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  • Battle Macros of FFXIV

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    Aspect
    Published on 09-09-2010 12:18 AM
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    I'm sure that most of you have learned to use convenient Class Changing Macros by now, so you should now be more than ready to make some for the actual battles. I know you may be dreading the setup about more macros, but don't worry about a thing. Battle Macros are much easier to set up than their Class Changing counterparts, and will make things much easier on the field of battle.

    Setting up Your Battle Macros

    All Battle Macros in FFXIV revolve around the action (/ac) text command. Take a quick look at the structure, and you should already have a very good idea of how they work.

    /ac “Skill Name” <t>

    Sub-commands:
    <t> - Performs the selected action on the eligible target.
    <st> - Selects a sub-target that is different from your regular target.
    <me> - Selects yourself for the target. Make sure to use this sub-command for all self-casting abilities.
    Now you should be ready to start making some macros of your own. If you are using a keyboard, I highly recommend you put all Battle Macros in the 'Ctrl' group, because the 'Ctrl' can be accessed slightly faster than the 'Alt' key. As for gamepad users, just assign them as you see fit.

    Using Battle Macros as a Discipline of War

    If you are playing a Discipline of War, it is good to incorporate some of your self-buffing macros with a strong attack. Let's take a look at a nice one I wrote for my Lancer.

    /ac “Ferocity” <me>
    /ac "Speed Surge" <me>
    /ac "Doomspike" <t>
    Once the macro has been activated, the abilities will be queued up and activate in descending order. Just make sure your weapon skill is selected last, and enjoy watching Doomspike in action!

    Using Battle Macros as a Discipline of Magic

    While Battle Macros are a convenient addition for Disciplines of War, they are an absolute necessity for the Disciplines of Magic. Even if there aren't any other targets within miles, you always have to deal with a rather annoying confirmation menu when an AoE skill has been selected.



    I know you think this is annoying, but it brings me great pleasure to inform you that there is a solution. Whenever you need to bring AoE into the fight, make sure you incorporate the following text commands:

    /aoe – Use this at the start and end of all AoE Spell Macros. By doing this, you turn AoE on to execute a spell, and back off once the cast has been finished.

    /wait # – Prompts the macro to wait a certain number of seconds before performing the next line of action. Without the wait macro, the AoE will be toggled off before the spell finishes casting. Personally, I think 5 seconds is pretty much the perfect amount of wait time in a macro.
    With these new commands learned, it's time to get to work. I would like to thank Segth for contributing this awesome healing macro.

    /aoe
    /ac "Sacrifice" <me>
    /wait 5
    /aoe
    When you toggle aoe on and off before a macro, you will no longer have to deal with that nasty confirmation menu. This will save you lots of time and headache, and I highly recommend you always incorporate this into every one of your useful spells.


    Battle Regimens

    I know that some people find it quite bothersome when they constantly have to set up battle regiments but setting up a macro for it is actually quite easy. Special thanks to valark for teaching me how to use this.

    /br on
    /ac "Skill Name" <t>
    Once the macro is activated, the Battle Regiment will begin. When everybody in the party is ready to activate the ability, just press the 'G' button and enjoy watching the various abilities get unleashed all at once!



    Now it's time for you to enjoy setting up your own macros. If you have any questions regarding Battle Macros, feel free to drop a line.
    Comments 12 Comments
    1. blucynder's Avatar
      As always great article. As a person new to MMO's I find them invaluable.
      Reply
    1. patchn's Avatar
      Awsome, thanks alot for the article!! I'm finding this to be my favorite site for ffxiv hands down.
      Reply
    1. Kharas's Avatar
      Great article. The information on AoE spells was particularly helpful.
      Reply
    1. Gold Star's Avatar
      So lets say I only wanted to heal the tank to lessen my aggro spike from the mob I would use:

      /aoe off

      Is that correct?
      Reply
    1. Xedonius's Avatar
      The FFXIV Compendium - ffxivorigin.com
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    1. ittekimasu's Avatar
      Tried to put in some /ac macros for my Gladiator and it doesn't seem to work. Just shows up as yellow text when I try to activate it.

      /ac "Light Stab"
      /ac "Light Slash"

      just shows up in chat in purple
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    1. Aspect's Avatar
      You have to include the <t> the end of each macro, so for example:

      /ac "Light Stab" <t>
      /ac "Light Slash" <t>

      Try this and it will work!
      Reply
    1. ittekimasu's Avatar
      ah thank you.

      I had an additional question, when fighting multiple monsters, is there a macro that could automatically target the monster that has focus on you?
      Reply
    1. slimborama's Avatar
      for the love of God, how do you make heal macros?

      You would think this would work:

      /ac Cure <p0>

      /ac Cure <p1>

      ...etc

      But for some reason, it does not allow you to use party identifier in targeting! Any help would be much appreciated.
      Reply
    1. Joseph Thomas's Avatar
      Quote Originally Posted by slimborama View Post
      for the love of God, how do you make heal macros?

      You would think this would work:

      /ac Cure <p0>

      /ac Cure <p1>

      ...etc

      But for some reason, it does not allow you to use party identifier in targeting! Any help would be much appreciated.
      yeah unfortunately that doesn't work. I hope they fix that soon.
      The best thing I can offer is using /action "Cure II" <t> and use f12 to cycle thru your party members before you use the macro.. that's what I do in my group and it works relatively well. If anyone has a better way please say ^^
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    1. Acrylic Miao's Avatar
      Quote Originally Posted by Joseph Thomas View Post
      yeah unfortunately that doesn't work. I hope they fix that soon.
      The best thing I can offer is using /action "Cure II" <t> and use f12 to cycle thru your party members before you use the macro.. that's what I do in my group and it works relatively well. If anyone has a better way please say ^^
      What about a macro goingNot sure about this cause i have never used magic )
      First line in macro: /<p1> (p0-p14 or something)
      Second line in macro: /ac Cure <t>

      wouldnt that make sure that it first chooses the party member you want and then casting cure on the target?
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    1. ninazu's Avatar
      p1-p14 can only be used in text, not for targeting.
      You can however use the up/down (D-PAD) on a gamepad and it cycles only through party members.
      That + macros at least gives you 1-click casting.
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