New map desktop app coming soon (as long as it's still kosher with p99 rules)

[tristantio]

The copy I'm toying with right now does it all locally - syncing with the server will be a toggle-able option in the existing settings.lisp file that's included with the current p99-patcher exe bundle.

You'll be able to just have a line such as:

(setf
 *junk-sample-setting* "junk-sample-value"
 ;;*mapper-sync-disable* t
 ;;*eq-path* "C:/Your/Custom/EQ/Path/Note/Forward/Slashes/" )

Which you would then just uncomment (remove the ;; ) to disable syncing with the server.

[Mirox]

This is on the list of things to add to my parser I am making which uses python/GTK3 and only runs locally. Having problems with the newest GTK release tho :\ (likes to stop updating the gui when put in the background for some reason)

[tristantio]

Originally Posted by Mirox [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This is on the list of things to add to my parser I am making which uses python/GTK3 and only runs locally. Having problems with the newest GTK release tho :\ (likes to stop updating the gui when put in the background for some reason)

hi Mirox, I was going to use gtk and opted for a locally run browser app similar to cups for that reason. All code is on my github if you wanna contribute

[Mirox]

Originally Posted by tristantio [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

hi Mirox, I was going to use gtk and opted for a locally run browser app similar to cups for that reason. All code is on my github if you wanna contribute

I would contribute, but (a) I don't like lisp and (b) I am not a fan of browser applications that are not the focus of the application. (having to have a browser open aside from your client)

Also, fixed my GTK problems -- apparently GTK does not like threads even when you lock resources. I wanted to make these things not require an extra monitor/small client and have full control of the surrounding container. Using GTK, I could just make the program act as a 'skin' that catches hotkeys and will show the appropriate overlay rather than having to alt-tab to a browser with no container control. Just my two cents tho!

[falendar]

For all you screaming this is not classic eq, don't use printed/internet maps, because the game doesn't give them to you. don't use the wiki either, the game didn't give that to you either. Do you know who did? People like this guy right here who made a LEGAL way to simplify something be it a map with locs, or a spawn table, or a loc of the mob you want to kill ect. We all have a different idea's this is his. I for one would use this alot, and thank you for programming it for us all.

[Tarbos]

Correct me if I am wrong, but the maps you are using look like the in-game maps. Those did not exist back then. So, this is not classic, and you could not have done this back then, because you would not have the map to display your location on.
Parsing your locs from the logs, fine, but useless without a proper map to display your stuff on.

GJ anyways. But I would not use it for that reason.

[tristantio]

Well, it would be simple enough to plot the lines via edge detection on the old hand drawn maps (having the line plots from the maps/* directory just saved a step from what would have been done back in the day).

Anyways, check it out:

https://github.com/ahungry/p99-patcher

Read the page there for help setting it up, the binary (exe file) can be found at:

http://ahungry.com/p99-patcher-min.7z

Just download, extract via 7-zip and you'll be able to double click the ".bat" file to launch it (it will open your default web browser to the patcher home page, you can then scroll down and click "Mapper" to open in a new tab the fun new map app!

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[Kika Maslyaka]

Originally Posted by Tarbos [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Correct me if I am wrong, but the maps you are using look like the in-game maps. Those did not exist back then. So, this is not classic, and you could not have done this back then, because you would not have the map to display your location on.
Parsing your locs from the logs, fine, but useless without a proper map to display your stuff on.

your are incorrect cause this software can actually create a map from the scratch - your char simply runs around zone edges doing /loc and the programs draws a map from the log file. Technically it works on the same principle that LOY cartographer system worked on for first people who were running around "drawing lines" with it (I know I did).

The ONLY thing that I can find not-classic with this is that old days EQ couldn't be ALT-TAB out of - so you could not run (or at least access) any other software at the same time. This would not prevent you from creating a map, but would prevent you from looking at your active position. However there was special eq-window box software introduced at some point which was used by 2-boxers.

[tristantio]

Well, in classic days even without alt tab you could share files across computers - since this is just scanning the /log file (a static file) there would have been nothing stopping said program from scanning a network file share mount of the main computer's EQ log directory (just would have required 2 machines).

[myriverse]

Originally Posted by Tarbos [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Correct me if I am wrong, but the maps you are using look like the in-game maps. Those did not exist back then. So, this is not classic, and you could not have done this back then, because you would not have the map to display your location on.
Parsing your locs from the logs, fine, but useless without a proper map to display your stuff on.

GJ anyways. But I would not use it for that reason.

There were websites that had maps this detailed back in the Velious era.

Originally Posted by JackFlash [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

In the end it hurts the server.

Not moreso than your brain. If you truly want classic, then forget everything you knew about the game after Dec 2000.

Otherwise? Meh.