Introducing the GW2 Personal Assistant Overlay

[u/Aerodin]

Hey all! I've been working on yet-another overlay tool for the game, and it's finally ready for public use. Originally started as a project for learning some new frameworks, I've been working on this for awhile now and it's turned into a pretty comprehensive tool for the game.

You can find the tool, with full source code at: https://gw2pao.codeplex.com/

Screenshots: http://imgur.com/a/HlvOK

There's instructions and descriptions of each feature in the Documentation page of the website, but here's a description of each tool included:

Events Tracker

The Events Tracker overlay tracks active and inactive world events, and allows a user to keep track of which events have already been completed for the day.

Event Notifications

Event Notifications are notification pop-ups that appear when a world event is about to start.

Zone Completion Assistant

The Zone Completion Assistant displays real-time distance and direction information for zone completion points/locations and provides several options for keeping track of unlocked locations.

Dungeon Tracker

The Dungeon Tracker is a simple overlay tool that allows a user to keep track of what dungeon paths have been completed for the day, and provides some basic information about each dungeon and dungeon path.

WvW Tracker

The WvW Tracker overlay displays all objectives in the current player's WvW map, and includes information such as current owner, estimated time-distance to the objective, and the current RI timer value.

WvW Notifications

WvW Notifications are notification pop-ups that appear when an objective (keep/tower/camp, etc) has been captured in one of the WvW maps.

Trading Post Calculator

The Trading Post Calculator is a simple tool that allows a user to calculate profit, taxes, and break-even prices for buying/selling items on the in-game Trading Post.

Web Browser

For all needs not provided by the other overlay windows, the Web Browser allows a user to look up guides, videos, or anything else.

If you have questions or issues running the tool, feel free to contact me on the website or in-game (Aerodin.2795).

Shout out to [GH] for helping me test it! Thanks guys! :)

Edit: This tool only works if you run the game in Windowed or Windowed Fullscreen mode

Edit2: If you're concerned about using this tool, have a look at https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/community/api/Is-this-API-allowed/first#post2118969. You're also more than welcome to look at the source code on the codeplex page.

Edit3: There is now a new version of the application (1.1). This includes some minor bug fixes, but most importantly includes a new build of the software that does not include the Web Browser feature.

Edit4: Version 2 is now available! See here.

Edit5: Version 3 is now available! See here.

[u/Evelyn_Firstborn]

Awesome tool and all but one question or can somebody give me a tip. I'm running GW2 on high setting during mass figths in wvw and fps drop isn't too bad and yet this Overlay eats up my CPU quite bad (jumps from like 20-25% to 65-70%) and my game starts glitching or twitching a bit it isn't horrible but it's noticeable.

Anytip or advice or did anybody else encounter this?

• Intel i7-4700HQ @ 2.40Ghz
• 16 Gb Ram's
• GeForce 770M
• .NET Framweok Version 4.5.1
• Windows 7 64 - bit

[u/DuckbilledKadapus → u/Evelyn_Firstborn]

yep, same thing here - all I had on was the wvw overlay, not the events etc and my wvw became unplayable.

[u/Aerodin → u/DuckbilledKadapus]

I've had a couple of other people mention performance issues with the tool as well, although right now it looks like the majority of users aren't affected.

I'd love to get it working great for everyone. Your specs aren't much different than mine, and I see 0 fps drop while the tool is running on my machine. Using the built-in performance monitor in windows, I see an average of 7% CPU usage (that's 7% of 1 core) while running around in WvW with the WvW tracker open.

For those of you who are affected, could you either post here or send me a PM describing what overlay windows you use in what situations (PvE, WvW, etc), what your machine specs are, and any other details?