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cactbot

cactbot (ffxiv raiding overlay)

1. About
2. Installing
3. Edifice From Source
4. UI Module Overview
5. Cactbot Customization
6. Supported Languages

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cactbot is an Act overlay that provides raiding tools for Final Fantasy 14. This project is an overlay plugin for hibiyasleep'due south OverlayPlugin which itself is a plugin for Avant-garde Combat Tracker.

cactbot provides these modules:

• raidboss: built-in timelines and triggers:

• oopsyraidsy: mistake and death reporting

• jobs: condensed gauges with buff and proc tracking

• eureka: Eureka NM tracking map

• fisher: Fishing cast time tracking

• dps: extra features for dps meters

Video Examples

• O4S raidboss + monk jobs
• O3S spellblade callouts

Installing

Dependencies

Install .Internet Framework version 4.half-dozen.1 or above.

You must have DirectX xi enabled for Concluding Fantasy XIV.

Install the 64-bit version of Advanced Gainsay Tracker, if you accept not already.

Download and add the most recent version of ravahn's FFXIV Human action plugin to ACT. Yous must enable parsing from the network and make certain that ACT is not firewalled. Make sure the settings for the FFXIV plugin have the "Include HP for Triggers" button checked. This is nether Plugins -> FFXIV Settings -> Parse Options.

You must have the latest x64 version of the hibiyasleep OverlayPlugin installed and working in ACT. You must utilize the hibiyasleep version of OverlayPlugin and not the original RainbowMage version, as cactbot depends on several features of that version.

fflogs has a good guide to setting up ACT and OverlayPlugin if you adopt video or would like more instructions on how to set up these two tools upward properly.

Installing cactbot

1. Find the latest release and download the cactbot-version-number.zip file for that release. (You probable do not want either of the Source nothing files.)
2. Right click on the goose egg file, become to backdrop. In the bottom correct corner of the backdrop menu, click "Unblock", and then "OK" to close the bill of fare.
3. Unzip the release aught file. (If there is no OverlayPlugin\addons\CactbotOverlay.dll file, yous downloaded the incorrect zip file.)
4. Close ACT, if it's still running.
5. Copy the OverlayPlugin\ folder from inside of the unzipped folder into your existing C:\…\Advanced Gainsay Tracker\ folder.

6. If you already have an existing OverlayPlugin\ binder, you lot will be prompted to ostend if yous want to merge files with existing files. Click the Do this for the next N conflicts checkbox and then the Move and Replace checkbox. If you terminate up with an OverlayPlugin\OverlayPlugin\ folder then you lot have washed something incorrect.

   The last directory structure should expect something similar this:

                                 - C:\...\Advanced Combat Tracker\    - Advanced Combat Tracker.exe    - FFXIV_ACT_Plugin.dll    - OverlayPlugin\       - OverlayPlugin.dll       - OverlayPlugin.Common.dll       - OverlayPlugin.Cadre.dll       - etc etc OverlayPlugin files       - addons\          - CactbotOverlay.dll       - cactbot\          - ui\          - resources\          - user\                          

   Note: The cactbot\ folder does non have to be located within of the OverlayPlugin directory, but that is where it comes by default as part of a cactbot release nil file. Information technology can exist located anywhere on disk every bit long as the entire cactbot\ folder is kept together.

   Notation: The OverlayPlugin\ subdirectory can also be named any yous like.

7. Restart ACT.
8. Now add a new overlay in the OverlayPlugin tab in ACT, and choose cactbot as the blazon.

9. In the URL field, browse to an html file to load.

   ui/test/exam.html is a good place to outset to make certain everything is prepare up properly.

For more instructions about calculation and configuring cactbot overlays, come across the Adding Overlay Modules section.

Potential errors and workarounds

If y'all get an error that it can't discover FFXIV_ACT_Plugin.dll, make sure the FFXIV_ACT_Plugin.dll is in the aforementioned directory every bit Advanced Gainsay Tracker.exe.

If y'all become an error in the OverlayPlugin panel like to Exception in SendFastRateEvents: Method not found: 'Void RainbowMage.HtmlRenderer.Renderer.ExecuteScript(System.Cord)'. then y'all are all the same using the RainbowMage version of OverlayPlugin and demand to upgrade to the latest x64 full version of the hibiyasleep OverlayPlugin instead.

If you lot get an error on the OverlayPlugin console similar to Uncaught TypeError: window.OverlayPluginApi.overlayMessage is not a function, then y'all are using an earlier version of the OverlayPlugin. You demand to exist using the latest x64 full version of the hibiyasleep OverlayPlugin.

If you go an error in the OverlayPlugin console similar to Error: (overlay): C:\Programme Files (x86)\Advanced Gainsay Tracker\OverlayPlugin\addons\CactbotOverlay.dll: Organisation.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could non load file or assembly 'Newtonsoft.Json, Version=ten.0.0.0, Civilization=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed' or i of its dependencies. The organisation cannot find the file specified. and so yous accept likely installed the incorrect version of the OverlayPlugin. Please reinstall the latest x64 total version of the hibiyasleep OverlayPlugin.

