AFK Foraging and AFK Junk Looting
by credits on Nov.05, 2009, under SWG Credit Farming Guide
There are four macros I like to run when I’m AFK foraging. Each has their own purpose, and one of them isn’t necessary if you’re only junk looting.
The first macro I labeled “Lazy”. It’s pretty self-explanatory as to why lol.
/tar self;
/pause .1;
/ui action cycleTargetOutward;
/pause .1;
/ui action toolbarSlot01;
/pause 1;
/ui action cycleTargetOutward;
/pause .1;
/ui action toolbarSlot02;
/pause 1;
/ui action cycleTargetOutward;
/pause .1;
/ui action toolbarSlot03;
/pause 1;
/ui action cycleTargetOutward;
/pause .1;
/ui action toolbarSlot04;
/pause 1;
/ui action cycleTargetOutward;
/pause .1;
/ui action toolbarSlot05;
/pause .1;
/macro lazy;
My main is a bounty hunter, so everything is set up for that profession, however, you know your specials and know how to make them work, you’ll know how to set up this macro to work best for you. Also, I don’t use tool bar slot 1 in this macro, hence the macro starting out at 01 (for those of you not aware of it, the first slot is labeled “00″, not “01″. for more information, check out the macros threads on the official forums under Game Play Discussion).
How I have my toolbar set up is this:
Slot 2: Assault Mark 8
Slot 3: Razor Net Mark 3
Slot 4: Burn Mark 2
Slot 5: Cripple Mark 3
Slot 6: Ambush Mark 8
Before using this macro, you might wanna grab an ent buff primarily for action cost reduction. With lots of targets around, I guarantee you’ll run low on action pretty quick. At least, I do lol. But that’s a down side to being a bounty hunter.
The second macro I labeled “Buff”.
/ui action toolbarSlot13;
/pause 1;
/ui action toolbarSlot14;
/pause 700;
/macro buff;
What this does is about every ten minutes it refreshes two self buffs I have in my 14th and 15th toolbar slots. The first one is Favor of the Elders, the other is the Mustafarian Injector. You can use whatever buffs you want, and can even add to it, but make sure you adjust the pause timer for the reuse time on whatever buff has the shortest duration.
The third macro I think everyone and their mother knows. I labeled it “Loot”.
/tar corpse;
/pause .1;
/loot;
/pause .1;
/macro loot;
Pretty much does what it looks like. The trouble is when there’s a corpse without anything to loot on it that takes a few minutes to despawn, you’ll likely keep targeting the wrong corpse. You can either mouse-over the intended corpse, or you can delete the first half of the macro that targets the corpse.
Ok, now for the big macro that everyone wants. You don’t need droids, pets, or anything like that. All you need is yourself. And the willingness to ignore people pissed off about you spamming at base busts.
I labeled this one “Forage”.
/dance self;
/pause 2;
/dance self;
/pause 2;
/dance self;
/pause 2;
/dance self;
/pause 2;
/dance self;
/pause 2;
/forage;
/pause 1.75;
/macro forage;
Before using this macro, double check under Options > Graphics. There is a check box labeled “Disable Animation Priorities”. I’ve been using this macro consistently with that check box unchecked. It may work with it checked, you can try it if you want.
What this macro does is it makes your character step to the right about every two seconds, for 5 times, then forage. This gets you out of the area you last foraged. Keep in mind if you go into combat, and your character dodges with the animation for it, he/she will then be facing another direction, so they will likely start foraging along a different path.
Also, watch out for buildings and funny shaped trees, you may get stuck in a corner, such as the trees on Dathomir or the back side of a standard guild hall.
If you use all these macros together, you will likely end up with a lot of bait, rare components and the occasional disk. In fact, while I was writing this post, I looted a disk. This method has gotten me so many disks that I’ve labeled several backpacks in my house with the name of the planet the disk is meant to be used on, and nearly filled them all up.
If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask and I’ll answer them as soon as I can!
Happy AFK foraging!
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