Templates for creating games (v1.2)

[Darkager]

Current version: 1.2
NOTE: IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH MY Better Server Browser MOD!!!

Change Log:


v1.2 - (Dec 18, 2009) - Corrected a couple inconsistencies with the code when searching for an optimal server. Also updating for game version 0.1.62.0.
v1.1 - (Dec 16, 2009) - Added ability to create templates for Practice mode. Also removed conflict with .honmod version between it and the Channel Loader mod. Added .s2z download.
v1.0 - (Dec 15, 2009) - Release, duh.

[B]
What does it do?:
Haven't we all wanted to be able to create a game in a matter of 2, maybe 3 clicks? Now you can. This mod allows you to fully configure 5 templates (including game name) and will remember your settings. You can rename the templates (30 character max) to make it easier for you to distinguish which template holds which settings. You may specify a server region and when you go to create your game, it will automatically pick the server best suited for you!

Thanks!
I would definitely like to thank ZarakiToguro for helping me test and giving me a few good ideas to help ensure this is in it's best state when released. Also would like to thank Ignorance for helping me do a little testing as well.

Known issues:
When selecting a Server Region, if you scroll with the mouse wheel, it will also scroll chat box and the chat user list as well.

PLEASE NOTE THAT I CAN NOT ADD ANY REGIONS -- THEY ARE SUPPORTED/MANAGED BY S2!!!!

Regions supported:
Any/All
USA - All
USA - Central
USA - East
USA - South
USA - West
Europe - All
Germany
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Japan
Australia
Indonesia
South Africa
South East Asia


Screenshots:


This is the normal/main "Create Game" screen. From here, select your template and it will automatically apply that template's settings.
http://www.projektrandom.net/hon/addons/templates/temp_1.jpg


When editing your templates, the background changes so that you can easily distinguish between 'template' settings and actual game settings.
http://www.projektrandom.net/hon/addons/templates/temp_2.jpg


Configure up to 5 templates.
http://www.projektrandom.net/hon/addons/templates/temp_3.jpg


Rename any template (up to 30 characters). Also, if you want to wipe that template clean, click the 'Reset' button in the bottom-left corner. Of course, you will get a prompt, but when you hit Accept, it clears all settings for that template and renames it to the default template/game names.
http://www.projektrandom.net/hon/addons/templates/temp_5.jpg


Select which server region you would like to connect to when you use this particular template (Say you play on a laptop and travel a lot, would be good to hold a template for the area you're traveling to).
http://www.projektrandom.net/hon/addons/templates/temp_4.jpg


Automatically finds the lowest pinging server within your specified region. It connects and launches the game when it has decided on the best pinging server! (IP was removed from the screenshot, but it does display)
http://www.projektrandom.net/hon/addons/bsb/bsb_5.jpg


Download:

Download and Installation - Mod Manager Version (v1.2)
darkager_templates.honmod (http://www.mediafire.com/?zykytooljtg)
Mirror (http://www.projektrandom.net/hon/addons/templates/darkager_templates.honmod) - (please only use if above link does not work)

Mods (*.honmod files) go into the game\mods sub-directory of your HoN install (which will be created when you first launch the program). Any mod files in that directory that are compatible will automatically show up in the program.

The default locations for this directory are:
Windows: C:\Program Files\Heroes of Newerth\game\mods
Linux: /home/<username>/HoN/game/mods
Mac:
1. Press Finder
2. Press Applications
3. Right click 'Heroes of Newerth', and press Show containing files
4. Open Game folder
5. Open mods folder
6. Move *.honmod files here


Download and Installation - Standalone Version (v1.2 - Game Version: 0.1.62.0)
resource084.s2z (http://www.mediafire.com/?dyvinmhnyy0)

To install, put the resources079.s2z file into the 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

Enjoy!!

[Bearsmith]

This is amazing, i'll have to test this out when I play tomorrow.

[HearthCore]

Seems not to be compatible to Channel Loader, which i as a Support Volunteer refuse to get rid of. Otherwise, good job! Please take care of that issue and i'll aswell use it :)

[Zaraki]

Love this mod! Thanks for the shout out :D

[Vortigon]

Good job, I'll be using this.

[Anvard]

S2 should implement this mod into game ASAP.

A_W_E_S_O_M_E

[Darkager]

Seems not to be compatible to Channel Loader, which i as a Support Volunteer refuse to get rid of. Otherwise, good job! Please take care of that issue and i'll aswell use it :)

I'll put up an update when I get home from work. It will require an update (although, very minor) to both mods, which I will do.

Thanks for the support thus-far, guys! Please let me know if you run into any issues!

[HearthCore]

Allright, will be awaiting that.

[Sephinator]

The game really lags up when entering Practice Mode with this mod :/
Not really a big issue because after a while it will enter the game . :)

[Darkager]

Are you sure it's not just the product of the first/initial load after loading the game? The first load always seems to take a long time, especially if loading into a practice game (with or without this mod).

