The Ultimate Template Project v2.0

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

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

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how the templates will look from the program when downloaded basically, so even the posted .zip versions are very very outdated right now)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

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.

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).

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 +

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.

Great idea man, keep it up !

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

I agree with that, but you can also combine it

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

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

Is this project dead or wha'?

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.