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DarkNecrid

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

30 Jun 2008 at 08:33 - 1

Having a hard time finding the templates you want or need because they aren't organized or you have 500+ of 'em? Tired of constantly having to go to PvXwiki constantly?

Well look no further!

What this is:
A collection of templates for PvE and PvP across different facets of each mode. This project, however, strives for 3 goals with this collection:
*Are organized neatly
*All templates have a naming structure that they follow
*Stays up to date.

What is currently in this?
Currently this project has ~600 templates (some of them are C+P'd across modes) for PvE (General and Heroes) and PvP (all game modes), that are currently all taken from PvXwiki & other sources.

What isn't currently in this?
Anything that isn't in a Great section on PvXWiki, Farming & Running builds, and Team builds, and Equipment Templates.

What is the organization structure?
When you open up your templates menu, you will see two folders:
PvE
PvP
User (the user folder is for YOUR templates, you should place all your own templates in this folder so that they are preserved for future updates.)

When split they look diverge into:
PvE: General / Hero
PvP: AB / CM / HA / HB / GvG / RA / TA

Each one of these diverge into folders for each of the 10 classes. (Some sections do not have folders for certain classes, yet, as there is no great build on PvXWiki for them in that section.)

Naming structure:
[Primary][space][secondary][build name][tag]

Tags are currently only GREAT, but will later include additional tags.

How do I download this?
You may download it at http://fortranik.leafo.net/Templates.rar.

How do I install this?
This depends! If you are a new user, please follow the instructions below, if not skip ahead past them to the next section!

To install on Windows XP:
-Open the .rar.
-Drag your Skills folder to C:/Program Files/Guild Wars/Templates/Skills.

To install on Windows Vista:
-Open the .rar
-Drag your Skills folder to C:/users/[username here]/Documents/Guild Wars/Templates/Skills. If you have existing templates, thanks to my naming structure and organization, it won't overwrite any of your templates.

How to install this if you have a currently existing Ultimate Template Project v1.0/1.1 installation:

Step 1 - Take any templates you may have added and wish to keep, and Copy & Paste them all into a safe place.

Step 2 - Delete your Skills folder.

Step 3 - Follow the above directions for a clean install.

Step 4 - Place all the templates you saved into the Users folder found in your new Skills folder.

Enjoy, and let me know if you find any bugs or have suggestions etc.

!

thunderai

Community Works Moderator

Join Date: Jan 2007

USA

Centre of the Aerodrome

R/Mo

30 Jun 2008 at 19:57 - 2

Lots of good stuff. No sabway though - at least i didn't see it.

DarkNecrid

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

30 Jun 2008 at 20:35 - 3

Quote:

Originally Posted by thunderai

Lots of good stuff. No sabway though - at least i didn't see it.

Sabway is a team build (player and heroes) in PvE, so no, it is not yet included in the first download. I will be including Team Builds in the next version, including a few not specifically on PvX Wiki, along with the Good quality builds.

I hope to have that done in a few days, with any luck.

cojhti

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2007

30 Jun 2008 at 20:51 - 4

very nice..i'm very glad someone got around to doing this

DarkNecrid

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

30 Jun 2008 at 21:10 - 5

Quote:

Originally Posted by cojhti

very nice..i'm very glad someone got around to doing this

Thanks.

I forgot to mention it but I also plan on incorporating Item Templates as well.

My planned final organization will be:
PvE
PvP

From PvE:
General
Hero
Farming
Running
Team

From PvP:
AB
CM
HA
HB
GvG
RA
TA

HA, HB, TA, and GvG will include Team folders inside themselves.

The farming and running sections will be in individual folders (for example, you'd open up the farming folder and see a folder titled A/E Shadowform Chaos Farm) which will contain the template, item templates probably, a .txt write up of the farm/run, and if possible a link to a video.

Team builds will be organized in a similar way, so as to keep all the builds in the same team placed together.

Eventually the goal of this project is to have a template folder that will ultimately replace the need for people to go to PvX Wiki constantly, as they will have the power of its (and other places) build sections at their fingertips always, and does it in a nice, organized, way.

Rainigul

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2006

R/

30 Jun 2008 at 22:01 - 6

Wow really helpful man

If you would like any help or anything then just tell me.