[Azpitt]

Speaking of preactice games, is there any way to make a template that creates a practice game....?

Sweet mod, thanks for your time/effort

[Darkager]

I don't know why that thought never crossed my mind. I'll make sure that's in the next version.

[Ignorance]

I didn't actually have that bug with the mouse wheel when I tried it.

I haven't experienced any problems thus far, but my computer exceeds the requirements of this game by quite a bit, so I don't know if I should expect to see any noticeable lag. Everything that I've seen or attempted to modify has worked out and the mod seems to be quite excellent. I've downloaded it and intend on using it from now on.

I can't believe I didn't notice this before, but the mod needs a cancel button.
Otherwise, I'd say it's probably better to have it take the current settings when you start editing and make the save a Save To one of the templates.

[Darkager]

That is something I'm keeping in mind for the future, but as it stood, I felt that would have taken away too much time from my planned release timeframe to gain only minimal ease functionality. That would require a moderate overhaul of quite a few portions of code.

Nonetheless, it is on my agenda. Just not at the top of my list.

[Zaraki]

The game really lags up when entering Practice Mode with this mod :/
Not really a big issue because after a while it will enter the game . :)

I tried to test practice mode load speeds with and without this mod and I didn't really see any difference in load time. You probably know, but the first time you make any game, be it practice or regular, it takes a long time. Afterwards its really quick, again, regardless of whether its practice or normal.

So yea, I couldn't really recreate this problem...Might be something else on your end?

[Darkager]

Updated.

v1.1 - (Dec 16, 2009) - Added ability to create templates for Practice mode. Also removed conflict with .honmod version between it and the Channel Loader mod. Added .s2z download.

[MaxGhost]

Updated.

v1.1 - (Dec 16, 2009) - Added ability to create templates for Practice mode. Also removed conflict with .honmod version between it and the Channel Loader mod. Added .s2z download.

No cancel button?

[Darkager]

No cancel button?

No cancel button at the moment. See quote from my above post:


That is something I'm keeping in mind for the future, but as it stood, I felt that would have taken away too much time from my planned release timeframe to gain only minimal ease functionality. That would require a moderate overhaul of quite a few portions of code.

Nonetheless, it is on my agenda. Just not at the top of my list.

[Zaraki]

No cancel button?

I think cancel button will take him a little. The code for it seems to be more extensive than he thought and will probably require him to rewrite portions of the original mod. I think it's coming, just not right away.

Edit: Ok, your faster :p

[Darkager]

HearthCore, I've also updated the Channel Loader mod. Need to re-download v1.1 of my Templates mod, as well as v2.4 of the Channel Loader mod.


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)


Also, Max, can we get this (Templates) and the Better Server Browser added to the .HoNMod repository and remove the Persistent Create Game Settings mod?

[MaxGhost]

Yeah once I get rid of this headache -.-

I'm currently scared of BBCode lol

[Darkager]

gotcha. Know how that goes...

[Lim_Dul]

Hmmm - both this and the BSB mod are broken for me in their latest version. They connect to a server but then the game doesn't launch - well, sometimes it does, it's a bit hit and miss. The version of BSB where you had to click on buttons worked perfectly for me...

It's such a useful MOD, I wish it worked properly. :-\

[Darkager]

Do you wait for it to find the server? It will take about 5 or so seconds (depending on the size of the server query) and will automatically connect to the best pinging server when it's finished with it's query.

[HearthCore]

HearthCore, I've also updated the Channel Loader mod. Need to re-download v1.1 of my Templates mod, as well as v2.4 of the Channel Loader mod.

Good Job, working flawless so far :)
Keep up the good work.

[Lim_Dul]

Do you wait for it to find the server? It will take about 5 or so seconds (depending on the size of the server query) and will automatically connect to the best pinging server when it's finished with it's query.
Yes, I do wait. Like I said - it's hit or miss. Sometimes it will start the game correctly and at other times it will connect to a server and simply return to the create game screen. I'll gladly record a video of that if it will help. =)

I don't know if that has something to do with creating and disbanding games in quick succession. Perhaps it does.

[Zaraki]

Yes, I do wait. Like I said - it's hit or miss. Sometimes it will start the game correctly and at other times it will connect to a server and simply return to the create game screen. I'll gladly record a video of that if it will help. =)

I don't know if that has something to do with creating and disbanding games in quick succession. Perhaps it does.

before getting this mod, sometimes I would selected a server, but when i tried to connect to it, it wouldn't. I would get the message saying server is full, or something like that. This happened a lot more when there were a lot of people online. Maybe that's what's happening to you? Maybe it finds the lowest ping server, but by the time it actually tries to connect to it, it fills up and you can't connect. Not sure if that's actually the case, but it's plausible.

[Darkager]

A couple possibilities come to mind.

