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Topic: what to use for writing macros?

Kriptic Posts: 5,535 Registered: Jun 30, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 5,453 User ID: 213,043	Subject: what to use for writing macros?
	Hi. I used to enjoy writing macros in ACTool, and would like to get back into it. However, both ACTool and Skunkworks seem to be in disrepair. Is there anything similar around these days, or am I wrong about those two being unmaintained/unusable? -----signature----- (none)
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Paraduck Title: quantum mechanic Posts: 88,652,030 Registered: Feb 27, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 51,297 User ID: 70,706	Subject: what to use for writing macros?
	You can still use them, the last I heard. I prefer coding my own plugins, though so I really don't follow ACTool and Skunkworks that closely. I'm fairly certain that as of last summer, they were both functional with ToD. -----signature----- We are like dwarfs sitting on the shoulders of giants. We see more and things that are more distant than they did, not because our sight is superior or because we are taller than they, but because they raise us up and their great stature adds to ours
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Kriptic Posts: 5,535 Registered: Jun 30, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 5,453 User ID: 213,043	Subject: what to use for writing macros?
	Sweet, I'll give them a try. Thanks for the quick response. Starting from scratch, how difficult would it be to get started writing plug-ins? I have about 10 hours a week to devote to this, and I'm just doing it for experience. Also, would plugins be relatively similar for efficiency? I'm really more interested in learning the problem solving skills than anything else, and don't want to get too bogged down in the technical side of things. -----signature----- (none)
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Paraduck Title: quantum mechanic Posts: 88,652,030 Registered: Feb 27, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 51,297 User ID: 70,706	Subject: what to use for writing macros?
	Well, it depends on how familiar you are with programming languages in general. I started playing with Decal after one year of college with about 3 years of "professional" (defined as a paying job involving some code of some sort, not counting HTML/JavaScript/etc.) experience and picked it up just fine. I'd say if you're familiar with C++, Java, C#, or another .NET language, you should be able to pick it up easily. Personally, I prefer using C# and Decal Adapter as it's easy to use and very quick to get something up and running. I'm sure that creates some overhead though, but I haven't seen any practical difference in speed between VB6, C# (Adapter), and C++ plugins. So I would say use whatever you're most familiar and comfortable with, especially if you just want to problem solve. I'd check out the forums (http://forums.acdev.org) as well. -----signature----- We are like dwarfs sitting on the shoulders of giants. We see more and things that are more distant than they did, not because our sight is superior or because we are taller than they, but because they raise us up and their great stature adds to ours
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Kriptic Posts: 5,535 Registered: Jun 30, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 5,453 User ID: 213,043	Subject: what to use for writing macros?
	alright, I'll check the forums out. Thanks again. -----signature----- (none)
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MT_Gouru Posts: ???? Registered: ???? Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 0 User ID: 0	Subject: what to use for writing macros?
	I strongly recommend doing new development in C#. A lot of the future of Decal itself will be based on managed code, as it is simply more productive for us when creating new features. Though they will be usable in C++, they will be easier to use from managed code. -----signature-----
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Chazcon Title: FOR THE VITAE! Posts: 5,298 Registered: Dec 11, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 5,149 User ID: 541,776	Subject: what to use for writing macros?
	AC Tool is still alive, although the forums are full of trash. -----signature----- Chazcon - Aluvian swordsman You say, "FOR THE VITAE!" Ru tells you, "CHAZ!" Simply Red tells you, "I am SO not recovering your body!" -- Good times.
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Darktorizo Posts: 266 Registered: Dec 10, '06 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 266 User ID: 1,190,502	Subject: what to use for writing macros?
	ACTool is alive and well. I use It for both of my portal/information bots. Though as Chazcon said the ACTool Forums are full of trash and spam. -----signature----- Guinevere du Avalon - Level 275 - Mage (War\MeleeD Spec)\2 Hour Buff Bot - TD ~* Explorer of Dereth *~ GoArrow Database Updates (Full): http://db.tt/6UlVIW GoArrow Database Update Page: http://db.tt/9lJUeE4
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