light,Divine Storm
Press F1:
each toon heal specified target.
If you press F1 quickly, you can find it works greatly, but the shortage is that you need press F1 for many times...

another usage for caster class to face enemy: target enemy first and stop.
I am sure there are many other usages, a little tips: if you want to complete a complex action, just decompose it into many steps.

I hope it's useful for you, comments appreciated.

[Siaea]

You can't macro IWT. My thinking is, if you're using outside software (I.E., Keyclone, AHK, etc) to create extra strokes, you're automating. That's a real fine line between having fun and being banned.

[micharl]

Ohh, really? That's pity if we can't send IWT through software. I used to think it's legal if we press one key, then WOW receive one action. It should not be automating because I press the key.

Anyway, we can remove the IWT from scripts and use a separate key. Just need a little modification.
By the way, for caster class, we don't need IWT most of time.

[Ualaa]

The warcraft keyboard API allows for key press and key release events to be registered. A few addons currently take advantage of this (Macaroon, Snowfall). You could have your castsequence sent on either press or release, with your IWT sent on the other.

For those who don't want to do an action on press and another on release, you can have your software alternate between IWT or the castsequence key, both on release (which is the warcraft standard), and then spam your key a little faster then normal.

Warcraft uses the GCD to limit what can happen simultaneously on a single input. All of the FTL assist systems (can set up FTL with almost all software options) do an assist and a spell/ability on a single push, and no one has been suspended or banned for this.

[Iru]

Yeah, but that's in part because I could the /assist & spellcast on a single push using macros and the default UI. I think it gets dicier when you start doing things that can be done that way

[outdrsyguy1]

your not going to get banned for having IWT and spell casts on the same keypress. There are TONS of boxers doing it and no one has been warned or banned. Some are high profile 2k rated arena teams even. Your fine. don't sweat it. Now if you press one key and your guy runs 3 places, kills 2 mobs, and casts buffs on anyone who gives you 2g, then you got a problem.

[Zub]

Now if you press one key and your guy runs 3 places, kills 2 mobs, and casts buffs on anyone who gives you 2g, then you got a problem.

damn
*goes and deletes said macro discretly*
:-)

[moosejaw]

your not going to get banned for having IWT and spell casts on the same keypress. There are TONS of boxers doing it and no one has been warned or banned. Some are high profile 2k rated arena teams even. Your fine. don't sweat it. Now if you press one key and your guy runs 3 places, kills 2 mobs, and casts buffs on anyone who gives you 2g, then you got a problem.

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