1) If you do a large query, i.e. USA - All, Europe -All, or Any, it will not attempt to connect to the server until it has gone through ALL of the servers that respond to the query. That means if you query 200 servers and it finds the lowest pinging server within the first 20 servers, it still has to go through the remaining 180 (to see if they ping lower) before connecting. Now, say that takes an extra 20 seconds to do so, then that's 20 seconds that someone might have created a game on the server that my mod has already deemed as the lowest pinging server for you. Since it's only stored in a variable while searching and doesn't connect until finished, then that means that someone might snag that server before the mod makes the connection attempt. You could shortcut this, if you would like, by clicking 'Connect' if you are comfortable with the server that's displayed while it's still searching for a game.

2) If you have very strict firewal/NAT settings on your network and are not able to connect on that specific port that the server is operating on (probably not the likeliest of situations, but as being in the IT Profession for the Army, I see that kind of tightened security on home networks all the time).

3) If you run an application such as Peer Guardian 2 and it is blocking the connection to some servers. I find this to happen often when I leave that application running and I try to join other people's games-- It says there's no response from the server. However, I close the application and attempt that same server and it's all good.

[Darkager]

Updated.

v1.2 - (Dec 18, 2009) - Corrected a couple inconsistencies with the code when searching for an optimal server. Also updating for game version 0.1.62.0.

[Lim_Dul]

Still doesn't work for me and no, it's not my firewall etc. - I'm connecting to the given server, it tells me so in bold green letters - it's just that the game isn't created after that. The window simply disappears. I'm also able to connect to servers just fine without this mod OR with the old version of BSB where you had to actually press buttons.

When I press "Connect" quicker it connects to the server and then closes the window without creating a game. There are no other main screen mods that could be conflicting with this one (at least I have none installed). I presume this might have something to do with the timeout on executing some commands being too short? Perhaps it needs a delay somewhere between connecting to a server and starting a game?

It's the middle of the night here now so the European servers are not populated and hence it's not due to people starting the game on the server I have chosen - it happened before but then I'd get the proper message of somebody starting a game on the chosen server.

Update: I did some more testing and I strongly suspect being right - the mod works correctly for servers on which I have a ping of 100+ like the US servers, Japan etc. but fails to launch on the really optimal EU servers, even though it works SOMETIMES (I assume when the ping is slightly higher). I found out that the filters don't switch correctly when disconnecting and trying to connect to a new region. I really should record a video. =)

[Darkager]

Honestly, I really wold love to see a vid. Not out of doubt, but of curiosity. I'm out of town tonight and going snowboarding tomorrow, so I probably won't get to check it out until sunday.

[MrSnowman]

This shouldnt be a mod. It should be implanted.

[MaxGhost]

This shouldnt be a mod. It should be implanted.

*implemented

[Zaraki]

no no, he really wants to implant it

[Lim_Dul]

Honestly, I really wold love to see a vid. Not out of doubt, but of curiosity. I'm out of town tonight and going snowboarding tomorrow, so I probably won't get to check it out until sunday.
Yeah - I wanted to record the video not to prove my point but to showcase the bug and maybe make it easier to track down or replicate it.

Here's the video as promised:

http://www.codclan.org/ccount/click.php?id=8

If you think I'm not waiting long enough for e.g. the EU servers then I want to assure you that nothing would happen even after 5 minutes - I tested it already but wanted to keep the video short. =)

[tossetaz]

sweet mod, should be adopted by S2, let's hope it'll happen :)

[MaxGhost]

sweet mod, should be adopted by S2, let's hope it'll happen :)

I'm sure it will be once all the bugs are fixed and it becomes seamless with the interface.

[ForsakenSoul]

I had been wanting this exact mod for quite a while, dl'ing it when I get home.

[Tenshuu]

Known issues:
When selecting a Server Region, if you scroll with the mouse wheel, it will also scroll chat box and the chat user list as well.

Waiting for that fix before I download, otherwise, a very very good mod. Will likely be implemented.

[iwsucks]

great idea

[Darkager]

Waiting for that fix before I download, otherwise, a very very good mod. Will likely be implemented.


Is that seriously a make-it-or-break-it for you? If so, you're a nitpicky ***** :O
But, you should download it and try it because mostly everyone else reports not having that problem... I don't know how to fix it if I can't re-create it...

[Delfofthebla]

Pretty cool mod, thanks.

[Darkager]

Yeah - I wanted to record the video not to prove my point but to showcase the bug and maybe make it easier to track down or replicate it.

Here's the video as promised:

http://www.codclan.org/ccount/click.php?id=8

If you think I'm not waiting long enough for e.g. the EU servers then I want to assure you that nothing would happen even after 5 minutes - I tested it already but wanted to keep the video short. =)

I was finally able to view this. Would you be able to create a shorter video of maybe 30 sec, showing you attempting to connect, but then press ctrl+F8 and show the console so I can see what's going on in there?

[Lim_Dul]

Yo, I think screenshots would suffice, wouldn't they?

