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Rellapse40
05-06-2014, 07:30 PM
Please read the first part here, it has been updated - the bottom part left in for
consistency:

UPDATE - APP EXE (executable) IS READY FOR DOWNLOAD AND USE (initial version)

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!

Any and all feedback continues to be welcome! :)

You can edit the settings.lisp if you have trouble with a non-standard EQ path, but the easiest
fix is to create a shortcut/symlink from your non-standard EQ path to a standard path, so
going to C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest will end up taking you to the install directory of EQ.

Make sure you have a maps/ and logs/ directories or the program will run into issues.

In the next build I'll add some additional error handling so it doesn't just die under those conditions.

Original post below:

Hi all,

In an effort to add some utility to my p99-patcher (https://github.com/ahungry/p99-patcher) I have added a new map app.

The tool only reads your log data (similar to the auction tracker uploader) - it does not touch raw packets or any memory/p99 files, so should be legal per policy.

The app will look through your log file for the latest /loc you have done, and map your location on the zone you are currently in.

I have plans to expand and have shared maps (latest player locations stored on my server), so you could set up a shared map account for your guild, and be able to view any guildie's location (if they were using the app and a /loc macro bound to a movement key) in real time (even across zones).

The current maps include all the details the Sony maps do (and are drawn client side in your web browser at http://localhost:4444/mapper/?map-name=ecommons (or whatever zone)).

I have plans to go through the wiki/allakhazam/eqatlas and update the map files to include the location data for static camps, so you would see pinpoints on a map that include:


Your current location (thanks to a /loc macro)
Your friends/guildies current locations (or maybe a global shared loc list)
The data Sony provides (class trainer locations etc.)
Mob spawns (maybe paths mapped out sometime as well)


The mapping is 100% real time if you do continually use your /loc macro.

I have a little work to do on auto-detecting the player's current zone (will have to have users do a /who all themself, or see if a message is entered into log when zoning), at which point i'll put up a static windows exe for download/use (the p99 patcher exe I have right now available does not have these mapper updates).

You can get it early or review the source on my github at https://github.com/ahungry/p99-patcher

Screenshot:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ahungry/p99-patcher/master/p99-mapper.png

Looks goog

http://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=148251

no chewie dont
05-06-2014, 07:42 PM
nothing at all surprising about rellapse being bad enough to need maps
rustleometer reading a 0 right now try harder

Rellapse40
05-06-2014, 07:49 PM
maps not much use when you never leave lguk

Doors
05-06-2014, 08:31 PM
2 monitors

wiki on one

Potus
05-06-2014, 08:37 PM
Haha this shit is terrible. Please ban anyone who uses it.

no chewie dont
05-06-2014, 08:41 PM
its all about branding

see? its not a hack, its a "desktop app"

Rellapse40
05-06-2014, 08:49 PM
pras desktop apps

Rettj
05-06-2014, 10:37 PM
yall too dumb to read a cloth map printed circa 99?

Kergan
05-07-2014, 11:02 AM
Learn to navigate with /loc bros, maps are for the weak.

dethbringre
05-07-2014, 06:30 PM
2 monitors

wiki on one

This ^

r00t
05-07-2014, 07:04 PM
These logfile hacks have given me some good ideas. For a couple examples, I've thought about porting things like audio triggers and my MQ2PvPAlert plugin into a program, but then realized I have like 30 other things in my pipeline, some I will actually use and some that will actually increase my personal revenue. If I were to do it though I'd probably make one super logfile hack program and bring in mySEQ's map widget to work with the logfile instead of the network IO.

filthyphil
05-07-2014, 07:34 PM
if you need a map in eq 14 years later you don't belong here.

Sorry I didn't dedicate 14 years of my life to a fantasy game. I've been busy going to work, being a home owner, & paying the leases on my last 3 cadillacs.

Now I will use this app to gain all the knowledge you've obtained by spending 14 years being a degenerative piece of shit.

JPMorgan
05-07-2014, 07:47 PM
Sorry I didn't dedicate 14 years of my life to a fantasy game. I've been busy going to work, being a home owner, & paying the leases on my last 3 cadillacs.

Now I will use this app to gain all the knowledge you've obtained by spending 14 years being a degenerative piece of shit.

Anger induced delusions of a fictitious life.

You need Oprah.

Rellapse40
05-08-2014, 07:28 AM
Thanks for keepin this front page guys - new app build put up, sync is now enabled so you can see all your buds and where they're at.

Also, support for RED99 log files has been added, as well as a help page for people who fail to set uptheir eq path properly.

Keep up the great feedback!

Aww yiss

Rettj
05-08-2014, 01:21 PM
These logfile hacks have given me some good ideas. For a couple examples, I've thought about porting things like audio triggers and my MQ2PvPAlert plugin into a program, but then realized I have like 30 other things in my pipeline, some I will actually use and some that will actually increase my personal revenue. If I were to do it though I'd probably make one super logfile hack program and bring in mySEQ's map widget to work with the logfile instead of the network IO.

Keep us updated on log file map reader + MQ plug compatibility.

The new age of staff supported aim bot is upon us

freez
05-08-2014, 01:22 PM
pras maphack as long as it squeezes the chewie lemon for more sweet tears over trivial shit

Bamz4l
05-08-2014, 01:25 PM
Sorry I didn't dedicate 14 years of my life to a fantasy game. I've been busy going to work, being a home owner, & paying the leases on my last 3 cadillacs.

Now I will use this app to gain all the knowledge you've obtained by spending 14 years being a degenerative piece of shit.

leasing is a waste just buy some

Rellapse40
05-08-2014, 01:31 PM
pras maphack as long as it squeezes the chewie lemon for more sweet tears over trivial shit

amen dude is a huge cry baby

Eslade
05-08-2014, 01:40 PM
pras maphack as long as it squeezes the chewie lemon for more sweet tears over trivial shit

http://findingcrystal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/autism-spectrum-conditions.jpg

chewie confirmed classic.

no chewie dont
05-08-2014, 01:50 PM
Didnt know harry potter map hax are trivial shit
whats a real hack do?

freez
05-08-2014, 01:59 PM
RAGE