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WoW Classic: Game Helper Macro Error
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Wed Sep 25, 2019 6:41 amby TonyO
My Classic game helper macros work fine, except for something like this: "/script CastSpellByName("Lightning Shield");"
CastSpellByName() is protected, so WoW Classic client throws a warning when this is executed ("A macro script has been blocked from an action only available to the Blizzard UI.").
What should I check? Or, should I even be able to execute protected functions from ISBoxer in classic?
Re: WoW Classic: Game Helper Macro Error
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Wed Sep 25, 2019 9:48 amby MiRai
Macros, like the above, that worked on patch 1.12 fifteen years ago, do not work in Classic.
Re: WoW Classic: Game Helper Macro Error
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Thu Sep 26, 2019 12:25 amby TonyO
It's true. I still write my alogrithm on a rock tablet before I start scripting.
How would you translate this ancient scripture from vanilla:
- Code:
local bBuffed = false;
for i=1,40 do
local name, icon, _, _, _, _ = UnitBuff("player",i)
if name=="Lightning Shield" then
bBuffed = true;
end
end
if not bBuffed then
CastSpellByName('player', "Lightning Shield");
end
Re: WoW Classic: Game Helper Macro Error
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Thu Sep 26, 2019 8:19 amby MiRai
I honestly couldn't tell you, but making a macro in both Retail and Classic are the same:
https://wow.gamepedia.com/Making_a_macro
Re: WoW Classic: Game Helper Macro Error
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Thu Sep 26, 2019 12:48 pmby TonyO
Thanks, that will help when I do macros.
Re: WoW Classic: Game Helper Macro Error
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Fri Oct 04, 2019 5:58 amby TonyO
I figured out how to do the above with 2 Game Helper macros.
The first WoW macro is assigned a button named LSBuff:
- Code:
/cast Lightning Shield
The second WoW macro (LSCheck) checks for Lightning Shield on the player, and disables LSBuff if it's up:
- Code:
/run LSBuff:SetEnabled(true);for iI=1,40 do local sN,_,_,_,_,_ = UnitBuff('player',iI); if string.sub(sN,1,16)=='Lightning Shield' then LSBuff:SetEnabled(false);end end
So one of my hotkey keeps Lightning Shield up at all times without excessive casting.
Re: WoW Classic: Game Helper Macro Error
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 4:15 amby Wizeowel
That is a pretty clever loophole. Does it work in combat? Or only good for out-of-combat things like buffs?
Re: WoW Classic: Game Helper Macro Error
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 10:08 amby TonyO
It works all the time so far, 2 days. I made a mapped key with both macros in a single step, LSCheck first.
Re: WoW Classic: Game Helper Macro Error
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Tue Oct 08, 2019 4:10 amby Wizeowel
Awesome, great for thorns and pally buffs and such.
Re: WoW Classic: Game Helper Macro Error
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Tue Oct 29, 2019 6:16 amby TonyO
Wizeowel wrote:That is a pretty clever loophole. Does it work in combat? Or only good for out-of-combat things like buffs?
In combat mode, Button:SetEnabled() is now protected. My interface becomes tainted even if "ISBoxer" addon created the button, and ISBoxer is clicking.
Your first thought was correct, or it is now. This no longer works for me in combat, and it shouldn't.