Macros And Lag

For years a lot of my in game macros might look something like:


Lately it seems to fail...a lot (meaning one or both of the 2nd or 3rd commands don't go off). Particularly in instanced zones (oddy, sortie) I've changed them to wait 2 and they seems to help quite a bit (though it still does not seem to be 100%)

Am i better off creating gearswap macros like that or using a windower script ("regenga.txt"). I think I've heard the client casts everything as integers so fractional seconds get rounded. (is this true for lua or windower scripts?) i know i've seen debate about it but I don't recall the answer. (not sure it would help anyways)

Does lockstyle help? (i know i see skillchain animations with it on)

Not sure what may have changed that things that used to work no longer do. I've have newer hardware than a few years ago (and run in 4k now) otherwise I think I just go a couple mog wardrobes (3&4) which i've also noticed take forever to load when zoning, but not sure if that's a zoning thing or a general lag issue.

Can use decimals in windower scripts, not in XI macros.

I have something similar but in windower scripts with a 1.5 sec wait. This works 100% of the time even in instanced areas with heavy lag.

In testing a 1sec wait would sometimes fail, depending on lag.

So a file called "regenga.txt" with:


In this case, the wait is a windower command not an XI macro. Note no 'input' on the wait lines.

Thanks, I'll give that a try, I have a couple similar scripts (although used sparingly) and was curious about other's experiences before trying to convert a bunch of them.