The Wonderful World of Macros

September 23, 2011 at 4:27pm

Did you know that you can program repetitive tasks in Aion? It’s true … to an extent. Aion’s macro utility is not the most robust I’ve ever dealt with, but is a great help for every day things. It’s a pretty easy tool to use once you get the basics down. While my examples aren’t the most complicated, perhaps they’ll inspire you to create something truly useful. ^_^

Open the utility by pressing U or go to Menu > Macro. From there you can edit and create macros, set variables, read the help texts, or view a few pre-made examples.

Here are a few that I use personally:

No Summon
/a Cannot summon in an Alliance

Looks silly, I know. This is something I found myself saying at least once a siege. I got so tired of repeating myself that I setup a macro to say it in alliance chat for me. :P

One-touch flight/landing
/Skill Toggle Flight/Landing
/Delay 0.1
/Skill Toggle Combat

Essentially what this does is put your flight and landing commands on one key. Toggling the draw/sheathe weapon immediately after popping wings bypasses some of the animation as long as you’re in motion when you do so. i.e. you have to be moving. Running or jumping work. (thanks, Les! ♥)

Buff Target
/Skill Blessing of Health II
/Delay 0.75
/Skill Blessing of Stone I

I use this one on my chanter a lot for buffing people. I have a similar one setup for my cleric. :)

Unbundle
/Use [Variable1]
/Delay 3
/Use [Variable1]
/Delay 3
/Use [Variable1]
/Delay 3
/Use [Variable1]
/Delay 3
/Use [Variable1]
/Delay 3
/Use [Variable1]
/Delay 3
/Use [Variable1]
/Delay 3
/Use [Variable1]
/Delay 3
/Use [Variable1]
/Delay 3

For this one I set my variable before executing the macro. This allows me to unbundle whatever I set 9 times, as opposed to the roughly six by using the full name of the item. To set a variable, simply type something like:

/Variable 1 Greater Magical Aether

Macros are also handy for switching out different sets of armor. I always carry my PVP armor and use macros to change between my PVE and PVP sets when needed:

PVP Gear
/Use Elite Guardian Tribunus’s Tunic
/Delay 0.5
/Use Elite Guardian Tribunus’s Gloves
/Delay 0.5
/Use Elite Guardian Tribunus’s Pauldrons
/Delay 0.5
/Use Elite Guardian Tribunus’s Leggings
/Delay 0.5
/Use Elite Guardian Tribunus’s Shoes

PVE Gear
/Use Beshmundir Spiritmaster Tunic
/Delay 0.5
/Use Beshmundir Spiritmaster Gloves
/Delay 0.5
/Use Beshmundir Spiritmaster Pauldrons
/Delay 0.5
/Use Beshmundir Spiritmaster Leggings
/Delay 0.5
/Use Beshmundir Spiritmaster Shoes

One thing to note: If you have a set on, then use the macro again to use that set, the armor pieces are removed from your toon and put in your inventory. (you strip down to your undies, essentially)

When you go to create a new macro, just drag the item from your inventory into the macro edit box and it will automatically add the “/Use … ” part.

I hope that helps. Please feel free to reply with suggestions or any questions! ^_^

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