How to Get Started with Macroing in Asheron's
Call
By: El-Diablo
AC Vault Name: El-Diablo-of-Dt
e-mail: eldiablotide@yahoo.com
***UPDATED 7/28/2006***
Maintain GOOD *ORGANIZATION* WHILE DOING ALL OF THESE
STEPS:
1) Go to http://www.decaldev.com/
2) Download "Decal 3 Alpha 7 (2.9.5.0) - Thursday, June 08,
2006"
3) Click the "Requirements" tab on the Decal Website.
4) **Read all of the Minimum Requirements for Decal 3** download
them all. DONT MISS ANYTHING.
5) Usually people who play AC don't NEED to upgrade anything often
because they play AC, which has little requirements and they have crappy
computers. This is not the case for Decal. UPDATE!
6) Consider it again and make sure you have done all the updates.
This will save error-time later.
7) Download "LifeTank XI 11.7.0.0" for Decal Alpha 7 at
http://lifetank.fissionweb.net/
8) Go to http://rathgar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ and go to the
DOWNLOAD section of the website
9) You see where he has flashing RED text that says, "Run Windows
Update"- DO IT! Right now.
10) Go to where it says "READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS!" read
all of them and download all the updates.
11) Again, I stress, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL UPDATES EVERY STEP OF
THE WAY!!
12) Download ELTank Download V2.6.0.20-Beta-7 MSI
13) Everything should be downloaded and
installed.
14) Become familiar with this forum and how to read it:
http://vnboards.ign.com/ac_utilities/b5432/p2
15) Thats the AC utility forum. Do you know what I mean by how to
read it? No? You don't? What I meant was scan for useful programs by scanning
your eyes down the # of replies. 40+ replies means it might be useful. 0 replies
= spam.
16) Look for fun and interesting programs; For Example:
http://www.asheronstoybox.com/
17) Download Sort It! and see how great it is, try finding even
better programs.
18) Sort It! does help you macro. Arrange DIs by value and throw
away low value DIs, you will no longer lose your good items (to PKs) while
macroing.
19) By now you have Eltank, Lifetank, Sort It! Why do you need all
3? You will figure it out yourself. Find methods. Each program is useful in its
own way.
20) Don't cry about not knowing how to use them. Stop. Think.
Click on EVERY SINGLE tab. Use your logic. Understand what each button is for.
Creating macros requires intelligence, using them requires only
logic.
21) Find a location to macro. I will not tell you any. Theres so
many places I wouldn't belive you if you told me you didn't know of at least
one.
22) Read the STICKIES on every forum you ever visit, for the rest of your entire life. PLEASE. I
swear to God your I.Q. will increase by +20 if you do.
23) http://vnboards.ign.com/ac_utilities/b5432/93082716/p1/?0
there is a sticky to AC utilities forum. Read down it, its like a candy shop of
useful tools, people spent long hours making these free programs for you, at
least spend 10 minutes looking through them all.
Problems: If you run into a problem like an error message or
whatever, here is how to fix it:
1) The number one method to fixing all computer problems is
restarting. Resetting. Whatever. Restart AC. Restart your computer. It's
magic.
2) The number two method to fixing all computer problems is
updating. Assume you screwed up in the update process and forgot a requirement.
I wouldn't doubt 75% of people who read this text will forget at least
something, or figure, "nah I don't need to do that" but they really
will.
3) Like I said, I believe 3/4 of you who read this will encounter
an error. Thats a lot of programs to install an on old and crappy computer like
yours. I bet at least one of them you forgot to update or read the requirements
for. Double check.
4) If you don't know which program is causing the error. Use
logic. Logic is your main tool for completing this mission. Read the error. Is
it DirectX related? Is it related to one of the plugins? Does resolution ring a
bell? Which plugin? If AC won't run or one of the plugins is screwing something
up, try unchecking the program in the Decal list. Each program one at a time,
test them all. Turn off Decal if you have to, you might need to change
resolution to a greater size. 800X600 is not good.
5) Once you have used your deductive reasoning to conclude which
is giving you the problem, then triple check that you have done every single
update and requirement on the website.
6) After you have done as much as you possibly could, give up and
ask for help on the creators Forum, on AC Utilities forum, or e-mail the guy who
created it. He probably won't even respond.
7) I can't possibly write how to fix every error this list is only
a guideline.
Please remember to obsess yourself with logic. You will notice a
person good with computers may see a program he has never seen before, and
already know how to use it better than professionals who use it
daily.
I write to you this list in hopes that one day you may level up
and challenge me on the battlefield.
This dying game needs more players to resurrect its once
greatness.
Being level 18 dying to harms at Marketplace does not
help. (I
harmed someone lvl 18 in MP right b4 writing this guide!)
Please, macro, get high level, challenge everyone.
I wish you good luck.
El-Diablo
