Now that Decal 2.9.6.0 is out, I'd like to announce Mobtracker.


Highlights:


Ingame 3D arrows point to mobs you want to track

Fast 'groups' toggles for Golds, Rare mobs, etc.


Mobtracker accumulates data by sending spawn into directly a central server. (No identifying information is sent, only Mob name and coords) This feature allows:


Ingame Spawn maps for hunting specific creatures (NAVI3style)

Offline spawn map viewer


Check it out at


http://mobtracker.yewsplugins.com


NOTE: Many settings can be made directly in the XML file. I havent completely finished with the HUD system yet(I want to get some suggestions and feedback ideas first), so its size and position must be set there (try 510x510 for best viewing if you run 1200x1024 or higher)


Please run it to help collect data if nothing else. Turn off the 3D arrows, HUD, groups, and empty the moblist and the plugin should have extremely small resource consumption. The bandwidth used by the map and spawn data features is so small that even dialup will not be adversely affected.


Please spread the word to other server boards. I will handle MT.

 

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great plugin! you need to add sounds to found critters. Have that be an option. And when i click on the mob name, have it select it. I love this program

 

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Won't install for me. Either says (No DLL) or if i try manually it says Failed to register plugin.


Edit: Tried with new version of Decal, still got (No DLL), tried manually and it installed.


Edit 2: Also shows up as Mob_Tracker.MobTracker in decal and the xml file changes to reflect that

eg. Mob Tracker.dllMobTrackerSettings.xml

Next question, how is the mob spawn information gathered. Does it just search for the mobs around you all the time and upload their positions into a database, or do I have to set it up in the xml file?


If it does it automatically by just searching around me then i'll leave it running all the time for sure.

Min,


Autoselect of mob is next up on the To Do list.

Sounds eh? OK. I'll see what I can do. You might have to edit the XML for this though.


Theriex,


Not sure why the installer wouldnt work. PM me or email me at yew@yewsplugins.com if you still have issues. I will get to work resolving them. As for data collection, it automatically picks up every spawn that the AC client is aware of, even those off-radar, and it automatically sends those via UDP to the central server. Periodically, I regen the maps which are displayed ingame and via the supplied offline viewer.

 

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Thanks Yew!!


I tried to for a little bit prior to Decal getting upgraded and got the random crashes which you warned me ahead of time. I shall fire up the new version now.


Welcome back!


**Edit**


The installer mentions that it is for Decal Alpha 7, is that of any concern?

 

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Nope. It doesnt check the version number. I will update the name and link the next time I push the web site to the server, though.


Right now, I'm just watching data come in. I got bit by the 'international decimal seperator' issue (comma instead of period =P) so I patched that up on the server side. Thats the nice thing about UDP. You dont need to worry about taking down the server or breaking client connections, cause its all stateless. Anyways, with that overly technical rambling, we now return you to your regularly scheduled programming...

 

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Is there a difference between MobTracker and MobAlert? I was playing around with MobAlert before, not MobTracker.


*Edit*


Nevermind. I couldn't install MobTracker unless I removed MobAlert.

 

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Map HUD definately need to be bigger

 

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MobAlert = MobTracker I renamed it so it would be more consistant with LootTracker.


Map HUD can be any size you'd like, you just have to set its size and position in the XML file(The native resolution is 510x510 for the maps, but on small screens this takes up over half the display, so I ship with it set at 255). I'm not finished with the HUD system yet by any stretch of the imagination.

 

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