Rift Macro Guide

**Basic Rift Commands-Emotes**

(All emotes are /"emote")

apologize
angry
attack
beg
Bonk
bow
bye
charge
cheer
chicken
clap
confused
cower
cry
curtsey
dance
drink
eat
emote
examine
facepalm
flex
flirt
gasp
Giggle
grin
grovel
hello
hug
kiss
kneel
laugh
laydown
listen
lol
no
openfire
point
ponder
pray
rude
salute
shrug
silly
sit
sleep
smile
talk
tease
tickle
thank
warmhands
wave
yes

**Basic Rift Commands-General**


(All commands are /"Command")

abilitybar - Selects a specific ability bar page from your main bar.
afk - Sets you "Away From Keyboard" with optional message.
alias - Allows you to create alias for your commands.
cancelbuff - Cancels a buff by name.
cast - Casts a specific spell.
clearfocus - Clears a focus set by the /Focus command.
combatlog - Brings up the combat log.
dismount - Dismounts you from your mount.
dnd - Sets your chat to "Do not Disturb" with optional message.
duel - Starts a duel
dungeoninfo - Displays dungeon info.
equip - Equips selected item
equipslot - Untested
filter - Turns adult chat filter on or off.
focus - Sets your focus to selected NPC or player.
follow - Follows the target.
friend - Add player as a friend.
help - Brings up available commands
inspect - Looks at a target players gear.
loc - Gives your location
macro - Brings up the macro section.
motd - Edits message of the day.
played - Shows your time played.
pvptoggle - Toggles your PVP flag on or off.
random # - Rolls a number randomly up to the number specified.
report - Reports a player.
returntorespawn - Returns you to the graveyard if you are dead.
role # - changes your role.
startattack - Starts melee auto-attack.
startrangedattack - Starts ranged Auto-Attack.
stopattack - Stops your attack.
stopcasting - Cancels casting.
target - Selects target player or NPC.
targetexact - Selects the exact name of a NPC or Player.
targetmark - To target the marked target specified by
time - Displays the server time and the local time.
version - Gives you the current RIFT version.
who - Opens the social window.

**Basic Rift Commands-Party**


(All party commands are /"Command")

clearallmarks - Clears away all target marks.
dumpraid - Creates a file that lists the members of a raid.
invite - Invites target player to your party.
kick - Kick player from your party.
leader - Transfer party lead to player.
mark # - Mark a target with designated number.
partyleave - Leave your party.
raid_create - Create a raid.
raid_disband - Disband a raid.
readycheck - Prompts a ready window for everyone to confirm readiness.
resetinstances - Resets a instance.

**Basic Rift Commands-Chat**


(All Chat commands are /"Command")

chat # ,# - Selects a chat channel you have joined and enters a message when a message follows the space after the number. See /chatlist for chatlist numbers.
chatlist - Gives the list of chat channels and their numbers you have joined and that can be selected by /1, /2, etc. Aliases of this command are chatinfo and chatwho.
guild - Selects the guild chat channel and enters a message when a message follows the space after the command. Aliases for this command are /gu, /gc and /g.
join - Joins a chat channel when the channel exists or not. Aliases for this command are chatjoin, cjoin, channel and chan.
leave # - Leaves a chat channel by giving its number. See /chatlist for chatlist numbers. Aliases for this command are /chatleave, /chatexit, /cleave and /cexit.
lfg - Short command to join the LFG channel (/join LFG).
party - Opens a party channel and sends a message when a text follows the space after the command to all party members. Alias for this command is p.
tell - Opens a tell/whisper channel to another character and sends a message in this private channel when a text follows the space after the character name.
Aliases for this command are whisper, w and t. The hotkey 'r' ot the command reply can be used to repond to the last person sending you a tell (or whisper).
wf - Opens a warfront team channel and sends a message when a text follows the space after the command to all warfront team members.
raid - Opens a raid channel and sends a message when a text follows the space after the command to all raid members. Alias of this command is /rsay.
say - Opens an local channel and sends a message when a text follows the space after the command. Alias for this command is s.
yell - Opens an local channel and sends a message when a text follows the space after the command. Work like say but the text get another colour to emphasize it. Alias for this command is shout.
announce # - Enables join/leave announcements for a given channel. Alias for this command is /ann.
chatban # - Kick and bans a player from a chat channel. Aliases for this command are /ban, /bk and /cban.
chatinvite # - Invites a player to a private chat channel. Alias for this command is /cinvite.
chatunban # - Unbans a player from a chat channel. Aliases for this command are /unban and /cunban.
moderator # - Make a player character moderator of the given channel. Alias for this command is /mod.
owner # - Transfers channel ownership to another player character.
password # - Sets the channel's password, or clears it if no password entered.
private # - Make a channel private. People must be invited using /cinvite to join.
public # - Makes a channel public. Anyone can join who is not on the ban list.
unannounce # - Disables join/leave announcements for a given channel. Alias for this command is /unann.
unmoderator # - Remove moderator permissions for a player character on the given channel. Alias for this command is /unmod

