Redsand's Complete Crafting
GuideAutomating crafting with little
effort.
Sunday, October 26,
2003Introduction: This guide is
composed of two main parts: A Macroing Guide and A
Crafter's Guide. In the Macroing guide, I will show you
how to setup and use a crafting macro that I created
with
AutoIt. I have already used this macro to
master several crafting skills in a minimal amount of
time while AFK. Second, I will state the most efficient
ways of mastering any crafting skill by telling you what
to create and how many resources will be required.
Macroing
GuideStep 1: Getting Autoit and
the Macro
ScriptsGeneral
Information: Autoit is a 3rd party macroing program
that can send mouse clicks and key presses to other
windows. It is against the EULA to use 3rd party
macroing programs. So be warned and macro smart. Mark
yourself AFK, and craft somewhere private.
1.
Download and Install Autoit:
http://www.hiddensoft.com/cgi-bin/countdown.pl?AutoIt/AutoIt.exe2.
Download the following scripts:
http://www.swghints.com/scripts/crafting.exe
and
http://www.swghints.com/scripts/craft.ini
- Place the scripts in
C:\Macros.
Step 2: Configuring Your
SWG Client1. Run the SWG
launcher. When you get to the screen with the
Play button, select the
Options button.
Select the
Graphics tab and make sure the options
for
Windowed Mode and
Borderless Window
are checked.
My Graphics Setup
http://www.swghints.com/images/swgclientsetup.gif2.
Open up the folder that contains the scripts you
downloaded. Now go ahead and login to SWG. Once inside
the game, hit
Alt+Tab. What you want to happen,
is the SWG client to shrink, thus allowing you to select
the folder with your scripts in it.
What if my SWG
client doesnt shrink? You may need to make sure your
game resolution is less than your windows resolution.
For example, if Windows runs at 1280x1024 you may need
to make sure the game runs in 1024x768. You can check
your Windows resolution by right clicking on your
desktop, selecting
Properties and then selecting
the
Settings tab. You can check and change your
SWG resolution by going back to the options menu at the
screen with the
Play button.
Step 3: Preparing your
Player1. First, you will
need four crafting tools. Place the crafting tools in
hotkeys:
F5, F6, F7, and F8. (If your toolbar is
full, you can change to a diffent toolbar by pressing
ctrl + 1-6.
2. Now press
ctrl+a to
bring up your abilities menu. Select the
macro
tab. Select
New Macro name it
PracticeItem
and enter the following:
Quote:
/nextCraftingStage;
/nextCraftingStage;
/createPrototype
practice noItem;
/createPrototype practice
noItem;
Alternatively, if you want to
create the item instead of practicing, you can use the
following macro.
Quote:
/nextCraftingStage;
/nextCraftingStage;
/createPrototype;
/createPrototype;
See My Macro
http://www.swghints.com/images/practiceitem.gif
3.
Now drag this new macro to your hotkey slot
F9Step 4: Using AutoIt Reveal Mode to Locate
Your Resources1. Now we
need to get the location of your crafting resources for
Autoit. Open a crafting tool and select an item to
craft. You should now be at the resource screen and
there should be four resource spots in the upper left
window.
2. Press
Alt+Tab and go into your
start menu (Alternatively you can press the
start
menu button or
ctrl+esc). Go to
AutoIt
> AutoIt Reveal Mode. Click back on the SWG
Client. The Reveal mode program should still be visible
and you should be able to see a changing x and y value
as you move your mouse. Move your mouse over each of the
four locations for resources and record the x and y
values for each one.
4. Open up the folder that
contains the scripts and double click
craft.ini.
Enter the resource coordinates after the associated
variable.
Step 5: Running the
macroNote: All the
stuff you just completed should not have to be done
again. The next few steps you will have to do each time
before running the macro.
1. Open your crafting
tool and select the item you want to macro. See how many
resources it takes and what locations the resources are
in. You need to do this before starting the macro,
because it will set the item to be made the next time
you open a crafting tool.
2. Open
craft.ini and enter the number of resources after
numResources, and the order you want the
resources to be selected in after
order[1-4].
Save and close.
3. Double click
crafting.exe and watch it work.
4. You may
have to adjust the timers in
craft.ini to work
with your computer and connection.
5. To quit the
macro, simply press
Alt+Tab
Crafting
GuideARCHITECTXP
Type: Structure Crafting XP
Skill
Lines: Furniture, Construction, Installations,
Buildings
Item: Armoire, Crafting
Stations, Personal Mineral Harvester, Wall Modules, Gen
Turbines (not sure whats the
best)
Resources: varies
ARMORSMITHXP
Type: Armor Crafting XP
Skill Lines:
Personal Armor, Layers, Deflectors,
Techniques
Item: Armor Upgrade Kits
(Armorweave Segments and Ubese shirts are also
popular)
Resources: 226,800 Metal /
113,400 Chemical
ARTISANXP
Type: General Crafting
Skill Lines:
Engineering, Business, Domestic Arts
Item:
Grips
Resources: 9000 mineral / 6000
chemical
BIO-ENGINEERXP
Type: Bio-Engineer Crafting
Skill
Lines: Clone Engineering, Tissue Engineering,
Engineering Techniques
Item:
Micro-Nutrient Supplement
Resources:
Organics: 97,160 / Flora: 72,870 / Creature Meat: 72,870
CHEFXP
Type: Food Crafting XP
Skill Lines:
Entrees, Desserts, Mixology, Cooking
Item:
Stewed Gwouch or Wastril Bread
Resources:
Please post the resources needed for the
items.
DOCTORXP
Type: Medicine Crafting
Skill Lines:
Doctor's Medicine Crafting
Item:
Biological Effect Controller
Resources:
16,002 Organic / 16,002 Inorganic
DROID
ENGINEERXP Type:
Droid Crafting XP
Skill Lines: Droid
Construction Techniques
Item: MSE
Droid
Resources: Please post the resources
needed for the items.
MEDICXP
Type: Medicine Crafting XP
Skill
Lines: Organic Chemistry
Item:
Biological Effect Controller
Resources:
1,752 Organic / 1,752 Inorganic
SCOUTXP
Type: Wilderness Survival
Skill Lines:
Survival
Item: Basic Camp
Kit
Resources: 11,620 Hide / 5,810 Bone
(Craft while in a camp, will cut down on
resources)
TAILORXP
Type: Tailor Xp
Skill Lines: Casual
Wear, Field Wear, Formal Wear,
Tailoring
Item: Ribbed
Shirts
Resources: 147,180 Fiberplast /
147,180 Metal
WEAPONSMITHXP
Type: Weapon Crafting XP
Skill Lines:
Firearms, Munitions, Weapon Crafting
Techniques
Item: Projectile-Rifle
Barrels
Resources: 424,948
Steel
Conclusion: Well, I hope you
enjoyed my guide and that everything worked for you.
AutoIt doesn't appear to work for everybody or every
operating system so please don't be quick to blame me
for a bad guide. I use Windows XP Professional and have
Mastered Tailoring, Bio-Engineer, and Artisan using the
above methods. If any of the information above is wrong,
or if you have information to add, please reply and I
will edit. I do not claim to know everything about all
professions, just what I have read on
forums.
Thanks,
Redsand189
Edited by mps_guru on Oct 27, 2003 at 03:31
AMEdited by MPS_Guru on Oct 29,
2003 at 01:02 AM
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