Guide: Make your Characters Follow in a Train

[Alge]

Thanks to user ALF from ISBoxer IRC who asked how to do this. The method below will allow you to make a follow train from any slot.

First, we need to add a WoW Macro into ISBoxer.

1. Copy the whole of the text in the code box below, press Ctrl+C to Copy it to the Windows Clipboard.
2. In the upper pane of ISBoxer select Game Helpers, World of Warcraft.
3. In the lower pane of ISBoxer select World of Warcraft, Macro Sets, Quick Setup 42.
4. Right-click Quick Setup 42 and choose Paste WoW Macro from Clipboard.
5. Confirm that a new WoW Macro called "Follow Train" has appeared.

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Box xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
  <ObjectType>ISBoxer_Toolkit.Configs.WoWMacro</ObjectType>
  <SerializedObject>&lt;?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?&gt;
&lt;WoWMacro xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"&gt;
  &lt;PreCommand&gt;None&lt;/PreCommand&gt;
  &lt;MacroCommands&gt;!if (character is"slot 1") /follow {SLOT5}
!if (character is"slot 2") /follow {SLOT1}
!if (character is"slot 3") /follow {SLOT2}
!if (character is"slot 4") /follow {SLOT3}
!if (character is"slot 5") /follow {SLOT4}&lt;/MacroCommands&gt;
  &lt;TargetLastTarget&gt;false&lt;/TargetLastTarget&gt;
  &lt;Name&gt;FollowTrain&lt;/Name&gt;
  &lt;ColloquialName&gt;Follow Train&lt;/ColloquialName&gt;
  &lt;Combo&gt;
    &lt;Combo&gt;Ctrl+Alt+Z&lt;/Combo&gt;
    &lt;Modifiers&gt;Ctrl Alt&lt;/Modifiers&gt;
    &lt;Key&gt;
      &lt;Key&gt;Z&lt;/Key&gt;
      &lt;Code&gt;44&lt;/Code&gt;
    &lt;/Key&gt;
  &lt;/Combo&gt;
  &lt;AllowCustomModifiers&gt;
    &lt;LAlt&gt;false&lt;/LAlt&gt;
    &lt;RAlt&gt;false&lt;/RAlt&gt;
    &lt;LShift&gt;false&lt;/LShift&gt;
    &lt;RShift&gt;false&lt;/RShift&gt;
    &lt;LCtrl&gt;false&lt;/LCtrl&gt;
    &lt;RCtrl&gt;false&lt;/RCtrl&gt;
  &lt;/AllowCustomModifiers&gt;
  &lt;UseFTLModifiers&gt;false&lt;/UseFTLModifiers&gt;
  &lt;Description&gt;Each Character follows the Character in the higher Slot.
&lt;/Description&gt;
&lt;/WoWMacro&gt;</SerializedObject>
</Box>

Second, we need to make a Mapped Key that calls this WoW Macro.

1. Copy the whole of the text in the code box below, press Ctrl+C to Copy it to the Windows Clipboard.
2. In the upper pane of ISBoxer select Key Maps, ISB42 - Custom Hotkeys.
3. In the lower pane of ISBoxer select ISB42 - Custom Hotkeys, Mapped Keys.
4. Right-click Mapped Keys and choose Paste Mapped Key from Clipboard.
5. Confirm that a new Mapped Key called "Follow Train" has appeared.

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Box xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
  <ObjectType>ISBoxer_Toolkit.Configs.KeyMaps.MappedKey</ObjectType>
  <SerializedObject>&lt;?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?&gt;
&lt;MappedKey xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"&gt;
  &lt;Name&gt;Follow Train&lt;/Name&gt;
  &lt;Combo&gt;
    &lt;Combo&gt;CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+T&lt;/Combo&gt;
    &lt;Modifiers&gt;Ctrl Shift Alt&lt;/Modifiers&gt;
    &lt;Key&gt;
      &lt;Key&gt;T&lt;/Key&gt;
      &lt;Code&gt;20&lt;/Code&gt;
    &lt;/Key&gt;
  &lt;/Combo&gt;
  &lt;Steps&gt;
    &lt;Step&gt;
      &lt;Actions&gt;
        &lt;MappedKeyAction xsi:type="WoWMacroRefAction"&gt;
          &lt;Target&gt;all other&lt;/Target&gt;
          &lt;UseCustomModifiers /&gt;
          &lt;WoWMacro&gt;
            &lt;WoWMacroSetString&gt;Quick Setup 42&lt;/WoWMacroSetString&gt;
            &lt;WoWMacroString&gt;Follow Train&lt;/WoWMacroString&gt;
          &lt;/WoWMacro&gt;
        &lt;/MappedKeyAction&gt;
      &lt;/Actions&gt;
    &lt;/Step&gt;
  &lt;/Steps&gt;
&lt;/MappedKey&gt;</SerializedObject>
</Box>

Finally, we need to File, Export All to Inner Space to re-generate the ISboxer addon. If you are already playing your Character Set you will need to reload the WoW UI on all of your Characters.

Notes/Troubleshooting
1. The default Hotkey for this new Mapped Key is Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T. You can change it by selecting the new Mapped Key in the lower pane of ISBoxer and clicking the "<" button to the right of "Hotkey" in the lower right pane of ISBoxer.
2. If you get a message that "WoW Addon generation failed..." you will need to change the Key Combination for the WoW Macro. You should already know how to do that or you wouldn't be getting the error.
3. If you wish to use this with a Character set with fewer than 5 Slots you will need to adjust the macro accordingly.

There's still a line in the bottom code block of the version for isboxer 41 that says:

> &lt;WoWMacroSetString&gt;Quick Setup 38&lt;/WoWMacroSetString&gt;

Just sayin'

[ALF]

it works see here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxi97jjw1y8

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