If yous go an error in the OverlayPlugin console similar to System.MissingMethodException: Method not found: '!!0[] Arrangement.Array.Empty() then you take installed the incorrect .NET framework version. Please install the .NET Framework version 4.6.ane or to a higher place.

If you lot get a CAS policy mistake on starting the OverlayPlugin, such as An try was made to load an assembly from a network location which would have acquired the assembly to be sandboxed in previous version of the .NET Framework. then this means that y'all have forgotten to unblock some/all of your DLLs (either hibiyasleep or cactbot). First, stop ACT. Then, unblock everything; the easiest way is to unblock the original cypher file and re-extract rather than unblocking every file individually. Finally, restart Act again.

If you get an overlay plugin error similar to Error: (overlay): Exception in SendFastRateEvents: Could not load file or assembly 'FFXIV_ACT_Plugin, Version=(version), Civilisation=neutral, PublicKeyToken=zero' or one of its dependencies. The organisation cannot notice the file specified. so y'all likely need to unblock the ffxiv plugin. Encounter the instructions higher up for unblocking DLLs.

If you get an Human activity dialog that says Invalid Plugin and This assembly does not accept a course that implements ACT's plugin interface, and then yous are loading the plugin incorrectly. Cactbot is an overlay and non a direct ACT plugin. Plugins similar FFXIV_ACT_PLUGIN.dll and OverlayPlugin.dll are ACT plugins and are loaded via Act -> Plugins -> Plugin Listing -> Add/Enable Plugin. Cactbot is an overlay plugin. You load information technology via going to Plugins -> OverlayPlugin.dll -> New. See the adding overlay modules section for more details.

If triggers or pieces of the UI do not work, ensure that "Disable Parsing from Network Data" is not checked in the FFXIV plugin settings. Network data is required for accurate trigger timing.

If y'all are using cactbot for dps parsing and you don't get whatsoever data, make sure that the DPS update rate is set to a number higher than zero in your plugin config. Setting it to 3 is a proficient default.

Building from source

Follow all the steps higher up for installing cactbot get-go.

1. Follow the instructions in the dummy.txt file in CactbotOverlay/ThirdParty/OverlayPlugin.
2. Follow the instructions in the dummy.txt file in CactbotOverlay/ThirdParty/Human action.
3. Open the solution in Visual Studio (tested with Visual Studio 2017).
4. Build for "Release" and "x64".
5. The plugin will be built every bit bin/x64/Release/CactbotOverlay.dll.
6. Copy the plugin to the Advanced Gainsay Tracker\OverlayPlugin\addons\ directory

UI module overview

The ui/ directory contains cactbot's ui modules. If you installed cactbot following the instructions higher up, this will near likely exist C:\…\Avant-garde Gainsay Tracker\OverlayPlugin\cactbot\ui.

Each cactbot ui module should exist added every bit a carve up overlay. Come across the Adding Overlay Modules section for more details virtually setup.

raidboss module

To use this module, point cactbot at ui/raidboss/raidboss.html.

This module provides a visual timeline of upcoming events in a fight, also equally text and audio notifications to help increase raid awareness. Text and sound alerts tin can exist based on the fight timeline, or come from log messages that occur in the game, like to ACT's "Custom Triggers". The module is designed to look and experience similar to the BigWigs Bossmods addon for World of Warcraft.

Fight timelines are provided in files designed for the Human activity Timeline plugin, documented here with some extensions.

At that place are three levels of text alerts, in gild of escalating importance: info, alarm, and warning. Text messages will be in i of these, and more important levels are larger and more centre grabbing colors. Text-to-speech can be configured if you prefer that over on screen text.

Timeline files are institute in ui/raidboss/data/timelines. Triggers for text and sound alerts are found in ui/raidboss/data/triggers.

In this screenshot, the raidboss module is highlighted, with the timeline circled in crimson, and the text alerts circled in yellowish, with an alert-level text message visible.

oopsyraidsy module

To utilise this module, signal cactbot at ui/oopsyraidsy/oopsyraidsy.html.

This module provides mistake tracking and death reporting. Oopsy raidsy is meant to reduce the time wasted understanding what went wrong on fights and how people died. During the fight, merely a limited number of mistakes are shown (to avoid ataxia), only afterwards a full scrollable list is displayed.

When somebody dies, the final thing they took damage from is listed in the log. For instance, if the log specifies: ":skull: Poutine: Iron Chariot (82173/23703)" this means that Poutine most likely died to Iron Chariot, taking 82173 damage and having 23703 health at the time. The health value itself is not perfect and may be slightly out of date past a ~second due to a hot tick or multiple simultaneous damage sources.

When mistakes are made that are avoidable, oopsy logs alarm (:warning:) and failure (:no_entry_sign:) messages, explaining what went wrong.