Thizzle

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2008

01 Jul 2008 at 16:28 - 7

I like this man! Stick with it.

pumpkin pie

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

behind you

bumble bee

E/

01 Jul 2008 at 17:06 - 8

wow, thanks

mastar of warrior

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

sweden

N/A

Mo/

01 Jul 2008 at 20:41 - 9

great work , only thing im missing though is a farming folder

DarkNecrid

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

02 Jul 2008 at 02:27 - 10

Most excellent news then:

Since I now know when the next skill update is coming, I have decided that since there won't be any builds getting screwed up for a bit, I am going to release v1.1 tomorrow.

v1.1 will contain:
-a .zip package so people without WinRAR may use it.
-Team builds for PvE (PvP team builds will be included at a later date.)
-Farming builds with detailed instructions from wikis.
-Running builds with detailed instructions from wikis.

thunderai

Community Works Moderator

Join Date: Jan 2007

USA

Centre of the Aerodrome

R/Mo

02 Jul 2008 at 18:34 - 11

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkNecrid

Most excellent news then:

Since I now know when the next skill update is coming, I have decided that since there won't be any builds getting screwed up for a bit, I am going to release v1.1 tomorrow.

v1.1 will contain:
-a .zip package so people without WinRAR may use it.
-Team builds for PvE (PvP team builds will be included at a later date.)
-Farming builds with detailed instructions from wikis.
-Running builds with detailed instructions from wikis.

Just make sure you update the OP with the new link.

DarkNecrid

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

03 Jul 2008 at 02:09 - 12

I am pleased to announce v1.1 is now released.

You may download it at www.fortranik.leafo.net/Templates.zip.

This release adds to v1.0 in the following ways:
-Running and Farming builds added for PvE.
-Team PvE builds added.

Note that Shadowform is used in some of the running builds, and I'm not sure if they work as well right now, but they should if you are careful.

Some team farm builds are absent because I am currently waiting for the next skill update. I put in the major team farms, however.

There will not be an update to this project (v1.2) until next Friday/Saturday/Sunday, possibly later, after the skill update next Thursday will set in. I am expecting a variety of builds currently in this template package to possibly not work anymore, or become less effective.

I would also like to advise users of this project to tag any of their own templates not currently in the project with the following tag at the end of the template name: [USER]. My template hub project (later on when it's ready), will be able to index [USER] tagged builds, and let others download them. Eventually it will be able to index these, have them rated by people, and then add the appropriate rating tag to the template.

Thank you.

EDIT:
There was a bug in that file that errored a template in the Sabway team build. If anyone sees any more of these errors, please let me know. You can edit the template file manually. It's for the Jagged MM, just open the txt file, and remove the space in the middle. Done.

mastar of warrior

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

sweden

N/A

Mo/

04 Jul 2008 at 18:48 - 13

Good Job on the V1.1.

Sin City Gamer

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2007

Las Vegas, NV, USA

Death Design Cult [DDC]

05 Jul 2008 at 22:24 - 14

Awesome job. Thanks much

Hannes

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

http://www.blowupdoll.co.za/

Band of Buds [BUD] (Officer)

N/

05 Jul 2008 at 22:40 - 15

Excellent work, thanks a lot man

DarkNecrid

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

06 Jul 2008 at 03:03 - 16

Thanks guys, only a week to go before I can see what the update has screwed up and update.

I'm thinking of adding news streams to the Template Hub program, asimilar to what this project does: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10296384.

With any hope the Template Hub program will be your one stop program to launch before launching Guild Wars. Check your templates, see whats happened on the dev front, and go play.

gelei

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2008

Il Band Of Brothers Il

D/

17 Aug 2008 at 06:20 - 17

[Removed as DarkNecrid asked]

DarkNecrid

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

17 Aug 2008 at 09:14 - 18

I plan to have a fairly large update in about a weeks time. This will be new information into the OP (a FAQ about the project (an updated FAQ too for the few that have seen the one I have already) that will greatly explain the project in its scope, a new (still early) database build that will sort out all the builds for the new update, include more builds, remove all the old not good builds, include GOOD quality builds. I don't think I'm ready to release the early version of my Item Templates databse yet, still a lot of organization to work out, namely for weapon swaps in PvP, plus I've redone some other things I doubt people will notice, plus fixed all the broken templates I have. Huzzah!

