Binds and Macros' That Control Controller Pets...

[BjorJlen]

Greetings good Heroes and bad Villains... 🙂

 

   I searched the forums here, and even Google, but I could not find any information on how one "controls" Controller pets with Binds, and even Macros'. And I for one have been trying to figure it out, based on Mastermind Binds and Macros'... But no such luck as of yet I am sad to say. So has anyone come up with a set of Binds/Macros' to do such a thing? If so, could one and all post them here please? I would post this in General, but I figured I would post this here first...

 

   As with the new Issue, I believe it would be a good place to gather up said Binds/Macros' in a thread, which if good enough, maybe the Moderator(s) could pin it up top here in the Controller section. I will be continuing to try and figure this out, but any and all help would be appreciated. In fact, let's start (if possible) with Pyro's Catherine Wheel T9 pet if we can, as that is the pet I am first trying to do this with. Thanks a ton in advance you awesome community you... 🙂

 

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Edited June 27 by BjorJlen
Ahhh, typo's... heh

[arcane]

Open your pets window and drag the control buttons into the powers window. Boom you have macros now. I recommend putting Attack My Target, Go To, and Aggressive/Passive in a tray at least.

[dukedukes]

command all pets:

petcom_all Action Stance

 

command a specific pet:

petcom_pow "default pet name" Action Stance

 

actions: attack, goto, follow, stay

stances: passive, defensive, aggressive

 

The order for action and stance doesn't matter and either can be excluded.

 

examples:

/macro_image "PetCommand_Action_Stay" STAY petcom_all stay aggressive

/macro_image "PetCommand_Stance_Aggressive" ATTK  petcom_all attack aggressive

/macro_image "PetCommand_Stance_Aggressive" AGGR  petcom_all aggressive
/macro_image "PetCommand_Action_Bodyguard" BG petcom_all follow defensive

/macro_image "PetCommand_Action_Goto" GOTO petcom_all goto

 

[BjorJlen]

2 hours ago, dukedukes said:

command all pets:

petcom_all Action Stance

 

command a specific pet:

petcom_pow "default pet name" Action Stance

 

actions: attack, goto, follow, stay

stances: passive, defensive, aggressive

 

The order for action and stance doesn't matter and either can be excluded.

 

examples:

/macro_image "PetCommand_Action_Stay" STAY petcom_all stay aggressive

/macro_image "PetCommand_Stance_Aggressive" ATTK  petcom_all attack aggressive

/macro_image "PetCommand_Stance_Aggressive" AGGR  petcom_all aggressive
/macro_image "PetCommand_Action_Bodyguard" BG petcom_all follow defensive

/macro_image "PetCommand_Action_Goto" GOTO petcom_all goto

 

 

   Very nice @dukedukes, thank you very much for posting that breakdown, and Macro examples. I will try these out myself, and I hope they can be of some use to others as well. I am still very curious as to what other Binds/Macros' people can come up with, even though it is a simple system. Like I mentioned, I was attempting to use the Mastermind Binds system using my keypad, as it is one of the best systems for controlling Mastermind pets (with Binds mind you), but have been failing. Maybe because Controllers have only one pet to control, instead of a Mastermind controlling up to 6 pets eventually.

 

   I don't know, but it would be interesting to see if anyone can come up with a similar (though obviously shorter) system for controlling Troller pets. I do have a question though... Can one use a Defensive stance with a Controller pet at all? Nowhere have I read that they can be, just like Mastermind pets can, but if they can be, that is an amazing benefit to Controllers I would say. If someone could please confirm this aspect, maybe even with numbers too, I am sure everyone would appreciate it. Maybe a moderator or GM can comment on this as well too. 🙂 In either case, a great beginning, and great info. Keep the creativity coming...

 

"There is a Superhero inside all of us. We just need the courage to put on the cape." - T

[Psyonico]

1 hour ago, BjorJlen said:

Can one use a Defensive stance with a Controller pet at all?

Defensive? Yes. Bodyguard mode? No

[BZRKR]

All I use is this: "/bind u petcom_all goto aggressive" this sends everybody into the fight, usually with me half a second behind them.

[PostalExpress]

6 hours ago, arcane said:

Open your pets window and drag the control buttons into the powers window. Boom you have macros now. I recommend putting Attack My Target, Go To, and Aggressive/Passive in a tray at least.

 

And once in your tray, you can edit it. For example, right click "Attack My Target" and add "Aggressive" to the end.

[brasilgringo]

is it not like the Sandophan binds where you can command tiers indepdently?  all pets will do the same things?

[BjorJlen]

Ok, update time... 🙂

 

   After doing a lot of testing with what work's (for me), I came up with these six binds; all tied to the NumberPad keys...

 

numpad0 "petcom_all follow defensive"

decimal "petcom_all follow passive"

numpad1 "petcom_all follow attack"

numpad2 "petcom_all aggressive attack"

numpad3 "petcom_all goto$$em point"

numpadenter "petcom_all Dismiss$$em salute"

 

   As one who does not like to have that many Macros' on my toolbars as they take up space for other powers and such, I tend to use keybinds whenever possible. And as one who likes to have many options to control my pets, yet make things as simple as possible as I am disabled, I find that this is about as fast and effective as can be for me. Now all I have to do is to load up the "Pet's" keybind text file for each Controller, and I'm all set. One stop shopping as it were lol. Anywho, I hope these (and the above replies) help out anyone who wants to have a bit more control over their Controller pets... 🙂

 

"Chance favors the prepared mind." - T

[srmalloy]

On 6/27/2025 at 9:47 AM, Psyonico said:

Defensive? Yes. Bodyguard mode? No

IIRC, any 'defensive' posture — goto, stay, whatever — is treated as putting your pets in Bodyguard mode, but only Masterminds get any benefit from it beyond your pets not aggroing randomly on everything in sight, which can be an issue in zones with yellow-reticle mobs (neutral until attacked) like a lot of Kallisti Wharf or the Crey PR groups in Brickstown. 

[Psyonico]

1 hour ago, srmalloy said:

IIRC, any 'defensive' posture — goto, stay, whatever — is treated as putting your pets in Bodyguard mode, but only Masterminds get any benefit from it beyond your pets not aggroing randomly on everything in sight, which can be an issue in zones with yellow-reticle mobs (neutral until attacked) like a lot of Kallisti Wharf or the Crey PR groups in Brickstown. 

I guess that’s what I meant, they don’t get the benefit of bodyguard mode.

[BjorJlen]

   Other than the fact that it can be used as a counter punch when one is attacked, say from a surprise ambush or enemy(s) that you didn't see until they shot at you. And to me, that is a fairly good benefit in and of itself, so I can easily live without the specific MM's Bodyguard benefit. 🙂

 

"Do good for goodness sake; It will come back in unexpected ways." - T

[Sandolphan]

I posted a quick note on using the MM setup for controller pets here: