RIFT Macro Targeting

@lasttarget [Your Last Target]

@mouseover [The target your cursor is over]

@focus [Your focus target]

e.g. On Mage Choromancer to cast heal on your self:

cast @self Bloom

For casting beneficial spells on your pet, while @pet does work, @pettarget does not work.

RIFT Brief Macro Sequence Guide

LINE 1 should always be:

#show 


LINES 2 through ???? should always be your "REACTIVE" skills you currently know for your class and soul build:

/cast Retaliation
/cast Paladin's Reprisal
/cast ....


THE NEXT LINES ??? to ??? should always be your "COOLDOWN" skills in the order you prefer that they be cast. Most important ones first, followed by the lesser important ones.

/cast Aggressive Block
/cast Face Slam
/cast ....


SECOND TO LAST LINE should include your one and only "INSTANT" skill your using in the macro:

/cast Pacifying Strike

FINAL LINE should always be your suppress macro failure line to remove error message spam:

/suppressmacrofailures






Follow this basic (Reactives first... Cooldown skills next... Instant skill last) structure for your Cleric, Rogue or Mage build and you'll have great results. 






If you have any questions look for Ysela in-game and have fun out there.

RIFT Paladin Macro

#show Pacifying Strike
/cast Retaliation
/cast Aggressive Block
/cast Face Slam
/cast Pacifying Strike
/suppressmacrofailures


That's it! As you press this macro it will automatically use RETALIATION if and when it's "UP" or available after a block. Otherwise it will use your AGGRESSIVE BLOCK on the first press, then FACE SLAM the next time you press it, followed by PACIFYING STRIKE every time after that until your RETALIATION or AGGRESSIVE BLOCK or FACE SLAM are ready to be used again.

RIFT Macro Fall Through Rule

suppressmacrofailures
cast @focus Burn
cast @focus Fulminate
cast @focus Cinder Burst
cast @focus Flame Bolt
cast @focus Fulminate
cast @focus Fireball

To use this macro, you first must set a target as your focus by either binding a key to set focus or by macro command to set focus. Now, as stated before, only a single spell will be cast, but there are several listed. What happens is the first command tells the game, if something doesn't work, we don't need to know about it. This prevents spam to us when using the macro. Next, it attempts to cast Burn. Burn has a 45 second cooldown, so it'll cast it, then it won't be able to cast it for 45 seconds. During that time, it'll go to the next line. Fulminate has a 45 second cooldown as well, so it'll cast once, then be skipped for 45 seconds. Cinder Burst has a 30 second cooldown... and so on. The final spell has no cooldown. So if you repeatedly press the button, it will cast them in order, and cause cooldowns. After the spells are on cooldown, it will cast spells as they become available. If none in the list are available, the very last spell is spam-able, so it will always be able to fall all the way back to it.

RIFT Macro Commands

Slash Command	Description
suppressmacrofailures	Only usable within a macro, prevents macro failure notices.
saveequip #	ie: /saveequip 1. Saves the currently equipped set of equipment to the specified index number.
loadequip #	ie: /loadequip 1. Loads the saved set of equipment from the specified index.
cast [@modifier] <ability name> [target]	casts the specified ability. You can specify a target for that ability using special targeting syntax (e.g. /cast @mouseover Commander's Order)
focus [@modifier] [target]	Sets your focus to the named player or NPC. If no target is specified, it uses current target.
target [@modifier]<name>	Selects the player or NPC.
use [@modifier] <item name>	This uses the item named.
wait #	Where # is a number of seconds. Causes the macro to wait the specified number of seconds before issuing the next command. Also /macrowait.
stopcasting	Causes the macro to stop the current action. A necessary intermediate step between chained macro commands.
use <item name>	This uses the item named.
equip <item name>	This equips the item named.
bindmacrofile <key> <filename>	Bind a macro saved as a text file in the same directory as rift.exe to a key.
%o	Returns the objective gender-specific pronoun for the target (Him, Her, It).
%p	Returns the possessive gender-specific pronoun for the target (His, Her, Its).
%s	Returns the subjective gender-specific pronoun for the target (He, She, It).
%t	Returns the name of your current target.
@self <spell name>	Cast a spell on yourself.
@focus <spell name>	Cast a spell the focused target.
@focustarget <spell name>	Cast a spell at a target of a focused target.
@lasttarget <spell name>	Cast a spell on the last target before your current target.
@targettarget <spell name>	Cast a spell on your target's target.
@pet <spell name>	Cast a spell on your primary pet.
@mark # <spell name>	Cast a spell on the creature or player marked with # (only usable in group/raid).
@gtae <spell name>	Cast an AOE spell at the location of the target. (gtae stands for ground target area of effect - I think)
#show "ability"	Causes the macro to inherit the icon and ability icon of the skill.

