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Thorfinn_Sigurdssen  2 stars
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Couldn't think of a better name for it!


It's still in development, but it's at the stage where it really could use a beta test. Basically, it adds a whole load of stuff I personally wanted to make life a bit less cumbersome.


I think it's most useful feature that as far as I'm aware hasn't been done before is it's ability to track what players and creatures are attacking, and add a few useful hotkeys using it.

It's got a smartcaster, which not only casts the appropriate war/vuln spell for your target like any other smartcaster does, but if you target a player with a war spell/imp/vuln, it'll hit their combat target. Similarly, if you use the 'heal other' target on a creature, it'll heal whoever that creature's attacking. This feature is NOT 100% reliable though- it figures this out by watching the animations of creatures and players, and paying attention to any that are targetted, such as casting a war/vuln/imp, or engaging in melee/missile combat. It doesn't know what someone's target actually is, it only remembers the last creature/player they attacked.


It can do buffing, with multiple profiles. I've made a fairly simple interface for it, laid out in what I felt is a logical way. In a future version I'm also planning on adding in the facility to automatically switch profiles based on where you are when you exit portalspace- so when you go into the PotB portal, it'll select your buff profile that keeps your lightning weapon buffed, and so on.

Edit: Almost forgot, it'll use the best spell you can cast with a 60% chance of successfully casting it (14 points above the difficulty, 314 for a L7 buff), and 80% for smartcaster/managing vitals (47 points above the difficulty, 347 for Bolt VII spells such as Ilservian's Flame). It's not configurable at the moment, I'll add the ability to change it in future.


If you're using magic, it'll keep on top of your vitals, making sure they're kept topped up. (NB: ONLY in spellcasting mode at present, it won't use healing kits or stams automatically).

If you're using Radar add-on, it can highlight stuff that's attacking you on the radar.

It can do one touch healing.

It tracks xp/hour both total, and in the last 5 minutes. If you're in a fellow, it'll also tell you what percentage of the xp you're getting you earned yourself.

It can show you when you pass a skill check, and what the difficulty of the check was. This is useful for figuring out the difficulty of crafting interactions, or the magic defense skill of creatures, etc.

It's got a debuff hud that shows you what debuffs are currently cast on you. Life/Critter debuffs are on separate rows, and it'll show you the level (indicated by the scarab), and how many are cast, and when the oldest one will run out.

It'll show you how many items are left in your shortcuts in the bottom right of the screen.


Probably a few other things as well, there's a fair bit in there.


Just to re-iterate, this is BETA, it's far from finished. It's entirely possible it'll react unexpectedly in circumstances I've never thought of, so don't rely too heavily on it without trying it out first. I have NO idea how the smartcaster targetting thing will work in PvP- it might just not work at all, or it might hit the wrong person.. I haven't tried, and unless it's a huge problem, I probably won't, I'm not a great fan of PvP myself.


Anyway, get it here:

http://www.flynn1179.me.uk/ac/?acplus


If anybody has any problems with it or suggestions (helpful ones, that is), let me know.


Enjoy
deamadar
Posts: 47
Registered: 2004-1-27 05:44:56
OMG!!!!! I love this plug in talk about ease of use ... and its not even memory hogs I dont see any noticeable decrease of frame rate ... good job

 

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byteful  1 star
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re:Suggestion for profiles for casting.....


Have each profile allow to use different items for ease of casting(less fizzles).


Example: Wield Item with Major Creature magic, while casting Critter magic. When finished with them, UN-wield that item and then wield the Major Life item for the life spells, etc....


EL Tank did this and I found it to be VERY helpful.


Anyways, thanks for the plugin.


Say if yall need Alpha/Beta testing, contact mje via PM. I am going into surgery on my left knee, this Thursday(07/12/07) and will have ALOT of free time on my hands.


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Ellen_Ripley  1 star
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Nice so far, only things I see missing immediately are the ability to stop buffing, as well as limiting the mana/stam/health management to buffing only.


Hopefully you'll have weapon buffing implemeted in a later version as well.


Thanks, I'll keep toying with it!
bartzHG  1 star
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sounds interesting cant wait to try it out 8)


- checked it out.. its awesome thanks for a great plugin 8)
XavierVAT
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AWESOME, I've been looking for a plugin like this, ever since Einstein went under I CAN'T WAIT!

 

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Realy well done, simple no fuss no rush. I think its works Well few things I found minor things mind you.


CS CB and and all quest wands dont work with the smart caster.

 

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Circus_Freak  1 star
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Registered: 2004-4-16 15:34:03
seems to work well, but how do you pause/stop?


edit, spoke too soon, just crashed hard, something about ACvitals error then went into a loop asking me if i want to continue, also hasnt cast any war

 

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deamadar
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Registered: 2004-1-27 05:44:56
on log out I also will get a directx error sometimes that puts me in a loop that takes about 4 minuites to get out of or a crash but other then that I love it ... works great I love the manage vitals it really help a guy like me play a mage

 

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bartzHG  1 star
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seems to work well, but how do you pause/stop?


edit, spoke too soon, just crashed hard, something about ACvitals error then went into a loop asking me if i want to continue, also hasnt cast any war


on occasion while it buffs it seems to get stuck casting the same spell over and over again for several minutes. i have casting and magic unfiltered. also was it supposed to cast war automatically ? i thought u had to do that manually.

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