Thread: [Plugin] Combat Analysis

Originally Posted by AmazingX

Love the plugin, but recently when i tried to load it, I got


Tried reinstalling with multiple restarts of lotro, no dice
Is there anywhere else the plugin is "installed" besides user/x/documents/lotro/plugins etc?

Great work, would love some help :3

As above, delete the settings file located at:
"Documents\The Lord of the Rings Online\PluginData\<your username>\<your server name>\<your character name>\CombatAnalysis.plugindat a" (no spaces)


There were some issues with the localization code in v4.0.3 & the early version of 4.0.4 that could corrupt your settings file depending on your client/OS locale.

It should be more robust in all future versions.

Evendale thank you for your wonderful work.

Myself and many of my kinmates thoroughly enjoy analysing our parses after runs. I was wondering if it will be possible in the future to save parses to a text file perhaps? It would be fantastic to be able to compare out of game and refer back to certain fights at a later date.

Originally Posted by Cebra

Evendale thank you for your wonderful work.

Myself and many of my kinmates thoroughly enjoy analysing our parses after runs. I was wondering if it will be possible in the future to save parses to a text file perhaps? It would be fantastic to be able to compare out of game and refer back to certain fights at a later date.

I've been working on Saving/Loading recently, and its pretty much done. You can't really save to a text readable format, because the only way that we can save files via LUA is not very customizable. Someone could write a program to convert a .plugindata save file into a nicer text file, but its not something I'm going to do.

But you will be able to send someone a save file so they can open it up in game and see all the details. And you can combine save files from multiple runs, etc.



There's a few more things I need to do before the next update (which will be quite big) though, so it could be a while away still.

Great stuff thanks for the feedback!

To anyone that thinks Update 6 broke CombatAnalysis: Turbine added some new filters in with Update 6, and it looks like they're disabled by default. Right-click the chat tab (e.g. the Combat tab), go to Filters, and check them. I'm not in front of the game atm, but IIRC the new ones are like Combat - Player and Combat - Enemy.

Originally Posted by Nakiami

To anyone that thinks Update 6 broke CombatAnalysis: Turbine added some new filters in with Update 6, and it looks like they're disabled by default. Right-click the chat tab (e.g. the Combat tab), go to Filters, and check them. I'm not in front of the game atm, but IIRC the new ones are like Combat - Player and Combat - Enemy.

That shouldn't have any impact on CombatAnalysis I wouldn't think.




To get CombatAnalysis working again, download the new update which is now out!
(also includes a bunch of new features)

Originally Posted by Rhino-Man

Excellent! Great to know re: updates, and thanks for the addin once again!

One other thing - is there a way to see the total damage done (and percent damage) from Devastates, Criticals, and therefore "regular" hits? I see that you can see the number of them (ie. 100 Hits, 21 Crits, 7 Devs) and the percentage of hits (in this example, 21% Crits and 7% Devs) but do not see how much total damage is done by each type? Sorry if I'm just missing something here.

Thanks!
Radian

FYI in the new update this is now possible.

Click the dropdown list in the top right of the stats window to see more information about crits and/or devs.

Thank you Evendale, it is amazing how much I've come to rely on your plugin. I've felt naked and abused without it the last few days!

Originally Posted by Evendale

FYI in the new update this is now possible.

Click the dropdown list in the top right of the stats window to see more information about crits and/or devs.

Can't wait to check it out! Thanks for the update!

Originally Posted by Evendale

FYI in the new update this is now possible.

Click the dropdown list in the top right of the stats window to see more information about crits and/or devs.

Great job on adding that feature! I'm able to see, now, that while about 1/3rd of the total number of hits are devs/crits, those make up about 2/3rds of total damage dealt! (Just an example, using a champ). Thanks for the excellent update!

This is by far the best dps parser i've used in any game. I was actually using the DASS parser until recently but it stopped working with update 6. I'm glad though because otherwise i wouldn't have tried this one.

I know i am kind of looking the gift horse in the mouth here but there is one feature DASS has that i miss and would love to see added to this plugin. I am not sure the exactly what the proper terminology is but every time a fight ended the fights end dps would float up over your head like when you get faction.

Either way this plugin is hands down the best out there. But if you ever get the time, that feature is one i believe is very worthwhile.

Originally Posted by sunkin

every time a fight ended the fights end dps would float up over your head like when you get faction.

I am intending to add some floaty information at some point in the future, but it may or may not happen any time soon.

Great plugin I love it.