Rift Rare Target Macro

target gizzit
target tormented wisp
target sea scuttler
target azagamara
target augustor
target crepit pokeit
target gogrol

When you save, it should be seven lines.

Why is this helpful? While in Freemarch, you can press a single button and instantly attempt to target a rare npc. If they are within targeting range, you'll find them. Quite helpful for those pesky rare-killer achievements. Substituting for the names of rares in your zone of choice will help you there as well.

Now, you should have a grasp of selecting icons, naming, and using macros. For the rest of the guide, I will assume you can handle that portion yourself. All remaining teaching will simply deal with the Script of the macro.

RIFT Macro

**Basic Rift Commands-General**


(All commands are /"Command") 

abilitybar - Selects a specific ability bar page from your main bar.
afk <message> - Sets you "Away From Keyboard" with optional message.
alias <alias> <command> <blah> - Allows you to create alias for your commands.
cancelbuff <spell> - Cancels a buff by name. 
cast <spell name> - Casts a specific spell.
clearfocus - Clears a focus set by the /Focus command.
combatlog - Brings up the combat log.
dismount - Dismounts you from your mount.
dnd <message> - Sets your chat to "Do not Disturb" with optional message. 
duel <player> - Starts a duel
dungeoninfo - Displays dungeon info.
equip <item> - Equips selected item
equipslot - Untested
filter - Turns adult chat filter on or off.
focus <Target> - Sets your focus to selected NPC or player.
follow <Target> - Follows the target.
friend <player name> - Add player as a friend.
help - Brings up available commands
inspect <player name> - Looks at a target players gear.
loc - Gives your location
macro - Brings up the macro section.
motd - Edits message of the day.
played - Shows your time played. 
pvptoggle - Toggles your PVP flag on or off.
random # - Rolls a number randomly up to the number specified. 
report <player name> - Reports a player.
returntorespawn - Returns you to the graveyard if you are dead. 
role # - changes your role.
startattack - Starts melee auto-attack.
startrangedattack - Starts ranged Auto-Attack.
stopattack - Stops your attack.
stopcasting - Cancels casting.
target <name> - Selects target player or NPC.
targetexact <Target> - Selects the exact name of a NPC or Player.
targetmark <number> - To target the marked target specified by <number>
time - Displays the server time and the local time.
version - Gives you the current RIFT version.
who - Opens the social window.

**Basic Rift Commands-Party**


(All party commands are /"Command") 

clearallmarks - Clears away all target marks.
dumpraid <filename> - Creates a file that lists the members of a raid.
invite <player name> - Invites target player to your party.
kick <player name> - Kick player from your party.
leader <player name> - Transfer party lead to player.
mark # - Mark a target with designated number.
partyleave - Leave your party.
raid_create - Create a raid.
raid_disband - Disband a raid.
readycheck - Prompts a ready window for everyone to confirm readiness.
resetinstances - Resets a instance.

