GnomeSequencer 

I have been studying writing a good Frost DK 2H step rotation based on the advice found here as far as priority goes:

-Plague Leech if Blood Plague has 4 seconds or less left
-Blood Tap if your target is at or below 35%, Soul Reaper is off cooldown but you have no runes and do have blood tap charges
-Plague Leech if the above applies but you have no blood tap charges (and PL is available)
-Soul Reaper if target is at or below 35%
-Howling Blast on FF proc
-Death Strike on Dark Succor proc
-Oubreak if Blood Plague isn't up
-Plague Strike if Outbreak is unglyphed and on CD
-Blood Tap if you have 11 Blood Tap charges (as to not overcap)
-Howling Blast to apply Necrotic Plague if you have it
-Blood Tap when Killing Machine procs but you have no runes for Obliterate
-Plague Leech if above applies but Blood Tap is unavailable but PL is
-Obliterate on KM proc
-FS on KM proc if Obliterate has more than 4 sec CD (as to not waste KM proc)
-FS when runic power is about te be capped (80+)
-Obliterate if nothing else available
-FS if nothing else available but RP is over 55 to keep RP for Outbreak if needed
-Blood Tap if nothing else availble
-Plague Leech if nothing else available

i am not sure how detailed a step function can be and if you can build in GCD's. I have been playing WOW since vanilla all through Cata then took a break till now. I just finished leveling my DK too 100 (main spec is blood) but like the DPS / OT function as well.

The mechanics of the game have changed fundamentally since I last played and am looking for a catch up......thanks for any assistance !!

So then If i put Touch of Karma above the cast sequence since that's on a cooldown it should be fine? I ask because my Xuen idea didn't pan out.

That did it. Thank you!

Keeps saying there is an syntax error of Sequences.lua near line 82. Unepected symbol near ']'

local _, Sequences = ... -- Don't touch this

----
-- Rename this file to Sequences.lua before you get started, it uses a different file name so as not to overwrite your existing file with a future update.
-- Every entry in the Sequences table defines a single sequence of macros which behave similarly to /castsequence.
-- Sequence names must be unique and contain no more than 16 characters.
-- To use a macro sequence, create a blank macro in-game with the same name you picked for the sequence here and it will overwrite it.
----

----
-- Here's a large demonstration sequence documenting the format:
Sequences["GnomeExample1"] = {
-- StepFunction optionally defines how the step is incremented when pressing the button.
-- This example increments the step in the following order: 1 12 123 1234 etc. until it reaches the end and starts over
-- DO NOT DEFINE A STEP FUNCTION UNLESS YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING
StepFunction = [[
limit = limit or 1
if step == limit then
limit = limit % #macros + 1
step = 1
else
step = step % #macros + 1
end
]],

-- PreMacro is optional macro text that you want executed before every single button press.
-- This is if you want to add something like /startattack or /stopcasting before all of the macros in the sequence.
PreMacro = [[
/run print("-- PreMacro Script --")
/startattack
]],

-- PostMacro is optional macro text that you want executed after every single button press.
-- I don't know what you would need this for, but it's here anyway.
PostMacro = [[
/run print("-- PostMacro Script --")
]],

-- Macro 1
[[
/run print("Executing macro 1!")
/cast SpellName1
]],

-- Macro 2
[[
/run print("Executing macro 2!")
/cast SpellName2
]],

-- Macro 3
[[
/run print("Executing macro 3!")
/cast SpellName3
]],
}

----
-- Here is a short example which is what most sequences will look like
Sequences["GnomeExample2"] = {
-- Macro 1
[[
/run print("Executing macro 1!")
/cast SpellName1
]],
}

Sequences["Frost"] = {
PreMacro = [[
/targetenemy [noharm][dead]
]],
'/cast !Obliterate',
'/cast Howling Blast',
'/cast Plague Strike',
'/cast Soul Reaper',
'/cast Obliterate',
'/cast Empower Rune Weapon',
'/cast Anti-Magic Shell',
'/cast Frost Strike',
'/cast Dark Simulacrum',
}
]],
-- Macro 2
[[
/run print("Executing macro 2!")
/cast SpellName2
]],

-- Macro 3
[[
/run print("Executing macro 3!")
/cast SpellName3
]],

]],

]],

-- Macro 2
[[
/run print("Executing macro 2!")
/cast SpellName2
]],

-- Macro 3
[[
/run print("Executing macro 3!")
/cast SpellName3
]],
}

Oh sorry for giving wrong info. I was getting too deep on my own script and thought it was at the bottom. Didn't even see the PostMacro after it. My apologies.

As far as my script:

There it is. It begins picking up Icons the instant I start casting. It's just frustrating to have the Red ? before then. I know it's just because it doesn't have a spell yet that i can tap in on. So i was thinking if I say put in Invoke Xuen, the White Tiger at the top and remove the combat in front of it, it should always have an icon.

Am I thinking about this right?

If it helps, here is the full thing.


local _, Sequences = ... -- Don't touch this

----
-- Rename this file to Sequences.lua before you get started, it uses a different file name so as not to overwrite your existing file with a future update.
-- Every entry in the Sequences table defines a single sequence of macros which behave similarly to /castsequence.
-- Sequence names must be unique and contain no more than 16 characters.
-- To use a macro sequence, create a blank macro in-game with the same name you picked for the sequence here and it will overwrite it.
----

----
-- Here's a large demonstration sequence documenting the format:
Sequences["GnomeExample1"] = {
-- StepFunction optionally defines how the step is incremented when pressing the button.
-- This example increments the step in the following order: 1 12 123 1234 etc. until it reaches the end and starts over
-- DO NOT DEFINE A STEP FUNCTION UNLESS YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING
StepFunction = [[
limit = limit or 1
if step == limit then
limit = limit % #macros + 1
step = 1
else
step = step % #macros + 1
end
]],

-- PreMacro is optional macro text that you want executed before every single button press.
-- This is if you want to add something like /startattack or /stopcasting before all of the macros in the sequence.
PreMacro = [[
/run print("-- PreMacro Script --")
/startattack
]],

-- PostMacro is optional macro text that you want executed after every single button press.
-- I don't know what you would need this for, but it's here anyway.
PostMacro = [[
/run print("-- PostMacro Script --")
]],

-- Macro 1
[[
/run print("Executing macro 1!")
/cast SpellName1
]],

-- Macro 2
[[
/run print("Executing macro 2!")
/cast SpellName2
]],

-- Macro 3
[[
/run print("Executing macro 3!")
/cast SpellName3
]],
}

----
-- Here is a short example which is what most sequences will look like
Sequences["GnomeExample2"] = {
-- Macro 1
[[
/run print("Executing macro 1!")
/cast SpellName1
]],
}

Sequences["Frost"] = {
PreMacro = [[
/targetenemy [noharm][dead]
]],
'/cast !Obliterate',
'/cast Howling Blast',
'/cast Plague Strike',
'/cast Soul Reaper',
'/cast Obliterate',
'/cast Empower Rune Weapon',
'/cast Anti-Magic Shell',
'/cast Frost Strike',
'/cast Dark Simulacrum',
}

]],

-- Macro 2
[[
/run print("Executing macro 2!")
/cast SpellName2
]],

-- Macro 3
[[
/run print("Executing macro 3!")
/cast SpellName3
]],
}

Would it work then?

You shouldn't cast Horn of Winter that often, it will always cast. Second the , after cast soul reaper shouldn't be there. Just for sake of being pretty you should do the '''s around the /cast Soul Reaper instead of "'s

also fix your /startattack at the bottom.

Is there any way I can get the first icon to not be the Red ? mark??