Smurf Minions

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Somewhere you can't see

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

N/

17 Aug 2008 at 11:42 - 19

Make sure to remove the not working templates, there are quite a lot of them :O

Hannes

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

http://www.blowupdoll.co.za/

Band of Buds [BUD] (Officer)

N/

17 Aug 2008 at 12:07 - 20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smurf Minions

Make sure to remove the not working templates, there are quite a lot of them :O

Why don't you help the guy out, by telling him (us?) which ones are not working

mastar of warrior

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

sweden

N/A

Mo/

17 Aug 2008 at 13:41 - 21

the not working ones often only have a Space somewhere wich you need to Erase.

Smurf Minions

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Somewhere you can't see

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

N/

17 Aug 2008 at 17:22 - 22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hannes

Why don't you help the guy out, by telling him (us?) which ones are not working

I'll figure out which are not working when he releases a new version if you want me to :P

DarkNecrid

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

18 Aug 2008 at 01:25 - 23

I already have fixed the not working ones! (I said that in my post actually)

Someone generously gave me a list, and I had a majority of them. It was just stupid errors on my part! (This really is just an early database build to show you how the templates will look from the program when downloaded basically, so even the posted .zip versions are very very outdated right now)

It's all good now though, and I hope I can get the next release out within the week like I said.

Just been busy...I will guarantee it out in a week pretty much, just can't guarantee I'll have all the equipment templates sorted out. I'm still trying to think up ways to make it work for PvP...the item templates by default don't save multiple item sets, so :hm:

Suggestions on how to handle that would be nice! :P

gelei

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2008

Il Band Of Brothers Il

D/

18 Aug 2008 at 08:41 - 24

Suggestion 1: If you don't want to use CVS or SVN as I adviced in PM, check an updater software. You know: upload files to a HTTP server, client boots his/her computer, and the updater applies every modifications on local files.

Suggestion 2: Don't restrict the builds only for GREAT category on PvXwiki. At least check the GOOD category too. And don't only get builds from PvXwiki. This was there are 2 (!) necro farming builds, while a necro can farm nearly everything in the game.

DarkNecrid

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

18 Aug 2008 at 09:42 - 25

Quote:

Originally Posted by gelei

Suggestion 1: If you don't want to use CVS or SVN as I adviced in PM, check an updater software. You know: upload files to a HTTP server, client boots his/her computer, and the updater applies every modifications on local files.

Suggestion 2: Don't restrict the builds only for GREAT category on PvXwiki. At least check the GOOD category too. And don't only get builds from PvXwiki. This was there are 2 (!) necro farming builds, while a necro can farm nearly everything in the game.

As I've already said the scope of the project is to include the entirety of PvXwiki and tons of other builds off of it, plus additional user builds. The next early database release includes GOOD quality builds etc....that's what the tags are for.

Madeentje

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2006

Belgium

Me/

18 Aug 2008 at 14:15 - 26

Wow, this is REALLY nice! Can't imagine how much work this must have cost you :O, thanks! Can't wait for the update (because there is still alot of old builds in the one right now and the new ones aren't included, and there's still some broken templates).

gelei

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2008

Il Band Of Brothers Il

D/

18 Aug 2008 at 14:27 - 27

For the broken templates just open Windows File Search and look for files with spaces in them. Open them one by one and replacde spaces with +

The Little Viking

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

innergalactic gargleblasters

W/Mo

19 Aug 2008 at 12:36 - 28

First of all, I want to say thank you DarkNecrid for all your hard work! Great thing you have going here. I did try to fix the broken ones like gelei said, but it doesnt seem to want to work for me. but thats ok. I will figure something out eventually.
I mainly just wanted to say thank you. Before this, I had no idea I could catagorize my templates.I guess Im more computer stupid then I thought I was. (Actually I never thought about even trying something like that). Thank you for that great idea as well.

Whirlwind

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2007

Wolven Empire

D/

23 Aug 2008 at 02:08 - 29

Great idea man, keep it up !

gelei

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2008

Il Band Of Brothers Il

D/

25 Aug 2008 at 16:02 - 30

I have an idea about the updater. (Don't know your progress with it, so it might be late)

First of all, I don't know how much you can handle dotnet. Because if you could make programs in VB.NET or C#, it would easy the work much.

But the idea: once you said that it'd be possible to upload templates by adding some tags in the filename. Bad idea. With this, anyone can make a script and upload it. Put some PHP code in a TXT file and name it like a build file, eg.: "Rt Any Harmful Script [USER].txt". Upload it, and execute with a browser. So restrict template upload to code exchange. Make a textbox in the program and ask a code. Decode it and store on the server.