**Basic Rift Commands-Chat**


(All Chat commands are /"Command") 

chat # <message>,# <message> - Selects a chat channel you have joined and enters a message when a message follows the space after the number. See /chatlist for chatlist numbers.
chatlist - Gives the list of chat channels and their numbers you have joined and that can be selected by /1, /2, etc. Aliases of this command are chatinfo and chatwho.
guild <message> - Selects the guild chat channel and enters a message when a message follows the space after the command. Aliases for this command are /gu, /gc and /g.
join <channel> - Joins a chat channel when the channel exists or not. Aliases for this command are chatjoin, cjoin, channel and chan.
leave # - Leaves a chat channel by giving its number. See /chatlist for chatlist numbers. Aliases for this command are /chatleave, /chatexit, /cleave and /cexit.
lfg - Short command to join the LFG channel (/join LFG).
party <message> - Opens a party channel and sends a message when a text follows the space after the command to all party members. Alias for this command is p.
tell <Player Name> <message> - Opens a tell/whisper channel to another character and sends a message in this private channel when a text follows the space after the character name.
Aliases for this command are whisper, w and t. The hotkey 'r' ot the command reply can be used to repond to the last person sending you a tell (or whisper).
wf <message> - Opens a warfront team channel and sends a message when a text follows the space after the command to all warfront team members.
raid <message> - Opens a raid channel and sends a message when a text follows the space after the command to all raid members. Alias of this command is /rsay.
say <message> - Opens an local channel and sends a message when a text follows the space after the command. Alias for this command is s.
yell <message> - Opens an local channel and sends a message when a text follows the space after the command. Work like say but the text get another colour to emphasize it. Alias for this command is shout.
announce # - Enables join/leave announcements for a given channel. Alias for this command is /ann.
chatban # <player name> - Kick and bans a player from a chat channel. Aliases for this command are /ban, /bk and /cban.
chatinvite # <player name> - Invites a player to a private chat channel. Alias for this command is /cinvite.
chatunban # <player name> - Unbans a player from a chat channel. Aliases for this command are /unban and /cunban.
moderator # <player name> - Make a player character moderator of the given channel. Alias for this command is /mod.
owner # <player name> - Transfers channel ownership to another player character.
password # <password> - Sets the channel's password, or clears it if no password entered.
private # - Make a channel private. People must be invited using /cinvite to join.
public # - Makes a channel public. Anyone can join who is not on the ban list.
unannounce # - Disables join/leave announcements for a given channel. Alias for this command is /unann.
unmoderator # <player name> - Remove moderator permissions for a player character on the given channel. Alias for this command is /unmod

**Basic Rift Commands-Pet**


(All Pet commands are /"Command") 

petaggressive - Sets your pet to attack anything that comes into range.
petattack - Sets your pet to attack the current target.
petcast <spell name> - Your pet will cast the spell given.
petdefensive - Pet will only attack when attacked.
petfollow - Pet will follow you.
petstay - Pet stays at current location.
petname <pet name> - Sets your pet name.
petpassive - Sets your pet to do nothing, even if attacked.

**Basic Rift Commands-Guild**


(All guild commands are /"Command") 

dumpguild <filename> - Generates a file with the entire guild roster on it.
ginvite <player name> - Invite a player to the guild.
gleave - Leave the guild.
guild <message> - Type a message to the guild.
gkick <player name> - Kick a player from the guild
glog - Brings up the guild log
gsetmotd <message> - Sets the guild Message Of The Day
gpromote <player name> <Rank> - Promotes a guild member to a rank designated
gsetnotes <message> - Changes the Guild Notes message.


**Special Macro Commands**

/suppressmacrofailures - Squashes those stupid error messages when using multiple spells in a macro string.
/saveequip followed by an index number (e.g. “/saveequip 1″)
o This saves the currently equipped set of equipment to the specified index.
/loadequip followed by an index number (e.g. “/loadequip 1″)
o This loads the saved set of equipment from the specified index.
/cast followed by an ability name (e.g. “/cast Motif of Tenacity”)
o This casts the specified ability. You can specify a target for that ability using special targeting syntax (e.g. /cast @mouseover Commander’s Order)
/wait followed by a number of seconds (e.g. “/wait 1″)
o This is used to tell the game engine to wait the specified number of seconds before issuing the next command.
/stopcasting
o This tells the game engine to stop the current action and is a necessary intermediate step between chained macro commands.
/use item
o This uses the item named (e.g. /use Blessed Tome)


