Replacing the SwiftShift addon

Well, first things first. This first macro post is for my Druid readers.

I was the author of SwiftShift, and I've fully replaced SwiftShift with the new in-game macros. Here I will introduce the macros that I have been using in game to replace it.

Here is my Bear Form macro. It actually combines Bear Form and Feral Charge into one macro, which I find to be very helpful.

#showtooltip Feral Charge
/cast [stance:1] Feral Charge; [nostance] Dire Bear Form
/cancelform [stance:2/3/4/5]

This macro is designed to be spammed until it works. If you just want to get into bear form, spam the macro until you're in bear. If you also want to Feral Charge your target, keep spamming the button until you charge. It will take you out of any other form and put you into Bear Form. The tooltip part is nice because it lets you see the cooldown of Feral Charge on your bear button.

Note that if you are under level 40, simply remove the word "Dire" from the macro.

Ok, next is my macro for Cat Form. This macro combines Cat Form and Prowl into one macro, which makes for a very useful "oh crap! HIDE!" macro.

#Showtooltip Prowl
/cast [stance:3,nostealth] Prowl; [nostance] Cat Form
/cancelform [stance:1/2/4/5]

This macro will put you in Cat Form from any other form. Again, the Tooltip part is to allow you to see the cooldown on your Prowl.

Next is the mother of all shape-shift macros, my All-terrain Travel Form macro.

/cast [nostance:5, flyable, nocombat, outdoors, noswimming] Flight Form; [nostance:2, swimming] Aquatic Form; [nostance:4, outdoors, combat] [nostance:4, outdoors, noflyable, noswimming] Travel Form
/cancelform [stance:1/3] [stance:4, nocombat, flyable]

This macro is awesome! Again, it's designed to be spammed until you get what you need. First, if you're in Cat Form or Bear Form, it will shift you out of either of those forms. If you're in Outland, and you're in a place where it is legal to fly, and you are NOT in combat, (and you have it...) it will shift you into flight form. If you ARE in combat, it will shift you into Travel Form instead. If you keep spamming it, as soon as you come out of combat, it will shift you out of Travel Form and into Flight Form. If you happen to be swimming, it will put you in Aquatic form instead. If you are not in Outland, it will only put you into Travel Form instead of Flight Form.

I'll come back to this macro at a later time to do a complete breakdown of how it works. WoW macros are really cool these days.

One more macro: For players who are under level 68 and don't have flight form yet, you should use this macro instead, as it will put you into Travel Form even when flight form would be available

/cancelform [stance:1/3]
/cast [nostance:2, swimming] Aquatic Form;[nostance:4, outdoors, noswimming] Travel Form

This one does the same as above, but only uses Aquatic Form and Travel Form, even when you're in Outland. Upgrade to the other macro as soon as you hit level 68, and get flight form. Good luck collecting the 600 gold for Riding Skill 150. (as a bonus, Flight Form automatically bumps you to 225 riding skill for FREE!!! 300 Riding skill will still cost you 5000 gold)

That's it for tonight, check back for more Macros!