Here are three unsuccessful launches in a row (DE servers with the EU - All setting) followed by a reference successful launch on a USE server (with the US - All setting):

http://i.imagehost.org/t/0619/de1.jpg (http://i.imagehost.org/view/0619/de1) http://i.imagehost.org/t/0516/de2.jpg (http://i.imagehost.org/view/0516/de2) http://i.imagehost.org/t/0415/de3.jpg (http://i.imagehost.org/view/0415/de3) http://i.imagehost.org/t/0308/use1.jpg (http://i.imagehost.org/view/0308/use1)

Of course in the third shot the loading continued while in the first three this is exactly the LAST line after trying to launch the game.

[Darkager]

yep, they would!
It obviously shows you connecting to the server.... However, I can't tell if it's not sending the 'create game' command or if the server is not recognizing it...

You say this only happens on EU servers?
I attempted to create about 10 games on the Europe - All filter and was successful in launching all 10 :(

[Tenshuu]

Is that seriously a make-it-or-break-it for you? If so, you're a nitpicky ***** :O
But, you should download it and try it because mostly everyone else reports not having that problem... I don't know how to fix it if I can't re-create it...


Not nitpicky. It scrolls even when I don't have the menu open, and bugs my chat bar to stay scrolled at halfway iirc.

So yes, it's make it or break it for me. However, I'll re-DL it after the holidays and give it another try, see if there was just a weird bug I was getting for one reason or another.

I actually use BSB right now, only because of how annoying the scroll issue was for me. I couldn't keep the chat scrolled to the bottom, and when I wanted to scroll through the chat, it set the start point of the scroll about halfway through the screen.

=)
Hope that clarifys(sp? clarifies?) how "nitpicky" I am.

[Darkager]

lol well put.
So does it work fine with the Better Server Browser?

[Montis]

Still doesn't work for me and no, it's not my firewall etc. - I'm connecting to the given server, it tells me so in bold green letters - it's just that the game isn't created after that. The window simply disappears. I'm also able to connect to servers just fine without this mod OR with the old version of BSB where you had to actually press buttons.

When I press "Connect" quicker it connects to the server and then closes the window without creating a game. There are no other main screen mods that could be conflicting with this one (at least I have none installed). I presume this might have something to do with the timeout on executing some commands being too short? Perhaps it needs a delay somewhere between connecting to a server and starting a game?

It's the middle of the night here now so the European servers are not populated and hence it's not due to people starting the game on the server I have chosen - it happened before but then I'd get the proper message of somebody starting a game on the chosen server.

Update: I did some more testing and I strongly suspect being right - the mod works correctly for servers on which I have a ping of 100+ like the US servers, Japan etc. but fails to launch on the really optimal EU servers, even though it works SOMETIMES (I assume when the ping is slightly higher). I found out that the filters don't switch correctly when disconnecting and trying to connect to a new region. I really should record a video. =)
same issue for me

[Tenshuu]

lol well put.
So does it work fine with the Better Server Browser?

Yeah I have no issues with better server browser and chat scrolling, it was just with the templates mod. Like I said, I'll DL it when I get back to the apartment and see if maybe I caught the DL before you updated the file from the changelog or something.

Hopefully problem wont be there anymore, if so, I'll let you know.

[Darkager]

Ok, I would definitely appreciate the info.

I don't understand why/how this could be, because the Better Server Browser is almost exactly a cut/paste of some section of the Templates mod... (pertaining to selecting a server region)

[Lim_Dul]

Well - the BSB in its latest version doesn't work for me either. =)
It only worked back when you had to manually click all the buttons instead of having the automatic routines.

[Tenshuu]

Well - the BSB in its latest version doesn't work for me either. =)
It only worked back when you had to manually click all the buttons instead of having the automatic routines.

Well, just DLed the latest version... My old version was ~15-20kb smaller or something like that.
Issue seems to be gone, mod works good so far. =) ty.

Like I said, liked the mod, expecting it to eventually be built in.

[DrMazik]

Same issue, when trying to connect to the server, it returns to the previus menu and no game is created.

Problematic is EU - all region. If I do not set up the region it work well.

[MahdSkillz]

Got the same issue, I'm connecting to german servers. Maybe that's a part of the problem.
Got the same problem when using the better server browser mod.

[nevalopo]

doesnt work... I pick Europe and it just stand there.. and when i click connect it just closes and nothing happends.

[Darkager]

I think it might have something to do with the Europe servers specifically... that seems to be the one that is the problematic one. That's also their newest filter, btw. Not sure if that has anything to do with it. Still passively looking into it. Haven't been able to dedicate much time to modding at the moment though :(

[MahdSkillz]

I'm using the german filter, not europe or europe-all btw.

[lKhain]

nice mod!

Theres one thing:
If i get this right, this contains also the better server browser?
Since i have some probs with it, i dont want the BSB, but the template function. Is there a way to seperate?