**Basic Rift Commands-Pet**


(All Pet commands are /"Command")

petaggressive - Sets your pet to attack anything that comes into range.
petattack - Sets your pet to attack the current target.
petcast - Your pet will cast the spell given.
petdefensive - Pet will only attack when attacked.
petfollow - Pet will follow you.
petstay - Pet stays at current location.
petname - Sets your pet name.
petpassive - Sets your pet to do nothing, even if attacked.

**Basic Rift Commands-Guild**


(All guild commands are /"Command")

dumpguild - Generates a file with the entire guild roster on it.
ginvite - Invite a player to the guild.
gleave - Leave the guild.
guild - Type a message to the guild.
gkick - Kick a player from the guild
glog - Brings up the guild log
gsetmotd - Sets the guild Message Of The Day
gpromote - Promotes a guild member to a rank designated
gsetnotes - Changes the Guild Notes message.


**Special Macro Commands**

/suppressmacrofailures - Squashes those stupid error messages when using multiple spells in a macro string.
/saveequip followed by an index number (e.g. “/saveequip 1″)
o This saves the currently equipped set of equipment to the specified index.
/loadequip followed by an index number (e.g. “/loadequip 1″)
o This loads the saved set of equipment from the specified index.
/cast followed by an ability name (e.g. “/cast Motif of Tenacity”)
o This casts the specified ability. You can specify a target for that ability using special targeting syntax (e.g. /cast @mouseover Commander’s Order)
/wait followed by a number of seconds (e.g. “/wait 1″)
o This is used to tell the game engine to wait the specified number of seconds before issuing the next command.
/stopcasting
o This tells the game engine to stop the current action and is a necessary intermediate step between chained macro commands.
/use item
o This uses the item named (e.g. /use Blessed Tome)


**Special Commands**

exportui -- exports your UI, Chat, macro settings to a file
importui -- imports your UI, Chat settings from a file. This works across characters, shards, factions, and even accounts.
exportkeybindings -- exports your keybinds to a file
importkeybindings -- imports your keybinds from a files. This works across characters, shards, factions, and even accounts.
tweetpic - Tweet a Screenshot
Tweet - Opens the twitter interface.
%o - *Example* /p Attack %o. -> Attack him. or Attack her.
%p - *Example* /s Take %p loot. -> Take her loot. or Take his loot.
%s - *Example* /t %s is waiting. -> he is waiting. or she is waiting.
%T - displays the target selected in chat.
@Focustarget - Cast a spell at a target of a focused target, E.G. /cast @focustarget Soul lance
@Lasttarget - Cast a spell on your last target before your current target
#show “ability” - Causes the macro to inherhit the icon and ability icon of the skill.


**Advanced Macro Strings**

Now to the bread and butter! To use the following strings you will need to create a macro. To do this you go to the options menu then select macros or simply type /macro. Here you can select a
icon (or use the #show command to get the icon you desire) and enter the strings into the blank field. Once you create your macro you can place it on a spot on your AbilityBar. Some macros let you
clear up AbilityBar space by organizing different spells into one macro instead of having every spell hot keyed (keep in mind those macros will only use "1" skill due to patching of stringed abilities).
Below are a few example I have at the moment.

*Assisting main Tank*

target
assist
cast

*As a tank or puller let people know you are pulling while getting hate*

party I am pulling the target %T
cast

*One button Follow command for a person you group with a lot*

target
follow

*Healing – do this for all 5 group members and you have a handy 1 button heal for each, you can mess around with different skills and combinations but you get the idea*

target
cast

*Chat warnings with skills*

party I am Squirreling the target %T , touch him and you will get rabies!!!
cast Transmorgrify

*MouseOver Heal Example*

suppressmacrofailures
#show Basic Heal
stopcasting
cast [ctrl] @mouseover Heal Over Time
cast [ctrl] Heal Over Time
cast [alt] @mouseover Big Heal
cast [alt] Big Heal
cast @mouseover Basic Heal
cast Basic Heal

*Setting up Reactionary Skills - Be sure to put the reactants on top so it cycles correctly*

suppressmacrofailures
#show Flamespear (ranged ability)
cast Furious Rage (reactive such as on block)
cast Face Slam (melee ability with a cooldown such as 6 seconds)
cast Reckless Strike (Melee Range Spamable)
cast Stonespear (ranged ability with cooldown)
cast Flamespear (ranged spamable)

*Ever get tired of adding every planar damage item onto a bar, here is a solution!*

suppressmacrofailures
Use "Planar damage item 1"
use "Planar damage item 2"
use "Planar damage item 3"
use "Planar damage item 4"
Ect..
Ect..

