new addon for character syncronisation

[SpiralV]

Sometimes it's very usefull if the chars waiting for each other and starts moving at the same time.

I've written a small addon that makes this possible and its really quickly and easy to use, but there is one limitation it uses the filesystem so the micro-macro instances must be started from the same directory.

First, it is a good time for a backup in generally.

How to use it in your wp file:

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<onLoad>
syncReset() --It deletes old files
</onLoad>

and on a safe waypoint

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	while( not syncWait() ) do -- the char now waits for all group members
		yrest(200);
	end

hmm I think it is also possible to send messages but for now lets see how it works.

[Administrator]

Not a bad idea. Interesting implementation.

You are right. It is possible to send messages between MicroMacro instances. You have two choices: TCP/IP and IPC. The difference being that IPC should be quicker and easier to do, but must always be on the same machine. TCP/IP would allow you to sync bots on the same machine as well as anywhere in your network or through the internet.

I don't even think the IPC functions are documented yet. I should probably do that.

[rock5]

Nice bit of codiing and definately a good idea.

You should have prefixed it with "userfunction_" though. "addon_" was deprecated because it causes confusion with ingame addons.

Wouldn't it be easier to just put the loop inside the function so you could just call,

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syncWait()

[SpiralV]

Not a bad idea. Interesting implementation.

You are right. It is possible to send messages between MicroMacro instances. You have two choices: TCP/IP and IPC. The difference being that IPC should be quicker and easier to do, but must always be on the same machine. TCP/IP would allow you to sync bots on the same machine as well as anywhere in your network or through the internet.

I don't even think the IPC functions are documented yet. I should probably do that.

ups sry I should express myself more clearly

a simple example
two bots farming the same map with randomly selected channel.
Now it may be they farming the same place, i think this is a problem which must not be.
I'm sure there are better examples ^^ but its easy to understand that a bot alone can not solve the problem without more information.
so I thought a message-system could be useful and it is easy to implement but i believe it's not necessary to use a network interface.

Nice bit of codiing and definately a good idea.

You should have prefixed it with "userfunction_" though. "addon_" was deprecated because it causes confusion with ingame addons.

Wouldn't it be easier to just put the loop inside the function so you could just call,

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syncWait()

Yes but if something goes wrong then there is no way to break the loop. In WP, it can easily aborted + other useful things.

[grande]

I know I'm assuming a lot... does this addon make it so clients in the group follow the lead member of the group around while a WP such as partyhealer or partydps controls the other group members? Can someone give specifics on what "synchronize" actually means in this application? Thanks, just wanted more clarity on this. Sounds like it could be nice for mem collecting

[SpiralV]

Can someone give specifics on what "synchronize" actually means in this application?

If all party-bots running into the 'while' loop then the loop breaks, thats the point of synchronization in time.

I know I'm assuming a lot... does this addon make it so clients in the group follow the lead member of the group around while a WP such as partyhealer or partydps controls the other group members?

No it's not possible but I see the problem, thats a limitation of partyhealer and partydps they can not be interrupted.It may be Lisa change the code.
I would be careful with the ingame-follow due to stuck.

[lisa]

yeah upgrading partybot has been on my todo list for a while now, just a matter of finding the time for it.