Couple requests:

Easy:

- Add a Tribe (/tribe) to the list of channels you can paste info in

Originally Posted by Commish

- Add snare trap, fire trap, stick gourd etc. damage to the combat analysis

I can't see why that info wouldn't be included already?

Originally Posted by Evendale

I can't see why that info wouldn't be included already?

I'm pretty sure I have seen fire trap damage at least being listed. I'll double check today.

My apologies.

I found snare trap damage. Is Firetrap listed under 'Deadly Inferno' ?

Originally Posted by Commish

My apologies.

I found snare trap damage. Is Firetrap listed under 'Deadly Inferno' ?

No idea. It depends how it shows up in the combat log. But every line of damage that does come up in your log should be included (with few exceptions - see below).



Trap damage may or may not show up as pet damage (ie: damage done by someone other than you).

Pets:

As of the first update after Isengard, many pet actions are actually listed under the player's name:

- Most (maybe all) heals or power restores
- Any bleeds

Pet names can only be detected in the following list of situations:

- Pet damages a mob that you have hit (or received damage from).
- Pet is damaged by a mob that you have hit (or received damage from).
- Pet heals (or gives power to) itself

As such, you may sometimes miss the first few lines of damage/healing done by your pet.

Originally Posted by Commish

- Add a Tribe (/tribe) to the list of channels you can paste info in

Ok it will now give you the option of Tribe instead of Kinship if you're on a creep (I assume that was meant to be /tr rather than /tribe btw). The next version with this included should be out shortly; I just have to fix the frost ring temporary morale bubble being assigned incorrectly issues in Saruman first.


I must admit though that I have very low motivation to make fixes for PvP in the future, but this was a very easy change.

Originally Posted by Commish

My apologies.

I found snare trap damage. Is Firetrap listed under 'Deadly Inferno' ?

Yes, the firetrap is called "Deadly Inferno" in combat logs for some reason.

Update with /tribe is out btw

Most of the other stuff in this update was just bugfixes to do with the debuffs tab

I am trying to use this plugin with my warden and it doesn't work when I am in determination for some reason. It said I did 1700 damage killing a 6k mob. It works for my hunter and I have the latest version is this a known issue that is seems to be missing either bleed damage or something else and if so can its dps calculation be trusted when I am in assailment or reckleness too.

Not sure if I should be asking this in this thread or the BB one...

But, I can't figure out how to use the Mob Debuffs and Crowd Control triggers. Is it maybe because I'm trying to use it for Debuffs that aren't recognized? I'd like to use it, for example, Cry of the Wizards. Combat Analysis doesn't seem to pick this up as a Debuff. Would that then be impossible?

Originally Posted by PhantomPunkk

Not sure if I should be asking this in this thread or the BB one...

But, I can't figure out how to use the Mob Debuffs and Crowd Control triggers. Is it maybe because I'm trying to use it for Debuffs that aren't recognized? I'd like to use it, for example, Cry of the Wizards. Combat Analysis doesn't seem to pick this up as a Debuff. Would that then be impossible?

You need to save a combat chat log. Find out if "Cry of the Wizards" is logged by Turbine. If so, what text string is used to log it.

Originally Posted by gelleg

I am trying to use this plugin with my warden and it doesn't work when I am in determination for some reason. It said I did 1700 damage killing a 6k mob. It works for my hunter and I have the latest version is this a known issue that is seems to be missing either bleed damage or something else and if so can its dps calculation be trusted when I am in assailment or reckleness too.

Is this in the English version? I can't imagine what could be getting missed, but if you want me to look into it send me a copy of you combat log as well as a combat analysis save file/screenshots.

Originally Posted by PhantomPunkk

Not sure if I should be asking this in this thread or the BB one...


But, I can't figure out how to use the Mob Debuffs and Crowd Control triggers. Is it maybe because I'm trying to use it for Debuffs that aren't recognized? I'd like to use it, for example, Cry of the Wizards. Combat Analysis doesn't seem to pick this up as a Debuff. Would that then be impossible?

There are quite a few debuffs & CC skills that aren't tracked at the moment. Eventually I will get around to making a menu so you can manually add and adjust any debuffs, etc, that you want to have tracked.

When combat analysisi was first released u could set up a server and let people join it so u could see everyones DPS in real time.. Is this something that will be available again ? This was what i liked the most with the plugin at that point..

So due to some of the LUA updates with RoR, you may notice a bunch of errors in the chat window when the plugin is first loaded if using the Plugin Manager. These errors don't have any impact on the running of the plugin so you can just ignore them.

The next update will be out in a few weeks which will fix that issue as well as adding a menu and other new features.