*Swapping out weapon sets*

equipslot 8
equipslot 9
equipslot 8
equipslot 9

*Example of a good stealth macro*

#show Stealth
suppressmacrofailures
stopcasting
stopattack
cast Stealth
cast Slip Away

*Switching to DPS mode in a group but your tank is in danger??? try this if you are helping with heals on a tank for easy continuation of damage*

target
cast
assist <---- retargets the target your tank is targeting, so you can just start casting DPS again.

*Using chat in macros to remind you to rebuff*

\\\Do This Step first\\\
private # - Make a private chat

\\\This is The Macro\\\
#show
cast
wait 25
<#> \\\Use the number of your chat\\\ - "Motif" is wearing off, re-cast it now!!
party - This will switch your primary chat back to party mode for you. You can also use /say to go back to general chat.

*Calling out Targets with group support*

\\\Calling out a target\\\
mark 1 @mouseover
party Prepare to spike damage in 2 seconds
cast @mark 1 debuff/snare

\\\Rest of team applies damage with this double tap\\\
cast @mark 1 Damage on a cooldown
cast @mark 1 Spammable damage

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Rift AFK Bot with no GUI

Here is a great afk bot that doesnt have a gui or anything so it makes it much less likely to be caught a tall. It allows you to have random buttons pushed, random times for pushing buttons, start and stop hotkeys, a exit hotkey, background settings so you can be notified if you are being messages, and it has zero gui.

Here is the virusscan
http://www.virustotal.com/file-scan/rep ... 1312046271

Here is the download link
https://rapidshare.com/files/1289991102/Rift-AAFK.zip

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Rare Mob Macros + maps (Ultimate Hunter)

below is a compiled list for you to make macros and assign then to buttons so you can easily target rare mobs all over Telara's world:

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FREEMARCH

suppressmacrofailures
target Gizzit
target Azagamara
target Gogrol
target Crepit Pokeit
target Sea Scuttler
target Augustor
target Tormented Wisp

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SILVERWOOD

suppressmacrofailures
target Brod
target Mok
target Pentheus
target Werewolf
target Marlrog
target Pandora
target Vengeful Spirit

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GLOAMWOOD

suppressmacrofailures
target Browncap Cutter
target Gnar Nighthunter
target Millrush Moonstalker
target Scarbite
target Stalker of the Grove
target Zatzak Browncap
target Dozer
target Lunar Shadestalker
target Scald
target Stalker of Tears
target Xaksha

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STONEFIELD

suppressmacrofailures
target Bahezerk
target Boneseeker
target Gnarvul
target Gorehorn
target Gormungun
target Lothuu the Sad
target Nela Valcuthren
target Questing Overseer
target Rendfang
target Sentient Cruor
target Stone Rend
target Stridal
target Xoxtillus
target XT-300

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SCARLET GORGE

suppressmacrofailures
target Rockjaw
target Ghorgull the Bringer of Libations
target Quogor
target Korgek the Breaker
target Nightfang

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MOONSHADE HIGHLANDS

suppressmacrofailures
target Arumal
target Lugog the Destroyer
target Deranged Pyromancer
target Raging Summoner
target Fezziled the Curious

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DROUGHTLANDS

suppressmacrofailures
target Kragnix the Annihilitar
target Hurknok
target Mordant Widow
target Glogg the Ravenous
target Jhomm the Cruel
target Freddrik the Broken
target Bone Fed Ripper
target Enraged Scarab / Strange Mound
target Forgotten Sacrifice

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SHIMMERSAND

suppressmacrofailures
target Predator
target Councilman
target Mangled Exile
target Lord Scaldwater

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IRON PINE PEAK

suppressmacrofailures
target Frostpaw Mauler
target Dagda Skullthumper
target Arctic Peakstalker
target Froshide
target Razormane
target Fenwyn
target Netherworld Wanderer
target Emissary Kavenik
target Swirling Tempest
target Blackblood Drake
target Mad Hogger

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STILMOOR

suppressmacrofailures
target Azumel the Screecher
target Blood Bough
target Experimental War Golem
target Jom Turner
target Khromas the Eternal
target Spineclaw
target Taziel Kanur
target Thagrux the Unclean
target The Endless Broodmother

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A Beginner's Guide to Macros

What are they? Macros are a tool enabled in many video games that let you string commands together to a custom button.

