Ranger Tutorials

Rangers are a very straight forward guild, they train like all the other magic guilds, but climb the ladder earlier and faster, like a Barb.

Training

Combat Training

I simply train all skills I can in combat, and I train all weapons. We are Barb Lites, we need to train all weapons, and with our skillsets... why wouldn't you!

Weapons

Train all the weapons!

use_weak_attacks: false # True here will just jab quickly, use this lower level and only if your weapons have puncture!
weapon_training: 
  Small Edged: katar
  Bow: nisha shortbow
  Brawling: ''
  Light Thrown: bola
  Twohanded Edged: broadaxe
  Crossbow: forester stonebow
  Slings: sling
  Heavy Thrown: light spear
  Polearms: light spear
  Large Edged: broadaxe
  Small Blunt: bola
  Large Blunt: star
  Staves: nightstick
  Twohanded Blunt: mattock
  Offhand Weapon: nightstick

Dual Loading

Rangers can dual load, meet requirements and use the setting:

dual_load: true

Offhand

Train offhand weapon with aiming_trainables, this enables you to use single handed template weapons (non swappable), and attack with the left hand while aiming. This really speeds up training!

Note you will need a light crossbow for this, or you will stop aiming

using_light_crossbow: true
aiming_trainables:
- Brawling
- Staves
- Small Edged
- Small Blunt
- Light Thrown
- Heavy Thrown

Armors

Some people clown suit, some don't. Clown suiting will slow your climb, but most don't care about this. I personally do, so I cycle armors. Make sure the gear is listed properly and use the type settings below. Gloves are recommended until you can hold the weight of leg armor, and then swap that. If you choose to clown suit, do not swap.

Note that I still just swap gloves, #NoRegerts.

cycle_armors:
  Brigandine:
  - scale gloves
  Plate Armor:
  - plate gauntlet
  Chain Armor:
  - ring gloves
  Light Armor:
  - embroidered gloves

Survival Training

Scouting

While scouting is the guild skill, doesn't require anything fancy and trains best simply with Hunt in combat-trainer. Training this by running trails is very time consuming and simply not recommended. The below has worked for me since circle 0 through HLC. Very simple and clean.

training_abilities:
  Hunt: 30

Stealth, Thievery, & Locksmithing

These are easily trainable through Burgle. Burgle can practically, or will, lock these skills in less than a minute. This is handled within dr-scripts with the burgle script, the settings are easy and you trigger it two ways:

Training Manager:

Putting any of these within the crossing_training section will trigger Burgle if settings exist in the setup yaml. Make sure to put them at the top of the list, as the priority of the list is top to bottom, and we are survival primes.

crossing_training:
- Locksmithing
- Stealth
- Thievery
- Athletics

T2:

For T2, list this within every single subsection.

- skill: Athletics
  start: 12
  scripts:
  - burgle start
  - athletics

Burgle Settings:

These are the setup yaml settings required. Burgle supports athletics training instead of locksmithing if you list settings appropriately. Check this out for a more details explanation.

###############
# Burgle
###############
burgle_settings:
  room: 2622 # Shard start room, there are many available, look them up! (Clans will straight murder you if caught!)
  entry_type: lockpick
  lockpick_container: lockpick ring
  loot_container: satchel
  use_lockpick_ring: true
  loot: pawn
  max_search_count: 2
  item_whitelist: # Will not drop or pawn these items, check out what they do on Elanthipeda
    - memory orb
    - keepsake box

Supplementing Burgle

Sometimes Burgle will not fully train, or drains too fast, etc.

Stealth

You can use combat-trainer skills to keep Stealth locked. I recommend just setting the trainer to hide for ranged attacks, this should be enough to keep you topped off. Keep these settings to make it happen.

dont_stalk: true
stealth_attack_aimed_action: snipe # OR poach if you don't have snipe yet! 
use_stealth_ranged: true

Alternatively, you can just hide on a cooldown:

training_abilities:
  Stealth: 30 # Hides every 30s, will stop hiding at mind lock.

Locksmithing

Use the locksmithing script. It will attempt to use whatever trainables, like the keepsakes above, and then pop boxes until locked.

