SYNOPSIS
VGXManager is a DOT NET application built upon the VGeXtreme service to provide an interface that manipulates those services.
Ultimately, the goal of the VGXManager is to provide a one stop shop for all my automation needs in Vanguard and I hope that it will meet many of your needs (wants, and desires) as well.
It should be noted that this is not a script. It is a fully executable windows application, written in C#, leveraging the .NET 2.0 platform, VGeXtreme, and MS SQL Express.
If you have Visual Studio 2005 installed, then you will have all the necessary prerequisites to run this application. If you are already actively using VGeXtreme, then you will have everything *but* MS SQL 2005 Express. You will find a list of pre-requisites and their associated links below.
Additionally, I have provided a three downloads for you. Below you will find:
1)
VGXSource.rar - Which contains all the source files, as well as the VS2005 Solution & project files.
2)
Setup.msi - This is an installer for VGXManager, and will check your machine for prerequisites prior to installing. This will give you the executables (VGX.exe) as well as the source code.
3)
VGX.rar - This is just the application, and should be suitable for an XCopy installation. That is, extract it wherever you like, and then run it as per the USAGE:
USAGE
In order to start up the manager, you will need to have a couple of things in place:
1) Vanguard must be up and running.
2) VGeXtreme must be up and running, just minimize it.
3) Start up VGX.exe
WALKTHROUGH
The Player Tab
This tab simply exposes all of the player related properties from VGeXtreme. They should be self-explanatory.
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The Target Tab
This tab simply exposes all of the player related properties from VGeXtreme. They should be self-explanatory. This tab also contains a "Move to Target" button. I reckon you can guess what that does!
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The Target Control Tab
This tab allows us to do all sorts of fun things regarding the target.
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Clear Target" will clear your target in game.
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Get Nearest" will get the nearest target - like F8.
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Get Next" will get the next target - like TAB.
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Add to Undesirable List" will add the current target to the internal list of undesirable target names. This also gets persisted in the database in order to be maintained across sessions.
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Max Level" - enter the maximum level of target you find desirable.
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Min Level" - enter the minimum level of target you find desirable.
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Max Dots" - enter the maximum level of dots you find desirable.
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Max Distance" - The maximum distance you find desirable.
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Get Nearest Desirable" - Well, that takes all the criteria you entered, and cycles through targets till it finds one that meets your personal desirability criteria!
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Clear Undesirable List" - yep, it just clears the list - and the database, so use with care.
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Navigation Tab
This tab provides a basic navigation system.
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Clear" - Clears the active Series.
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Add Waypoint" - Adds your current location to the active series.
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Save (DB)" - Will query you for a name (for the series) and then saves it to the database.
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Select List" - provides a name (from the database) of all your saved series.
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Delete Selected Series" - will delete the series (active and Database) that is selected in the Dropdown.
* "Load Selected Series" - will load from the database the series selected in the dropdown.
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Export to file" - will export the series to a text file (you choose name and location) in vbscript array format.
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Follow this Path" - will got to the first loc in the series and then travers the path, pausing at each point for a second.
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Auto Record Waypoint" - Choose the distance that you want the waypoints recording at, hit "Start" and move as you like. A timer will event every second to check your current location, and if it is greater than the distance you choose, the waypoint will get recorded into the series. When you are done, hit "STOP".
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Buff Management
Isn't implement, the buttons do nothing. But soon .....
PREREQUISITES
- Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0
- eXhume
- VGeXtreme
- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
1. Ensure you have the Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 installed.
- You can get it here:
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- Note that most people will just need the x86 Version.
2. Ensure you have the latest version of eXhume and can run it.
3. Ensure you have the latest version of VGeXtreme and can run it.
4. Ensure you have the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition installed.
- You can get it here:
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- You probably don't need to bother getting the Management Studio Express unless you intend to attach to the server directly and manage it.
Updates
10 June 2007
I didn't have a lot of time this week to focus, just a few ticks here and there - so I re-did the user interface. It was something I intended to do eventually anyway - and it's better to be done now than later. So this is strictly a UI update - nothing else has changed.
One note about upgrades - I'm providing a new database in each package - which means any custom data (waypoints, undesirable targets, etc.) that you have saved to your current database will be overwritten. It's up to you at this point to create a backup of your current database - install this package, and then copy your old database over the new one. I'll sort this out in the future.
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