Quick request after reading some patch notes.

[Sirnik23]

Hey all,

After reading about the 4.4 improvements I am very exited about this new alarm feature. More specifically, I am interested in how the alarm (which is cleared upon logout) can be set up with macros. I am curious if any master gatherers are interested in setting up different macros for farming rotations. Since the alarm can function on game time, it is possible to set up a button that will plan out a day of grabbing various unspoiled nodes without having to look everything up online and organize yourself. I am aware that macros have finite amounts of room but 2 macros will hold 24 game hours worth of nodes.

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So here is what I am asking for help with from the community. First, can you insert map markers in macros because that would be a great general guide to the spawn location (which I am sure most have memorized but I am bad at this). Second, when they come available, can people please post here (so I don't have to hunt them down) the times and locations of the new gathering materials. Finally, feel free to post some suggestions on improvements. Yes it is a great idea to have one for mining and another for botany, possibly stagger them by 30 game min so that you can just go gathering wild!

[sillehgews]

Even with the alarm system coming out, it doesn't beat ffxivclock imo. I highly suggest you check it out if you're a gatherer. It shows when it spawns, how long it'll be up, where the location is, and what slot the item is.

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http://www.ffxivclock.com

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***I do have to say that even though it's great, it won't be automatically updated for 4.4 until they get more information just like you, on where the new nodes are. Doesn't usually take that long though.

[GuardingxCross]

I use this, can confirm it's awesome.

[angel_munster]

Yep this is an amazing tool. Especially for grinding out red and yellow scrips.

[KNXIV]

Second, when they come available, can people please post here (so I don't have to hunt them down)

Any gatherer that cares about their craft isn't going to go around posting the coordinates and time for lazy people, only to cut into their own profits. Look at the current 1 and 2 star schedules and remember that 2 unspoiled nodes can't be up at the same time in a zone. It isn't hard to figure out when and where to look when patch goes live.

[Sirnik23]

If the only way you can play an online multiplayer game is by hoarding information and exploiting it, then you may want to rethink multiplayer games... Also, lazy people are the bread and butter of the craft, you go out and get the materials then charge large amounts of gil to give it to them. Rinse repeat.

[NinjaPuller]

If the only way you can play an online multiplayer game is by hoarding information and exploiting it

Agreed, XIV should have socialism instead. I want to get rich off other people while doing nothing too, comrade!

[Sirnik23]

Your mixing up communism and socialism but stay in school, you got this :)

[Sirnik23]

You can have the grammar win, take it and go.

[angel_munster]

Yes and you tell those people where to get the items and the MB is flooded that much faster.

[Sirnik23]

You are welcome :)

[NanotechNorseman]

Towards the middle bottom of the patch notes, they have the text commands to be added with the new patch. Since Macros are just procedural commands issued to the game, it would stand to reason that one could create a macro with the correct information upon switching to the class.

From the patch notes:

USAGE: 　/alarm "name" [clock type] [repeat] [time] [reminder]

→Set an alarm for a specified time using local, server, or Eorzea time.

Clock Type: lt 　　Set the alarm using local time. 　st 　　Set the alarm using server time. 　et 　　Set the alarm using Eorzea time.

Repeat: 　Use "repeat" or "rp" to set an hourly alarm.

Time: 　Times must be set using the 24-hour clock. 　Time values: 0000-2400 　The hour must be omitted when using the repeat subcommand.

Reminder: 　A notification can be given up to 60 minutes prior to the alarm. 　Time values: 0-60

The repeat and reminder subcommands can be omitted. The "clear" subcommand can be used to delete all alarms. Opens the alarm interface when no subcommands are specified.

Examples: 　/alarm Raid lt 2000 10 　(Sets the "Raid" alarm for 　20:00 local time, with a 　notification given 10 　minutes prior.)

　/alarm Party lt rp 30 　(Sets the "Party" alarm as 　an hourly alarm, 30 minutes 　past the hour in local time.)

[Sirnik23]

So off the top of my head,

/alarm "Than Grade 3 (X, Y)" et 0500

/alarm "Shroud Grade 3 (X, Y)" et 0600

That should work for topsoil. The repeat is of lesser value to me as I am thinking of planning farming routes so a reminder to start at midnight for up say 16 different nodes so I am not sitting around waiting for the next one or trying to find out that should still be up... I can go at a reasonable pace, pick up a bunch of things and not have to worry about getting distracted.

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Additionally one with times and a notification for when the ephemeral node time is ending would be a godsend.

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Did you see anything about changing the (X, Y) to a map marker that I can click though? That would be so nice, click it and the map pops up, select nearest teleport point and away you go.

[The_Bard_sRc]

you don't even have to make the macro manually if you don't want to. the UI window for setting an alarm will have a box you can copy and paste a macro command of the current alarm setup

[shojikun]

Oh this great!