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Log Parsers
I'm assuming these programs are legal on P1999. Anybody have a nice compiled list of some of these programs lying around?
Also, since maps are disabled on P1999, I am considering writing a program that will parse /loc + sense heading from the log and, using the map files, generate where you are on the map and what direction you are facing. I'm curious if anybody would find this a useful tool and also the legality status of such a program (I'm under the impression log parsing is not illegal). Thoughts? | ||
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GamParse is the parse program I use for parsing. P99 files logs differently than live so it occasionally will parse right other times it will just miss fights completely.
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Gameparse is Legal on P99 to my knowledge, since all it does is read active log files.
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My understanding is that log parsing itself is fine, but doing it to get some information you can't normally get from the game in real time (like, say, your location on a map) is forbidden.
Somebody will now make the argument that parsing the log to calculate your DPS is something you can't normally get from the game. Whatever. | ||
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So you're saying I can't make a program that parses my log for my /loc and sense heading commands (legally obtained from game) and does the work to translate that location/direction onto a map? It would only update when I inputted /loc, which limits the usefulness, but I theoretically could spam /loc as I run and I would get almost real time updates of where I was on the map.
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Here's what it looks like with a /loc from the EC tunnel: [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] | |||
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I always liked the EQ Atlas maps although some of them need to be massaged a bit in order to get them to scale. Lower Guk was a challenge. I had a couple of additions planned but stopped working on it before I got to them. One was to add a fade-over-time marker on the map for locs posted to group or guild chat and another was to add support for toggling between the picture file maps and the vector maps the game used. I suspect that those sorts of additions wouldn't improve the likelihood that the server gods would sanction its use though. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] | |||
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There is a difference between doing something yourself and having a program do it for you. The developers recently disabled the in-game map, which tells me that they don't want you using any software to show your location on a map. I don't think it would matter if it updates constantly (like ShowEQ) or only when prompted.
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