Automatically Drop All Mana

[Captain Alejo]

Currently it is incredibly tedious to drop mana for other players in a group. In order simplify this a number of players have been using a variety of macros to drop a all your mana at once.

I figured I'd share the macro I use to accomplish this. In order to you use it you will need to have AutoHotkey installed and have to copy the script contents (provided below) into your own AHK script file.

This macro script will only function when the Dungeon Defender 2 window is in focus and will automatically toggle off if you press the "Enter" key to chat.

Feel free to edit the script to better meet your needs, but for many this will be more than enough.

• Requirements: AutoHotkey macro software (http://www.autohotkey.com/)
  
• Mana script: http://pastebin.com/YnDQhjtM
  
  • The "N" key will automatically drop all of your blue mana.
    
  • The "M" key will automatically drop all of your green mana.
    
  • Pressing "enter" will toggle the script, allowing you to use the chat functionality with no problems.

Enjoy showering your friends with mana, and if you have any feedback or questions please let me know.

Note: I'm not aware of any restrictions regarding the use of 3rd party macros for this game. As this is strictly a convenience feature I figured it would be safe to share. I'll love to hear from the mods regarding this if it is deemed inappropriate.

[iamisom]

Interesting macro! I'll pass along the suggestion of adding a Drop All Mana key(s).

[Captain Alejo]

I'd love to see a dedicated key mapping in the game for this. Only being able to drop 10 at a time makes it such a hassle when you have 1400 mana to drop.

[Captain Alejo]

Had a few people asking about this in game recently - just giving it a bump for visibility.

[빈빈]

Can I use this macro w/o get banned ? :d

[JAXE]

The longer you hold the M key the faster it drops, tap it to drop 10 at a time, hold it to drop it all in 5 seconds. That's how it should work, i'm not fond of having multiple buttons doing almost the same thing.

[Rahlence]

I used Razer Synapse to make a macro on one of my mouse buttons. :P

[Captain Alejo]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von memanme:

The longer you hold the M key the faster it drops, tap it to drop 10 at a time, hold it to drop it all in 5 seconds. That's how it should work, i'm not fond of having multiple buttons doing almost the same thing.

Not sure what you mean about having multiple buttons doing the same thing. This macro binds to the default input keys for dropping your mana. The current system requires you to tap the button repeatedly to drop mana in 10mana increments. This macro drops all your mana at once when you press the key.


Edit: I think I understand what you meant now. This was in response to the dev's adding an additional key? If so, I totally agree. The expected behavior would be to press and hold the mana key to drop more mana faster the longer you hold it.

[Captain Alejo]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Lilhomer:

Can I use this macro w/o get banned ? :d

Based on iamsom's response, I would say you can use this without worrying about being banned.

Ursprünglich geschrieben von TrendyEnt iamisom:

Interesting macro! I'll pass along the suggestion of adding a Drop All Mana key(s).

[Omicron]

what about VAC bans ?

[Captain Alejo]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Omicron Linux Mint:

what about VAC bans ?

I think it should be fine.

Based on the terms on the official VAC page, I would say this does not violate their terms. This is a simple keyboard macro that does not manipulate the game executables, dlls, or code in any way and does not offer any player advantage against other.

A dev can chime on the specific details of the VAC settings utilized for Dungeon Defenders (if any) for further details.

[Captain Alejo]

Just a bump for the few people who asked me about this today.

[iamisom]

Another interesting way to do this for the time being: Rebind your Drop Defense Mana to the Mouse Wheel.