How can I turn off auto getting range of a target - Guild Wars Forums

Fenz · Aug 18, 2010, 03:25 PM // 15:25

If you target somebody and you are out of range you character will start running towards the target until it is in range and then cast. I seem to remember (returning player) that you can turn that off but I can not find where. Can you still turn that off and if so where?

*Darcy* · Aug 18, 2010, 03:32 PM // 15:32

Here is the info on the wiki http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Targe..._call_a_target
Which is CTRL double click. This allows you to mark the target without attacking it.

Fenz · Aug 18, 2010, 03:39 PM // 15:39

Thanks for that (assist on a called out target is very nice) but what I want is that when I cast on a target and it is out of range I do not automaticly run up to the target but just get an out of range message or the cast will not go off. Peventing me from running thru a horde of enemies when I picked the wrong target

RedDog91 · Aug 18, 2010, 04:27 PM // 16:27

^ pressing C will target the closest enemy
so that way you wont run through a group to attack whatever you targeted

Horace Slughorn · Aug 18, 2010, 04:29 PM // 16:29

ya c-space to victory

Masmar · Aug 18, 2010, 04:43 PM // 16:43

If you want to call out a target without making any movements hold CTRL+Shift and double click or press space

Dzjudz · Aug 18, 2010, 04:46 PM // 16:46

Shift + click to select but do nothing.
Ctrl + Shift + click to call but do nothing ("I'm targeting ...")

JackSchit · Aug 18, 2010, 07:58 PM // 19:58

He isn't looking to call a target. By the looks of it he wants to cast a spell but it not make him run into battle. I don't think it is an option, but I do know that shouts like You Move Like a Dwarf gives the "out of range".

majikmajikmajik · Aug 18, 2010, 09:03 PM // 21:03

what he is asking is how he can target a foe without engaging it, and all you gotta do is press C for the closest target and then use [ or ] to scroll thru foes.

i dont think u can turn it off (maybe not mutli click?) but look in the options menu

Amy Awien · Aug 18, 2010, 09:14 PM // 21:14

As far as I know there is no option to turn of automatically running towards your target when you are out of (casting) range.

*Darcy* · Aug 18, 2010, 09:58 PM // 21:58

I misunderstood your question. Now that you have made it clearer to me, the answer is you can either hit "C" to change your target and abort your cast, or you can click on the ground to stop running and abort your cast. There is no way to just swap your target. Any change will abort the cast.

Perkunas · Aug 18, 2010, 11:29 PM // 23:29

Under Menu, Options, General, uncheck "auto-target foe....."

CyberNigma · Aug 19, 2010, 12:32 AM // 00:32

yeah, as mentioned above there are game options you can look at. I found one when I decided while doing something in particular that I did not want to automatically run to the target that I clicked on (I just wanted him targeted). You can disable that feature. When you do you can click on targets (they will become your target as normal), but you will not automatically run to them.

However, I believe that any time you go to shoot/cast/attack a target you will automatically run into range. I don't think there is a way to turn that part off.

I hope that helps.

Quaker · Aug 19, 2010, 03:11 PM // 15:11

Lol! It's amazing how so many people can misunderstand a simple question.

@OP - as JackSchit said, there are skills such as You Move Like a Dwarf that don't autorun to the target (which I find really annoying), but there appears to be no option to make all skills act that way. Your only option is to abort the skill by various methods (clicking on the ground, straffing, etc.), but of course, you may have already run into Schit by then.

Aug 18, 2010, 03:25 PM // 15:25	#1
Fenz Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Aug 2010 Guild: Sinister Ministry Profession: N/A	How can I turn off auto getting range of a target If you target somebody and you are out of range you character will start running towards the target until it is in range and then cast. I seem to remember (returning player) that you can turn that off but I can not find where. Can you still turn that off and if so where?

