Channel Loader - Join Channels after Startup

[blackAngel]

blackAngel88's Channel Loader v0.2.4, tested with HoN 1.65
[has been implemented (where's my Alchemist Bones :D)]

*The .s2z version does not work with other mods that use main_lobby.interface

Files:
ui/main_lobby.interface
ui/bAChannelLoadermod.package

If you have Channels you join regularly, you can use this mod to join them automatically on startup. For now, you can "auto-join" up to 6 Channels. Just click the "Channel Loader"-button near the "Main menu"-button in the menu with the Chat to show the panel.
In the Panel you can simply enter the names in the Textboxes.

If you find any bugs, or see something's wrong, plz post in this thread, thanks.

Thanks to the modders who helped, and to picklefish (used some of his code to learn :> ).

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1404/modscreen.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/i/modscreen.jpg/)

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Installation
To install, download this file (http://www.mediafire.com/?mgtoftgqjx4) into the games folder game/ folder. The default locations for these are:

Linux: /home/<username>/HoN/game/
Windows 7: C:\Program Files\Heroes of Newerth\game\
Windows Vista: C:\Program Files\Heroes of Newerth\game\
Windows XP: C:\Program Files\Heroes of Newerth\game\
Mac:
1. Press Finder
2. Press Applications
3. Right click 'Heroes of Newerth', and press Show containing files
4. Open Game folder
5. Move file here

Hon ModManager Version:
For the Hon ModManager use this file (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?k0nt2w1kjjm).
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Changelog

0.2.4 (16 Jan 2010 13:37 GMT+1):
* updated for 1.65, honmod version did not change

0.2.3 (26 Oct 2009 18:00 GMT+1):
* updated for 1.50.1

0.2.2 (14 Oct 2009 01:42 GMT+2):
* updated for 1.49.1, honmod version did not change.

0.2.1 (10 Oct 2009 17:19 GMT+2):
* updated for 1.48.3, honmod version did not change.

0.2 (26 Sep 2009 15:24 GMT+2):
* Textboxes look better.
* minor changes to the code.

0.1.2 (3 Sep 2009 00:07 GMT+2):
- fixed a crash

0.1.1 (2 Sep 2009 17:16 GMT+2):
* Updated for Game Version 1.41
- added some Comments

0.1.0 (31 Aug 2009 10:32 GMT+2):
- Initial release.

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This is officially modification 034 in the Modification Repository (http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/showthread.php?t=39386)!

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[MaxGhost]

Very nice work :)

[DarthKnight]

nice work and thank you!

[Trilles]

Good job =O it will be very usefull =)

[WiLL]

*on 16:10, 1680x1050.

The game just freezes when I click "play online" I remove your mod and it works fine again, will try to narrow it down what it's conflicting with, and get back to you.

Tried removing all my other custom mods and yours being the only one in their the game still freezes on startup.

[blackAngel]

ohh... sry... there really went something wrong in the change... I'll have a look into it, and upload the fixed version asap...



€dit: apparently, you can't place comments wherever you want Oo^^
Crash should be fixed now, thx ...

[revanxp]

Blackangel is a pro

This is pretty noob but, any insight to how the ChatJoinChannel function works? What is it taking as a parameter? I see 'this' being passed in a lot, is it pulling the actual chat channel from that or does it work a different way? What if I wanted to put a ChatJoinChannel call to a hardcoded channel somewhere else in my own mod? I just want to pass the channel name ideally.

[MaxGhost]

This is pretty noob but, any insight to how the ChatJoinChannel function works? What is it taking as a parameter? I see 'this' being passed in a lot, is it pulling the actual chat channel from that or does it work a different way? What if I wanted to put a ChatJoinChannel call to a hardcoded channel somewhere else in my own mod? I just want to pass the channel name ideally.
I think you can also just send a chat command: "/j <channel>" to join a channel.

[blackAngel]

'this' is just the value of the actual element: for example, for a textbox, that would be the text inside the textbox...
ChatJoinChannel(channelname); that's how it works...
if you want to know how a function works, you can just look here: http://honwiki.net/wiki/XAML_reference or try to find it in an interface/package file from the resources0.s2z

[blackAngel]

works with 1.47.1

[blackAngel]

Added the Version for Hon ModManager, should work. Plz tell me if you encounter any compatibility problems with other mods, thanks.

[dankass]

recent patches to .50.1 fubar'd honmod

[Dreamtime2k9]

With this mod on, i don't see the new options(banning draft, region and the like) under game filters to join a game, i can see them when creating one tho o_O

[insaneslayer]

cant see the new stats tab either other friends are raving about

[GotB1unt]

"Channel Loader" caused a problem:

Cound not find string with "<!--Banner / MOTD -->" as sought by c:\Program Files (x86)\Heroes of Newerth\game\mods\ChannelLoaderMod.honmod/mod.xml

yep...?

[Bloomie]

"Channel Loader" caused a problem:

Cound not find string with "<!--Banner / MOTD -->" as sought by c:\Program Files (x86)\Heroes of Newerth\game\mods\ChannelLoaderMod.honmod/mod.xml

yep...?



ummm yep this.

