Ok handy Entertainer stuff:
First and foremost: Always form or join up in a band. This may
seem obvious but being in a band working together – the benefits
are far too great vs not joining. When you first arrive ask if
you may be invited to the band. Battle Fatigue is big stuff and
with a team effort it will melt it down very quickly.
Get a bigger bar!
If you did not know already the short cut bar at the top can be
dragged down a bit to make it 2 layers deep. This will be very
handy later as your bar can get pretty crowded. Also set aside a
whole bar for your entertainer stuff. It really keeps the
confusion down. So you just switch to #5 bar when you are ready
to entertain etc.
Get your flourishes handy:
Press Control A and then click Other where you will find a list
of commands you can do. You will see musical notes for flourish
1 – 8. Drag each one of these up to your bar. I find keeping
them in order of F1 – F8 helps for /flourish 1 - /flourish 8
when I glace up at them. Now if you want to do a quick flourish
just click or press the function key. Also while you are there,
drag the /startdance and /stopdance icons as well. Having that
extra room on the bar is already starting to help.
Scripting:
Press Control A and then click the Macro tab. Then click new
macro. Type in the name of the macro, you cant use spaces but
you can use “-“ dashes. Try to keep the name as descriptive as
possible because if you script a bunch, after a bit they all can
look the same.
Then pick an icon. Next follow the below steps:
First script is to perform the fantastic ability that the devs
added awhile back. Just type in the macro text box:
/changedance rhythmic
And then press ok
For musicians the instructions are the same just replace it with
or /changemusic and the available songs for you. Example: /changemusic
starwars1
This will shift your current dance over to rhythmic. This is
handy as a way to shift gears up or down for higher or lower
level dances. You can /changedance to any of your currently
available so for an example:
/changedance basic
/changedance popular
/changedance lyrical
Next is how to write an actual dance routine. Same method is
used for musicians just replace the dances with music. This is
more complicated but definitely worth the effort. Just take your
time and work your way up. Don’t worry about messing up because
it will do no harm. Also this may seem to be a lot of work but
it will be very helpful later in your entertainment career if
you choose.
Lets start with a small one:
/changedance rhythmic; /pause 6; /flourish 8
Ok so the above script will shift you to rhythmic then wait 6
seconds, then perform flourish 8. The key is to start small and
work your way up as you perfect your script. Add a bit, test it,
add a bit more.
/changedance rhythmic; /pause 6; /flourish 8; /pause 6;
/flourish 2; /changedance popular; /pause 2; /smile; /flourish 2
Now the above script will shift you to rhythmic then wait 6
seconds perform flourish 8 wait another 6 seconds perform
flourish 2 then shift you over to the popular dance and then
flourish 2. Notice I added a smile in there. You can add any
type of /command in there. I found that usually its best to
avoid speech because it will sound repetitive after a bit.
Lastly if you keep your dance routines short you can mix and
match short routines so to keep it interesting.
The same trick can be used for Musicians:
/changemusic sw1; /pause 3; /flourish 2; /pause 5; /flourish 7
These above routines are handy so that you can keep the party
going and type away at the keyboard chatting with new arrivals
at the cantina, hotel, theater etc. This is great stuff and a
good chance to keep things even more fun and interesting for all
involved
Later at higher levels entertainers become Dancers or Musicians
– we can put on a real display with /lightshow /distract /smokebomb
etc. that can really give your display some extra punch.
So imagine a group of entertainers running a script all together
has potential for putting on a real show. So the group lead says
“Ok on five we start Jam session 1. Everyone has a copy of the
script for Jam Session 1 an away they go! Neat huh?
Ok good news! The above part was the most complicated portion
for entertainment scripting. If you are still having trouble
don’t worry, it takes time a patience to get it down but when
you do, it can be a lot of fun afterwards.
Also here is an idea on creating your own unique name:
http://www.zoolander.com/flash_site/home.html
Then click on Get your International Model name.
Enter in the data for your home state and then favorite band.
It’s pretty fun and easy way to help get the creative juices
going for entertainer names.
Make it personal!
I hate mistyping or misspelling someone’s name. Its embarrassing
and can sometimes bothers the player you are speaking with. Some
players put a lot of thought and effort into their names.
Ok follow the previous steps to open and create a macro. This
time lets name it Greeting 1.
Type:
Hello %NT grab a seat and let the healing begin!
If you go to http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/beta/manual_detail.jsp?id=51626
You will find at the bottom the reference to %NT. Basically it
will print the first name of your Target when you speak. Getting
familiar with these commands and others like %TT can be handy
even out in the field. “Look out! It’s a insane looking %TT
heading our way!” Targeting your friends and doing this is fun
as well hehe.
Be helpful!
We see everyone. And I mean everyone will come though our doors.
Every class and profession will drop by the Cantina at some
point in time – this is a real blessing because you get to hear
it all first like the adventures, quests, issues of the day,
etc. Good players and good entertainers will chat during the
down time. We learn as much from them as they will from us.
One of the things that will be very important when SWG goes live
is new players will come to see us with the common questions:
How come my health is not getting better, How do I heal my
wounds, Why is my Battle Fatigue now going down, Where is the
bank, how do I find X?… etc.
Ok don’t get RSI typing the same answer over and over again. And
please don’t get frustrated with them either. We were all there
at one time or another.
Make helpful message macros:
Here is an example:
Hi, %NT if you click and target an entertainer and /watch
dancers or /listen to musicians your Battle Fatigue will slowly
start to heal up after a few minutes.
Hi, %NT you need to go to the Hospital and /sit there to heal
up. Also if a player medic is on staff they can heal your wounds
there even faster.
Hi, %NT press Control V and then on the right panel click on the
item you want. For banking click it to open, select the city you
are in and then right click create waypoint. This will add it to
your data pad as a waypoint.
And many more. This will save you the time, effort and possible
frustration later while still being helpful.
*holds up a sign*
Will entertain for food, clothing, etc.
Tips, any type of gifts, etc. are always appreciated but should
never be expected. Doing it this way keeps the game fun for all
involved.
Players can now /tip playername amount bank to issue funds
directly from their bank at a 5% transfer fee. Its great stuff
because you can /tip from across the galaxy.
Also having extra clothes, items are always handy to keep you
looking fresh and new. Good players will offer clothes and items
in place of tips a lot of times. Big burly Bounty Hunters will
usually have no use for red slippers, fancy dress shirts etc.
Any generosity offered from players is exactly that, kindness in
show of appreciation of their Battle Fatigue down time wiped
away in a blink of an eye.
Medics are always welcome!
Invite them in the band if you can. Having a medic standing
around healing your action wounds allows you to keep the party
running hard and the medic gets fantastic experience along the
way. It is a very good relationship.
Lastly, I hope you enjoyed the guide as much as I did writing
it. I hope to see you all out there! Keep the party going!