Error triggers are specified for private fights in the ui/oopsyraidsy/data folder.

jobs module

To use this module, point cactbot at ui/jobs/jobs.html

This module provides health, mana, and tp bars, as well equally icons and timer bars for large raid buffs such as The Balance and Trick Attack. Information technology too features a food buff warning to go along up your food buff when leveling or raiding, and a visual pull countdown.

It has more fleshed out support for some jobs just is strongly a Work In Progress for others.

• Blood-red Mage: Shows white/black mana, tracks procs for Verstone, Verfire and Bear upon, and shows the state of the melee philharmonic in progress.
• Warrior: Shows the beast amount, and tracks the remaining Storm's Heart vitrify time in gcds.
• Monk: Shows chakra count, remaining greased lightning fourth dimension, and tracks monk buffs and debuffs.

In this screenshot, the jobs module is highlighted for the Blood-red Mage chore. The health and mana bars, equally well as Cherry-red Mage white/black mana tracking is circled in imperial, with the large raid vitrify tracking pointed to beside it in orange. The get-go step of the melee philharmonic has been executed, which is displayed as the yellow box higher up the health bar. The proc tracking is circled below in green.

eureka module

To utilise this module, point cactbot at ui/eureka/eureka.html

This module provides automated tracking of NMs that are popped or have been killed. Information technology shows gales/night timers and any local tracker link that has been pasted in conversation. Any flags in chat are likewise temporarily included on the map.

It currently does not read the tracker information directly. All the same, if you click on the left/red "Copy killed NMs" button in the tracker to re-create the list of currently dead NMs, you tin paste it in game, e.g. /echo ★ NMs on cooldown: Serket (7m) > Julika (24m) > Poly (54m)

If you do non see the emoji, make certain you have installed this Windows update.

fisher module

To utilise this module, point cactbot at ui/fisher/fisher.html

When y'all bandage your line at a fishing hole, this module keeps track of when you reel in particular fish so that yous know what you might be getting when you hook it.

dps meters

cactbot can be used with whatsoever dps meter overlay designed for OverlayPlugin's miniparse addon, with the option to build out more than features through cactbot'southward additional Javascript APIs. cactbot likewise auto-stops fights on wipes, so you can configure ACT's fight time to infinity.

The xephero dps meter is based on the aforementioned dps meter built for miniparse, with the additional ability to do per-phase dps tracking, displayed in additional columns. In the screenshot below the phases are named B1, B2, B3. These autogenerate from dungeon bosses, merely could be used to differentiate raid fight phases.

The rdmty dps meter is based on the same dps meter for miniparse, and updated for Stormblood jobs and recolored to match fflogs.

pull counter module

This small module sticks the current pull count for raiding bosses on screen. This is primarily for folks who stream a lot and want to review video footage. Having a number on screen makes it easy to scrub through video and find detail pulls to review.

test module

To use this module, betoken cactbot at ui/test/exam.html

This module is just an onscreen test of cactbot variables and is not meant to be used while playing. It can be useful to try out to make sure everything is working every bit expected or to use to help debug writing your ain module.

Adding overlay modules

Here'due south an example of how to fix up the raidboss overlay module. Adding other modules is exactly the same, except you need to point the URL to a unlike HTML file for that specific module.

To add together a cactbot module is the same as adding whatever overlay plugin.

1. Open up Act.

2. Navigate to the Plugins tab of ACT and then the OverlayPlugin.dll tab inside it.

   

3. Click the "New" push so select Cactbot in the "Type" dropdown.

   

4. Type in whatsoever name you'd similar as the name of this overlay, e.yard. raidbossy.

5. A skillful example to get-go with is the raidboss module. Fix the filename to be ui/raidboss/raidboss.html. Your config should look like this.

   

6. At this point, you lot should come across some bunched up test UI appear on screen. cactbot provides default test UI and a blue background to help with resizing and placing overlays on screen. These all go away when the overlay is locked in the config panel for the overlay.

   

7. Uncheck the Enable Clickthru box on the config panel. Then, in FFXIV, click and drag the lower correct corner of the raidboss overlay to resize it. Click and elevate anywhere else on the raidboss overlay to move it. This will make it expect a lot meliorate. You can configure this with CSS if you want even more control. Information technology should look something similar this:

   

8. Once the overlay is in the right identify, check the Lock Overlay and the Enable Clickthru boxes.

   The "Test bar", "Alarm TEXT", and shaded blueish groundwork will disappear once the overlay has been locked.

9. If you lot want to examination the raidboss plugin, teleport to Summerford Farms, and follow these instructions.

Cactbot Customization

See this documentation for more details.

Supported Languages

cactbot is tested and works with the English, High german and French versions of Final Fantasy Xiv.

Unicode characters are supported thoughout, through the use of the helpers in the resources/regexes.js file. However timelines and log upshot triggers may be incorrect if names that appear in the Human activity log events are different.

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Source: https://ezsoftware.github.io/cactbot/

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