So I wrote an EQ Server population parser... here's some data !

[falkun]

Is this compiled by you (using the client) or did someone (Rogean?) parse the actual server? What were the parameters of the server data parse?

[xious]

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

Is this compiled by you (using the client) or did someone (Rogean?) parse the actual server? What were the parameters of the server data parse?

This is done client side - Rogean has access to far superior tools to see what's going on on the server but he obviously cannot open these to the public [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

How it works essentially is that I've made a series of macros, for instance:
/who all cleric 1 10
/who all cleric 11 20
(etc)

The output of these are logged to the eqlog.txt file and then parsed and inserted/sorted into a database.
If the parser sees a newer record for a player, it updates the record in the database, it otherwise ignores it.

This allows me to eventually, as I run these macros several times a week, to catch every character at least once and end up having pretty accurate data.

[Lyra]

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

he obviously cannot open these to the public

Not obvious to me - Although it's his server to do as he pleases.

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

character names are left out

This information is available, including character name, to anyone playing the game. You have been so kind as to gather data in one place. Not sure why the name should be considered private information. - But again...your thing.

[Vykenos]

This data set will also become incorrect and bloated with old data as well wont it? Such as people leaving and not logging on there characters, characters no longer being used or deleted, etc.

It might be good to start a new tally ever month or so? Or maybe dating and purging entries that are not seen again over a certain time so the information is kept fresh to represent the server?

[xious]

Sure, I guess I could have records expire after a period of time that I haven't "seen" them.

Should be fairly easy to do, too. I'll implement that, great idea [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[xious]

Are character names relevant though ? I don't want to create a tool so people can brag/rant/flame/troll, etc.

[Thana8088]

When I try to look at a population, I get this:

Originally Posted by Error

Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator, root@localhost and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.


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Could it be something on my side? Our IT people don't let us do anything!

[xious]

Nope, that was indeed a problem - fixed now though.

[Thana8088]

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

Nope, that was indeed a problem - fixed now though.

Ah, much better. Thank you!

Forgive my ignorant question because I'm not really a numbers person, but is this cumulative data and not necessarily who's logged in at any one time?

[Lyra]

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

Are character names relevant though ? I don't want to create a tool so people can brag/rant/flame/troll, etc.

The relevance is subjective. - And it is your tool.

What are you using the data to determine and for what purpose?