In Game Timer (Reminder)

[Kosmos]

If you need an ingame timer for a mod, here is an idea.

I created an ingame macro to remind me when it was time to do my MakeShift Arrows ability. I am forever running out of arrows because I forget to press the icon, when it's refreshed.

So now I have reminder that goes off every 10 minutes, to remind me to to do it.

The alarm session monitor window could be easily modded for what ever you need, if you need some type of reminder to do something ever certain amount of time.

It's probably possible to make a stop watch or something for people. Which I have seen request for.

Here is the macro I made. Recast on MakeShift Arrows is 600seconds.

I'm sure I'll be posting some sort of mod for this at some point, but someone else will probably beat me to it. It will be an easy one so I thought I would toss out the idea for you guys to play with.

Line#1 /useability MakeShift Arrows
Line#2 /r_alrm_sess_dur_minutes 11.0
Line#3 /alarm_restart_sess_dur_alarm

This does the ability and resets the alarm timer for 11 minutes, and restarts it.
So in 11 minutes I get a popup message.
I plan to make the pop-up window the MakeShift Arrows Icon, that can be pressed, to do the macro, or make it similiar to the on screen messages.

So there is a timer we can use if anyone needs one.

DISCLAIMER: I in NO WAY condone using this for ANY type of automatic or unattended use of abilities, which would be in violation of the EULA, this is only intended to be a reminder alarm.

[Drumstix42]

/drool

nice find. I knew the timers could be use. glad someone wasn't too lazy to figure it out

[Kosmos]

Originally Posted by Drumstix42

/drool

nice find. I knew the timers could be use. glad someone wasn't too lazy to figure it out

Ding, Arrows are done!

[Kosmos]

I played last night for a few hours and I'm up to my arse in MakeShift Carbonite Arrows now! LOL.

[metavirus]

Automatically using abilities violates the EULA? Why, that would macros actually useful . Not being able to macro-trigger an ability has been one of biggest gripes in this game.

[Kosmos]

Originally Posted by metavirus

Automatically using abilities violates the EULA? Why, that would macros actually useful . Not being able to macro-trigger an ability has been one of biggest gripes in this game.

The way I understand it, Having a reminder message pop up and tell you to a spell is ready to use again, is no different that when the icons in your maintained window start to flash to let you know they are about to expire.

BUT.. having any hardware or software that actually DOES the ability for you, without your actually useing a keyboard key, or a mouse click, is in direct violation of the EULA.

If you walk away, and the buff or ability keeps getting triggered on a regular interval that is in violation of the EULA, at least as far as I am concerned.

[Dadditude]

I tried this, but it keeps telling me, "Unknown command: 'alrm_restart_sess_dur_alarm'" - did I enter it incorrectly or something?

[Kosmos]

Originally Posted by Dadditude

I tried this, but it keeps telling me, "Unknown command: 'alrm_restart_sess_dur_alarm'" - did I enter it incorrectly or something?

I will double check when I get home.

It might be /alrm_restart_sess_dur_alrm

Makesure you have the "/" in front of it also.

[Drumstix42]

type part of it in and hit tab, it should autofinish or give possible matches.

[ger]

It's /alarm_reset_sess_dur_alarm. And this is just to make sure I'm over the minimum post size.

[Kosmos]

Originally Posted by ger

It's /alarm_reset_sess_dur_alarm. And this is just to make sure I'm over the minimum post size.

Ok I fixed the post. Sorry for the typo.