Buff timer - autohotkey script

[Mork]

So I've decided to post separate topic since it might help more people:

How to get small window with countdown timer for your buffs/rage/etc

1: Install Autohotkey (google it)
2: Create text file then change its extension to ".ahk" like "timer.ahk"
3: Edit this code and put it inside a file using notepad: https://pastebin.com/fKLGMPXB

You will need to edit:

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$8:: ;hotkey to activate buff
Send, {8 down}
Sleep 10
Send, {8 up}

So for example if you need rage timer and use hotkey of "2" for it change code to:

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$2:: ;hotkey to activate buff
Send, {2 down}
Sleep 10
Send, {2 up}

For time amount edit:

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timerCount := 10 ; Change me

To change timer position:

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WinMove, 200, 5 ; Change these values to move the window

Also to make it work you need to play NwN2 borderless. For that set display to windowed in NwN options then use extended client and create autocmds.txt file in your Documents/NwN2 folder with this code inside:

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/fswindow
/mpredict

You can now run program as an ahk script or compile it to exe (save file, right click and select "Compile Script")

Always run it before running NwN2. You can also create bat file to make 1 shortcut run 2 programs at the same time. Here is how to do it: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/launch-mul ... atch-file/

When you exit NwN2 timer window will still be visible on screen - to close it simply press "\"

Also you can change that hotkey editing line:

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\::
ExitApp

For now it supports one simple timer but if more is needed I can tinker around a bit and perhaps add new functions.

[Akroma666]

Still isn't overlaying the timer in the actual game exe.

[Mork]

Hmm it seems to work diffrently on diffrent systems.
Try with: https://pastebin.com/MzJcQ8qw
(just added below line)

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	Winset, AlwaysOnTop, on

Or with this code:
https://pastebin.com/fKLGMPXB

To make timer window clickable-through.

[Akroma666]

Both did not work

[Mork]

Are you sure game runs borderless? Except creating autocmds.txt you also need to set it to windowed in game settings.

[Akroma666]

Question, can you change the countdown timer to flash red with the last 10 seconds?

[Mork]

Fairly easy - I'll check tomorrow how it can be done.

I'm also thinking about creating a module that would read log file for casting spells. That way so similar to timer message would appear informing that something is casting a certain spell - just to help classes with spellcraft recognize spells even when there is a ton of dmg messages from attacks calculation in log.

[Aspect of Sorrow]

The tool I wrote reads the ID of the spell / feat sent over the network and determines the time from the 2DA. Was going to make it line up two rows of spell icons and write the timer text on top of them.