Metrienne
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Hello,
In this thread I'll be discussing how to create grinding profiles, which are one of the easiest profiles to make. They generally require very minimal troubleshooting and can be used for leveling and/or farming for extended periods of time without supervision. Best of all: They're extremely non-technical compared to questing profiles and, once you understand what every tag does, you can write one up within minutes.
You can edit profiles with any text editor such as Notepad, but I highly recommend Notepad++. Some of the features such as color coding and line numbering make profile reading and writing much easier.
Once you have your text editor sorted out, check out the profile below (also available for download) and I'll explain all the parameters.
Profile: These tags will always be at the top and bottom of every profile.
Name: Buddy Wing will output this whenever the profile is successfully loaded. Call it whatever you want!
Vendors: Buddy Wing should automatically visit the nearest vendor whenever your inventory is almost full. If you don't specify a vendor, then Buddy Wing will not sell trash and you will stop picking up loot when your inventory reaches capacity. To add a vendor, go to the Info Dumping tab in Buddy Wing and use "Dump Target." This will output the hotspot (i.e. coordinates) of anything you're currently targeting in SWTOR. See this image:
Place the entire Hotspot line in between the Vendors tags. You can have multiple vendor hotspots. Take note of this technique as we will be using it again for enemy mobs.
GrindAreas: This is used to designate GrindArea tags.
GrindArea: This part is a block of information that tells Buddy Wing what mobs to kill and where to look for them. You can name it whatever you want but we will need to reference it later.
Grind: Lastly, this is the instruction that tells Buddy Wing to start grinding. GrindRef needs to specify any GrindArea.
And that's it! Once you have your unique parameters, start Buddy Wing and it should grind indefinitely. (Note: If you receive errors, double-check the profile for any typos as even the smallest mistake such as a missing quotation or forgetting to close a tag will cause the profile to not function.)
The other part of an efficient grind profile is the logistics. Some of my personal suggestions:
Good luck!
In this thread I'll be discussing how to create grinding profiles, which are one of the easiest profiles to make. They generally require very minimal troubleshooting and can be used for leveling and/or farming for extended periods of time without supervision. Best of all: They're extremely non-technical compared to questing profiles and, once you understand what every tag does, you can write one up within minutes.
You can edit profiles with any text editor such as Notepad, but I highly recommend Notepad++. Some of the features such as color coding and line numbering make profile reading and writing much easier.
Once you have your text editor sorted out, check out the profile below (also available for download) and I'll explain all the parameters.
Code:
<Profile xmlns="http://tempuri.org/ProfileSchema.xsd">
<Name>Blank Grind Profile</Name>
<Vendors>
<!-- Insert vendor hotspots here! -->
</Vendors>
<GrindAreas>
<GrindArea Name="Farm">
<MinLevel>1</MinLevel>
<MaxLevel>55</MaxLevel>
<Mobs>
<Mob><!-- Insert mob name here! --></Mob>
<Mob><!-- Insert mob name here! --></Mob>
<Mob><!-- Insert mob name here! --></Mob>
</Mobs>
<Hotspots>
<!-- Copy and paste enemy hotspots here! -->
</Hotspots>
</GrindArea>
</GrindAreas>
<Grind GrindRef="Farm" />
</Profile>Profile: These tags will always be at the top and bottom of every profile.
Name: Buddy Wing will output this whenever the profile is successfully loaded. Call it whatever you want!
Vendors: Buddy Wing should automatically visit the nearest vendor whenever your inventory is almost full. If you don't specify a vendor, then Buddy Wing will not sell trash and you will stop picking up loot when your inventory reaches capacity. To add a vendor, go to the Info Dumping tab in Buddy Wing and use "Dump Target." This will output the hotspot (i.e. coordinates) of anything you're currently targeting in SWTOR. See this image:
Place the entire Hotspot line in between the Vendors tags. You can have multiple vendor hotspots. Take note of this technique as we will be using it again for enemy mobs.
GrindAreas: This is used to designate GrindArea tags.
GrindArea: This part is a block of information that tells Buddy Wing what mobs to kill and where to look for them. You can name it whatever you want but we will need to reference it later.
- MinLevel: The minimum level you have to be to use this GrindArea.
- MaxLevel: The maximum level you can be to use this GrindArea.
- Mobs: This part contains all Mob tags.
- Mob: Put a name of any mob that you want Buddy Wing to look for. If the enemy is called "Rival Acolyte," Buddy Wing will attack all Rival Acolytes while moving between hotspots. You can have multiple Mob tags.
- Hotspots: Use Dump Target and put the Hotspot lines in between the Hotspots tags. You can have multiple Hotspot lines. You don't need to put Hotspot lines for every single enemy, but generally you should get one at the beginning of where you want to grind, one at the end, and some in between.
Grind: Lastly, this is the instruction that tells Buddy Wing to start grinding. GrindRef needs to specify any GrindArea.
And that's it! Once you have your unique parameters, start Buddy Wing and it should grind indefinitely. (Note: If you receive errors, double-check the profile for any typos as even the smallest mistake such as a missing quotation or forgetting to close a tag will cause the profile to not function.)
The other part of an efficient grind profile is the logistics. Some of my personal suggestions:
- Avoid areas with excessive terrain features (as this may cause navigational issues).
- Try to avoid locations containing elite mobs that you can't handle.
- If you have vendor entries, you should be able to reach the nearest one from your grind location without having to use elevators and speeders because it won't use them (and thus breaks the profile).
Good luck!
