This video shows all the macros I use and some good ideas that may help you too! I made one of these at the start of Endwalker, but missed a few important things, so what better time to make another when with the start of Dawntrail?
0:00 Intro
0:23 Party member macro
4:30 Ground target off macro
6:30 Target macro
7:55 Cooldown macro
10:25 Target of target & focus target macro
12:03 What NOT to do with macros
13:15 Outro
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Thanks for these tips! I've always been using a key bind to target a targets target which works fine but this gives me more ideas for some macros, only wish there were more slots because I used so many for having ability icons for when I switch gearsets. Looks pretty but having one for every job takes up a lot of space…
Also always surprised how many commands there are, is there some kind of website that covers macros and commands in ffxiv?
Not extracting spiritbond materia…
11:09 this macro is very neat! I'm gonna use this.
Can i ask whats the use of putting so many of the same command in one macro?
I used to have my Ninjutsu on macro… that was a bad idea
Never thought of a sprint macro, but that's genius. I should probably do the same with potions.
These macros are very useful if you use keyboard and mouse, not really useful for controller because limited hotbar space. I'm just really glad that dragon sight is gone, that was very clunky and you basically required macros for it.
I didnt even know you could cast TBN on allies…….
The problem with MO macros for me is, I lose track of where my damn mouse is way too often.
I use a "Raise all" macro that targets players <2> to <8>, in my preferred order. Just to not get stuck on trying to res someone that already recieved one, which can be a bit confusing in the heat of battle.
How did I miss an actual mouse over macro..? because I don't use them myself but to make a mouse over macro is something like /ac "The Blackest Night" <mo> which will use the ability over a mouse over target either through the party list or your mouse is physically over their player model (a reason I don't actually like mo macros, I also lose my mouse so sometimes I'd give the ability to the wrong person…)
Macro FAQ!
Q: Why do macros try to fill all lines with the same action?
A: Macros in FFXIV are executed one line per frame at a time. Due to this, getting macros to be executed with some consistency we fill the macro with as many lines that execute the same action as we can. That way instead of having only a 1 frame window in which a macro can execute, we have an up to 13 frame window.
Q: Why are macros considered unreliable? Why is it not recommended to macro GCD abilities like combos?
A: Unlike normal actions and abilities, macros cannot be queued. Normally, when you press a button while you are in animation lock (or a GCD while your GCD is rolling) FFXIV will queue the action so when the lock is finished, the action automatically executes. Since macros cannot be executed during any kind of lock, and since they cannot be queued, you'll find macros tend to be more unreliable than regular actions and abilities. This ties back to the prior answer, where since macros are executed one line per frame, and cannot be queued, we do what we can to make them as reliable as possible.
Q: If macros are executed one line per frame, does that mean if I have a higher FPS, my macros are less reliable?
A: Yes! FFXIV, in general, isn't graphically or performance-wise balanced for any FPS higher than 90. Even then, it may be best to limit it further to 60 fps. For instance, jiggle physics simply do not exist at high FPS values, but you'll find that limiting your FPS will re-introduce said jiggle physics.
There's a lot of time and effort spent by the community to understand macros as best as possible. If you want to learn more, I recommend searching for the FFXIV Macrology book on github. You can also ask around on reddit or in-game!
Happy macro-ing!
The macro's shown are really good! Gonna copy some of them for myself!