/gather

Script-provided

Registered by gather. Start it with /lua run gather.

Syntax

/gather <subcommand>

Description

Automated gathering — navigates to the nearest harvestable node, interacts with it until it despawns, then moves on to the next one. Supports all harvesting types: Gather, Mine, Chop, Fish, Trap, and Collect.

Requires a navmesh loaded for the current zone (/navmap will show whether one is available). Without a navmesh, nav.moveto falls back to straight-line movement which may get stuck on terrain.

Subcommands

Subcommand	What
start	Begin (or resume) the gathering loop.
stop	Pause gathering. The script stays loaded; resume with start.
allow <verbs>	Filter by verb — comma-separated, e.g. Mine,Gather. Only matching nodes are targeted.
allow all	Reset to gather all node types (default).
allow	Show the current verb filter.
delay <ms>	Set the delay between interactions in milliseconds (default 10000, minimum 1000).
radius <units>	Set the search radius in game units (default 200).
arrive <dist>	Set how close the character walks before interacting (default 4.0).
status	Print current settings: state, delay, radius, arrive distance, allow filter, nodes gathered.

Verb types

Each harvestable node has a verb that maps to a harvesting skill:

Verb	Skill	Example nodes
Gather	Gathering	unnatural garden, fiery ore, twisted roots
Mine	Mining	unearthed ore
Chop	Foresting	felled wood
Trap	Trapping	creature den
Fish	Fishing	seared char
Collect	Collecting	shinies (unnamed collectibles)

Examples

/lua run gather              # load the script and start gathering
/gather allow Mine           # only mine ore nodes
/gather allow Mine,Gather    # mine and gather
/gather allow all            # reset to all node types
/gather delay 8000           # 8 second delay between interactions
/gather stop                 # pause
/gather start                # resume
/gather status               # show current settings
/lua stop gather             # unload the script entirely

How it works

1. Scans all actors for the nearest node matching actor.is_harvestable() and the verb filter.
2. Uses nav.moveto() to walk there via the zone navmesh.
3. Targets the node with eq2.target_by_id(), then sends the interaction via eq2.zone_door.interact().
4. Polls every 500ms for the node to despawn; re-interacts after the configured delay.
5. Once the node despawns, finds the next nearest node and repeats.

See also

• /nav — the navigation system used for movement.
• /navmap — visual navmesh display and zone mesh status.
• /autoloot — automatic looting (pairs well with gathering).