Why use them? Generally they allow for some optimal customization. This works well in a game like Rift which does not allow add-ons but has a ton of abilities to let you make some shortcuts to save on keybinds or help with healing targeting.

Where do I find this option? In Rift, you can either go to the Menu options and bring up the Macro menu or simply type /macro. You will see a list on the side of several empty icon boxes. You click on one, rename the title and then in the area beneath you can write your macro.

How do I write a macro? Macros are fairly simple in concept. The most basic of them is "cast [Ability Name]". So if I wanted to write a macro to cast Healing Breath, I would simply write

cast Healing Breath

Each line of a macro is separated by a line break. So with multiple commands to chain them you would write:

cast Healing Breath

cast Healing Grace

So I can chain my entire rotation to one button? Neato Burrito! Not exactly. You can not chain multiple abilities to one button press. Nor can you chain a rotation exactly. What you can do is set a priority list by cooldown. Basically in the macro above, Healing Breath has an 8 second cooldown. It will attempt to cast Healing Breath and if it is able to, it will. If not, it will move to the next spell on the list, Healing Grace. It will ONLY cast Healing Grace if Healing Breath is on cooldown.

How does this work for Reactive abilities or follow ups?: Pretty much the same way.

cast Rising Waterfall

cast Power Strike

This will attempt to cast Rising Waterfall first. When you start a fight you won't be able to since RW is a reactive ability. So it will cast Power Strike. The next time you press the button, you will able to cast RW though because it is now enabled by you using PS.

cast Path of the Wind

cast Power Strike

Because Path of the Wind has no restrictions, this macro would only recast that over and over.

cast Power Strike

cast Path of the Wind

This however, will cast PS if you are in melee range, but cast Path of the Wind if you are out of melee range.

So...about targets? You are able to also customize targeting with macros. There are a variety of things but they use an "@" modifier to indicate it is a target.

cast @self Healing Breath

If you macro it, the macro would always cast Healing Breath on yourself, no matter who you have targeted. Other options are:

@lasttarget [Your Last Target]

@mouseover [The target your cursor is over. Great for healing]

@focus [Your focus target]

Is there anything else I can do with them? Lots! But this is a beginner's guide. Macros can do a lot of things, such as set targets, set focuses, marks. There are some guides on the official forum if you get more curious.

Edit: My reddit editing fu is kinda bad. Sorry if this looks messy.

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Make huge "I Win" macros

I found one big difference in what's allowed to do in a macro in Rift versus WoW. 

Say that you want to make this macro on your warrior on WoW:

/cast Overpower
/cast Rend

The intended effect here is to cast Overpower if it's useable, and otherwise cast Rend.
This however, does not work on WoW.
The macro will always try to cast Overpower, regardless of wether or not is useable.
It will never cast Rend.
Therefore you are forced to have 2 different keybinds for Overpower and Rend.

This is not the case on Rift, however.
What does this mean to us?
It means you can macro tons of abilities into a "I Win" button.

This is a simple version of the dps macro on my Cleric Shaman:
(note: in Rift you do not need a slash in front of the cast command)

cast Massive Blow
cast Lightning Hammer
cast Crushing Blow

Massive Blow is the hardest hitting ability I have, but it has a 20 sec cooldown.
It's at the top of the macro because I want to use this ability whenever its ready.
Lightning Hammer is slightly better than Crushing Blow, and has a 6 sec cooldown.
Crushing Blow is the lowest hitting ability but has no cooldown.
It's at the bottom of the macro because I only want to use this ability when everything else is on cooldown.

See what I did here?
I put all of my 3 attacks into 1 button and now I can just spam this button to do max dps.
You get the idea.

The full macro I use looks like this

cast Jolt
cast Fated Blow
cast Massive Blow
cast Lightning Hammer
cast Crushing Blow

Jolt and Fated Blow are instant (no global cooldown) abilities that are useable after I crit or dodge someone.
Because Jolt and Fated Blow have no global cooldown, the macro will cast Massive Blow, Lightning Hammer or Crushing Blow too.
That's why they have to be at the top of the macro.

The beauty of this is that I now have a perfect dps rotation with just 1 button.
It will always cast the best attack to use.

Basicly your macro should look like this:

no global cooldown abilities
...
your best attack (with the longest cooldown etc)
...
...
...
your worst attack

I'm sure you guys can come up with even better ways to use macros in Rift.
Enjoy.

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