Aug 18, 2010, 03:32 PM // 15:32	#2
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	Here is the info on the wiki http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Targe..._call_a_target Which is CTRL double click. This allows you to mark the target without attacking it. __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

Aug 18, 2010, 09:58 PM // 21:58	#11
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	I misunderstood your question. Now that you have made it clearer to me, the answer is you can either hit "C" to change your target and abort your cast, or you can click on the ground to stop running and abort your cast. There is no way to just swap your target. Any change will abort the cast. __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

Aug 18, 2010, 03:39 PM // 15:39	#3
Fenz Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Aug 2010 Guild: Sinister Ministry Profession: N/A	Thanks for that (assist on a called out target is very nice) but what I want is that when I cast on a target and it is out of range I do not automaticly run up to the target but just get an out of range message or the cast will not go off. Peventing me from running thru a horde of enemies when I picked the wrong target

Aug 18, 2010, 04:27 PM // 16:27	#4
RedDog91 Desert Nomad Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Farming for Nick gifts Profession: R/	^ pressing C will target the closest enemy so that way you wont run through a group to attack whatever you targeted

Aug 18, 2010, 04:29 PM // 16:29	#5
Horace Slughorn Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Oct 2008 Guild: Experientia Docet [OHX], Trinity of the Ascended [ToA], We Gat Dis [HRUU] Profession: W/	ya c-space to victory

Aug 18, 2010, 04:43 PM // 16:43	#6
Masmar Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2008 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Guild: We Gat Dis [HRUU] Profession: E/	If you want to call out a target without making any movements hold CTRL+Shift and double click or press space

Aug 18, 2010, 04:46 PM // 16:46	#7
Dzjudz Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz	Shift + click to select but do nothing. Ctrl + Shift + click to call but do nothing ("I'm targeting ...")

Aug 18, 2010, 07:58 PM // 19:58	#8
JackSchit Academy Page Join Date: Sep 2008 Guild: Tears Of The Ascended [ToA] Profession: Me/	He isn't looking to call a target. By the looks of it he wants to cast a spell but it not make him run into battle. I don't think it is an option, but I do know that shouts like You Move Like a Dwarf gives the "out of range".

Aug 18, 2010, 09:03 PM // 21:03	#9
majikmajikmajik Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: SATown~Tx Guild: Guild Hopper! Profession: R/	what he is asking is how he can target a foe without engaging it, and all you gotta do is press C for the closest target and then use [ or ] to scroll thru foes. i dont think u can turn it off (maybe not mutli click?) but look in the options menu

Aug 18, 2010, 09:14 PM // 21:14	#10
Amy Awien Forge Runner Join Date: Jul 2006 Profession: R/	As far as I know there is no option to turn of automatically running towards your target when you are out of (casting) range.

Aug 18, 2010, 11:29 PM // 23:29	#12
Perkunas Jungle Guide Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In my own little world, looking at yours Guild: Only Us[NotU] Profession: E/	Under Menu, Options, General, uncheck "auto-target foe....."

Aug 19, 2010, 12:32 AM // 00:32	#13
CyberNigma Jungle Guide Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Profession: W/R	yeah, as mentioned above there are game options you can look at. I found one when I decided while doing something in particular that I did not want to automatically run to the target that I clicked on (I just wanted him targeted). You can disable that feature. When you do you can click on targets (they will become your target as normal), but you will not automatically run to them. However, I believe that any time you go to shoot/cast/attack a target you will automatically run into range. I don't think there is a way to turn that part off. I hope that helps.

Aug 19, 2010, 03:11 PM // 15:11	#14
Quaker Hell's Protector Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Guild: Brothers Disgruntled	Lol! It's amazing how so many people can misunderstand a simple question. @OP - as JackSchit said, there are skills such as You Move Like a Dwarf that don't autorun to the target (which I find really annoying), but there appears to be no option to make all skills act that way. Your only option is to abort the skill by various methods (clicking on the ground, straffing, etc.), but of course, you may have already run into Schit by then.