BT4 Custom states help

MidgetMage55 · 01-13-09, 04:35 PM

Ok so ive been playing a little with macros recently (and not doing amazingly well) and i read that the bt4 custom states are based on the macro API with a few additions for things like fading. Ive gotten most of the things i want to work but i cant seem to figure out how to get this last presumably simple function to work.

What i want to do is have a bar hide (its really just a single button) when a skill isnt available and show when it is. Basically i ALWAYS miss when my rune strike is available on my DK so im hoping i can set this bar to hide when its not available and show when it is. this way i can put it in a very obvious place so when it pops up i notice it. After reading through and searching all the cources i could think of (and google searching) i couldnt get a fix on it.

Not entirely sure if this is possible so even a simple not possible (if thats the case) would be appreciated.

Edit: I may also be looking at the wrong section of the addon. it could also be a custom conditional in the visibility section. **goes mildly insane**

Psoewish · 01-13-09, 07:30 PM

That's a tough question really, I'm not really sure if that would be possible at all with states, since it uses macro conditionals, and as far as I know there are no conditionals that check a spell.

**Seerah** · 01-13-09, 11:45 PM

Correct. You can't check if a spell is available or not.

MidgetMage55 · 01-14-09, 01:21 AM

Bummer. Guess ill just have to place it somewhere obvious and have it only show in combat. thanks for the replies folks. Atleast it wont be driving me crazy any more hehe.

Wraanger · 01-14-09, 03:39 AM

just make a bunch of macros ... like

#show Blood Strike
/cast Rune Strike
/cast Blood Strike

and use it in place of your normal strikes. Not advisable to macro Rune Strike to other rune dumps. ie, only macro it to your melee abilities ...

MidgetMage55 · 01-14-09, 11:22 AM

Never been a big fan of stacking abilities like that in a macro. I did something similar on my warrior and I ended up putting conditional abilities like these on a separate bar. With the new custom states bit in BT4 i was hoping to try something new.

Very much appreciate the offer though.