How to Create Macros and Change Text Formats

[Rainbow Prism]

Anyone can help me with something?
I play my multiclass bard char and I actually try to write songs and maybe I will perform them, but I have some things I want to know befre doing the typing. Can the Performer Guild assist me by giving any tips on the typing for some songs and poems?

[Luna]

Rainbow.. just try to follow the first two posts.
Post two talks about how to have text italicized or in bold.
Which you might want for a poem.

If you get stuck, PM me.
But just go IG and create a macro that says "test" or something like that.

I tried to locate screen shots through google, but everyone I find is a dead link.

There is a limitation on how much text each macro can hold to.
So that kind of is a bummer if you have a long poem.
You will have to make it span across multiple macro's.

[Rainbow Prism]

But should I always post each line of a poem like a separate line? I wish there was a way to make at least each couplet typed instead of its line.

[Luna]

But should I always post each line of a poem like a separate line? I wish there was a way to make at least each couplet typed instead of its line.

I tried to squeeze as much as I could in each macro because you only get so many macro's
But ye, it would be what ever your preference is I think as long as you don't run out of macro's.

[Rask]

I cant get this to work. How do I bind the macros to a custom button in PC tools? It just keeps saying that "button 1 has no code enabled" despite clicking apply on the macros...i cant seem to figure it out.

[Blackman D]

are you hitting apply before you exit?

you have to hit apply after you make your title name before you enter the body of the macro then hit apply after you are done with the body as well

[Rask]

Well i got it working, except now it keeps saying "colour tags are disallowed" every time i click one of my emotes. Aerins work..but mine dont..what am I doing wrong?

[Blackman D]

not sure about that one, i dont use colored text in my macros

are you even using colored text or is it just giving you that error?

[breteas]

Sure you got the code right too? The colour tag uses a capital C and only Html colours are approved I think. Try w3Schools, has a full list of colours.

Here's the code to use colours:

<C="colour">Colour</c>

Like so:

<C="teal">Teal</c>

Some colours even allow for even more funky stuff,
try this:

<b><i><C="teal">Teal</c></i></b>

Again, not all colours support this.
Hope this helps,

Bre

[Randall]

You need to put a capital letter too.

<color=red> </c> won't work.

Need to put <Color=red>

[Ithilan]

Supposedly there is 5 pages of macroes right?

I have a problem by only being able to access page 1 which gives me a total of 9 macros. Every time I click either of the other "page" numbes at the top of the macro menu, I get a blank list of macroes, even if I return to page 1.

Any help please?

[Blackman D]

the other pages are broke and only the first works, everyone should have that problem

if you do hit another page you have to relog to fix the panel

[Ithilan]

Yeah exactly BMD, thanks alot for the answer. Guess ill just have to limit it down a bit *sobs patheticly*

[Cyber Troll]

I am a bit confused here, and could use some help. Not the most computer savvy with such things, despite being a Network Engineer.

First the images are no longer active, so I have to work from text, which is confusing:

"1. Go to your pc tool and click on option to bring up your next menu."

What PC tool? Is this in game somewhere.


"4. Make sure you have your mouse hovered over the "Macro Label" text. You will see a white blinking, that ensures that you can type."

White Blinking what? Cursor, the whole screen, etc?


"5. Now just hover over the "Macro Text" same as 4. You will see a white blinking to ensure that you cant type."

Ditto #4 above...


Thanks ahead of time for any and all help.

[breteas]

"1. Go to your pc tool and click on option to bring up your next menu."

Relating to "Pc-tool macros" :

1) Right click (Empty space) --> Pc tools --> Miscellaneous --> Options --> Display Macro Txt panel "Yes"

This should bring up the macro button panel. When you are there:

a) Right click "Macro 1"
b) Enter label in textfield --> Click "Apply".
c) Enter macro text in text field --> Click "Apply"
d) Exit.

You can now do the next one. Contrary to what that window makes you believe, there are NOT 5 pages of macros available to you. You can have a maximum of 9 macros saved at any time, and they sometimes get wiped as well. Do not click on the "1,2,3,4,5" small buttons on the top of the window, or you will bug the tool and will have to relog to fix it.

"4. Make sure you have your mouse hovered over the "Macro Label" text. You will see a white blinking, that ensures that you can type."

This is related to you losing "focus" on the field you want to type in. As soon as you move your cursor off the text field, the window will become inactive, and anything you type will be void. Keep your cursor ON the txt field to write your macro.

Side note: Anything can be a macro, including animations:

[------------------------------------Animations------------------------------------]
Note: Some emotes work very poorly while wearing a dress/robe, these will be marked: -ND- (No dress.)
Other animations are barely visible when zoomed out. These are moved to the bottom of the list. Along with animations that are simply inappropriate, marked with an "x".