Some pics of the new menu:

WOW! This update looks awesome!

I assume this is more of the integration with Buffbars where you can configure your CC and affects accordingly?

Originally Posted by ChromiteSwiftpaw

WOW! This update looks awesome!

I assume this is more of the integration with Buffbars where you can configure your CC and affects accordingly?

Yea the biggest thing in this update is the ability to fully configure your buff/debuff settings.

I'm gonna start recording my progress here. Mostly just for my purposes. But it'll give you an idea of when the next update will be out if anyone's waiting for it.

Task	Percent Complete
Menu - Configure combat timers	100%
Menu - Configure all UI settings	100%
Menu - Configure Buffs/Debuffs (also improved the types of buffs/debuffs that can be tracked)	100%
Menu - Configure complete Trait Configurations	100%
Menu - About Tab	100%
Menu - Validation on buff/debuff settings	100%
Menu - Tooltips	100%
Auto Save options	100%
Restore Default settings/traits options	100%
Changes to core combat tracking (eg: debuffs no longer expire immediately when combat ends)	100%
Various bug fixes (eg: fixed some obscure issues with debuffs occasionally not activating correctly)	100%
Error checking when loading settings/traits	100%
Some minor UI improvements	80% (two delayed)
More customizable display in bar tabs (eg: show percentages, average damage, etc)	Delayed until 4.2.1+
Manually start/stop/lock the combat timer	Delayed until 4.2.1+
Multi-select a number of skills to display in the chat menu	Delayed until 4.2.1+
Improved load/save notification with a new icon including Show/Hide/Lock all windows options	100%
Update locale file/German translation	100%
Put the menu into the plugin manager	100%
Final testing/other things	100%

So the new version is basically ready now. I'm just doing some final testing, etc while waiting for translations.

Thank you for the update! Glad to see you're nearing completion, and it's very nice to see the buff/debuff features fully fleshed out. +rep as always.

So, while I don't want to be that guy, are you planning to bring back group parsing in the foreseeable future, or are there other features you would rather focus on? It's the number one feature I am missing now (and I'm sure I'm not the only one), and I'm not sure if Turbine will allow it through LUA anytime soon. :(

Hi. Just got a new computer with Windows 8 and am loading the plugins. For some reason I see CombatAnalysis when I do a /plugins refresh and /plugins list. But when I try to load /plugins load CombatAnalysis I can't. [11/27 08:30:07 PM] Available Plugins:
BuffBars (2.0.4)
CombatAnalysis (4.1.6) Is there any reason this plug in should not be working? BuffBars loaded fine. Thanks.

Originally Posted by dme777

Hi. Just got a new computer with Windows 8 and am loading the plugins. For some reason I see CombatAnalysis when I do a /plugins refresh and /plugins list. But when I try to load /plugins load CombatAnalysis I can't. [11/27 08:30:07 PM] Available Plugins:
BuffBars (2.0.4)
CombatAnalysis (4.1.6) Is there any reason this plug in should not be working? BuffBars loaded fine. Thanks.

Make sure you have the following folder:
"Documents\The Lord of the Rings Online\Plugins\CombatAnalysis"

And make sure that inside that folder there are the following two files (as well as a lot of other subfolders):
"CombatAnalsyis.plugin"
"Main.lua"

If you have an extra folder in there (eg: you might have another folder called CombatAnalysisZip), then you need to remove it.

Otherwise I'm not sure sorry.

And version 4.2 is finally out! (much later than expected sorry)

Originally Posted by Evendale

And version 4.2 is finally out! (much later than expected sorry)

I get this error when I load CA now:

...e Rings Online\Plugins\CombatAnalysis\ Utils\Misc.lua:556: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)

Before it throws that it says that it can't find my traits and that my buffs and debuffs will be lost. Then the normal windows don't appear but a little icon appears that I can click and it changes from reddish to grey but the CA windows don't appear. This is when I already having settings.

I tried deleting my settings but it still gives the same error as above but then when you click the icon it gives this error:

...sis\UI\CombatAnalysisSpecif ic\CombatAnalysisIcon.lua:386: attempt to index global 'settings' (a nil value)

Edit: It seems to be working on some of my characters and not others... I tried deleting all the settings in the character folder with CombatAnalysis in the name. Are there other settings that should be deleted?

It loads on my captain but not my lore-master, perhaps it's class specific?

Originally Posted by Stever1388

I get this error when I load CA now:

...e Rings Online\Plugins\CombatAnalysis\ Utils\Misc.lua:556: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)

Before it throws that it says that it can't find my traits and that my buffs and debuffs will be lost. Then the normal windows don't appear but a little icon appears that I can click and it changes from reddish to grey but the CA windows don't appear. This is when I already having settings.

