D2OL Xtreme Watch Dog v0.0.1 *BETA*

**Helheim** · 02-26-2005, 11:28 AM

Update: v0.0.2 has been released, see the thread here.

Since D2OL Daddy doesnâ€™t run too well as a service I decided to make my own application built as a service, not a standard exe trying to run as a service, that does pretty much the same thing as D2OL Daddy does.

D2OL_XtremeWatchDog v0.0.1 (Build 18930) *BETA*

The only drawback is it does require you to have the .NET Framework installed on your system. (I know flame me now)

That can be downloaded and installed through Windows Update or directly from here.

Once that is installed the install package for D2OL_XtremeWatchDog is only 290KB. Download D2OLXWD_Setup(v0.0.1).exe and run it to have the service installed and automatically started.

By default it only monitors/adjusts the DockWin.exe and GridWin.exe processes, as in my testing this is all that seems necessary; however, you can set it to monitor the D2OL.exe process as well. You have the option to monitor/adjust just the main process or the main process and the threads. Maybe someone can test the various configurations and determine which one works the best?? In addition you can have it monitor/adjust itself as well. You can change these settings by modifying the settings.ini file located in the "Program Files\D2OL Xtreme Watch Dog" folder. Just set which processes you want it to monitor by setting them to TRUE.

Default setttings.ini File
[PROCESSES]
DOCKWIN=TRUE
GRIDWIN=TRUE
D2OL=FALSE
D2OLTHREADS=FALSE
D2OLXWD=FALSE
D2OLXWDTHREADS=FALSE

If you have any questions/problems or think of any other features that would be useful let me know. For example would it be useful to set the priority for the D2OL.exe process to just below normal instead of idle? Maybe make that configurable, etcâ€¦

License/Disclaimer:
This program is distributed as FREEWARE. This means that you acquire no rights in it other than the right to use it without having to pay a fee. Use this program entirely at your own risk.

**jjcom** · 02-26-2005, 11:33 AM

Nice work!

Looks very good.

jjcom

**Helheim** · 02-26-2005, 12:21 PM

One thing I just noticed was if you do want to uninstall it make sure to stop the service first. I'll add that to the uninstaller for the next release.. Also I do have to thank Rodzilla for the name..

How many people won't use it just because it requires the .NET Framework? If there is enough demand I'll think about changing that.

**Sickapotamus** · 02-26-2005, 12:28 PM

very nice, very small. works great!

**Jeff** · 02-26-2005, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by Helheim

How many people won't use it just because it requires the .NET Framework? If there is enough demand I'll think about changing that.

Not wanting to start anything but I fall in that demographic. I know lots of people who say why not use .NET but I just don't want to start. I doubt many people will fall into a similar category but there may be a few. I wouldn't change it unless there's a huge outcry to and it's not too difficult to do.

**Disposibleteen** · 02-26-2005, 01:50 PM

pretty sweet prog you got here.

**Plum Ugly** · 02-26-2005, 10:43 PM

nice!But I'm like Jeff. I dont run .net

**STEvil** · 02-27-2005, 12:44 AM

Only annoying thing i've found with d2ol is that when it changes to a new task it will kick you out of games sometimes (zuma for example does this, or in HL2's case will make your cursor show up where the crosshair is).

Pretty annoying when it happens at 30 second to 1 minute intervals.. and it seems to be d2ol.exe that causes it since dockwin.exe already runs at lowest priority and reducing d2ol.exe's priority will fix this...

**shadowing** · 02-27-2005, 12:57 AM

Wow, i never knew that. Maybe because i don't play games while D2OL is on. >_<

**dE4** · 02-27-2005, 01:22 AM

BF1942 works fine with Jeff's prog

I'll take a look at Watch Dog later today.

**Helheim** · 02-27-2005, 09:24 AM

If you need to you can set it to monitor/adjust the d2ol.exe process as well just update the settings.ini file. Maybe you could test if just the main process needs to be set lower or the main process and the threads so it doesn't kick you out of your game. Just first try using D2OL=TRUE and if that doesn't work also set D2OLTHREADS=TRUE as well. You have to restart the service before the new settings will take effect. Thanks.

**Sickapotamus** · 02-27-2005, 02:42 PM

i've run d2ol while playing games such as doom3, nfsu2 and race driver2 with no problems at all.

**Mr_Slinky** · 02-27-2005, 07:50 PM

looks like a vb icon has sombodys been coding again ??
only reason i know is i am in vb right now

**STEvil** · 02-27-2005, 08:51 PM

Would test, but I dont run .net..

**Crownie** · 02-28-2005, 01:43 AM

Nice work mate.

**frodo** · 02-28-2005, 02:45 PM

just installed it... im off to bed now though, i'll see if it makes a noticable difference tomorrow during the daily game... if it does work ill be happy, as i keep exiting d2ol before i play, then forgetting to restart it, loosing me valuable points!!!

take care bud

**Rodzilla** · 03-01-2005, 05:30 AM

I would like to whole-heartedly thank Helheim for developing this app!

This is the first app that has been developed by the XS team for D2OL! Things like this are an unbelievable contribution to the community! Excellent work and thanks a bunch!!!!

On another note...
This is the perfect solution to the easy installers! D2OL Daddy isn't working as a service... so we scrap that and bundle this with the installers! The only thing is... it can't require .Net as we can't make it difficult. The object of the easy installers is to make it xtremely easy for someone to fire up D2OL! It would be sweet if we could get it bundled with the D2OL installers.

**matt9669** · 03-01-2005, 01:32 PM

We could include the .Net framework as part of the XS installers, it's not too difficult . . . it's just an API really, nobody seems to mind downloading Java to run D2OL

Props to Helheim for developing a new app, software development is difficult and we always welcome new projects that help XS in any way.

Helheim, perhaps you could take a look at some of the other software devs working on stuff here and ask them if they could help you port this to Java?

**jjcom** · 03-01-2005, 01:35 PM

yeah, but isn't .net kind of big. Java isn't a huge app, but I thought .NET was...or am I off ?

jjcom

**Helheim** · 03-01-2005, 01:57 PM

Ya it's a bit big, 24MB install. It's just it's pretty simple to create a service in .NET whereas with other languages it's not as simple. I was going to try making just a regular exe in another language and running it as a service but haven't gotten around to it yet.

**STEvil** · 03-01-2005, 02:29 PM

I'd like a completely non-java version of d2ol some time.. Dont mind java really, but i've found it runs.. slow. Maybe unresponsive is a better word.

**matt9669** · 03-01-2005, 02:32 PM

Only problem STEvil is we don't have the source code for D2OL AFAIK . . . if we do someone please let me know!

**STEvil** · 03-01-2005, 08:14 PM

the guys who programmed it do, maybe starting a topic about this in the d2ol forums would be a good idea?

**Rodzilla** · 03-02-2005, 03:37 AM

Originally Posted by STEvil

the guys who programmed it do, maybe starting a topic about this in the d2ol forums would be a good idea?

They will never give up the source... if people had it they could make cheats.

**STEvil** · 03-02-2005, 03:01 PM

I didnt say they had to give us the source for these things to get done.

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