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By finiteHP 2011-12-03 20:52:26
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I'm having a problem with an equipment swap. I use monster signa in my charm macro and when I use a macro so swap back my axes I get a message of "you can only equip a sub-weapon when your main weapon is a one-handed weapon" so I have to press the macro twice to get both axes. Anyway to avoid this?
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By Ramuh.Austar 2011-12-03 20:55:26
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Have your other gear swaps in between your two axes.
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By Asura.Isiolia 2011-12-03 20:57:20
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Try splitting up the lines macroing in the axes. If you're macroing some other pieces of gear, like a DD belt/rings/neck versus a Charm one, put one axe before it all, and one last.

While it's all pretty much split second, sometimes you need to give the system that fraction of a second to recognize that something is equipped there. You'll run into the same problem if you try to macro two of the same name ring or earring back to back.
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By Carbuncle.Ragnar 2011-12-03 21:01:11
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I should put this in my first post, but I already have the main axe in the first line of the macro and the sub axe as the last line of the macro with the other equipment between them.
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By Fenrir.Nightfyre 2011-12-03 21:03:04
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You need a delay of about 1 second (account for lag if necessary) after equipping your main weapon when adding a sub slot item if switching from 1hander to 2hander or vice versa. Game engine limitations :\
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By Carbuncle.Ragnar 2011-12-03 21:05:22
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Guess I have to have my second axe a completely separate macro then.
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By Siren.Kalilla 2011-12-03 21:07:04
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Or don't use the in-game macro lines :x but that's a whole different situation.
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By Fenrir.Nightfyre 2011-12-03 21:10:18
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Siren.Kalilla said: »
Or don't use the in-game macro lines :x but that's a whole different situation.
Unfortunately this is not a limitation that Windower/Spellcast will bypass the way it's currently set up. It's been mentioned though, so we might see a better setup down the line. This would also eliminate the issues with quickly swapping from one piece to another then back again (hi2u RDM/WHM bodies for example) occasionally leaving you in the second piece.
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By Siren.Kalilla 2011-12-03 21:14:06
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It can bypass it with enough gear in between the two equipment.

Also repeating the gear at the end 2-3 times will give enough of a buffer to allow it. (not all the equipment, just the main/sub)

I use it in any of my spellcast's that run into this problem with main/sub weapons or duplicate earrings/rings.

It works for me at least.

You could also set up a fake spell (like, if you are on BST and you cast a BRD song) you can set up a command cycle to equip a set and wait 1 sec then equip the other weapon.

These aren't simple solutions but they work.
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