I tried deleting my settings but it still gives the same error as above but then when you click the icon it gives this error:

...sis\UI\CombatAnalysisSpecif ic\CombatAnalysisIcon.lua:386: attempt to index global 'settings' (a nil value)

Edit: It seems to be working on some of my characters and not others... I tried deleting all the settings in the character folder with CombatAnalysis in the name. Are there other settings that should be deleted?

It loads on my captain but not my lore-master, perhaps it's class specific?

Hey,

Thanks for letting me know. I had added some LM skills to the default skill list and forgotten to add them to the locale file so it was causing errors when the plugin loaded up (for LMs only). I've uploaded a fix now.

Cheers

The CA Logo doesn't stay hidden after you unload and load CA, or if you lock/unlock the UI the CA logo will reappear even if you have it to be hidden.

I've also noticed that it doesn't seem to pick up mounted combat damage correctly. For example:

"Arancerthelion scored a critical hit with Metal and Mettle on the Sutcrofts Berserker for 2,782 (502 from 250 Fury) Beleriand damage to Morale."

gets assigned to "None" damage type, instead of Beleriand, and

"Arancerthelion scored a hit with Enduring Embers on the Sutcrofts Berserker for 3,040 (878 from 400 Fury) Fire damage to Morale."

goes to "None" damage as well, instead of fire. I'm going to take a guess and say it has something to do with the (fury damage) after the actual damage.

They've also removed the "Someone has interrupted someone else!" lines from the combat logs (whether that's a bug or not who knows), so the interrupting data is always at 0. I might post about that in another forum and see if it missing is actually a bug.

Loving the new features though, the auto save/load of encounters was badly needed by me because I always forget to save data before I log out and I like to track things over very large samples. The new customizing of windows is great too, I prefer to have the stats window with a black background because I have a hard time reading it when it's transparent, so I use to go in and change it in the code but I don't have to do that anymore!

Thanks for the update!

Hey Evendale,

thank you for this very usefull addon, i like the combat analysis logo. But i really would like a new feature. I use the small statistic window for incombat time and my current dps.



But i only could hide all windows but not only the main window via logo button. It Would be really nice if the would be a option to hide only main window. At the moment i use the minimize button, but a full hide via logo would be nice.

Hide/Show All Windows
Hide/Show Main Windows
Hide/Show Statistic Windows

i really would like a feature like this. Thank you for your effort into this plugin!

Originally Posted by Stever1388

The CA Logo doesn't stay hidden after you unload and load CA, or if you lock/unlock the UI the CA logo will reappear even if you have it to be hidden.

I've fixed the issue where the logo reappears if you lock/unlock the UI (and a couple of minor related bugs), but I can't seem to replicate the issue where the logo doesn't stay hidden after reloading CA.

Originally Posted by Stever1388

I've also noticed that it doesn't seem to pick up mounted combat damage correctly. For example:"Arancerthelion scored a critical hit with Metal and Mettle on the Sutcrofts Berserker for 2,782 (502 from 250 Fury) Beleriand damage to Morale."gets assigned to "None" damage type, instead of Beleriand, and"Arancerthelion scored a hit with Enduring Embers on the Sutcrofts Berserker for 3,040 (878 from 400 Fury) Fire damage to Morale."goes to "None" damage as well, instead of fire. I'm going to take a guess and say it has something to do with the (fury damage) after the actual damage.

So I've adjusted the parser function to handle categorizing this case under the right damage type. Should the Fury damage value be recorded though? I haven't done any mounted combat so I don't know if this is important or not.

Originally Posted by Burio

Hey Evendale,

thank you for this very usefull addon, i like the combat analysis logo. But i really would like a new feature. I use the small statistic window for incombat time and my current dps.

But i only could hide all windows but not only the main window via logo button. It Would be really nice if the would be a option to hide only main window. At the moment i use the minimize button, but a full hide via logo would be nice.

Hide/Show All Windows
Hide/Show Main Windows
Hide/Show Statistic Windows

i really would like a feature like this. Thank you for your effort into this plugin!

So, I could add something along these lines, but a few questions:

1) Why is it that you use the stats window(s) and not the main window(s) for viewing your simple stats? (note you can actually customize the main window to be smaller than the stats window)
2) Why is it that you want to be able to "hide" the main window(s) as opposed to closing them? (ie: do you still use the main window(s) sometimes?)