Q3Log v2.3 ReadMe
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(Copyright Stuart Butcher 2002)
Contents:
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1. Introduction
2. New Features
3. Installation
4. Usage
5. Valid Template Tags
6. Future Enhancements/Bugs
7. Distribution
8. Feedback
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1. Introduction
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This is a log file parser/stats generator for Quake 3 Arena log files. It takes
standard Quake 3 Arena log files and generates cut down versions which it stores
and adds to with any new log files. These cut down log files are then used to
generate stats pages in HTML format.
It will also generate stats for Rocket Arena 3, Urban Terror and Headhunters 3.
It is written entirely in Java, and should work with Java 2 (1.2.2) and higher.
A full Runtime Environment is needed to use this program, but it should work
under any OS there is a Runtime Environment for.
2. New Features (since 2.1)
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- v2.3 is basically v2.2 code, but in a better layout and with extra output
styles.
- TopWeapons feature (conf file) that outputs the top X most used weapons for
the server
- LinkWeapons feature (conf file) that allows users to specify that weapons
should be linked into one output weapon, i.e. the Rocket Launcher
(Explosion) weapon is linked to the Rocket Launcher weapon to produce one
output of totals etc
- New 'percent' tag for weapons tables to show the percentage of kills using
the weapon
- Added colour mapping (conf file) to allow the specification of what colours
to actually output
- More of the special name codes are now stripped, like ^b
- Major code changes to reduce the number of loops involved in outputing the
data
- New system tags added for outputing the Cutoff point and the number of top
weapons shown
3. Installation
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Simply unzip the install file anywhere on your machine. You should have the
following directories:
bin - contains the java files and the main config file
input - should be used to hold the cut down log files
logs - should be used to hold the standard Quake 3 Arena log files
output - should be used to store the output stats files
static - holds the static HTML files that wrap around the stats files
templates - holds the template files used for the output
You should now setup the config file (Q3Log.conf usually) to contain the values
you require (the file is commented)
4. Usage
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Drop your log files (games.log usually) into the logs directory and then run the
program. do:
java Q3Log help
for help on the parameters you can pass in and what they mean.
Once run, you should have all the HTML files you need containing the stats.
If you want to customise the output you will need to edit the following files
(in the templates folder):
table_main.htm_ - the main page containing summary stats info
table_weapons.htm_ - the top X weapons table page
table_row_above.htm_ - each row of the summary stats table for people
above the average
table_row_below.htm_ - each row of the summary stats table for people
below the average
table_row_total.htm_ - the totals row of the summary stats table
indiv_main.htm_ - the main page holding detailed information for
each user
indiv_oponents_above.htm_ - each row of the individual details page table for
oponents above the average
indiv_oponents_below.htm_ - each row of the individual details page table for
oponents below the average
indiv_oponents_total.htm_ - the totals row of the individual details page
table
indiv_weapons.htm_ - the details of weapons used for each individual
user
indiv_weapons_total.htm_ - the totals for the weapons used for each
individual user
5. Valid Template Tags
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Tags have different values in different pages. The following lists all possible
combinations:
table_main.htm_ -
Value Tags
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Title = The title of the page
Frags = Total number of frags on the server
Users = Total number of users on the server
Up = The image for the up arrow
Down = The image for the down arrow
Close = Link closing tag (if link is valid)
Pass Tags
---------
LinkUp = The href of this page sorted by the
passed in column upwards
LinkDown = The href of this page sorted by the
passed in column downwards
Section Tags
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Above = table_row_above.htm_ repeated once for
each user above average
Below = table_row_below.htm_ repeated once for
each user below average
Totals = The averages for the main table
(table_row_total.htm_)
table_weapons.htm_ -
Value Tags
----------
Member = The number in the table of this weapon
Weapon = The weapon name
Kills = Number of kills on the server that used this
weapon
Percent = Percentage of overall kills using this weapon
table_row_above.htm_ & table_row_below.htm_ -
Value Tags
----------
Member = This users table place
User_Link = The HREF to the individual user page for
this user
User = The username for this user
Kills = The total number of kills for this user
Deaths = The total number of deaths for this user
Suicides = The total number of suicides for this user
KillRatio = The kill ratio for this user
Rank = The rank for this user
Efficiency = The efficiency for this user
table_row_total.htm_ -
