Tips & Tricks in the AO GUI

[navycut]

An even easier way to type vicinity messages is to just type / then space. So for example,

"/ Hey can I get gsfncuhotfgrid plxplxplx?" So you don't actually need the 'v' but you need a space.

[Omutb]

- holding shift while dragging hotbars allows you to rotate them vertical, takes less screen space.

Right click the bit on the left end toggles it between horizontal and vertical.

[Tikra]

type into chat window
- typing /fxscript tweak rubi-ka_sunlight #
will change the annoying light effects in inf/pen/pande/ai zones BEWARE crashes le missions

Works wonders on ships too (fps wise) .. gotta check LE mishs tho, cant remember a single crash yet.

If ya in ado underwater, use that too. Cant be any smoother down there. Just a bit darker

[MassDebater]

An even easier way to type vicinity messages is to just type / then space. So for example,

"/ Hey can I get gsfncuhotfgrid plxplxplx?" So you don't actually need the 'v' but you need a space.

come here to teach people and i learn something :P

Right click the bit on the left end toggles it between horizontal and vertical.

hah get confused with windows start bar i guess

Works wonders on ships too (fps wise) .. gotta check LE mishs tho, cant remember a single crash yet.

If ya in ado underwater, use that too. Cant be any smoother down there. Just a bit darker

Definitely crashes me instantly in LE missions, forgot to list ado thanks

[erozc]

Handy thing if you're running around for buffs:

/tell %t opens a tell window to the selected person.

Oh and don't be rude and get caught saying:

Eroz: Can I get a behe please, %T?

Since if you use a capital T, it won't work...

[Pomidor]

/fxscript tweak rubi-ka_sunlight #

With # mark (and space before it)?

Cause I am damn lagged by ship lights and graphics

[Tikra]

/fxscript tweak rubi-ka_sunlight #

With # mark (and space before it)?

Cause I am damn lagged by ship lights and graphics

yep. as its written there

[Dutchieman]

shift+r to reply to someone, and use arrow up/down to scroll through names that have sent a tell to you

enter, then tab, and then arrow up/down to scroll to chat channels, and enter to select the one you want to talk in.

probably well known
/ (space) vicinity
/r text ; reply to last person to send you a tell
/o text ; text to guild
/t text ; text to team

[DaveB]

To split items into two stacks (e.g. Treatment Kits, Nano Rechargers)

Hold down control and drag on the item - ie drag the mouse to the right

[Veshka]

To open chat with an NPC, just target (by tabbing if necessary) and press e. Wonderful when a big trox in a sombrero is parked on that small quest mob.

[Demoder]

Double-leftclick on planetmap: Zoom in
Double-rightclick on planetmap: Zoom out

Press the "i" in the top left of the planetmap window, and toggle 'show buttons' to get nice little buttons with shortcuts for mission, character and shop position.

Press the "i" in the top left of the PF map window, show buttons, to show the 'add waypoint' options.

[Crowena]

- typing /fxscript tweak rubi-ka_sunlight #
will change the annoying light effects in inf/pen/pande/ai zones/ado water effect BEWARE crashes le missions

Odd but I don't see any difference at all.

[Blondenurse]

/ch [channel name] to change active channel.


For example,

/ch ra would make Raid-channel active, unless you're in ragnarok. you can abbreviate all the channel names as long as it doesnt conflict. so i gotta use /ch rai and /ch rag to change between org/raid-chat.

/ch ot + TAB gives you a list "ot ooc, ot shopping blablabla"
/ch irai
/ch tea



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shift + F9 to show zone information, like which group-selector (thats the same as "instance" for you wow nubs) you're in.. f9 if you just need to see your coords and suppression...


/played shows you how long you've played
/born shows you when your char was made..




You prolly knew TAB cycles through enemies/neutrals within viewrange, did you know about Control + tab? Or even control+shift+tab?
Ctrl tab cycles through all friendly players or NPC's.
ctrl shift tab cycles through all friendly NPC's




i'd like a shortcut to enter coordinates into waypoint on map. PLEASE!


i knew all the others

And, wrang; idclip

[Strupstad]

i'd like a shortcut to enter coordinates into waypoint on map. PLEASE!

