Local Bones sharing utility Geistwagen

[aka]

One of the problems with playing local is you only run across your own ghosts. Nethack players might remember Hearse, a utility to share Nethack bones files. People have asked about a Dungeon Crawl version, so...

I've just finished up with Geistwagen, a program for sharing Stone Soup bones files. I've tested it for Windows, Linux and Mac OSX, but it needs wider testing and more importantly more users to upload and download bones files.

Run it and it'll upload all your existing bones files for others to play with. Run it again and it'll swap out any new bones files for downloaded ones.

Windows compiled version so you don't have to install Python or anything:
http://www.hardsun.net/gw/geistwagen.exe
If you're playing from an unzipped folder instead of the installed version, put it into the folder so it can find your saves directory.

Linux version:
https://raw.github.com/akahs/geistwagen ... stwagen.py

This will also work for OSX but it needs to be run in a Terminal. Windows users with Python installed can use it as well.

The source code and API for the server is available from
https://github.com/akahs/geistwagen-client
https://github.com/akahs/geistwagen-server

[varsovie]

Is it sync with one of the servers? (CAO, DAO, SZ..)

[aka]

No, it's not synced with any online server, although that's a good idea and I should ask the server admins if they'd be interested.

It's at 41 uploaded bones and 2 downloads bones, so I'm going to put out an update where you get a downloaded bones file the
first time you run it instead of swapping for new ones if you run it a second time.

[Roderic]

Is it about replacing each time or merging bone files into a single one ?

[aka]

Currently, it does not replace bone files, which would be rude, or merge bone files, which would be possible but tricky, as it means the utility would have to know which levels can have multiple ghosts.

Right now, the utility tells the server which levels you have bones for, and the server excludes those levels from its output, avoiding the issue.

[Deimos]

I've got to say, I'm very happy to see a Hearse-like tool for DCSS. I've always wanted one! Hopefully someday we can have merged bone files, but this is definitely really great as-is!

[VargrVeum]

Very cool! looking forward to checking it out

[neil]

Hey, you sent me an email about getting bones from CSZO, but I managed to misplace it. Could you resend that? I may have a few questions about it before I set something up.

Thanks.

[aka]

Resent.

[gorbeh]

It doesnt work,it says its not a valid win32 application(in windows xp)

[JeffQyzt]

It doesnt work,it says its not a valid win32 application(in windows xp)

Most likely it got corrupted while downloading then. Try again?

[gorbeh]

I downloaded it four times,put it in my dungeon crawl(console) folder and started it,but i get the same error all along.
its a very big shame though i would really enjoy the idea of getting killed by strangers ghosts

[jejorda2]

Currently, it does not... merge bone files, which would be possible but tricky, as it means the utility would have to know which levels can have multiple ghosts.

Right now, the utility tells the server which levels you have bones for, and the server excludes those levels from its output, avoiding the issue.

I haven't looked at the code, but doesn't the crawl already have mechanisms for dealing with multiple deaths on the same level?

If thirty people have games started, and nine of them die on D4, then someone starts a new game, there must already be some mechanism of deciding whether to put zero, one, or multiple ghosts on D4 in that new game. Or am I missing something?

[savageorange]

All the links are broken except the Windows one.
Could you update them?

[gorbeh]

am i assuming correctly that this project is dead?well,its a pity :l