Macros

Ryzom allows players to create macros. Macros can be used to bind multiple actions or a specific action to a single key. This is especially useful with repetitive actions.

You can open up the macros window by clicking System in the lower right corner menu and then clicking Macros in the popup menu. In this window all your previously created macros should be listed. You can execute your macros from this list or drag their icons to your shortcut bar for easy use. Key bindings can also be assigned to your macros so that they can be executed with the press of a button.

Macros are saved clientside, it is thus possible to backup them to prevent them from getting lost or accidentally erased.

In your save folder, you should find keys_yourtoon.xml files.
To share macros with all your toons (on same PC): use a shared_keys.xml file (shared_interface.icfg exists aswell). Quit game when working on xml files. Check/Change the macro ids, or rename some keys_rerollname.xml to several for example keys_rerollname.xml-old, and rename keys_yourtoon.xml (update, complete) to shared_keys.xml

New Macro

When you press the New Macro button a window similar to the above right one should appear, here you can create the desired macro by adding commands to it. Here you can also rename it, change its icon so its easy to spot in your list and assign a key binding.

Icons

The icon creation screen

When creating an icon you have a choice of 10 background colours, 10 foreground colours and 5 distinct patterns to choose from. Text can also be added which acts as caption for the icon. The caption has a limit of 17 characters, depending on the characters being used the first character will be "pushed off" of the icon; this mostly happens with spacious characters like A and D.

Commands

Below is listed, by category, the actions you can add to your macro.

Category	Action	Description
Player	Light On/Off	Toggles the player characters light, useful in darkness, other players can't see this light.
Player	Dodge/Parry	Toggles between parry and dodge mode.
Move	Sit/Stand	Toggles between sitting and standing.
Move	Run/Walk	Toggles between running and walking.
Move	Mount/Dismount	Mount or dismount your mount.
Move	Recenter the camera behind the player	Resets the camera
Actions	No target	Unselects anything you might have selected
Actions	Target an entity	Targets an entity fulfilling the criterion.
Actions	Target a teammate #	Targets a teammate with the corresponding number, only works while teamed.
Actions	Target the entity's current target	Targets that target's target of an entity fulfilling the criterion.
Actions	Target the current target's target	Targets your current target's target.
Actions	Target self	Targets yourself.
Actions	Toggle combat	Attacks the selected target, if engaged, it disengages from combat.
Actions	Front selection	Targets a player or a mob, depending on your choice at macro creation.
Actions	Run shortcut	Runs the corresponding number in the shortcut bar.
Actions	Select shortcut bar	Switches the current shortcut bar the selected one.
Actions	Cancel the current action	Cancels any current action.
Chat	Talk/Leave	Requires description
Chat	Reply teller	Iniates chat to the last person that sent you a tell.
Chat	Reply tell	Replies the last tell received.
Chat	Flip through last contacts	The same as Reply teller except that it goes through a list of all the last players who sent you a tell.
Chat	Enter tell mode with a player	Requires description
Chat	Send a tell message to a player	Requires description
Chat	Enter talk mode	Goes into the chosen talk mode, ex. choosing to enter universe talk mode is equivalent to "/u".
Chat	Talk to anybody	Does the same as "Enter talk mode" but includes a message.
Chat	Talk memorized	Requires description
View	Toggle camera	Toggles between 1st and 3rd person view.
View	Show/Hide the interface	Toggles between visible and invisible interface.
View	Move camera up	Raises the camera.
View	Move camera down	Lowers the camera.
Windows	Open	If the selected window is collapsed it is expanded.
Windows	Close	If the selected window is expanded it becomes collapsed.
Windows	Open/Close	Toggles between expanded and collapsed view of the selected window.
Windows	Show	Opens the window if it is closed.
Windows	Hide	Closes the window if it is open.
Windows	Show/Hide	Opens/Closes the selected window.
Windows	Dock/Undock chat	Docks/Undocks the chosen tab.
Windows	Set desktop	Switches to the desired desktop layout.
Windows	Copy current desktop to desktop	Copies the current desktop layout to the specified number.
System	Quit game to main menu without warning	Quits the game to the character screen, without asking a confirmation.
System	Quit the game without warning	Quits the Game immediately without confirming.
System	Quit game	Pops up the quit confirmation window.
System	Free mouse	Requires description
System	Close all help windows	Requires description
System	Screenshot	Takes a screenshot in .tga format.
System	Screenshot JPG	Takes a screenshot in .jpg format.
System	Screenshot PNG	Takes a screenshot in .png format.

Useful Macros

There are many useful macros and although many of the aforementioned commands may seem redundant they are quite useful in combination.

This section will cover a few useful macros and how to set them up.

Invisible Mektoub or zig

See Invisible mount

ADD Macro

Useful on treks and in teams, when you are being nibbled by some predator.

Order	Category	Action	Parameter	Parameter
1	Chat	Talk to anybody	Team	ADD!

CP Macro

Useful macro for when you are CPing for someone.

Order	Category	Action	Parameter
1	Actions	Target current target's target	N/A
2	Actions	Select shortcut bar	<Number of the shortcut bar your CP action is on>
3	Actions	Run shortcut	<The shortcut's number>

OR

Order	Category	Action	Parameter
1	Actions	Target the entity's current target	<Entity Name>
2	Actions	Select shortcut bar	<Number of the shortcut bar your CP action is on>
3	Actions	Run shortcut	<The shortcut's number>

Follow Macro

Order	Category	Action	Parameter	Parameter
1	Chat	Talk to anybody	<Any channel>	/follow

Healing Macro

Order	Category	Action	Parameter
1	Actions	Target teammate #	<Teammate's number you wish to heal>
2	Actions	Select shortcut bar	<Shortcut bar's number on which your heal spell is on>
3	Actions	Run shortcut	<The shortcut's number>

Repetitive Emote Macro

Order	Category	Action	Parameter	Parameter
1	Chat	Talk to anybody	Around	<Emote of your choice>

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