Bow Craft/Fletching

[a Red Eminem]

Does anyone know of a good method to get good gains of Bow Craft/Fletching? I have started out with 50 skill, but I don't know what to make for the best gains. And where do you get feathers from in the forrest? What animals can you get them from?

Also I would like to know how to macro lumberjacking without actually macroing. I know this sounds contradictory, but I read somewhere that all you had to do was run from tree to tree with this method. I can't find it now, and would like to know how to do it.

Thank you,
a Red Eminem

[alatar]

If you mine lumberjacking afk & collect lumber that is a bannable offense.

Cove has a harpy room, that would be the best place I can think of to farm feathers..

[a Red Eminem]

I know its illegal, what I was saying is that someone said there's a way to macro, but you have to move from tree to tree. Therefore it's not really an AFK macro, it's just something that helps things go faster.

[a Red Eminem]

I am interested in finding the best way to gain on the skill bow craft/fletching. I want to know what is the best possible thing I can make for optimal gains.

Thank you,

[Kharza]

Alright... make sure to catch the bone I'm about to throw..

2 macro's. 1 attended for Lumberjack, 1 for unattended for Bow Craft

Bow Craft
50-70 bows
70-90 crossbows
90-100 heavy x-bows

If you are doing this to ALSO make money and not just level skill (switch over to xbows at 68 and heavy x-bows at 88).

Macros's

Lumberjack (no credit for this one.. found it somewhere else.. and whoever made this is the bomb) Needs to be run attended:

!Loop
Assistant.Macros.IfAction|4|0|enough
Assistant.Macros.DoubleClickAction|1074018099|3907
Assistant.Macros.PauseAction|00:00:03
Assistant.Macros.ElseAction
Assistant.Macros.DoubleClickAction|1074018099|3907
Assistant.Macros.WaitForTargetAction|30
Assistant.Macros.LastTargetAction
Assistant.Macros.EndIfAction
Assistant.Macros.IfAction|5|1|380
Assistant.Macros.DoubleClickTypeAction|4144|True
Assistant.Macros.WaitForMenuAction|0|300
Assistant.Macros.MenuResponseAction|1|7127|0
Assistant.Macros.WaitForMenuAction|0|300
Assistant.Macros.MenuResponseAction|1|7127|0
Assistant.Macros.EndIfAction
Assistant.Macros.PauseAction|00:00:01

Here is the interpretation:
If System Message "enough" # from "Not enough wood here to chop" sysmsg
Double click Equipped Axe # Must be targeted new whenever your axe breaks!
Pause 3 secs
Else
Double click Equipped Axe # Must be targeted new whenever your axe breaks!
Wait for target
Last Target
End if
If Weight > 380
Double click by type: Jointing Plane
Wait for menu
Menu Response 1
Wait for Menu
Menu Response 1
Endif
Pause 1 sec

You should be able to carry 700 boards per run with 100 str (if you don't have 100 str macro the shit out of arms lore and herding until you do). You can either start into the bow craft macro right after this or stockpile the boards.

Bow Craft macro:

Record yourself making 1 bow. Convert the double click of the dagger (I hang on to newbie daggers for this) to by type in razor. Target the wood boards and convert that absolute target to target by type as well. Insert an 8.1 second (8100) delay at the end of the macro and loop it. I'll edit this with the exact macro when I get home. You can get creative here with some restock agents as well.. taking boards from the bank and putting them into your pack.. using the bow craft macro and then using an organize macro to move the created bows into the bank. I usually just sit with my laptop on my lap semi-attending the bow craft macro and watch TV or do something else.

*Edit* Here is the macro for Bow Craft

!Loop
Assistant.Macros.DoubleClickTypeAction|3922|True
Assistant.Macros.WaitForTargetAction|30
Assistant.Macros.TargetTypeAction|False|7127
Assistant.Macros.WaitForMenuAction|0|300
Assistant.Macros.MenuResponseAction|2|5042|0
Assistant.Macros.WaitForMenuAction|0|300
Assistant.Macros.MenuResponseAction|1|5042|0
Assistant.Macros.PauseAction|00:00:08.1000000

Translates to:

Double click (dagger (0F52))
Wait for Target
Target by Type board
Wait for Menu
MenuResponse 2
Wait for Menu
MenuResponse 1
Pause 8.10 seconds

Enjoy!
Kharza

[a Red Eminem]

Thank you, much appreciated. However I would like to see that bow macro when you get a chance.

[Cindrew]

I cannot seem to get a bowyer macro to work. The macro above eventually times out and stop working. Also it does not include restock agent and throwing into trash barrel. Anyone have a bowyer macro that works well?

!Loop
Assistant.Macros.DoubleClickTypeAction|3922|True
Assistant.Macros.PauseAction|00:00:01
Assistant.Macros.TargetTypeAction|False|7127
Assistant.Macros.WaitForMenuAction|0|20
Assistant.Macros.PauseAction|00:00:02
Assistant.Macros.MenuResponseAction|2|5042|0
Assistant.Macros.WaitForMenuAction|0|20
Assistant.Macros.PauseAction|00:00:02
Assistant.Macros.MenuResponseAction|1|5042|0
Assistant.Macros.PauseAction|00:00:08.1000000
Assistant.Macros.HotKeyAction|0|Restock Agent-2
Assistant.Macros.AbsoluteTargetAction|0|0|1076241859|2347|867|7|3709
Assistant.Macros.PauseAction|00:00:02
Assistant.Macros.HotKeyAction|0|Organizer Agent-1
Assistant.Macros.PauseAction|00:00:02