*cheers* most in-depth guide EVAH.
Too much work.
/bind shift+e "powexec_name "deflection shield"$$powexec_name "insulation shield""
That'd be neat if it worked, but you can only activate one at a time, so that macro ends up just triggering the Insulation shield.
If only there was a "wait" command that'd be feasible. It'd be like:
/powexec_name "deflection shield"$$wait 1$$powexec_name "insulation shield"
But I think they left that command out deliberately to prevent too much automation.
Won't it queue up the second power if you press the combined bind a second time after the first starts activation?
I can't remember if it will.
Nope, just cues up the same one it fired last time, which makes sense or it wouldn't have fired it in the first place.
(Maybe if you really slammed it and the parser is choking, but that's not advisable if you don't want the devs having a nice long conversation with you about choking their parser. "So, we couldn't help but notice that the chat server keeps crashing whenever you're online...")
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I will provide you however with a tool that I consider to be very valuable, a bind! Using this bind is simply one of the FASTEST ways to buff up your team with both shields. Create a directory to place the bind files in, I place mine in a directory called c:\CoH. Then create the two text files shown below:
File name: shield1.txt
g "powexec_name deflection shield$$bind_load_file c:\coh\shield2.txt"
File name: shield2.txt
g "powexec_name insulation shield$$bind_load_file c:\coh\shield1.txt"
Now go into the game and type the following line to initialize the bind: /bind_load_file c:\coh\shield1.txt
What these files will do is make the letter G on your keyboard an insta-shielder, so that every time you press it, it will place a shield on your selected ally. Then the next time you press it, it will place the OTHER shield on the ally. The order doesn't matter, since it loops back anyways. So all you have to do to buff your team really quick is to select a teammate on the list, hit G two times in a row, wait to hear both shields apply, then click on the next teammate. You can also click the blue arrow on the right hand side of the team window to see all your teammates buffs and make sure that both shields took effect. If you wish to, you can of course edit this bind to point to a different letter, and you can put the files in any directory that you wish, as long as you change the directory listed in the bind files to where you put them.
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*cough*ReadMyGuide*cough*
Seriously, about 2 minutes of setup time and you can bubble your whole team in less than 30 seconds using ONE button. Not even a combination of buttons, ONE button.
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I will provide you however with a tool that I consider to be very valuable, a bind! Using this bind is simply one of the FASTEST ways to buff up your team with both shields. Create a directory to place the bind files in, I place mine in a directory called c:\CoH. Then create the two text files shown below:
File name: shield1.txt
g "powexec_name deflection shield$$bind_load_file c:\coh\shield2.txt"
File name: shield2.txt
g "powexec_name insulation shield$$bind_load_file c:\coh\shield1.txt"
Now go into the game and type the following line to initialize the bind: /bind_load_file c:\coh\shield1.txt
What these files will do is make the letter G on your keyboard an insta-shielder, so that every time you press it, it will place a shield on your selected ally. Then the next time you press it, it will place the OTHER shield on the ally. The order doesn't matter, since it loops back anyways. So all you have to do to buff your team really quick is to select a teammate on the list, hit G two times in a row, wait to hear both shields apply, then click on the next teammate. You can also click the blue arrow on the right hand side of the team window to see all your teammates buffs and make sure that both shields took effect. If you wish to, you can of course edit this bind to point to a different letter, and you can put the files in any directory that you wish, as long as you change the directory listed in the bind files to where you put them.
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*cough*ReadMyGuide*cough*
Seriously, about 2 minutes of setup time and you can bubble your whole team in less than 30 seconds using ONE button. Not even a combination of buttons, ONE button.
[/ QUOTE ]I'm going to steal this for my Sonic. Thanks PK.
Also take a look at my strategies for Detention Field, Fate_Tech, as I'm told it's identical to Sonic Cage. Never played Sonic to that high a level before, so I don't know, but that's what I've heard.
*Whistles appreciatively* Thanks. I was very "on the fence" about my little cage, but I think I'll take it now.
Oh yeah, that's right, I forgot about the macro file swapping trick.
Oh well, I'm okay with my shift-binds for now, they give me a little more freedom over who gets what buff when.
/bind shift+q,"powexec_name "deflection shield""
/bind shift+e,"powexec_name "insulation shield""
(Checks watch... hmm, I guess that's it.)