**Special Commands**

exportui <filename> -- exports your UI, Chat, macro settings to a file
importui <filename> -- imports your UI, Chat settings from a file. This works across characters, shards, factions, and even accounts.
exportkeybindings <filename> -- exports your keybinds to a file
importkeybindings <filename> -- imports your keybinds from a files. This works across characters, shards, factions, and even accounts.
tweetpic - Tweet a Screenshot
Tweet - Opens the twitter interface.
%o - *Example* /p Attack %o. -> Attack him. or Attack her.
%p - *Example* /s Take %p loot. -> Take her loot. or Take his loot.
%s - *Example* /t %s is waiting. -> he is waiting. or she is waiting.
%T - displays the target selected in chat.
@Focustarget - Cast a spell at a target of a focused target, E.G. /cast @focustarget Soul lance
@Lasttarget - Cast a spell on your last target before your current target
#show “ability” - Causes the macro to inherhit the icon and ability icon of the skill.

**Advanced Macro Strings**

Now to the bread and butter! To use the following strings you will need to create a macro. To do this you go to the options menu then select macros or simply type /macro. Here you can select a
icon (or use the #show command to get the icon you desire) and enter the strings into the blank field. Once you create your macro you can place it on a spot on your AbilityBar. Some macros let you
clear up AbilityBar space by organizing different spells into one macro instead of having every spell hot keyed (keep in mind those macros will only use "1" skill due to patching of stringed abilities).
Below are a few example I have at the moment. 

*Assisting main Tank*

target <Player Name>
assist
cast <name of your usual starting skill>

*As a tank or puller let people know you are pulling while getting hate*

party I am pulling the target %T
cast <taunt skill or pull skill>

*One button Follow command for a person you group with a lot*

target <Player Name>
follow

*Healing – do this for all 5 group members and you have a handy 1 button heal for each, you can mess around with different skills and combinations but you get the idea*

target <Player Name>
cast <Healing Skill>

*Chat warnings with skills*

party I am Squirreling the target %T , touch him and you will get rabies!!!
cast Transmorgrify

*MouseOver Heal Example*

suppressmacrofailures
#show Basic Heal
stopcasting
cast [ctrl] @mouseover Heal Over Time
cast [ctrl] Heal Over Time
cast [alt] @mouseover Big Heal
cast [alt] Big Heal
cast @mouseover Basic Heal
cast Basic Heal

*Setting up Reactionary Skills - Be sure to put the reactants on top so it cycles correctly*

suppressmacrofailures
#show Flamespear (ranged ability)
cast Furious Rage (reactive such as on block)
cast Face Slam (melee ability with a cooldown such as 6 seconds)
cast Reckless Strike (Melee Range Spamable)
cast Stonespear (ranged ability with cooldown)
cast Flamespear (ranged spamable)

*Ever get tired of adding every planar damage item onto a bar, here is a solution!*

suppressmacrofailures
Use "Planar damage item 1"
use "Planar damage item 2" 
use "Planar damage item 3"
use "Planar damage item 4"
Ect..
Ect..

*Swapping out weapon sets*

equipslot 8 <main hand>
equipslot 9 <off hand>
equipslot 8 <main hand 2>
equipslot 9 <off hand 2>

*Example of a good stealth macro*

#show Stealth
suppressmacrofailures
stopcasting
stopattack
cast Stealth
cast Slip Away 

*Switching to DPS mode in a group but your tank is in danger??? try this if you are helping with heals on a tank for easy continuation of damage*

target <Player name (tank)>
cast <Heal spell>
assist <---- retargets the target your tank is targeting, so you can just start casting DPS again.

*Using chat in macros to remind you to rebuff*

\\\Do This Step first\\\
private # - Make a private chat

\\\This is The Macro\\\
#show <Motif>
cast <Motif>
wait 25
<#> \\\Use the number of your chat\\\ - "Motif" is wearing off, re-cast it now!!
party - This will switch your primary chat back to party mode for you. You can also use /say to go back to general chat.

*Calling out Targets with group support*

\\\Calling out a target\\\
mark 1 @mouseover
party Prepare to spike damage in 2 seconds
cast @mark 1 debuff/snare

\\\Rest of team applies damage with this double tap\\\
cast @mark 1 Damage on a cooldown
cast @mark 1 Spammable damage