MacroQuest64

I'm curious if one would be able to use any command that would simply return the exact x, y, z loc of a mob. I was scouring through the manual trying to find a command to do so, but all I could find was /mapname, which merely changes how the mobs name appears on the map... which inevitably serves the purpose, but I would much prefer to be able to type a command that would return the x,y,z in my console.

any and all help is appreciated, thanks!

I belive /who npc npcname returns x y loc and distance and direction from you.

It only seems to return the distance and direction, but not the exact x,y,z

ok, do the /w npc thing and then take the first two numbers and subtract (I think its subtract if its not then add them if the number seems off) from your loc that should give you the x and y loc. The first two numbers I belive give you distance from spawn on x plane and second number give distance from spawn on y plane.

I imagine that could work, I was just curious if there was a way of doing this with one simple command... that's all

From the manual:

Spawn
spawn Spawn[ID] Find spawn by ID
spawn Spawn[search string] Find spawn by spawn search string

access to type(s): spawn

Object used to get information on a specific spawn. Uses the same filters as those from /target, /who

Examples

/echo ${Spawn[n]}
Displays the name of the spawn with id number n

/target ${Spawn[npc radius 500 trakanon]}
Targets the npc with the name Trakanon only if within a radius of 500

spawn

Members
...
float X X coordinate
float Y Y coordinate
float Z Z coordinate
float N Y, the Northward-positive coordinate
float W X, the Westward-positive coordinate
float U Z, the Upward-positive coordinate
float S Shortcut for -Y (makes Southward positive)
float E Shortcut for -X (makes Eastward positive)
float D Shortcut for -Z (makes Downward positive)
...

so, in summary...
/echo ${Spawn[spawnidorsearchstring].X} ${Spawn[spawnidorsearchstring].Y} ${Spawn[spawnidorsearchstring].Z}

could create an alias... add this line to your macroquest.ini file under alias's

/mloc=/echo ${Target.X}, ${Target.Y}, ${Target.Z}

can change the /mloc to whatever command you want to target, I just set it to mean mob loc. The X and Y might need to be reversed depending on your set up, eq kinda reads them backwards. As you could guess you gotta have the mob targeted, and it will return the x, y, z of your target.

Thanks a ton, you guys never fail to figure stuff out

dont forget, eq locs are displayed Y,X so youll need to remember that if you print out X,Y,Z

Yes ... EQ positioning is cartographic, not geometric. Someone just decided that X, Y, Z was easier (before SOE released maps) while it really is Latitude, Longitude, Altitude.