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I’m developing a new card game called Los Rudos. It’s going to be a cross between Grand Theft Auto and Pokemon using pictures from Flickr. Here are the first few prototype cards.
Eventually, I’d like to build an interface where people can easily create and submit their own Los Rudos cards. First, I need to finalize the rules.
In a previous post I mentioned how I was back on Star Wars Galaxies. The game developers raised the maximum combat level from 80 to 90 while I was gone, so I needed to close the gap to be effective in my pvp bounty hunting. I started to level up through quests, however I was gaining xp at a snail’s pace. Then I switched to killing spiders on Dathomir; it was much faster, but boring as hell. So I finally turned to macroing! Yep, with a few macros and scripts — I’m an afk killin’ machine! Why work harder when you can work smarter, right?
BTW, my system is running Ubuntu (Edgy Eff) and I’m using Cedega for SWG.
The first thing you need to do for afk combat is make some in-game macros.
1st macro: ATTACK
/ui action toolbarSlot00;
/pause 1;
/ui action toolbarSlot01;
/pause 1;
/macro ATTACK;
2nd macro: TARGET
/loot;
/harvest;
/pause 1;
/ui action cycleTargetOutward;
/pause 25;
/macro TARGET;
3rd macro: HEAL
/ui action toolbarSlot02;
/pause 1;
/ui action toolbarSlot03;
/pause 1;
/macro HEAL;
Place your primary attack ability on the 1st slot (lower row).
Place your secondary attack ability on the 2nd slot (lower row).
Place your heal ability on the 3rd slot (lower row).
Place your buff ability on the 4th slot (lower row).
So for mine, I have Razor Net as my 1st slot, Ambush for my 2nd, Heal for my 3rd, and Favor of the Elders for my 4th.
Unfortunately, auto attack was disabled for in-game macros. To auto-attack, you need a 3rd party scripting program. When I played SWG on Windows, I used AC Tools. For Ubuntu I had to find an alternative. I downloaded xmacro in Synaptic. Once you download it, you’ll have to load the record module in your xorg.conf file.
In the terminal type:
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Save a backup of xorg.conf
Scroll down to the modules section and insert:
Load “record”
Save the file and restart X (ctrl+alt+backspace)
Navigate to your home folder and create a new file with gedit called: autofire.macro
Add these lines to the file:
KeyStrPress Scroll_Lock
KeyStrRelease Scroll_Lock
Now save.
Create a new file in the home folder with gedit called: attack.sh
Add these lines to the file:
while :
do
cat autofire.macro | xmacroplay “:0.0″
done
Now save.
Almost done! Now go into SWG. Go to Options>Keymap>target
Rebind the Primary Attack command to the Scroll Lock button
Click ‘OK’
Find a location you want to grind out.
Bring up the terminal and run the script you made.
sh attack.sh
Go into SWG and start up the in-game macros. I’d suggest to sit back and watch it run through a few times — macros always need a tweak here or there.
To quit out of the in-game macros type: /dump
To quit out of the loop script, Alt+Tab over to the Terminal and type: Ctrl+C.
I just got back into Star Wars Galaxies to see how the game has progressed since I left. I was part of the exodus of players that left the game when Sony ripped the guts out of the old system as part of the NGE. After the NGE, characters were forced to choose one profession. I didn’t want to be confined to the cantina as an entertainer, but I also didn’t feel right playing as Jimi Hendrix and not being able to bust out my guitar (well, it’s a mandovial, but close enough) and turn this mutha’ out. So I said, “fuck it” and left.
Fast forward a year or so and now I’m back on SWG. I still can only be one profession, but it’s actually working out. Jimi Hendrix is the perfect disguise for a Bounty Hunter. I walk up to my mark in my entertainer/civilian clothes with my guitar equiped and I chat them up for a bit. When they let their guard down, I use my armor swap macro to instantly equip myself in full armor and weapon. I drop a trap and then they’re mine for the taking.
Actually, I would get beat more often than not if my brother-in-law and fellow BH, Posner (his character is modeled off of Judge Posner), wasn’t there to have my back. BHs are underpowered in the game, but I don’t mind it since I generally play with Posner anyways. It’s funny killing players, they always have a different reaction. Some scream that it’s not fair and others ask us to train with them.
Anyways, BHing has revitalized my interest in SWG. Who would have thought ganking could be so much fun?
