Needed or desired changes

[Razzle]

I am taking input for new features and changes.

Things i want to add

Flag mob types so you can identify. Certain types like undead. Say have an option to mark all undead in zone while you have regular invis up. Something to help moving around is intent.

I need to work on the toolbars some more. I would like to be able to edit map text better. Also the toolbars need to save their last position. This will be the next little change to make.

I might make a few tweaks to the server. Being able to not be visible when minimized will help declutter things.

I would like to pair pets with owners. If it is a clients pet, have it filter like clients. Maybe make it more distinct. Nothing like thinking ur getting trained when it is ownly a pet in tow.

I would also like to explore some fancier skittles options like were in th 1.22 code. There are also some more possibilities of features from 1.22 that are worth exploring.

Some fancier filters are a thought. Ones that do not alert but when u hilight or hover links to thier loots show in an info window.

The dotnetmagic library gets the job done. But it is missing some more modern features that could be handy. I found my copy of the source so i will see what it takes to improve the looks and functionality. I am just on a make it look pretty kick i guess

Adding a search window pane that has an ie session is a thought too. Just not sure how to do it without being so messy.

Thats what i am thinking.

Razzle

[Hidron]

Flag mob types so you can identify. Certain types like undead. Say have an option to mark all undead in zone while you have regular invis up. Something to help moving around is intent.

Sounds like a nice feature. Is there anything in the process being read that would identify mobs that normally see through invis too?

I might make a few tweaks to the server. Being able to not be visible when minimized will help declutter things.

Being able to minimize the server to the system tray would be a nice feature to eliminate some clutter.

I would also like to explore some fancier skittles options like were in th 1.22 code. There are also some more possibilities of features from 1.22 that are worth exploring.

I had forgotten about those new skittles. It might be nice to see some of them especially if there was some ability to customize them like linking to alerts. That version crashed on me so often though, I ended up sticking with the earlier 1.19 versions for a while until you started doing development work on MySEQ.


Overall, sounds like some very good ideas, and am happy to still see some work happening on improving the program.

[Razzle]

See invis is not stored anywhere that i know. That info only comes over with the packet when u con a mob. Aggro checks are done serverside.

Razzle

[Oggre]

Actually, the one item I was most interested in, the search function, you replaced in the 2.0.2 version. I was even going to ask to remove the underscore requirement, but you did that as well.

The only other item I would mention, and I don't know if is relevant here, is the issue of finding the offsets. As it stands now we depend on Fireblade for posting, but it may come to pass that with the recent changes announced by Sony some people may stop using the program or be afraid to post. There are instructions in the Development directory on how to do this, but I seem to remember somewhere that Fireblade has an easier way of finding the offsets quickly. Can we have more information about this?

Outside of that, I'll post here if any new ideas here as they occur to me.

Oggre


Edit: one item just jumbed to mind. Could there be an easier to edit the fillters_zonename.conf group of files, perhaps from a pop up window from within the client? Perhaps more work than you want to do and I admit it is relatively easy to do it manually. I just hate being in a zone with much more clutter than necessary in the Hunt Rare etc sections. It was an idea though so I posted it.
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[Hidron]

Wow. Forum lost my reply twice already. lol.

Fireblade maintains a copy of the Smart EQ Offset Finder originally written by Carpathian. An old, extremely outdated version, including source is still available at http://sourceforge.net/projects/seq/...fset%20Finder/

It was discussed in another thread possibly giving him access to maintain the offset finder on Sourceforge. Whether or not that has gone any further, i have no idea. He already does an excellent job of keeping the offsets updated in the forums. I can usually find the primary offsets manually as long as the secondary ones have not changed. Fireblade normally has the new offsets posted though before I can even get the game repatched, so I have not needed to in a long time.

[Oggre]

The forum loses my posts sometimes when (I think) I hit the wrong button to post. I think I'm accidently making a new one.

Fireblade maintains a copy of the Smart EQ Offset Finder originally written by Carpathian. An old, extremely outdated version, including source is still available at http://sourceforge.net/projects/seq/...fset%20Finder/

It was discussed in another thread possibly giving him access to maintain the offset finder on Sourceforge. Whether or not that has gone any further, i have no idea. He already does an excellent job of keeping the offsets updated in the forums. I can usually find the primary offsets manually as long as the secondary ones have not changed. Fireblade normally has the new offsets posted though before I can even get the game repatched, so I have not needed to in a long time.

