My AFK Hunting Macro

[Max Liao (Callandryn)]

Find a newbie area where you find static spawns. (Usually just right outside a city.) I did this outside Kor Vella last night and got 30,000 Pistol XP while I slept (5 hours). Sure they are newbie mobs and only give 25 - 75 XP per kill, but like I said, it added up to 30,000.

Step 1:
Turn off the auto AFK notification. (Devs don't like you playing while you sleep. hehe)

Step 2:
Ctrl + A
Macro Tab
New Macro

Step 3: Type is EXACTLY as I do ... including upper and lower case letters.

/ui action cycleTargetOutward;
/follow;
/pause 5;
/attack;
/pause 5;
/pointBlankSingle2;
/pause 5;
/harvest bone;
/harvest hide;
/loot all;
/pause 3;
/sit;
/pause 10;
/stand;
/ui action toolbarSlot00;

Step 4:
Put the macro into the F1 slot of yout toolbar.

Step 5:
Stand in your hunting spot.
Zoom the camera out (as far as it will go) at about a 45 degree angle over your head.
Crtl + Shift + S
F1

Feel free to tweak it so it works for you. For example, 'point blank shot' is a pistol skill. If you are using a rifle or carbine, you'll need to use another. In my macro I also have a line for 'medical forage'.

/ui action cycleTargetOutward; - This gets you a target to shoot.
/follow; - This will help you close in on your mob so that you can loot it afterwards. (Sometimes even with this I kill them too quickly. hehe)
/pause 5; - Gives you 5 seconds to close in.
/attack; - Duh
/pause 5; - I'm told this isn't needed, but it seems to work well for me in case I kill them too quickly.
/pointBlankSingle2; - Special attack in case a newbie mob is still alive after the initial attack.
/pause 5; - Again, it may not be needed ... but I use it.
/harvest bone; - harvests bone (if any) as primary.
/harvest hide; - harvests hide if there is no bone.
/loot all; loots the mob (in case some thugs pop while you sleep)
/pause 3; - waits 3 seconds in case of lag.
/sit; - to rest in case you took damage
/pause 10; - for 10 seconds
/stand; - get back up
/ui action toolbarSlot00; - Restarts the Macro (in the F1 position)

[Rooks (Kedryn)]

wow thanks, I needed a way to boost my unarmed (god it sucks so much to level)

[Shayla]

Sweet I could use something like this for entertaining so my music skill goes up.

[Aja]

heheh macros? ahhhh, and you called me a power gamer?

i actually am opposed to combat macros mostly due to the fact that it's what ruined AC1 and caused such a large rift in power between high levelers who chose to macro and those that chose not to (or did not know how) Oddly enough, since I played on the PvP server, most evil guilds were the ones who made use of macros and other game ruining exploits causing the good aligned guilds to lose time and time again in conflicts and territory disputes. Though, losing was somehow fun as well, in hindsight. But the balance to the game that was lost was frustrating.

[Max Liao (Callandryn)]

I agree with you as far as AC1 goes. You may remember that was one of the reasons I quit. But there is a difference here; Star Wars Galaxies has a macro system. I am not using 3rd Party goods to make this happen, just the good ol' Ctrl + A.

If I catch anyone using 3rd Party software, they're gone. But using an in-game function ... not an exploit ... is perfectly acceptable.

My F7 key is the key I use when hunting (solo or in a group). It has the following commands assigned to it:
/healthShot2
/bodyShot2
/kipupShot
and one other ... I forget at the moment. This is not an exploit or abusing the system, it is using a function of the game.

Make sense?

[Aja]

yes, i suppose it does... though i truely wonder if they intended their macro system to be used to allow people to go afk for extended periods of time.

but i'll probaby give it a try... especially for crafting, now that you put it that way.