[resp]

I'm getting the same not-connecting-sometimes problem. And i dont think its any of the problems you enumerated there, especially the "maybe some1 created a game on that server faster" since i tried pressing connect manually as fast as it sees the first server.
And i really enjoy the mod otherwise :(

[Gotti]

I'm having the same issues with starting on EU servers as people has been mentioning above. US servers works fine, but with EU, nothing happens. I would really loooove it if you could make this work, because it's such an awesome mod. I'm surprised this havn't been implemented already by S2 themselves.

Keep up the good work and thanks in advance.

[Darkager]

I'll do what I can. I can't promise anything at the moment. I messed up my shoulder BAD on my snowboarding trip and am scheduled for surgery on Thursday. I don't know if I'll be able to do any work on this because it hurts like hell to type.

[Grasshyren]

So with the patch I can't get the mod to apply with honmod, is there going to be an update for this win mod?

[Sephinator]

Just so you know Grasshyren, this adds a lot of SetSave commands to your startup.cfg

If you simply let it run (or you can disable it if you want), you'll still actually be able to use the template mod for some reason, though it won't disappear from your SetSaves so you have to do something like delete the SetSaves for you to completely remove the mod :)

Anyway, you'll probably have an update coming soon. I'm not sure what part of the interface they changed that made this mod no longer work so I can't really fix it.

Soon and soon.

His shoulder is broken :(

[ShadowExile]

Just so you know Grasshyren, this adds a lot of SetSave commands to your startup.cfg

If you simply let it run (or you can disable it if you want), you'll still actually be able to use the template mod for some reason, though it won't disappear from your SetSaves so you have to do something like delete the SetSaves for you to completely remove the mod :)

Anyway, you'll probably have an update coming soon. I'm not sure what part of the interface they changed that made this mod no longer work so I can't really fix it.

[mpcvzero13]

Get well soon Darkager! :)

[Pisus]

Updated 1.21
Compatible with 1.64

HoNMod Download (http://www.mediafire.com/?gyfm5gj4jtn)

[MaxGhost]

Nice job Frozen! Thanks.

[lKhain]

Updated 1.21
Compatible with 1.64

HoNMod Download (http://www.mediafire.com/?gyfm5gj4jtn)

Are those EU server issues fixed in this version? ^^
Or, is it possible to seperate the better server browser from the templates, to work around this issue?

[Pisus]

I currently do not know of any issue with the EU servers.

But that patch only adds compatibility with 1.64.

[mpcvzero13]

Updated 1.21
Compatible with 1.64

HoNMod Download (http://www.mediafire.com/?gyfm5gj4jtn)


Yay! :p

[PapaRape]

I currently do not know of any issue with the EU servers.

But that patch only adds compatibility with 1.64.
I've found that it failes to find a server/failes to connect to a server.
Which ends up closing the create window and you have to open it and try again.
For me this usually happens 3-5 times everytime I try to create my game.

Kind of frustrating when you have friends waiting.

Not a mayor problem but would make my gaming easier if fixed in some way :)

Thanks
-P

Edit:
I just noticed that with the new 1.64 it seems to be working a lot better. But still happens sometimes.
But with the amount now.. you can live with it quite easily.

[Darkager]

I'm going in for surgery today and they're going to reconstruct the ligament structure in my shoulder.

Here's details of the problem:

http://www.steadman-hawkins.com/shoulder_acSeperation/overview.asp
Scroll all the way down to "Grade 3 Separation" That's what I have in my right shoulder.
I was going to post the procedure I am going thru, but don't have the time.


Thanks for updating my mod to be compatible with the current version.

And honestly, I think the issue with the EU servers is server-side.

[Sephinator]

I'm going in for surgery today and they're going to reconstruct the ligament structure in my shoulder.

Here's details of the problem:

http://www.steadman-hawkins.com/shoulder_acSeperation/overview.asp
Scroll all the way down to "Grade 3 Separation" That's what I have in my right shoulder.
I was going to post the procedure I am going thru, but don't have the time.


Thanks for updating my mod to be compatible with the current version.

And honestly, I think the issue with the EU servers is server-side.

Ouch!!

http://www.steadman-hawkins.com/virtual/education/assets/grade3_acrosep.gif

[PapaRape]

-
Thanks for still leaving an answer in this critical time :)
I hope the surgery goes well and I hope you will be fine.

[PapaRape]

Sorry for a double post.
The problem seems to have gone worse in 1.65, I'm not experienced in this area but does the Mod need to be upgraded to 1.65?

[Pisus]

Sorry for a double post.
The problem seems to have gone worse in 1.65, I'm not experienced in this area but does the Mod need to be upgraded to 1.65?


And honestly, I think the issue with the EU servers is server-side.
Its not the mod's problem its the server's problem.

