Also a new one that caught me for a while is that if you have a bind that loads up another with bindloadfile, you can stop it telling you that it's loaded by using bindloadfilesilent
Most everybody else probably knows this already, but just in case 
Does anyone know how to link powers together in macros.
for example, im trying to do this:
say Kaioken!$$powexec_toggle_on Fire Shield$$powexec_toggle_on Blazing Aura$$powexec_toggle_on Plasma Shield
i have tried this but i have to click it three times for it to use all three powers at once. Can anyone tell me how to activate them all with one click.
Thanks 
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Does anyone know how to link powers together in macros.
for example, im trying to do this:
say Kaioken!$$powexec_toggle_on Fire Shield$$powexec_toggle_on Blazing Aura$$powexec_toggle_on Plasma Shield
i have tried this but i have to click it three times for it to use all three powers at once. Can anyone tell me how to activate them all with one click.
Thanks
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You can't.
You can't activate more than one power with a single button press, whether it's toggles or click powers.
All you can do is pretty much what you've done there, and hit the same button a few times, or if you've got a G15 keyboards, you may be able to set up a macro to do it using delays, but that's a faff on.
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Does anyone know how to link powers together in macros.
for example, im trying to do this:
say Kaioken!$$powexec_toggle_on Fire Shield$$powexec_toggle_on Blazing Aura$$powexec_toggle_on Plasma Shield
i have tried this but i have to click it three times for it to use all three powers at once. Can anyone tell me how to activate them all with one click.
Thanks
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You can't.
You can't activate more than one power with a single button press, whether it's toggles or click powers.
All you can do is pretty much what you've done there, and hit the same button a few times, or if you've got a G15 keyboards, you may be able to set up a macro to do it using delays, but that's a faff on.
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And just as an aside, this isn't any kind of bug; it's a design choice to prevent botting.
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Does anyone know how to link powers together in macros.
for example, im trying to do this:
say Kaioken!$$powexec_toggle_on Fire Shield$$powexec_toggle_on Blazing Aura$$powexec_toggle_on Plasma Shield
i have tried this but i have to click it three times for it to use all three powers at once. Can anyone tell me how to activate them all with one click.
Thanks
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You can't.
You can't activate more than one power with a single button press, whether it's toggles or click powers.
All you can do is pretty much what you've done there, and hit the same button a few times, or if you've got a G15 keyboards, you may be able to set up a macro to do it using delays, but that's a faff on.
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And just as an aside, this isn't any kind of bug; it's a design choice to prevent botting.
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Gottcha. Thanks for the info. Guess ill just use the normal powers.
thanks again
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You can't.
You can't activate more than one power with a single button press, whether it's toggles or click powers.
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For shields on my tankers I use a similar bind the one already stated, ie, pressing the same key multiple times to activate each shield.
Just wanted to add, however, that it is possible to activate two powers with a single key, it just requires a bit more complexity with chaining up bind files. Although lag seems to affect the success rate of binds like this, I've used them successfully on many of my defenders for buffing, eg applying both FF bubbles to the same ally with one key.
Please note I haven't tested this extensively on all powers, I've only used this in combinations I needed to.
I'd love to be able to turn AIM & Build Up into a single key-press
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Hello there! I'm having some issues with making macros
Ideally I'd like to be able to target a minion of mine, say his specific pet name and lastly use the Equip Mercenary power.
I've been able to do a /macro upg "local text %target $$ powexec_name Equip Mercenary". And while that works, it doesn't call out the pets name only his "class".
Is it possible to do what I'm trying to accomplish?
Also, is it possible to make the macro perform a power that requires a target? Such as summoning minions or using a targeted Area attack while saying/emoting something?
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I'd love to be able to turn AIM & Build Up into a single key-press
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I've never used this bind myself, but it should work based on the principle I mentioned above. Below is a mechanism I just tested successfully on my blaster.
For the purpose of this example, I will be allocating the bind to key X. Replace X with any key of your choice. The example might even work with a mousebutton, though I've not tested that.
You will need two new bind files for this technique. You can't get away with just typing binds into the console in-game. For the sake of simplicity I will assume these files are in the root of C:\. You should update the file paths in the example below to better reflect your folder setup.
<ul type="square">[*]Step 1 - Create bind file #1: c:\bu_aim_1.txt
This will fire off Build Up and immediately rebind the upstroke of your key to Aim by loading the other file. The following line should go into your file:
<font class="small">Code:[/color]<hr /><pre>X "-$$powexec_name Build Up$$bindloadfile c:\bu_aim_2.txt"</pre><hr />
[*]Step 2 - Create bind file #2: c:\bu_aim_2.txt
This will fire off Aim and immediately rebind the downstroke of your key to Build Up by loading the other file. The following line should go into your file:
<font class="small">Code:[/color]<hr /><pre>X "+$$powexec_name Aim$$bindloadfile c:\bu_aim_1.txt"</pre><hr />
[*]Step 3 - Load the system
You must now add the files to your current setup. You can do this by typing the following into the in-game console or by adding it (without the forwardslash) to an existing bind file:
<font class="small">Code:[/color]<hr /><pre>/bindloadfile c:\bu_aim_1.txt</pre><hr />[/list]
As I might have mentioned before, this system is sometimes affected by lag. You will have most success if you press the key slowly (ie with a micro-pause when it is held down) rather than tapping it fast.
Hope you find this useful 
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Hope I can help then.
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Ideally I'd like to be able to target a minion of mine, say his specific pet name and lastly use the Equip Mercenary power.
I've been able to do a /macro upg "local text %target $$ powexec_name Equip Mercenary". And while that works, it doesn't call out the pets name only his "class".
Is it possible to do what I'm trying to accomplish?
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Not in any generic way I'm afraid. You'll need to have a separate configuration for each pet that you'd like to call if you want to target them specifically by name. Also, you won't be able to achieve this with mere macros (at least I couldn't) so you'll have to use a bind. Assuming your pet name is Bob, an example would be,
<font class="small">Code:[/color]<hr /><pre>/bind X "+$$powexecname Equip Mercenary$$petselectname Bob"</pre><hr />
This will automatically select Bob and equip him. The problem here is the bind only works with that little + addition, but that would cause you to say any message you add twice. Try it to see what I mean.
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Also, is it possible to make the macro perform a power that requires a target? Such as summoning minions or using a targeted Area attack while saying/emoting something?
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Yes, but you'll still have to execute the actual mouse click yourself. An example to call for backup whilst summoning your soldier mercs would be:
<font class="small">Code:[/color]<hr /><pre>/bind x "say Need backup!$$powexecname Soldiers"</pre><hr />
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