[WiLL]

Looks like this mod needs an update

[GotB1unt]

thx :) this mod got updated

[WiLL]

really? still doesn't work for me, the link seems to still be to the old version

[Seb2]

really? still doesn't work for me, the link seems to still be to the old version

yip old ver

[blackAngel]

hm, the links seem good to me, what version are you using? what's the error/what doesn't work?
€dit: or did i upload the wrong files Oo ... checking...


hm... need the error... maybe another mode changes/delete's something I'm looking for (in the mod.xml to insert code)?

[WiLL]

"Channel Loader" caused a problem:

Cound not find string with "<!--Banner / MOTD -->" as sought by c:\Program Files (x86)\Heroes of Newerth\game\mods\ChannelLoaderMod.honmod/mod.xml

yep...?

When clicking Apply Mods in Hon Mod manager this error message comes up

[Seb2]

When clicking Apply Mods in Hon Mod manager this error message comes up

ditto

[blackAngel]

well... that string exists in the original main_lobby.interface... i guess another mod changes/deletes that part? what mods are you using? (that change that file?)

[MaxGhost]

well... that string exists in the original main_lobby.interface... i guess another mod changes/deletes that part? what mods are you using? (that change that file?)

S2 changed the MOTD text. You'll have to revise your code, if you didn't already. AFAIK, there's no other mod using that section right now.

[GotB1unt]

really? you using the honmod version? I downloaded the link on the first post and it worked for me.

[blackAngel]

try only my mod and see if it works... then enable one by one and tell me which one it is that causes the problem/changes the text...
I guess i can paste the code somewhere else if i need to, but this totally works here...

[Seb2]

try only my mod and see if it works... then enable one by one and tell me which one it is that causes the problem/changes the text...
I guess i can paste the code somewhere else if i need to, but this totally works here...

Sorted it, your old mod was named "ChannelLoader.honmod" and new one "ChannelLoaderMod.honmod"...I copied new one into mod dir expecting same file name and overwrite but ofc it didn't causing the old version to be used by HoN Mod Manager.

Just removed old version, fine now.

[Pupp3tMast3r]

Is there an easy tweak to make this work with a username only?

[MaxGhost]

Is there an easy tweak to make this work with a username only?

... what?

[GotB1unt]

possibly a computer that have different people using it login with their accounts, and the mod is enabled for anyone to use HoN on that comp.

[Pupp3tMast3r]

possibly a computer that have different people using it login with their accounts, and the mod is enabled for anyone to use HoN on that comp.

Exactly. Or, I have a main account that I want it joining default channels, and a dumb account for fun, which I don't want joining clan scrim for example.

[Braindead]

Doesn't work well with some of the textures on 1.57/1.58. Textures on the top right and left corners are missing if I put in this mod.

[MaxGhost]

No, you just need to re-apply your mods and it's fine.

[Darkager]

Updated to version 2.4 to fix an incompatibility issue with my Templates mod. Only thing that was modified was HOW the Main Menu button saved a variable. The variable still saves, just doesn't conflict with my mod anymore.

Download v2.4 (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mkxzmj2mziz)

[Dark_Kevin]

This Mod breaks HoN in 1.61.

[justplyalrdy]

Yep ill second that it breaks 1.61

[MagicJoker]

Works fine (ModMan)...

[BarneyGumbal]

Is it possible to update this mod for the latest patch?

[MaxGhost]

Is it possible to update this mod for the latest patch?

Read the post 4 posts above yours.

[Flo]

version 2.4 works fine =) nice done

[Kb0t]

version 2.4 doesnt work for me =/

[blackAngel]

What version 2.4??? I just uploaded that one Oo...
And the HonMod version is still the same, worked for me...
Updated the s2z version.

[Gangbangjoe]

blackangel, your big combo has alot of trouble for me and some of my friends. We cannot leave channels once we join them in the lobby.

[blackAngel]

try the new version (wrong thread btw...)

[Gangbangjoe]

Didn't see the update, expected a reply of you, sorry!

It's just that we are using your mods for our community and we always need it updated asap :)

[KaliKot]

it doesnt seem to work for long channel names like

"clan insert longgggg clannnnameee"

but then again, it doesnt even join them with the /join command

[blackAngel]

Hm, didn't even know that.. When i tried to join a clan channel and it didn't work, i thought it was because they changed it so only clanmembers can join...
Apparently the Join command doesn't work at all with longer names...
Still, I don't think it's possible to change it in a mod :/

[NiGHTsC]

Found a bug.
Re-login will not join the channels again, it seems the auto-join function is a one-time trigger.


Thank you for the mod :)

[CallofDuty5]

any chance of getting this in 3.x?

[theli]

any chance of getting this in 3.x?

why do you need this with 0.3.x?

[Jager]

@Cybercheese - When you're in a channel, there should be a checkbox to the top right of it. You can check it to auto-join that channel on login.

AKA this mod's fuction is already implemented into the default client now.