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

[Mirox]

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

How do we run this? I don't understand completely what we're to do.

I am pretty sure this:

You have a log parser on running on your computer.
You have a macro that does /loc and bind it to one of your movement keys "wasd".
Every time the parser reads a loc in your log, it will upload to the server your current loc.

Your guild/group/whatever will have a "channel" on a main server, or you would have a private server that will store all eligible members' or connected clients' (respectively) latest loc updates locations and show you the locations of said people on a map in your log parser application or in a browser which reflects the server information.

[tristantio]

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

How do we run this? I don't understand completely what we're to do.

Hey Ishio! Right now you'd have to be familiar with using Common Lisp (probably unlikely for most) - soon I'll have an exe available so you will download the zip file, extract it and double click the exe to run it.

[BigHurb]

Bestow has a copy of the older one you can PM him on thugcruncher

[tristantio]

You can try out the p99-patcher current build at http://ahungry.com/p99-patcher-min.7z (currently it only patches/launches p99 to the latest p99 patch files).

You just have to download and extract the file with 7-zip.

The new one with the map features will be up probably later tonight.

[Pint]

This is cool but I'm sure the staff would shoot this idea down if they had the ability to. You're just describing showeq without real time npc movements, the entire reason in game maps were disabled after launch was that this functionality was built into the maps feature with mq2.

[tristantio]

Is it any worse than a damage parser or other tool that analyzes the contents of the /log file though?

[Pint]

Yes, being able to see where every player in a zone is in real time is worse than seeing how much damage they did post fight. That assumes that most players will use it though, I would use it if it's legal, like I said its a cool idea.

[Leeyuuduu]

Also, the staff have explicitly gotten rid of maps on P99, whereas they've never taken any explicit action on damage parsers I believe. I don't think it has as much to do with reading log files or method of gathering such information as it does with their vision of Classic EQ.

It's a cool tool though (but I personally won't use it even if it's legal).

[tristantio]

When making the auction tracker, Nilbog/Rogean did OK that parsing the log files was ok - however if this type of app is too much against the classic spirit, I'd be happy to stop it.

Technically this app is classic though, because I could have written the exact same app in 99 (had I been where I am now in my programming abilities) [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Supaskillz]

My comp prolly explode in 2000 if I tried to do anything while playing eq. Open a map you got to be kidding!