--Stances, LOOPING--
>a SITGROUND ---- (Regular sit ground.)
>a SITRELAX ---- (Sit ground with back against wall.)
>a SITFORWARD ---- -ND - (Sit ground with arms hugging knees.)
>a CROSSARMS ---- (Standing with arms crossed.)
>a HANDHIPS ---- (Standing, both hands on hips.)
>a CRY ---- (Standing, crying, covering face with hands.)
>a DANCE ---- ("Classy" Dance.)
>a ISHURT ---- (Standing, holding belly with one arm.)
>a LIEDOWN ---- (Lying on back, hand on belly, eyes closed.)
>a PRAY ---- (Standing, praying.)
>a RAISEWEAPON ---- (Standing, holding sword high.)
>a READ ---- (Standing, looking at something in hand, pointing at it./ Counting.)
>a ISDRUNK ---- (Standing, wobbling.)
>a ISSCARED ---- (Cowering while low to the ground.)
>a KNEEL ---- -ND -(Kneel, regular.)
>a KNEELBOW ---- -ND - (Kneeling, head lowered.)
>a KNEELHEART ---- -ND - (Kneeling, balling fist, breathing heavily.)
>a ISRESTLESS ---- (Standing, looking around, tapping foot. This animation is very subtle)

-Actions, these can be mixed with stances.-
---Heated debate:---
>a ISANNOYED ---- (Both hands on hips, tapping foot.)
>a TALKASSERTIVE ---- (Making a point)
>a THREATEN ---- (Making a point, more aggressive.) ++
>a WARN ---- (Waving finger at.) ++
>a TAUNT ---- (Balling fist, shaking it at.)
>a SHOUT ---- (Shouting at/after.)
>a WARCRY ---- (Going mental.)

---Light debate:---
>a TALKCHEERY ---- (Talking, inspiring courage, looking around "the group/room".)
>a TALKCHUCKLE ---- (Talking, laughing.)
>a ISTHANKFUL ---- (Hands to heart.)
>a TALKNERVOUS ---- (Talking, rubbing ear, arm.)
>a PLEAD ---- (Explaining, giving up.)

---Quick moves:---
>a LAUGH ---- (Laughing, holding belly.)
>a ISTIRED ---- (Rubs eyes, politley yawns.)
>a YAWN ---- (Big yawn, stretching arms out.)

---Greetings:---
>a WAVE ---- (Waves briefly.)
>a CURTSEY ---- (Swift bow)
>a BOW ---- (Deep bow, one hand on belly.)
>a BOWPALMS ---- (Religious nod, respectful.)
>a HANDINFIST ---- (Kungfu nod. Respectful.)
>a SALUTE ---- (Polite salute.)

---Misc:---
>a CLAP ---- (Claps, nodding as well.)
>a CHEER ---- (Raises fist, then both arms, bows after.)
>a DUSTOFF ---- (Dust yourself off)
>a RECITE ---- (Holding something up, looking at it.)
>a WORSHIP ---- (Raises both hands.)
>a SING ---- (Raising hand, singing briefly.)

--These are auto-rotate pointing emotes. (They automa tically point in the right direction, the animation is a simple point.)--
>a POINT
>a POINTNE
>a POINTNW
>a POINTN
>a POINTSE
>a POINTSW
>a POINTS
>a POINTE
>a POINTW

--Rarely used/not visible/inappropriate:--
>a LIEBACK ---- -- x -ND! - (Lying on back, arms and legs spread out.)
>a LIEONBELLY ---- --x (Lying on belly, stretched out.)
>a HAPPYDANCE ---- ("Happy" Dance, for females more like stripping.)
>a FLIRT ---- (No need to explain this, we've all seen it.)
>a DEEPNOD ---- (Inclining head deeply.)
>a SIGH ---- (Deep sigh.)
>a SHRUG ---- (Big shrug.)
>a NO ---- (Shakes head no.)
>a YES ---- (Nods head yes.)
>a CHUCKLE ---- (Light chuckle, minor hand movement.)
>a CRAWL ---- -- x(Crawling, head to the ground. ND, well, yeah.)
>a ISDEFEATED ---- (Head to the ground, shoulders dropped.)
>a YELL ---- (Yelling, agitated.)
>a CROUCH ---- -ND - (Squatting.)

[------------------------------------Animal companion (Languagebar)-----------------------------------]
Keep in mind that any senctences in the language bar containing varieties fo these words will trigger it.
Also, typing normal emotes may cancel the collapsed state. (Full list below.)
*Collapse* ---- (Makes it lay down.)
*Attack* ---- (Makes it let out an attack sound.)
*Pain* ---- (Makes it let out an attack/pain sound.)
*Duck* ---- (Makes it show an evasive move.)

BIG thanks to Tigerbomb for making these animations available IG. Coding and scripting credits go to him. I just sorted them out.

http://nwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=nw ... ail&id=231
This is a link to NwN2 Client extension. It's a 5 minute download/install which tends to make the game run smoother, and offers you a window where you can copy-paste text into from any other text based source like browser, notepad, wordpad, and so on.

The above codes for animations can be copied in to the client extension's window with description and all, and they will work fine. Client extension is recommended to be run in windowed mode. It takes some getting used to.

Along with animations, NwN2 offers A LOT of colours, which are easiest to use with the client extension as well: