For start:
QuoteDisplay MoreTo use your powers and your Bridge Officer powers in space you need
be able to reference their location within the powers display. The
powers display is divide into ten (10) trays by ten (10) slots. If you
use the three-tray display you see:
3rd Tray = A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A0
2nd Tray = C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C0
1st Tray = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
For the purposes of binding, the trays are numbers 0 thru 9; with the
first (1st) tray being 0 and the last (10th) being 9. Your slots are
similarly numbered starting at 1 = 0 and going to 0 (or 10) = 9. This
convention stems from the fact that counting actually starts at zero (0)
not one (1); hence 0, 1, 2, 3 … not … 7, 8, 9, 0.
So to use the fourth (4th) power in Second (2nd) tray designated
by C4, you can use Control+4 to execute the associated power. Alt-8 gets
the eighth (8th) power in the third (3rd) tray and so on.
Basic time saver (ingame):
eg. conecting two power ((1 tray)(1 row) and (2 tray)(3 row)) on middle mouse button:
3rd Tray = A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A0
2nd Tray = C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C0
1st Tray = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
type on chat:
/bind key+middleclick trayexecbytraywithbackup 1 O O 1 2
or
/bind key+midlleclick +trayexecbytray 0 0 $$ +tryexecbytray 1 2
When u press middle mouse button game execute first red power then green power (from right to left).
Chain 3 or 4 powers (logic):
eg for Z key:
/bind key+z trayexecbytraywithbackup 1 O O 1 2 $$ +trayexecbytray 0 9
Game activate: blue+(0.5 sec pause or cooldown for no WIN key) red+green => spam z key or press z+(0.5 sec)z xD
For chain 4 powers:
/bind key+1 trayexecbytraywithbackup 1 O O 1 2 $$ trayexecbytraywithbackup 1 0 9 2 0
yellow+blue+red+green on key 1
QuoteDisplay MoreMultiple powers = Multiple presses
Many times you will be required to press the <key> multiple
times to activate each power bound to that <key>. So, if you have
ten (10) powers bound to one key, you will likely have to press that key
10x to get each one to activate.
Now, you're gonna groan, “But isn't that what the binds are for?
Why can't we activate all these power with the press of a button?” The
answer to that is what I call the “I win button” or, conversely, the
“I'm indestructible button” (aka, hammer meet anvil). Cryptic has
graciously incorporated (Thank you, again.) the multiple press
requirement to prevent anyone from creating just such a monster (or
two).
[edit] Cooldowns slooooow ya down
When the powers being activated share cooldowns such as with the
Emergency Power to X powers. Say you have Emergency Power to Shields 1
& 2. If, In the above example, EPtS1 is in A8 and EPtS2 is in C4
pressing the 4-key the first time will activate the first EPtS. Pressing
it again immediately afterward will not result in the second EPtS being
activated. Since there is a 30s shared cooldown any keypress within
those 30s is ignored. Once the cooldown is clear the second (or more)
power can be activated.
Everything has an "Activation Time" attached to it. Some are
instant with 0s. Others are delayed by .5s. This WILL affect your bind
activation sequence.
ps
i have some problems with 3 or 4 chain powers on one key ingame =>probably my laptop laging.
EDIT:
links for freaks
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