Value Tags
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Kills = The average number of kills for this server
Deaths = The average number of deaths for this server
Suicides = The average number of suicides for this server
KillRatio = The average kill ratio for this server
Rank = The average rank for this server
Efficiency = The average efficiency for this server
indiv_main.htm_ -
Value Tags
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User = The username for this user
Up = The image for the up arrow
Down = The image for the down arrow
Close = Link closing tag (if link is valid)
Pass Tags
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LinkUp = The href of this page sorted by the passed
in column upwards
LinkDown = The href of this page sorted by the passed
in column downwards
Section Tags
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Above = indiv_oponents_above.htm_ repeated once for
each oponent above average
Below = indiv_oponents_below.htm_ repeated once for
each oponent below average
Totals = The averages for this user
(indiv_oponents_total.htm_)
indiv_oponents_above.htm_ & indiv_oponents_below.htm_ -
Value Tags
----------
Member = This oponents table place
Oponent = The opononts username
Kills = The total number of kills against this oponent
Deaths = The total number of deaths against this
oponent
Efficiency = The efficiency against this oponent
Section Tags
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Weapons = indiv_weapons.htm_ repeated once for each type
of weapon used to kill this oponent
indiv_oponents_total.htm_ -
Value Tags
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Kills = The average number of kills for this user
Deaths = The average number of deaths for this user
Efficiency = The average efficiency for this user
Section Tags
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Weapons = indiv_weapons_total.htm_ repeated once for
each
type of weapon used by this user
indiv_weapons.htm_ -
Value Tags
----------
Weapon = The name of this weapon
Kills = Total number of kills with this weapon against
this oponent
Percent = The percentage of kills against this oponent
using this weapon
indiv_weapons_total.htm_ -
Value Tags
----------
Weapon = The name of this weapon
Kills = Total number of kills with this weapon for
this user
Percent = The percentage of kills for this user using
this weapon
All Pages -
System Tages
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Date = the date the output files were generated
Time = the time the output files were generated
ProgName = the name of the program used to generate the
log files (Q3Log)
ProgVer = the version of the program used to generate
the log files
ProgDesc = short description of the program used to
generate the log files
ProgFull = the 3 above parameters put into a meaningfull
string
ProgURL = the homepage of the program used to generate
the log files
CutOff = the number of frags needed to feature on the
table
TopWeapons = the number of top weapons displayed
5. Future Enhancements
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No future enhancements currently planned.
If you have any suggestions or requests e-mail me at q3logger@wilf.co.uk.
I don't know of any bugs with the program as it stands. If you find any please
e-mail me a full bug report to q3logger@wilf.co.uk
6. Distribution
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Generally this program is under GPL licence terms. Rough details are:
You are free to distribute this program as you wish, provided you don't charge
for it and you include this readme file with the program unchanged (unless you
make changes to the program that need to be reflected in here) *AND* you include
the full source for the program. If you want to put this program on a magazine
CD/DVD/Whatever then please contact me at givememoney@wilf.co.uk and we can talk
about it.
If you want to modify this program, feel free! I have included the .java file
to make it easier. The comments are a bit sketchy, and the coding is very poor
(I havent got time to look over it and make it anywhere near good), so good
luck. You can distribute your changed program as long as you don't charge for
it, and provided that you include my name and e-mail address and state I wrote
the original that you improved on. Also, you should only distribute any
versions of this program if they have a readme or similar file that states that
it shouldn't be distributed for money.
7. Feedback
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If you use Q3Log to produce public stats, please e-mail me a link to the server.
I wont publish its location or any details about it if you dont want me to, its
just always nice to see other people using Q3Log.
If you have any feedback or questions (and have read this file and the help
generated by the program first) then please contact me at q3logger@wilf.co.uk
I play under the nickname Wilf, but don't usually go on big public servers. I
run my own home server now and then (Rocket Arena 3 mostly). The IP address
changes occasionally (that's Pipex ADSL for you), but at the moment its
81.86.197.48 (standard port), and its usually on Gamespy etc as Billy RA Server.
I also use the following IM clients:
ICQ - 7625349
MSN - oroblramuk@hotmail.com
My own servers stats page is:
http://www.wilf.co.uk/
My homepage is:
http://www.oroblram.co.uk/
Quake 3 Arena is owned by ID Software. Q3Log is owned by Stuart Butcher
(stu@wilf.co.uk).