If I understand this correctly, you can type /waypoint 2300 1000 595 where 2300 are the x co-ordinates, 1000 are the y co-ordinates and 595 is the zone you're in (press F9 to check).

But a simple r-click feature would be very welcome!

[Blondenurse]

If I understand this correctly, you can type /waypoint 2300 1000 595 where 2300 are the x co-ordinates, 1000 are the y co-ordinates and 595 is the zone you're in (press F9 to check).

But a simple r-click feature would be very welcome!

I didnt know about this, but to take Strup's advice a bit further:
If you want to put coords into a waypoint on your compass, do the following..


The command itself says:
Usage: /waypoint x z playfield

the "playfield" thing is the "resource" if you click shift+F9 ingame. For example in APF lobby

Extended location information:
- 196.2, 160.2, 112.8 (196.2 160.2 y 112.8 4364)
- Pf Proxy: Model=51100:4364 GS=0 SG=0 R=4364, resource: 4364
- zone: 44, area: "Area"
Server id: 3037, character id: 50000:1325868860, time: 2009-12-26 15:19:48 (UTC)
Version: 18.3.1_EP1, map id: 18.3.1.4_10.12.2009_13.16.26, build: 48468.


If i wanted to go to 100x100 here i'd have to type
/waypoint 100 100 4364



Thanks strup!

[Shesomaru]

Nice Thread!

What i didnt see yet:

/text Remember_to_buff_myself - only u will see this msg, like /say command

If u wanna write a macro, for example a call macro or anything into a specific group channel:

/g "cameloot" Kill >>> %t <<<
/g "tarachat" Kill >>> %m <<< (hehe, %m is self name

Also you didnt notice? When u press F10, on the top if window, where "i" used to be, there are 2 "letters". First for settings, like you see all the time. Second is for keyboard settings. You can see lots of keys listed there and you can change them. For example i use hide for E , coz H is too far...

Also for pet profs, especially for crats:

When u charm a pet its useful if u decide when to lose charm on it and do a recharm and dont wait for it to go off by itself. Easy to do this, just terminate ur pet. But mobs used to have 2 names, which wont work with normal terminate (also doesnt work with 2 named pets) so use this trick:

/pet "%t" terminate

With " " you can give even longer name to pets (tho i dont know how to make it coloured. /pet rename "I hunt omni"

[kicks]

To add waypoints I open the minmap with the extra buttons showing, there you can enter the X and Y cords.

When I go trough a long twinking episode on a toon I make a hotbar just for asking buffs :]

/macro Behe /v %t, could I please have a Behe?
/macro Fg , Es, FG+ES, SFA, IC, SFA+IC....
and so on until the last button that I always make to
/macro Tnx /v Thank you! \n /bow

Pressing "E" button to use things is very useful when blitzing missions for example when you can target the lift when you see it and then just press E when you are in range.
Very good too when something is blocking the lift.

Will try to remember some other good trick that isnt already mentioned

[alfora]

Extended location information:
- 196.2, 160.2, 112.8 (196.2 160.2 y 112.8 4364)
- Pf Proxy: Model=51100:4364 GS=0 SG=0 R=4364, resource: 4364
- zone: 44, area: "Area"
Server id: 3037, character id: 50000:1325868860, time: 2009-12-26 15:19:48 (UTC)
Version: 18.3.1_EP1, map id: 18.3.1.4_10.12.2009_13.16.26, build: 48468.


If i wanted to go to 100x100 here i'd have to type
/waypoint 100 100 4364

And I will never understand why the Shift-F9 info gives the coordinates with commas but without the playfield and with spaces, with the playfield, but with an additional z-coordinate that must be deleted first but the /waypoint command takes the coordinates with spaces and without the z-coordinate. :P

A right-click on the coordinates in parentheses (196.2 160.2 y 112.8 4364) should put the waypoint on the map (and also MARK the WAYPOINT on the map instead of my location!).