[Lim_Dul]

Yo, Darkager, I can confirm now that it is indeed a server side problem. I found that out by leaving the server selection on "Automatic" without your mod applied instead of manually choosing a server, which I usually do, and guess what? Same symptoms! The game did select a server but didn't launch the lobby! I bet you will be able to sleep better at night now. ^^

Anyways - since it seems to be a server-side problem I have another request.

Could you include an option, perhaps a tiny checkbox somewhere, to return to the NON automatic server connection style you used in an older version of Better Server Browser? I mean back when you had to actually click on "connect" and such. The reason for this is that it mimics the manual server selection in the normal server browser and doesn't seem to cause the non-launching bug.

[Darkager]

You can still manually click Connect when you see server information populating the fields.
Clicking the button calls the same exact function that is called when it is automated. The only difference is instead of being called by a click, it's being called by connection event.

[Lim_Dul]

Yeah - the problem here being that the automated search is too quick and I think that's the problem for the games not starting. If I were to click Connect before the automatic connect happened it wouldn't really alleviate the issue. ;-)

[Spiky393]

This modification is incompatible with the recent patch. I'd really like to use it...can you please update it? Thanks in advanced.

[Delfofthebla]

This modification is incompatible with the recent patch. I'd really like to use it...can you please update it? Thanks in advanced.

It still works...

If you had read the last page of this thread you would have found the updated link. :/

[SiC]

too bad that the new Mode isnt added, is it?

[Lukian]

too bad that the new Mode isnt added, is it?

Too bad you can't copy a single line of code.
(Or support the authors of this brilliant game by preordering.)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/303361/hon/mods/darkager_templates.honmod

[Monovax]

"[D] Darkager's Template" caused a problem:

Could not find string starting with "<instance" as sought by line 207 of F:\Games\HoN\game\mods\darkager_templates.honmod\m od.xml

This may be caused by the mod being outdated or by an incompability with another enabled mod.


The other mods i have installed are, (i had no problem with untill now, apart from old tooltips)

- Automatic Ability Earner
- Banlist Assist
- Spell Channeling Bar
- Tower Denier
- Picklefish Stats

PLEASE HELP. Looks like a great mod. Had my own idea of it, but i thought id check here first, and found it!!!

[Zaraki]

I have all of those and this mod and have no issues. Make sure you have the latest version of ModMan as well as all the mods, and then try again. If it still doesn't work, enable this mod only. Then enable the other mods one at a time and see which one gives you a problem.

[SiC]

Too bad you can't copy a single line of code.
(Or support the authors of this brilliant game by preordering.)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/303361/hon/mods/darkager_templates.honmod

My bad, I apologize thx for clearing that up


(to the Preordering-thingie:
I'll order it, but not now, because I (or my family) haven't got a credit card or paypal, so I w8 for other options)

[SnakePablo]

"[D] Darkager's Template" caused a problem:

Could not find string starting with "<instance" as sought by line 207 of F:\Games\HoN\game\mods\darkager_templates.honmod\m od.xml

This may be caused by the mod being outdated or by an incompability with another enabled mod.


The other mods i have installed are, (i had no problem with untill now, apart from old tooltips)

- Automatic Ability Earner
- Banlist Assist
- Spell Channeling Bar
- Tower Denier
- Picklefish Stats

PLEASE HELP. Looks like a great mod. Had my own idea of it, but i thought id check here first, and found it!!!

i also have this problem

[Zekers]

doesnt work

[Sucker`]

its working for me, but the mod doesnt create the game, he just picks the server and says connected, but most of the time he doesnt go any further, the create window disappears and nothing happens. Does anyone know how to fix this? Otherwise the mod doesnt help me.

[Creep666]

^i got the same problem and would like to see it fixed.
However here's what u could do in the meantime:
after you created your game go to main menu once and back to play online
(2 clicks, 1 sec) you will now join your previously created game


@most people:
use the version from post #83

[Zesbeer]

was there a update to add ban pick?

[Creep666]

^yes
post # 83

[Zesbeer]

thanks i didnt understand what was going on in that post...

[Darkager]

I'll be going home tomorrow and won't have anything to do for a few days, so it'll be nice to finally get back to working on this...

[Snakezoor]

finally you came !

please im getting the error that everyone is saying, i really would like this mod =/

[Creep666]

somehow it just worked for me
instantly joined the game i created

[Snakezoor]

canyou please post the file you download creep666, becouse i tried 3 times already and it didnt work

[Creep666]

I'm still using the same honmod that's int he OP and it's still bugged.
it just randomly worked once and i was so surprised
that i made a post about it^^

[BurningEviL]

"[D] Darkager's Templates" caused a problem:
Could not find string starting with"<instance" as sought by line 207 of G:\Heroes of Newerth\game\mods\darkager_templates.honmod\mod.xm l
This may be caused by the mod being outdated or by an incompability with an other enabled mod.

...

where's the problem?? o0

[Snakezoor]

guys it worked for me with this link, have fun :D



http://dl.dropbox.com/u/303361/hon/mods/darkager_templates.honmod

[Creep666]

^i tested it and the code looks like the same version that i used before.
it still doesnt always join the games I create via templates.