Since my previous post I've discovered how to run the server in 'debug' mode, thanks in part to a post by yourself from a few years ago. I knew about Fireblade and the program he uses, but was concerned that in the future some users would decide to leave everquest or myseq, and wanted to make sure those remaining had some way to discover the offsets. I haven't tried to use debug, as the offsets haven't changed and I'm still keeping my head down in live game. It doesn't seem too difficult to use, but then I'm not a programer and not very code-literate.

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[Fireblade]

Wow. Forum lost my reply twice already. lol.

Fireblade maintains a copy of the Smart EQ Offset Finder originally written by Carpathian. An old, extremely outdated version, including source is still available at http://sourceforge.net/projects/seq/...fset%20Finder/

It was discussed in another thread possibly giving him access to maintain the offset finder on Sourceforge. Whether or not that has gone any further, i have no idea. He already does an excellent job of keeping the offsets updated in the forums. I can usually find the primary offsets manually as long as the secondary ones have not changed. Fireblade normally has the new offsets posted though before I can even get the game repatched, so I have not needed to in a long time.

If I would get access, I could update the old code. No problem.
I also could upload a precompiled version "ready to go" but not sure how much people trust "random" .exe files on internet in fear for virus.

As long as I'm around I'll post new offsets though.

rgds
FireBlade

[Razzle]

New version up on sourceforge. Will get a release thread up later.

Razzle

[Razzle]

I looked through some of Seaxouri's skittles code. A lot is useable with some changes to pre-calculate some of the values used. I dont want to add to overhead for the cpu challenged out there. I will put together a previewer so you can see how it looks when you select the skittle type. A lot of room for customization there. That will be fun to play with. There were some other of his things that could be added. Especially now that i can do C# much better. This might be fun to play with when i am not grinding AA's.

Razzle

[Razzle]

I almost had the server minimizing to the system tray. But since the server application is a console, it did not work right at all.

So off to plan B. Win32 API. I haven't done any strict Win32 API programming before, so it was a new experience.

Plan B was to use the console in a win32 app. I got the basics working, and working pretty good. But I was not satisfied.

Now I am off to plan C. I want an actual interface for the server. One that displays in somewhat of a gui. The plan is to minimize to the system tray still. When the debug mode is activated a console will pop up, and will work as it used to. I like the plans, but I have a few hours of work left to do still. I have the framework where it works. Also, since I am using non-blocking sockets now, it should work where it is possible to connect multiple clients to the server.

Imagine, having a server running at home. And being able to have your normal client connected, and connecting another client remotely so you can see what is going on. Fun, huh? Ok, not really much need for that feature. But it should work with minimal changes, so might be fun to play with.

So I am making good progress on revamping the server. Its not a rewrite. As a win32 app, it may be tougher to hide from prying eyes. But with some self compiling, changing a few settings, one would be able to take actions to hide it on their own.

I also figured out why the current option to run as a service did not work right. More testing needed there, before it is ready to release. But it works like a charm so far.

My goal is a new release in a week.

Razzle

[Razzle]

Everything got put on hold due to family issues. Will pick it up later this week. Going to try and add an option to download latest offset from cvs on sourceforge. It will be manual. But the win32 version is running and minimizes to the system tray.

I want a new release before f2p goes active.

Razzle

[Razzle]

I think my win32 version is all working. Basic features that is. I need to make sure no probs in win7. Then will get a release out. The old services part might even work now. That needs a bit of work tho. I want to get a new tarball of seq up too before f2p goes live. I will get my linux box set up this weekend.

Razzle

[ozradar]

Razzle - hope you are doing well. I'm looking forward to seeing the new release in action

[Razzle]

I got a release package put together. If i get time later i will update cvs and get it up on sourceforge. I got my linux built but lacking a switch to test since i moved everything to wireless. I will get me a network set up to test with in next day or two. Then will get svn updated and a tarball out too.

Razzle

[whiteone]

Not sure how many people would want this but would it be possible to have a option to select from multiple and/or prompt for myseqserver.ini files? Main reason i'm asking i tend to swap between live and EqEmu clients (SoD,UF,Titanium) so i currently just rename my ini file depending on what i'm doing.