MacroQuest

EZServer is a boxing server. Most people on this server play either 6 or 12 characters. In order to do this efficiently, and without completely losing your mind, you have to use a character management system. Enter MacroQuest.

MacroQuest, along with EQBCServer, allows you to use one character to remotely control all of your other characters. It also allows you to do a few tricks that would not be possible without it. While in general MQ2 is allowed, some specific macro sets are not (MQ2melee for example). The simple rule of thumb is a direct quote from Hateborne:

"If you set it up where the casters continually assist, on their own, which frees you up to make a sandwich, mow the yard, or otherwise step away....THIS IS *NOT* OK! I am ok with a puppetmaster approach where a tank can, like a puppetmaster, pull strings to perform a basic action. The puppetmaster does not have the ability to pull one string to make a puppet dance, shake, follow, and perform autonomously...neither shall you."

Along those same lines using mq2twist is fine for bard songs and epic, but IS NOT usable by other classes to eternally cast heals, debuffs, item clicks, etc.

Installing MacroQuest

1. Download Macroquest. Select "Underfoot" or "ROF2" for client (depending on which client you are using), and "Classic" for build, then click download
2. Extract the files to a new folder under your EverQuest directory (or any location you can remember)
3. Run "MacroQuest2.exe" and "EQBCServer.exe" before launching client

Both programs should automatically detect your running EverQuest programs, so there is no additional setup required.

Additional plugins can be started using /plugins "Name" or by adding them to the .ini file directly.

Uses for MacroQuest

Dynamic Map
MacroQuest populates your map with the location of all NPCs in real time. - you can right click the NPC on the map to target it

Map Commands

• "/mapshow NPC" - shows ALL NPC's on map
• "/maphide skele" - hides all NPC's on map with "skele" in their name
• "/highlight NPC" - highlights the color of all NPC's in zone
• "/highlight color # # #" - changes the color MQ2 uses to highlight mobs. the 3 numbers will create a color based off of RGB color codes. Some examples are "/highlight color 255 255 255" for white, "/highlight color 0 0 0" for black
  
  

Target
"/target NPC" - Targets any NPC in zone
Example: "/target skeleton" - targets the nearest NPC with "skeleton" in its name

Stick

• This is a MUCH better version of /follow from EQLive.
• add "uw" after stick to make characters look down when sticking, this helps with water following or levitation (e.g. "/stick uw")
• add a number after stick to specify the distance to follow (e.g. "/stick 1" -or- "/stick 20")
• add "behind" to stay behind an NPC (useful for rogues, or to avoid rampage damage) (e.g. "/stick behind")
• add "moveback" to stay at the set range from an NPC (useful to avoid being so close you can't attack) (e.g. "/stick 20 moveback")
• Any of the above commands can be combined (e.g. "/stick 15 behind uw")
  
  

Sending Commands - EQBC

• /bcaa //command - Sends a command to all of your characters, INCLUDING the one you are currently on
  
  • Example: "/bcaa //stick 10" - make ALL of your characters stick to what they are targetting at a distance of 10
    
• /bca //command - Sends a command to all of your characters, EXCEPT the one you are currently on
  
  • Example: "/bca //stick 10" - make all of your OTHER characters stick to what they are targetting at a distance of 10
    
• /bct name //command - Sends a command to a specified character
  • Example: "/bct Darpey //stick 10" - makes Darpey stick to what he is targetting, at a distance of 10
    
    

Channels in EQBC

• All people with pets should have pet channel
• All people with whom you wish to punch with should be in a DPS channel
• All tanks should be in a tank channel
• All casters in caster channel
• All healers in a heal channel

Examples
/bccmd channels tank
/bccmd channels dps pet
/bccmd channels caster pet dps
/bccmd channels tank heal

So, a Beastlord would be in all 3 channels since he both casts, has a pet, and does dps Clerics Paladins and Shaman are in /bccmd channels tank heal because I want them to attack from the beginning and for the occasional heal. If you log out your boxes using camp, they will retain the channels you put them in.

Nuke:
Now casters are in their own group because I have "/bct casters //keypress 7"

Heal:
"/bct heal //keypress 5"

Cleric could be be '/cast "Word of Vivication"'

For everyone else they all have a heal spell MQ2 Macros Forum Post

Item Notify

• Clicks a specified item
  
• Example: "/itemnotify slotname rightmouseup" - right clicks the specified item
  
  

Use Item

• Clicks a specified item
  
• Example: "/useitem slotname (bagslot#(0-9) RoF2 only)" - right clicks the specified item
  
  

Twist

• Allows your bard to continuously sing multiple songs
  
• Example: "/bct Bardname //twist 1, 2, 4" - Makes bard sing songs 1, 2 and 4 on his spell gems.
  
• Use "/twist off" to stop singing
  
  

Multiline

• Allows you to fit more than one command in one hotbutton line (as long as it doesn't extend beyond the frame)
  
• Example: "/multiline ; /bca //stick 10 behind ; /stick 10" - Makes all OTHER characters stick behind, and your main character stick in front.
  
  

Filtering

• Allows you to filter what shows in your chat box. You can add an asterisk before the text to act as a wild card, otherwise it will only filter lines which begin with what you type. Wild cards will be filtered if they pop up anywhere in a certain line.
  
• Example: "/filter name add *begins to glow" - Filters out all messages about glowing items from focus effects. The * is only needed before the filter, and is assumed after it
• Example: "/filter name add You strike through" - Filters out all messages about striking through your opponents defenses. It doesn't need a wild card because it is the start of the text.
• Some popular wild card filters for EZ: *begins to glow (charm focus effect), *has died (NPC death), *beams a smile (lifetap emote), *is struck by a cyclone (every warrior epic), *glows blue (more charm spam), *has been slain by (NPC death), *contorts with rage (Warrior Anger proc), *your wounds close (Druid Skin proc)
• Some popular standard filters for EZ: You have slain (NPC death), You strike through (in-game filter doesn't work for this), You resist the (Resist messages), Your faction standing with (faction messages)
  
  

Hide Corpse (not MacroQuest, but still useful)

• /hidecorpse looted (hides corpse after it has been inspected)
  
• /hidecorpse all (hides all corpses in zone other than your own)
  
• /hidecorpse off (makes all corpses in zone visible)
  

Hotbutton Examples

Assist
/bca //target id ${Target.ID}
/bca //stick 15 uw behind
/stick 10
/bcaa //attack on
/bcaa //pet attack

Follow
/bca //target id ${ME.ID}
/bca //stick 10

Gate to Nexus
/bcaa //itemnotify 19 rightmouseup

Loot Corpse
/target corpse
/stick 1
/loot

Make Alt Loot Corpse (Alt targets corpse that you are currently on, waits 2 seconds for you to get off corpse, then loots all of corpse's contents)
/bct Brotedo //target id ${Target.ID}
/bct Brotedo //stick 1
/pause 20
/bct Brotedo //lootall

Alt Nuke Target
/bct Wizardname //target id ${Target.ID}
/bct Wizardname //cast 2 -maxtries|4

Alt Cast Spell on Target
/bct Toonname //target id ${Target.ID}
/bct Toonname //casting (spell ID number)
( e.g. /bct Aamadex //casting 125262 )

Force Boxes to Only Render UI (Reduces Lag)
/bca //viewport 1 1 1 1

Render Reset (see above)
/bca //viewport reset