mabils.xml

Windower/res/monster_ablities.lua

Hi Arcon,

Thanks a lot! Is there any documentation on how to use this or just figure it out yourself?

Thanks.

res = require('resources')
 
print(res.monster_abilities[27].english)

What exactly did you wanna use it for? Hard to say how to use it otherwise.

I'm trying to set up some custom chat messages for curtain moves to help me remember what to do and react quicker, so for example if Tojil uses Incinerating Lahar then I want it to add to chat "STUN!". Similarly if he uses Blistering Roar then some text to dispel etc.

I'm completely new to Lua, but have developed in php and some other languages.

I think for what I'm trying to do now, mainly what I need to do is.

Get the move that the mob is doing: act.targets[1].actions[1].param

Get an array of moves(by name) with messages for each, which I will make in another Lua file.

Get the ids for the move based on the name from monsters_abilities

Check it against act.targets[1].actions[1].param move and add_to_chat the message

Just not really sure how to do it all, thanks!

You'll want something like this:

windower.register_event('action', function(act)
    local move = res.monster_abilities[act.targets[1].actions[1].param]
    if not move then
        return
    end
 
    local response = response_table[move.english]
    if response then
        windower.add_to_chat(101, response)
    end
end)

Thanks for you all your help, really helped me figure it out! Thought you might want to see 

_addon.name = 'stun'

act = require('actions')
res = require('resources')
require('mobs')

windower.register_event('action', function(move)
    
    local player = windower.ffxi.get_player()

    -- Get mob info
    local mob_info = windower.ffxi.get_mob_by_id(move.actor_id)
    if not mob_info then print("No mob info") return end
    if mob_info.is_npc ~= true then return end
    

    -- Check if move is a tp move or spell
    if move.category ~= 7 and move.category ~= 8 then return end
    
    -- Check if it is starting the move or spell
    if move.param ~= 24931 then return end

    -- Get extra move info, name etc
    if move.category == 7 then move_info = res.monster_abilities[move.targets[1].actions[1].param] end
    if move.category == 8 then move_info = res.spells[move.targets[1].actions[1].param] end

    -- Cycle through stub enemies and stun moves.
    for groups, group in pairs( mob_groups ) do
        for mobs, mob in pairs( group.mobs ) do
            if mob == mob_info.name then
                for moves_to_stun, move_to_stun in pairs( group.moves ) do
                    if move_to_stun == move_info.name then
                        windower.add_to_chat(10, " ------------------ " )
                        windower.add_to_chat(10, move_info.name .. " --> STUN" )
                        windower.add_to_chat(10, " ------------------ " )
                    end
                end
            end
        end
    end

end)

mob_groups = {

-- Delve

    -- Tojil
    
    raptor_delv = {
        mobs = { "Perdurable Raptor", },
        moves = { "Whirling Inferno", },
    },
    
    peiste_delv = {
        mobs = { "Tutewehiwehi", },
        moves = { "Calcifying Mist", "Oppressive Gaze", },
    },
    
    turtle_delv = {
        mobs = { "Kurma", },
        moves = { "Testudo Tremor", },
    },

}

Only thing left to add is to check whether the mob is claimed by someone in my party or ally. Anything you think I could have done better? As I said, I'm completely new to Lua.