Training Manager

The above settings will continue to attempt to mindlock Locksmithing using the other scripts if the settings exist and the skill after burgle failed to do so.

T2

- skill: Locksmithing
  start: 20
  scripts:
  - burgle start
  - go2 ####
  - locksmithing
  - safe-room

Pick Settings

You can find the details of this script here.

lockpick_room_id: *safe_room
use_lockpick_ring: true
skip_lockpick_ring_refill: false
lockpick_ignore_difficulty: false
stop_pick_on_mindlock: false
harvest_traps: false
box_loot_limit: 20
box_hunt_minimum: 20
picking_box_source: shadows
picking_box_storage: carryall
lockpick_type: stout iron
lockpick_dismantle: whistle
lockpick_buffs:

Locksmithing

You can find the details of this script here.

# use ;pick and pick settings first
pick_live_boxes: false
# second option to a daily use lockbox trainer like a training box or harvest bag
have_training_box: false
picking_lockbox: training box
picking_worn_lockbox: false
# consumable boxes will be pulled from your burgle loot_container and should be kept separate from live boxes.
# list as many as you want - though it will try from the top down.
consumable_lockboxes:
- keepsake box
#- liquor cabinet

Athletics

Simply train this with the athletics script.

Training Manager

crossing_training:
- Athletics

T2

- skill: Athletics
  start: 12
  scripts:
  - burgle start
  - athletics

You can make Athletics train higher once you get to larger ranks by holding items, Athletics.lic handles this with:

held_athletics_items:
  - bolts
  - arrows

Outdoorsmanship

There are a couple ways to train this, but the straightforward ways are during combat-trainer and athletics.

Note that this is extremely time consuming, and I don't do this.

Combat Trainer

training_abilities:
  Hunt: 30
  Collect: 240

Athletics

Eventually this gets to a point where you will train during wait timers for the high-level training areas. Simple add these to your list and you will pick a random room to collect in, it can be as few or many as desired.

athletics_outdoorsmanship_rooms: 
- #####
- #####
- #####
- #####
- #####
- #####
- #####

Magic Training

I recommend to train as much magic during combat as you can, the system will weave it into the rest of combat training skills. This utilizes our uptime. You will need two setttings for this, one trains offensive magic, and the other trains the others.

Crossing Training

The system will discern and attempt to cast the spells at a set % which needs to be raised as you gain more ranks.

crossing_training:
- Augmentation
- Utility
- Warding

You also need:

prep_scaling_factor: 0.75
training_spells:
  Warding:
    abbrev: MAF
    symbiosis: true
  Augmentation:
    abbrev: STW
    symbiosis: true
  Utility:
    abbrev: GAF
    symbiosis: true

Targeted Magic & Debilitation

I personally suggest multistrike spells to get the most bang for your buck, Stampede is a good example, unless the thing you're hunting needs something else based on defense (this isn't common!). I also suggest Debils which don't hard CC your enemy, this keeps defenses moving (though this is less important).

offensive_spells:
- name: Stampede
  cast_only_to_train: true
  mana: 3
- name: Curse of the Wilds
  cast_only_to_train: true
  max_threshold: 1
  mana: 11
- name: Swarm
  cast_only_to_train: true
  min_threshold: 2
  mana: 11

Augmentation, Utility, & Warding

I don't suggest using mandatory hunting buffs for this step, you can inadvertantly nerf yourself by casting your spells under the 20% mark and for shorter durations. Use generic spells not required. I like Analogous Magic spells for this.

Note you can train sorcery here as well!

combat_spell_training: &cst
  Augmentation:
    abbrev: ease
    mana: 10
    cambrinth:
    - 10
  Utility:
    abbrev: gaf
    symbiosis: true
    mana: 10
    cambrinth:
    - 10
  Warding:
    abbrev: maf
    symbiosis: true
    mana: 10
    cambrinth:
    - 10
  Sorcery:
    abbrev: ab
    symbiosis: true
    mana: 5

HLC YAML Examples

Paven: Ranger hunting Intercessors+