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| ESPN.com (old League Leaders); A personal update | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 18 2012, 03:08 PM (1,137 Views) | |
| JackTheCrack | Nov 18 2012, 03:08 PM Post #1 |
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I've been thinking about it for quite a while now, so today I've finally done it, took me a whole bunch of hours because I first had to simply "get it", the "mechanism" behind the codes to how it's correctly displayed, but the mission was successful. Wanted to have an updated league leaders tab (and one that makes more sense, at least in my opinion ;> ) and now that I've done it myself, I want to share it if anyone else wants to have the same. Here is the link to the updated files:
Simply extract the files into the game folder. NEW: Video of a testing area (old website of mine, with a free javascript script lol), watch out for my nervous voice that failed me at trying to not make an accent A possible new and more interactive way for league leaders and such, would be extremely hard integrating it all, especially with javascript being a problem but who knows ![]() Also, the memory out of line error seems to be connected with the size of things I'm using at the testing area, at least that's my theory, so in a way, having a big system might not work, though seems to work again if you simply reload it. Makes no sense but ok!
Enjoy if you want ![]() UPDATE 2nd December 2012: Renamed the topic to ESPN.com (old League leaders), because I'm mostly working on that now. |
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| JackTheCrack | Nov 18 2012, 03:12 PM Post #2 |
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Also just noticed the save percentage is kinda messed up, will check later if I can fix or if it's just a random bug right now. |
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| The Cheese | Nov 18 2012, 03:18 PM Post #3 |
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This looks awesome!! Great work, I'll be sure to try this out when I get the chance ![]() Regarding paths in WinRAR, if you put the file(s) into folders, you can just extract everything into the main directory of the game. For example, the image path would look like this ( "[ ]" symbolizes folders) [fe]-[nhl]-[images]-[cycler]-image.gif That way, WinRAR can just put it right into the desired path. Since there won't be any other files in any other folders, it won't overwrite anything ![]() Once again, great work!!
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| JackTheCrack | Nov 18 2012, 03:47 PM Post #4 |
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Thanks on both accounts! Damn I can't believe i didn't think of that lol with folders inside the rar, I feel dumb now lol. Going to check on the save percentage thing right now to see if anything can be done, a replacement is always an option though I'd rather have the save %. Also just noticed the game doesn't automatically put lowest GAA's as league leaders, going to check up on that as well, need to see how I'd reverse it to real style. If there's any update ever I'll post it with a new reply while editing the main post. |
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| trent | Nov 19 2012, 01:19 AM Post #5 |
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Good work... but now GAA shows the worst goalies of the league. Doesn't make much sense, does it?
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| JackTheCrack | Nov 19 2012, 01:42 PM Post #6 |
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Yeah I was aware of that as I last posted hehe ![]() Might take some time as I'm not into javascript, I can do some html and css coding as I'm also building my own website slowly (doing too many things at once anyway), but I'm sure with time I can work around it reversing it, whoever has done the game scripts (either EA or modders or both) has done so in an understandable enough way, as I recognize a few normal programming mechanics just not into specifics as there's a bunch of things connected to the actual source code I presume (I delved into C++ a while ago as a newbie but had to fore-go the learning for a while :/ ). Though I've come up with a temporary solution so far with GAA and save percentage, albeit it's a cheap workaround as the nr5 on list is actually best that way, and it's not always a 100% accurate estimate, but at least the worst goalies or goalies with not enough games are not on it that way ![]() I won't be posting that one just yet though, will do when I do more things, I was also thinking of maybe one day integrating the current league leaders into a bigger version by combining this into a sort of a in-game website with some html and css usage, will see later, if the game lets me with this javascript system ;D |
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| Ocelar | Nov 19 2012, 02:47 PM Post #7 |
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Looks promissing mate. Good luck with that, some script modder is really needed. I have some ideas also (f.e. player/goalie/rookie of the month), but time and skill are not good enough on my side. Still great update, keep working
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| trent | Nov 19 2012, 05:51 PM Post #8 |
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There are SO many things you could add to this game interface... only sky is the limit. |
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| JackTheCrack | Nov 24 2012, 05:30 PM Post #9 |
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Uploaded my cheap workaround and a video of a testing area. Some minor things explained in video, check the opening post obviously
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| Nettles | Nov 25 2012, 06:29 AM Post #10 |
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Will give this an install, I like the video idea though. Incorporating hockey history that or any hockey history into the game in one of the season tabs, I'm a big fan of that. |
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| JackTheCrack | Nov 25 2012, 03:35 PM Post #11 |
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Another video for a days work, though needs some fixing and plenty of work to be done, I didn't add the news talk lol that's a video playing from the actual website of ESPN that I was checking about NHL ;D
Same integration can be done for current history order and much easier than this lol, I wouldn't know about integrating it with actual database for the actual dynasty/season that a person is playing but that's a discussion for another day! ;> |
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| JackTheCrack | Dec 2 2012, 06:57 PM Post #12 |
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NEW UPDATE: Renamed to ESPN.com (also written that in edited opening post) I must have changed 3 layouts before I decided for this because it was the only one that had slightest chances of working, and after 2 days of frustration, it finally does! Also changed the ESPN header above, I'm terrible at doing awesome graphics so forgive me, but the old way wasn't possible for this. If anyone wants to make better looking ones I can tell specifics for sizes ![]() --> the ESPN ONLINE, dunno if anyone managed to do same (prolly did but w/e), but you can add those as well easily with Sothink SWF decompiler ![]() and video, gotta apologize a bit for making people download them (though obviously still their voluntary effort lol) but if I upload them on youtube or something they will surely lose some quality, anyways :
A bit more time and I can integrate it all I guess and now that I know how at least, thanks to integrating the standings, should be a bit faster lol as this was a pain in the ass if I may say so. I fooled around with RSS headlines directly from ESPN page, I can even open them but it minimises the game for now and opens IE window, tried with _self target tag successfully loading it inside of the game, unfortunately takes a big long for my taste, considering it loads entire website, I'm hoping loading only the news part itself is possible because that would simply kick ass. Obviously a working internet connection has to exist for the headlines and exampled video of top 10 saves in 2009/10 season. Just a part of what can be done as I saw with the game itself, I had no idea you were talking for real Trent about adding almost anything ;D PS: I will be uploading this when I'm fully done, in case some might be wondering where's a download link. |
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| trent | Dec 2 2012, 07:18 PM Post #13 |
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Good idea... does it read the stats directly from ESPN.com? If you can get this functioning 100% I can polish & fine tune the graphics for the official version. |
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| JackTheCrack | Dec 2 2012, 07:27 PM Post #14 |
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For now it only takes the RSS News feed into the special div area for it. But who knows, perhaps with a bit of time and some emailing to NHL or ESPN website admin, even real player stats could be integrated. Though in a way, that's already possible, but by directly loading the website inside of the game, problem is it breaks through the containers as it's huge. Unless there's a way to truly contain I wonder. |
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| trent | Dec 2 2012, 08:12 PM Post #15 |
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One thing that I'd like to add is the "player of the month" option. The game could calculate the best scorer of the month and announce it 1st of each month. There could be a certain "player card" with the facepack photo... a'la Player Stats screen. http://img294.imagevenue.com/img.php?image...5_122_451lo.jpg |
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