macro

[no_rules_just_play]

hey guys,

Im trying to set a macro that makes me be able to send chat messages like 'FLAG' very fast.

First of all, is it allowed (it would seem weird if it wasnt)
second: i downloaded autohotkey, is that a good idea?
third: can somebody help me finding a working script.

I tried this:

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{ENTER}::Send yFLAGy

and also this:

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{F11}::Send yFLAGy

when i tried it on notepad, i actually typed 'yFLAGy'. but in-game, nothing happened. I went to yahoo and someone suggested to use this:

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{F11}::
Send {Y down}
Sleep, 10
send {Y up}
Sleep, 10
Send {F down}
Sleep, 10
Send {F up}
Sleep, 10
Send {L down}
Sleep, 10
Send {L up}
Sleep, 10
Send {A down}
Sleep, 10
Send {A up}
Sleep, 10
Send {G down}
Sleep, 10
Send {G up}
Sleep, 10
Send {Enter down}
Sleep, 10
Send {Enter up}
Sleep, 10

but when i tried to launch the script, it said:

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"note: the hotkey {f11}:: will not be active because it does not exist in the current keyboard layout"

same for {ENTER} btw

edit: changing {f11} with f11 makes the script run and it works in notepad, but not in-game.
edit2: also tried to set the '10' to '100', but still didnt work

[Zlisch_The_Butcher]

I really don't know shit about this whatsoever, but shouldn't they end on an enter instead of a y for the shit you type to actually be submitted? Just wondering.

[no_rules_just_play]

thanks for the answer zlisch. i didnt think about that indeed. but than there is still the problem that it doesnt work in-game and that the keys arent found on my keyboard or something

[no_rules_just_play]

http://www.autohotkey.com/board/topic/66650-buttondoesnt-exist-in-the-current-keyboard-layout/

just found this, lets try it

edit: i can run the script now, but still doesnt work in-game

tried to set the 10 to 100, still doesnt work

[oohillac]

On my old gaming keyboard, I had a "sorry for the teamwound!" script set to my extra keys. 

The trick is to make sure there is a delay between keystrokes, if your software can do that.   It can't be instantaneous keypresses.

If your software can't do that, try leaving a bunch of whitespace between letters to delay it?

[no_rules_just_play]

On my old gaming keyboard, I had a "sorry for the teamwound!" script set to my extra keys. 

The trick is to make sure there is a delay between keystrokes, if your software can do that.   It can't be instantaneous keypresses.

If your software can't do that, try leaving a bunch of whitespace between letters to delay it?

you mean this? i tried to set it to 100 already

Sleep, 10

[bagele]

you mean this? i tried to set it to 100 already

in autohotkey 1000 = 1 second

[no_rules_just_play]

i know, and a pause of 100 is already extemely slow

[Macropus]

Tried to make something like that and is doesn't work at all, I can't even bind a simple jump on a hotkey 

[no_rules_just_play]

there are people with gaming mouses that use macros in crpg though

[Vodner]

See if using a different send method fixes things.

You can also have key presses automatically delayed and/or held for a specific amount of time, without having to manually add a delay after every key.

[Digglez]

I used a program called MACROMAKER back in the days grinding out classes to unlock Jedi in Starwars Galaxies.  Its MUCH simplier than autohotkey that takes a programming degree to do anything useful or even simple.

http://macromaker.en.softonic.com/

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[no_rules_just_play]

I used a program called MACROMAKER back in the days grinding out classes to unlock Jedi in Starwars Galaxies.  Its MUCH simplier than autohotkey that takes a programming degree to do anything useful or even simple.

http://macromaker.en.softonic.com/

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im interested and downloaded it, but for some reason it didnt open the application when i clicked it :/
oh wait, nvm this might work

edit: i tested it and it is a very nice program but it doesnt work in-game either. thanks for helping though

[Paul]

For Warband you got to use the $ prefix so that a hotkey can be triggered afaik.

[no_rules_just_play]

For Warband you got to use the $ prefix so that a hotkey can be triggered afaik.

i just tried that with autohotkey, but it didnt work