EntropiaTracker.com Official Thread

[Sodiak]

Originally Posted by Hellfire

Are either of you running the new tracker software?

I am and it's recording my globals

Using it, it works, but page doesn't update

[Mikass]

got 2 solo armax globals today, that don`t show

[Mischief]

Got the avatar banned for boting?

[Pip]

Originally Posted by Nadie

But is it updating them on your stats?

I've been running the new software and it's recording but there are no updates on the live feed on www.entropiatracker.com since 01.05 on whatever day that was (couple of days I'm sure). My hunting globals have not updated since friday night/saturday morning:

Hunting: Saturday, June 21, 2008 00:39 (had globals on Kingfishers yesterday and not updated)

Crafting: Sunday, June 15, 2008 18:09 (globalled crafting run yesterday and not updated)

Not trying to be negative by my post btw as I love this software and look forward to when it's working correctly though I hope it will be re-set to start fresh and get a proper record as it's definatley way off now

Its the same for me, hunting globals haven't recorded since 16 June and crafting globals haven't recorded since 17 June, although I have globalled in both hunting and crafting a few times since then

And I am a big fan of this software too

[Tussi]

Originally Posted by Jimmy B

Guess its pretty rare to get the same global on the same mob within such a short space of time anyway.

That was the basic idea behind the current logic.

Originally Posted by Raffaele Meiers

Would'nt it be a easy solution to check with previous global value and name? The chance that the same two persons have a global with same value twice in a row would be very very low and it would also be easy to implement I think so if same two persons had a global with same value it is a already recorded global and can be ignored if name or value of previous global is different then it is a new global.

Problem with this is that it would add limits on what the user can do with his EU client. In case there is only global chat enabled for reading then it would work, but when you're eg. out shooting stuff most people imho like to see other channels too - so you quickly have the chat full of damage and skill lines with a stray global scrolling through, hence checking for pairs of globals would mostly defeat the purpose (since the logic can't rely the user not scrolling around in the chat or toggling channels).

I'm thinking about how to make it better, in case anyone has a bright idea on how to do it: feel free to PM me.

Originally Posted by Nadie

But is it updating them on your stats?

The .net part of the server crashed (again - for unknown reasons) and since Starfinder decided to have a life over the weekend he didn't notice and so couldn't restart it. The data isn't lost (since some people already ran the new client version which also feeds to a backup system) and will be integrated into the db as soon as the .net component which gave us so much trouble the past days has been given a complete rewrite.

Because of RL issues this may take a while, but we'll try to deliver the announced stuff a bit quicker than a certain other software vendor who's product our project analyses .

Please keep your patience up and sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Originally Posted by Mischief

Got the avatar banned for boting?

We don't use a bot avatar, we rely on the community to run the tracker client.

So if you want to be sure that your globals are recorded: Run the client!

Tussi

[Jimmy B]

Originally Posted by Tussi

I'm thinking about how to make it better, in case anyone has a bright idea on how to do it: feel free to PM me.

Could you record the line prior to the global? Say its "You inflicted 54.6 damage" the first time and "You were hit for 20.3 damage" the next time then, as long as its from the same client both times you know they're distinct.

[Tussi]

Originally Posted by Jimmy B

Could you record the line prior to the global? Say its "You inflicted 54.6 damage" the first time and "You were hit for 20.3 damage" the next time then, as long as its from the same client both times you know they're distinct.

Thanks for the feedback!

Example - we currently have the following (artificial) snippet of the chat (all channels activated at the moment):

HOF(A)
damage
global(A)
hit
skill
global(B)
hit
soc
HOF(B)

then either i have to enforce that the user dosn't toggle chat read options - i could check if they change, but what to do when they change? Ignore all input from the client untill they are switched back to a combination i like (especially when they are initially disabled and switched on later)?

- or -

the user would be able to duplicate
global(A) once by toggling damage channel
global(B) twice by disabling skill and hit channels
HOF(B) even 5 times by soc, hit, global, skill and damage channels

How many duplicates would happen when a user scrolls around throug a full chat history (256 lines now afaik) while playing around with the 'read channel' buttons... and it gets even harder when the user runs with chat in default size (among others because the lines scroll away even quicker).



Tussi

[Casay]

Well, looks like site updated.. well, has one global for me and it's duplicated. A lot missing there. Really hope this gets worked out and running properly.

[Mischief]

Originally Posted by Tussi

We don't use a bot avatar, we rely on the community to run the tracker client.

So if you want to be sure that your globals are recorded: Run the client!

Tussi

I do, my missing 3 globals must have come when you had som problem retreiving data. No worries, it's not a big deal.

Keep it up, this service promises to be real good in time!

Steve Mischief

[Borr]

Originally Posted by Mischief

I do, my missing 3 globals must have come when you had som problem retreiving data. No worries, it's not a big deal.

Keep it up, this service promises to be real good in time!

Steve Mischief

Steve, you also checked that you're running the latest version of the client? Currently 0.3.9 if i am not mistaken.