[kalzonenu]

could not find string starting with "<instance" as sought by line 207 of c:\hot/game..../darkage mode
this may caused by the mod being outdated or by an incompatibility with another mode ... wich mode is causing it ?

i get almost the same with his server browser mode and i have deleted all other modes and tryed with only one of these and it still dont work out of date i guess pm me how to fix if you know how to do it i would appreciate it ty :)

[MaxGhost]

could not find string starting with "<instance" as sought by line 207 of c:\hot/game..../darkage mode
this may caused by the mod being outdated or by an incompatibility with another mode ... wich mode is causing it ?

i get almost the same with his server browser mode and i have deleted all other modes and tryed with only one of these and it still dont work out of date i guess pm me how to fix if you know how to do it i would appreciate it ty :)

Please read the threads before posting. That's been fixed and there's a link the page before this one. You also posted in another thread which had the fix the post right above yours.

[resp]

since last update was in dec i presume we wont get an update for the new interface unless someone else does it? :(

[Trilles]

I tried but couldn't =/ dunno who'll do this

[Delfofthebla]

Anyone gotten this to work with 3.0?

[Mephisto]

3.X Patch would be awesome :). Already missing the templates.

[Delfofthebla]

Bumping this in hopes somebody might pick it up.

[kevs926]

i read the code and it is so damn long.

it also doesnt look alot like the old code.

[Delfofthebla]

i read the code and it is so damn long.

it also doesnt look alot like the old code.

Like what old code? You mean pre 3.0?

[Marx`]

Code is, ugly. Still, would be awesome for a 3.X update.

[falone]

can anyone update it for 1.* patch?

[Awan`Afuqya]

Deleted version checking... if it doesn't work post here!

http://www.mediafire.com/file/eymjlyxumb2/darkager_templates.honmod


:BoundEye: Workaround for errors caused by outdated .honmod files. (Message: This mod was written for Heroes of Newerth v-0.*.*) (If it were up to me I'd wait for an author's update)
1st Workaround (easy)
01. Start HoN.
02. Open the HoN_ModMan. This window will pop up. Ignore it.
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/6824/honmodmanerror.jpg (http://img155.imageshack.us/i/honmodmanerror.jpg/)
03. Enable the mods you'd like to "bypass".
04. Close HoN
05. Close the HoN_ModMan and apply the preferred mods.
06. Restart HoN.

2nd Workaround (medium)
Steps A and B are only necessary 1 time!
A. Extract the .honmod file you'd like to use with a Zip program, I use Winrar (Winrar (http://www.rarlab.com/) / 7zip (http://www.7-zip.org/) / Winzip (http://www.winzip.com/)). You'll see at least 2 files (icon.png, mod.xml) and occasionally .package files.
B. Open the mod.xml via right-click and "Open with". Set Editor (Notepad) as "Default program". A text (Editor / Notepad) window will now pop up. Close it. Delete the extracted files.

01. Open the honmod file with your Zip program. Open the mod.xml file. It should now be a text file not a microsoft .xml file.
02. Search for appversion="-0.3.*" and change it into appversion="-1.*.*". If you change it into appversion="*" version check will be disabled completely. Close the text file.
03. Wait for the window below. Click "Yes".
http://imgur.com/FXEFt.png]
04. If you want to prevent an auto update edit e.g version="1.0.0" into version="1.0.1".

You can also extract the archive, change the mod.xml and save the folder again as a .zip file. Rename it into .honmod and drag it into your HoN_ModMan.

[Mephisto]

Seems like the mod is not working with 1.0.0, even though the version number was changed.





Deleted version checking... if it doesn't work post here!

http://www.mediafire.com/file/eymjlyxumb2/darkager_templates.honmod



:BoundEye: Workaround for errors caused by outdated .honmod files. (Message: This mod was written for Heroes of Newerth v-0.*.*)
1st Workaround (easy)
01. Start HoN.
02. Open the HoN_ModMan. This window will pop up. Ignore it.
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/6824/honmodmanerror.jpg (http://img155.imageshack.us/i/honmodmanerror.jpg/)
03. Enable your mods and apply them.
04. Restart HoN.

2nd Workaround (medium)
Step 1 and 2 are only necessary 1 time!
01. Extract the .honmod file you'd like to use with a Zip program, I use Winrar (Winrar (http://www.rarlab.com/) / 7zip (http://www.7-zip.org/) / Winzip (http://www.winzip.com/)). You'll see at least 2 files (icon.png, mod.xml) and occasionally .package files.
02. Open the mod.xml via right-click and "Open with". Set Editor (Notepad) as "Default program". A text (Editor / Notepad) window will now pop up. Close it. Delete the extracted files.
03. Open the honmod file with your Zip program. Open the mod.xml file. It should now be a text file not a microsoft .xml file.
04. Search for appversion="-0.3.*" and change it into appversion="-1.*.*". If you change it into appversion="*" version check will be disabled completely. Close the text file.
05. Wait for the window below. Click "Yes".
http://imgur.com/FXEFt.png]

You can also extract the archive, change the mod.xml and save the folder again as a .zip file. Rename it into .honmod and drag it into your HoN_ModMan.