If you need help/assistance you can rely on me even if you haven't accepted my archive in this thread.

edit: Oh also, I have a nice li'l assembly in c# for uploading and downloading files using FTP, that's another great way of the updater

DarkNecrid

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

27 Aug 2008 at 04:39 - 31

This is going to take a bit longer than I expected, sometime after the September balance build. I was asked to write a guide and have a lot of real life work building up on me, but in turn the database build will be a lot bigger, so nice exchange I guess. I'll post a FAQ into the OP in a couple days.

Quote:

But the idea: once you said that it'd be possible to upload templates by adding some tags in the filename. Bad idea. With this, anyone can make a script and upload it. Put some PHP code in a TXT file and name it like a build file, eg.: "Rt Any Harmful Script [USER].txt". Upload it, and execute with a browser. So restrict template upload to code exchange. Make a textbox in the program and ask a code. Decode it and store on the server.

yea this was one of my older ideas but I realized that would suck so I changed it around a bit.

Hyper.nl

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Defending Fort Aspenwood

E/

27 Aug 2008 at 09:03 - 32

Nice collection. I'll surely try these. Ty for sharing.

Smurf Minions

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Somewhere you can't see

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

N/

27 Aug 2008 at 14:34 - 33

Quote:

Originally Posted by gelei

I have an idea about the updater. (Don't know your progress with it, so it might be late)

First of all, I don't know how much you can handle dotnet. Because if you could make programs in VB.NET or C#, it would easy the work much.

But the idea: once you said that it'd be possible to upload templates by adding some tags in the filename. Bad idea. With this, anyone can make a script and upload it. Put some PHP code in a TXT file and name it like a build file, eg.: "Rt Any Harmful Script [USER].txt". Upload it, and execute with a browser. So restrict template upload to code exchange. Make a textbox in the program and ask a code. Decode it and store on the server.

If you need help/assistance you can rely on me even if you haven't accepted my archive in this thread.

edit: Oh also, I have a nice li'l assembly in c# for uploading and downloading files using FTP, that's another great way of the updater

You can also decode a template using php itself, then store it if it is a valid template, you can pm me for a decoder (with comment), it's not necessarily needed to make a program in c# etc.

gelei

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2008

Il Band Of Brothers Il

D/

28 Aug 2008 at 05:38 - 34

Uhm... the best way is to integrate the updater and the uploader in one program. You can't make a PHP script to start when Windows boots, it will never sit on a tray icon, etc., etc.

So making an automatic *updater* in PHP isn't really possible. Unless you want people to log in a webpage each time they want an upgrade.

So the uploader can work in PHP ofc, but the 2-in-1 solution is more convenient for users.

Smurf Minions

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Somewhere you can't see

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

N/

28 Aug 2008 at 10:36 - 35

I agree with that, but you can also combine it

Dreikki

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Kemi, Finland.

Pirates of the Searing [YoHo]

Mo/

28 Aug 2008 at 13:58 - 36

Wow, this is really useful. Thanks for this great idea, I didn't even know you could folder your templates!

gelei

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2008

Il Band Of Brothers Il

D/

05 Sep 2008 at 16:16 - 37

This topic is getting abandoned, so here's a question: what's an estimated time of the updater's/next build update's release?

Hannes

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

http://www.blowupdoll.co.za/

Band of Buds [BUD] (Officer)

N/

07 Sep 2008 at 15:11 - 38

Quote:

Originally Posted by gelei

This topic is getting abandoned, so here's a question: what's an estimated time of the updater's/next build update's release?

I agree. Would love to see the updated version pl0x

gelei

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2008

Il Band Of Brothers Il

D/

19 Sep 2008 at 16:28 - 39

Is this project dead or wha'?

DarkNecrid

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

19 Sep 2008 at 19:48 - 40

No, I've just been obscenly busy with my 82190390123901238901381902 (hyperbole, but still, ~5.) other projects + real lifez. Not abandoned just not making significant progress atm. I don't ever abandon anything, but it could be awhile until I update it. I'm also working on another much needed Guild Wars associated project at this time too, and it's eating up the majority of my time since I can finish it a lot quicker if I devote enough time to it. Once that's done I can focus on this, again.