[FFXIV] HUD/UI ACT Spell Timer Setup for Bard

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Hey guys, Finally finished this video. The length is a bit more than what I wanted it to be. This’ll cover my Hud layout and my ACT spell trackers.

I wasn’t able to cover Cactbot/DPS meters or it would have been over an hour easy. So with that said, I’ll create another video centered around those two aspects.

00:00 – Intro
00:38 – HUD Layout
09:25 – ACT Spell Tracker Setup
31:51 – Closing Thoughts

ACT Spell Tracker imports:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eRiZZemw1aO0_1mVwigu1viYusg7Eeap/view?usp=sharing

ACT Hojorang Plugin:
https://github.com/anoyetta/ACT.Hojoring

If you need help feel free to contact me on discord Benji#6853
I’ll do what I can to get you setup as time permits.

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21 thoughts on “[FFXIV] HUD/UI ACT Spell Timer Setup for Bard”

  1. This is fine for single-target DoTs but surely this becomes less and less effective—eventually almost pointless—the more mobs you apply it to.

    If a WHM casts Dia on 5 enemies, there's ~12 second delay between the first at last Dia cast. If they wait for the timer, which has reset on the last cast, that's a lot of missed uptime of the DoT 🤔

    I think I need something that tracks every instance of Dia I've cast and gives me a timer for each one. Hopefully that's a thing somewhere…

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  4. I couldn't find your UI files in the description. Did you forget to put them there? I mean the ones that saves your hotbars and bindings. Added you to discord meanwhile, maybe you can send them there 😀 Great video and thanks

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  9. Finally found some time to sit down with ACT and this video again. You providing the exports for the Bard dots is so helpful. This is a pretty richly featured app, and having these sample spells to use as a template is really great.
    Thanks again for this video. My BRD is my first lvl 80, and I think having these visual cues will help a lot for a very casual player.

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  10. Thanks for the video! Was very helpful. Do you have any suggestions for tracking the dots with lower level content? I tried adding 'You use Venomous Bite.' and the same with windbite on the third line of keyword to extend, but they don't track for some reason.

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  11. Honestly looked through some of your other videos I am surprised you don't have more subs, was wondering for end walker happen to have any idea how to track charges of a spell? I play bard and reaper and that would be helpful although I do like your icon layout. I am so used to having weak auras playing ffxiv has been a harder transition lol.

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  12. This doesn't work very well with using this as a normal cooldown watcher. Whether you manually put in the recast time exactly, or use "Use Hotbar Recast Time," it is off. Watching the custom timer lag a bit when counting down and arriving slower than the actual cooldown. Frustrating. Was hopeful this could be my new CD watcher.

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    The ability begins counting down as soon as animation of spell starts; however, this program can only work after it can read the spell being cast in battle log. I think through trial and error it can be achieved. Right now I'm trying to work with this on my Machinist using Drill.

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