Great, you should post this asa single thread :)!

[Darkager]

So, after being gone for a long time (I suffered a major injury in January and couldn't use a computer for a month and a half, then just stopped playing), I've been considering updating this and my Server Browser mod (http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/showthread.php?t=53296) (They go hand in hand, really) to the current version. However, I wanted to gauge interest before doing that....

Should I even bother spending the time to implement this again? Basically it will be an entire re-work because of the fe2 interface and how different it is from the original in the way it handles server creation...

Thoughts?

(Yes, I posted this in both threads)

[Erska]

I'm very interested in this. (would love to use this)

[hsram]

same. been wanting this live again for a looong time.

[Mephisto]

Definitely! Thid mod is very handy and usefull!

[Lust]

Please update it, yes :)

[NeSy]

Pleeeaaaaaase update it :)
That would be awesome.

[LonJAXsoN]

+1 for update

[SgtSausage]

Yes please, i just found it today, wish i had it in the past.

[Witchking]

Update please!

[netygraph]

Wow this actually exists, cool.

[Jackaruu]

Will use if updated.

[JillSandwich]

Darkager, your finally back from the dead. looking forward to see this back up and running

[Herandcosch]

+1 for update, this mod is needed! :)

[fatings]

+1 for update :)

[Darkager]

Alright, sounds good. I began work on this a week or two ago and just wanted to see if the interest-base warranted the frustration of dissecting the fe2 interface. I'll have some time after work this week and will be free the majority of next weekend, so hopefully I can turn this out in a week or two.
I will be updating the Server Browser mod along with this because they operate well together.

Feel free to post suggestions/requests to include when I update this because some of it will have to be reworked.

[SgtSausage]

Thanks so much

[RockCrock]

I would definately use this mod a lot. This should be in the game without the use of mods, great idea Darkager.

[Delfofthebla]

Woohoo~

Can't wait.

[Witchking]

Good news are good! Keep rockin'!

[Zaraki]

Welcome back Darkager. Good luck getting this up and running again!

[Roguecube]

Great mod and glad to see it being updated! I have a suggestion for maybe enabling a button up on the top status bar that is linked to a template of choice. A bit like the quickstart practice button (http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/showthread.php?t=121141&highlight=quickstart). So you choose a template you use the most and just click to create the game :)

[Majow]

totally want an update

[Creep666]

DO IT

[Stinglock]

You tha man Darkager (http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/member.php?u=428723)! Definately a staple mod imho, less time setting up, more time actually gaming. Can't wait to give it a run.

[Lust]

http://imgur.com/ZrwaT.jpg

[RockCrock]

This is still in the works, I hope?

[hsram]

i hope so too.

[Coxinator]

plz?

[Terukio]

Update!

[Darkager]

Ugh, I upgraded my PC a short bit ago and suffered a complete hard drive failure about 5 days after the upgrade. I lost all of my progress on updating this mod, but after not playing any games for a couple of weeks, I've finally resumed/re-started updating this mod for the current versions.

Good news is, girlfriend is away for work until December, so no distractions this time around :D

[inversus]

nice! this mod is awesome!

[p3ibol]

it doesn't work at all

[hsram]

its because he's in the process of remaking it from scratch (again)

[p3ibol]

ok ty :)

[OmNom1337]

hows going with the mod

[Coxinator]

plzz

[YOUFACK]

push for an update :]

[hsram]

prolly a lost cause.

[p3ibol]

T.T...

[Vexium]

would love to see an update to this mod... been waiting for ages!

[Rapid]

yeh would be nice !

[fatings]

thumbs up!

[PlzTryHarder]

Cmon update ffffffffffsssssssssss

[Creep666]

bumpedy boo

[KirO]

please update this!

[Emin3m]

Any news ? D:

[kelnoky]

I would still like an update to this, such a good mod. :)

[GreyEarl]

i'd also appreciate if you update this mod:):)

[Creep666]

bubububump

[Emin3m]

yeah the author didnt give news :( he said he was working on a new 1 . did he forgot ? lol

[RockCrock]

Wish I had this sweet mod!!

[Creep666]

Every night before I go to sleep, I pray for this mod to touch me down under

[fenceboy]

Bump son, i need this.

[fenceboy]

bump

[GreyEarl]

bampp

[Emin3m]

i think the author died.... not sure >.>

[Boltzen]

Update please.

[DemKy]

Bump, nobody able to fix this mod ? :'(

[TangoCitrus]

:D someone fix this please?

[dirrwen]

Someone anyone fix holy **** I need this...