SMN Xml Help!!!

I cant seem to get the set  "Perpetuation" to stay in Once the Avatar is present.... anyone have an idea what i did wrong??

http://pastebin.com/Cb31f9hq

Can I make some recommendations for you to see if it something works.

First try removing these lines on line 159-160

<equip when="Idle|aftercast" set="Standard" />
<equip when="Resting" set="Resting" />

And these lines starting on line 269

                                 <if advanced='"$Avatar"="false"'>
                                                               
                                        <if Advanced='"$Idle" = "PDT"'>
                                                                               
                                            <equip when="idle" set="Standard" />
                                       </if>
                                                                               
                                       
                                 </if>
 
                                 <else>
                                                   <equip when="idle" set="Perpetuation" />
                                 </else>

You don't really have to use the Avatar variable at all, but you can if you want.  This is what I recommend you put at the end of your spellcast.  It won't break the other rules you have for setting perp variables.  These lines MUST be at the end of your spellcast because of the </return> tags in the rules.

 

<!-- Equips perpetuation set after summoning anything.  Omits summons Odin and Alexander. -->
<!-- I am not a summoner, so I am not sure if you have to omit Blood Pacts, but I do it anyway, it should work. -->
<if skill="SummoningMagic" nottype="BloodPact*" notspell="Odin|Alexander">
  <equip when="aftercast" set="Perpetuation" />

  </return>
</if>

<!-- Equips Standard set if you are using the Release skill to dismiss your summon -->
<if spell="Release">
  <equip when="aftercast" set="Standard" />

  </return>
</if>

<!-- Equips perpetuation if you have a pet out. -->
<if petisvalid="true">
  <equip when="idle|aftercast" set="Perpetuation" />

  </return>
</if>

<!-- All other conditions will equip the standard set when done. -->
<if advanced='"$Idle" == "PDT"'>
  <equip when="idle|aftercast" set="PDT" />
</if>
<else>
  <equip when="idle|aftercast" set="Standard" />
</else>

**** Looking more thoroughly at your xml, I don't think you have done anything wrong per se, but you probably can fix your problem by changing line 280 to

<equip when="idle|aftercast" set="Perpetuation" />

That one change would probably fix your problem.  You have other problems however.  You never actually change the Avatar variable back to false for instance, which would mean that once you dismiss your summon, you would still use your Perp set.

Try this instead...

<!-- autoset rules -->
<if spell="Autoset">
	<equip when="idle|engaged" set="Standard"/>
	<equip when="resting" set="Resting"/>
</if>

<!-- Aftercast rules -->
<if PetIsValid="true" NotSpell="Release">
	<equip when="aftercast" set="Perpetuation" />
</if>
<else>
    <equip when="aftercast" set="Standard" />
</else>

Thx you very much guys .. got it all working... !! 

on the topic, is there some way to make it so if an avatar is out and you have your -perp gear on that if you cure or are even engaged that when you go back to an idle|aftercast state that it goes to the -perp gear instead? If so, how would one set that up?

thx

You need to use variables for that. Have a variable $Pet or something that is empty if no pet is out and the name of a set if you have something summoned. Then in the aftercast rule, equip "NormalAftercastSetName|$Pet".

This must be so simple i'm totally not seeing it... but the only thing i think i do have is what you see.

<action type="equip" when="aftercast" set="Idle|$Pet " />

what else am i missing..

and the following is a zip file.

I tried a couple of things from another persons xml file.

there is a Var on line 529 and an advanced line on 958.

Am i on the right track or not... if not, what am i missing?

any assistance is helpful.

The <action /> syntax has been deprecated for quite a few years. The xml you are referencing is probably really old.

your code would work though, but you should probably update it to the current standard which is

<equip when="idle|engaged|aftercast" set="Idle|$Pet" />

You also need to make sure you have this in your variables section

<var name="Pet">EmptySet</var>

And this in your sets section

<set name="EmptySet" />

in your rules, you need to have something to edit the Pet variable, like this

<if petisvalid="true">
 <var cmd='set Pet NameOfPerpSet' />
</if>
<else>
 <var cmd='set Pet EmptySet' />
</else>

That would toggle your pet variable between emptyset (No equipment) and your perpetuation set based on whether you have a pet out or not.

Here is a brief view of the test i did with the prior suggestions:

<set name="avatar">gearthingys</set> which is perpset then i created <set name="emptyset"/>, then made <var name="pet">emptyset</var> after that i altered my cure line to:

<if status="idle" spell="Cur*">

it goes directly to my idle set with a pet out. so what exactly is going on then? as i said prior to... must be so simple i'm overlooking.  ugh..........

just retried post #9 it works but it doesn't take the first time, i have to do 2 repeat actions before it'll take. Curing with pet out will equip idle set but curing a 2nd time will equip avatar (perpset) which is what i want. Now with no pet out, it does the opposite yet: curing with no pet will equip perpset however curing a 2nd time will equip my idle set. what is going on..............

oh good grief, i just solved my problem... who would have thought that location would effect it. I had the petisvalid down at the bottom of my "smn" rules. I moved it up to the top and everything works like it should. 

Glad you got it worked out krilton, yeah, spellcast reads everything in order so where you put your code matters almost as much as having the correct code.

i am wondering about one thing, could i apply this to say a DD mage? I've got a working set for whm, just have to keep auspice active. If anyone knows for sure if that is possible, which anything is, i'd be greatful.

Sure could, just make a set for Engaged, and change the set from "Idle|$Pet" to "%Status|$Pet".  It would equip your Idle gear when idle, and it would do engaged when you are engaged.

is it possible for spellcast to react to something in accordance of what is in your main hand? Might sound silly but just wondering...

<if equipmain="Soulscourge">
    <!-- Code here -->
</if>

thanks, now got another thing i'm wondering about. Does the <main slot="lock"></main> work anymore? 

It does, but that doesn't do what most people think it does. It does not stop gear from equipping in that slot, it only stops it from being overwritten during that same execution of the rules. I.e.:

<spellcast>
    <sets>
        <set name="Set 1">
            <main>Rounsey Wand</main>
        </set>
        <set name="Set 2">
            <main>Owleyes</main>
        </set>
    </sets>
    <rules>
        <equip set="Set 1|Set 2" />
    </rules>
</spellcast>

This will equip Owleyes into the main slot.

<spellcast>
    <sets>
        <set name="Set 1">
            <main lock="true">Rounsey Wand</main>
        </set>
        <set name="Set 2">
            <main>Owleyes</main>
        </set>
    </sets>
    <rules>
        <equip set="Set 1|Set 2" />
    </rules>
</spellcast>

This, on the other hand, will not. Because the second main slot cannot overwrite the first, because of that lock, so you end up with the Rounsey Wand. However, it can still be overwritten for the next spell, or even during different cast times. Hence this:

<spellcast>
    <sets>
        <set name="Set 1">
            <main lock="true">Rounsey Wand</main>
        </set>
        <set name="Set 2">
            <main>Owleyes</main>
        </set>
    </sets>
    <rules>
        <equip when="precast" set="Set 1|Set 2" />
        <equip when="midcast" set="Set 2" />
    </rules>
</spellcast>

This will equip Rounsey Wand for precast and then Owleyes during midcast and leave that there, because there is no aftercast rule.

If you want to disable a piece of gear from changing, you need to use this:

        <command>sc disable main</command>