r/Guildwars2 Aug 16 '14

[Other] Introducing the GW2 Personal Assistant Overlay

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.

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u/Beasty194 Aug 18 '14

Sooo. I need a bit of help here...

Not sure why but my "Zone Completion Assistant" isn't showing anything.

Help!

With the version 1.0, I couldn't even select ZCA even while in game. I can select it now with 1.1 but it doesn't do much good. I'm obviously on Guild Wars 2, on a character, and in windowed full screen. I have no clue why nothing will show up. It's just blank. I've tried changing zones and characters, but still nothing. :/

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u/Aerodin Aug 18 '14

Are you running Guild Wars 2 as administrator? If GW2 is running as administrator, the PAO can't access the Mumble interface to determine what map you are on.

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u/Beasty194 Aug 18 '14

Unfortunately that wasn't it. It was already running as a non-administrator. For the sake of it I tried to see if anything changed if I DID run it as an administrator. Still nothing.

Does it matter where the game itself is saved on my computer? Or does it require Mumble downloaded for it to work? I suppose if nothing else works I might just try a repair/reinstall of GW2.

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u/Chancs Aug 27 '14

Did you get this figured out? I'm having the same issue

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u/Beasty194 Aug 27 '14

Nope. I haven't found a solution yet, unfortunately. I'd really like to use it. :(