LogWatcher by syn

[synan]

This is a product of 2 months coding and testing it among Guild Discovery members, it works in-game (overlays nwn) and is multiplatform (works on windows and linux).
It is written in Python using GTK and is a proof that python rocks.

Here you will find the link to the latest version of the LogWatcher, along with all the other stuff you need to run it.

LogWatcher:
synan.rilinux.hr/nwn/nwnlogwatcher-1.2.rar


Dependencies for Windows (install in order of URLs):
python.org/ftp/python/2.5.1/python-2.5.1.msi
switch.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/gladewin32/gtk-dev-2.10.11-win32-1.exe
ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/binaries/win32/pycairo/1.2/pycairo-1.2.6-1.win32-py2.5.exe
ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/binaries/win32/pygobject/2.12/pygobject-2.12.3-1.win32-py2.5.exe
ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/binaries/win32/pygtk/2.10/pygtk-2.10.6-1.win32-py2.5.exe


Linux:
If you run any non-customized mainstream distribution you will prolly have everything it takes to run this. You need python (2.5 or above), glade bindings for it, pygtk and GTK2 runtime installed.
There is a possibility that on some desktop environments it wont overlay the game, KDE for one. I'm guessing there's a way to do this but I haven't had the time to check. Funny thing is it doesn't work for me, and I play on linux Actually, I have never used logwatcher if you can believe that.

NOTE: Once you've installed the dependencies you don't need to do it again unless specifficaly stated.

USAGE: Just extract all files to your logs folder and read the readme



Current Features:[/b]

- Toon and server name displayed
- Fugue/Limbo time remaining
- Death counter
- XP counter
- Highest AB in last 20 attacks
- Last attacked creature's Spell Resistance (if you casted on it)
- display turning roll and TR (turn resistance, if you tried turning it)
- Last cast spell penetration check roll
- Spell Penetration / Turning overall success percentage
- Physical buffer status
- Elemental buffer status
- Conceal you had when last attacked
- Kill counter
- Last victim
- Last attacker
- Statistics table for all damage types
- sum of total damage per damage type (given/recieved)
- last hit damage given (per type)
- last hit damage recieved (per type)
- Statistics reset (separated into 2 parts) with .reset in-game command


More details on using it in the included readme.txt
READ THE README!

Screenshots:[/b]
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It also had a function of uploading run shouts to a web site, I've even made an RSS feed for them, but it's really
obsoleted with the !global command so it's been taken out of code.

If you have any problems or questions you can either find synaan (me), CataclysmicDeath or Murphys_law_again in-game or post here.

Enjoy!

[bort]

synan said:

( I am 1 day behind Bort, but only because I've been waiting for approval from Funky/Acaos for it to go public )

I didn't know it was a competition. Lol. I just threw mine together over the weekend because I wanted a parser, and shared it 'cos I figured other windows users might want one too

Looks nice.
I can't seem to get the second screenshot to work though.. I'd like to see more of the features that you list being demonstrated

Cheers,
-Bort

[crimsonbinome22]

Holy crap this looks good, you even managed to get the fugue timer in there? Nice work. I'm downloading this asap.

[synan]

Well, you know there's always a small amount of rivalry in the world of code

Yeah, something wrong with the pic, not sure what. Gonna get some more sshots soon and post a link. But I think most stuff is shown anyways (besides the buffers).

Btw, about competition, my guildies are competing who's getting the best kill/deat ratio or most kills and such for a while now. It's funny to read ;D

[Trazik]

I downloaded it but am not certain I understand all the instructions. FWIW I have Windows XP.

There are 5 things to install first, presumable runtime code or whatever, and they need to be installed in a certain order. Where do I install them? I have several partitions and NWN and all related schtuff is on drive D.

Might I suggest a close-up screenie of the parser and indications of what each entry means, as part of your documentation? Just a thought, I hope it is constructive.

Trazik

[synan]

Yeah, a closeup with comic bubbles was planned

You install them no matter where, it will adjust the environment so you can run it from wherever.

Think of GTK as .Net framework btw. Exactly the same thing really, a framework for displaying windowing widgets.

[MurphysLawAgain]

Trazik, I just installed the dependency apps into my "Program Files" subdirectory. They just have to be installed, it doesn't matter where so much.
The two files in the logwatcher I installed into my NWN\logs folder and created a shortcut to the desktop.
Just try using the parser, most of it is very intuitive.

[cataclysmic]

Just download everything into you Logsd File in NWN iirc correctly. When you download the catual log watcher it will unzip folder and all into you log folder. Take both the files out of the LogWatcher folder and place them directly into you Log Folder. It will then work as it should., providing you remember to turn logs on of course

One thing to remember. Cause everyone who has tried this has asked so far.

If you crash to desktop from NWN for any reason (Log Watcher is not a cause lol I mean for things like the DB Craft bug stripping thing from Fleshers) then you will need to click the White Bar that runs thru middle of the Log Watcher to tell it to restart rteading logs at Log 1 on the Log Rotation in ya Log file BEFORE you restart NWN otherwise it wont work properly. This is because everytime NWN gets restarted it immediately goes back to Log One.

Note also you can jump servers without having to worry about this, as long as NWN isn't restarted.

[cataclysmic]

synan said:

Btw, about competition, my guildies are competing who's getting the best kill/deat ratio or most kills and such for a while now. It's funny to read ;D

Hump I 'sometimes' win the kill counter race but I ALWAYS seem to win the Death counter one lol

As in I get killed the most

[illandous]

Heh, wow. I'm going to stop working on my log parcer immediately. I posted mine to ER and bort wrote one, only to find out that this one exists also.
You should see the flex grid realtime log parcer a buddy is working on heh.

[Trazik]

I think I followed all the instructions, and it does not auto-execute when I log in to HG. Granted, I am sitting in Crossroads, but I see no window for it. I must have misunderstood something.

I installed the 5 runtime thingies in order. I thin unRARed the LogWatcher to my Logs directory and moved them out of the auto-created "Current" directory to "Logs". I then restarted my PC and editted my NWNPlayer.ini file to change set clientchatloggingwhatever to 1.

Not certain what I have overlooked.

Trazik

[synan]

What does that "flex grid" stand for?

[synan]

trazik said:

I think I followed all the instructions, and it does not auto-execute when I log in to HG. Granted, I am sitting in Crossroads, but I see no window for it. I must have misunderstood something.

I installed the 5 runtime thingies in order. I thin unRARed the LogWatcher to my Logs directory and moved them out of the auto-created "Current" directory to "Logs". I then restarted my PC and editted my NWNPlayer.ini file to change set clientchatloggingwhatever to 1.

Not certain what I have overlooked.

Trazik

Who said anything about autostarting?!

You need to doubleclick the .py file (run it) before you enter the game (or after, makes no difference really)

[Trazik]

Oops, I must have misread.

[cataclysmic]

Just make sure you have log watcher up and running before you enter a server.