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THE HORSEMAN'S GUILLOTINE
Version 2.0
by Vanya Fukushima
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The Ramen Noodle is mightier than the Sword!
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Installation Instructions
The following dependencies exist for this application:
1. VB runtime DLLs
2. ADO 2.1 or higher
3. DAO 3.51 or higher
4. Jet 4.0 or higher
If you...
1. ... Have MagyarKhan's reader, you have the VB runtime DLLs.
2. ... Have Access 97 or higher, you have DAO/Jet.
3. ... I can't recall if ADO ships with IE, but you can get it at
www.microsoft.com/data
If you are unsure as to whether or not your system already contains
the system files for the above dependancies, run the setup program to
install the application.
If you know you have all the above dependancies, then you can just copy
the executable into the folder of your choice and run it. If you
experience any problems, first try installing it using the setup
program.
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First Use
When you first run the application, it will create the database it
requires. Should the database disappear, it will rebuild it if it
cannot find the database when the application is started.
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Usage
Here are some guidelines on using this application:
1. Specify what your name(s) are. The reports in the "Report" frame
will all be empty unless you do this. If you have already imported
files, you can select your name list using one of the dialogs by
clicking on the "GET" button. Use the "SAVE" button to save your
names (the owner list).
2. You must IMPORT log files into the database before you can use this
application. This app does not read log files directly. This can be
time consuming if you have hundreds of log files accumulated, but you
only need to import files ONCE. But, don't worry if you attempt to
reimport a file: it will skip the file if it is already in the database.
I prefer to move the logfiles elsewhere once imported so I don't have to
wait for the importer to skip over all the previously imported ones.
3. You can use the following Chart key controls when the focus is on
the chart object (except the Battle View form):
Key Description
2 Change chart to 2D
3 Change chart to 3D
u, U Increase angle of elevation*
d, D Decrease angle of elevation*
l, L Rotate view to the left*
r, R Rotate view to the right*
e Decrease edge illumination*
E Increase edge illumination*
i Decrease light intensity*
I Increase light intensity*
* do not apply if the chart is 2D.
4. On the mail panel, you will see some text boxes with buttons that
say "O" and "GET". The "O" sets the text box automatically to your
owners list. The "GET" buttons allow you to select from the players
that exist already within your database.
5. The bottom two frames on the mail panel are for use with the "QUERY"
button in the "FEATURES" frame.
6. The BlackList feature is now operational. Use it to keep track of
undesireable opponents.
7. The Koku Cheaters report can provide awkward results because of
innacuracies in the log files themselves. Thus, if people show up on
the list with a variance of just a few koku over the limit, this is not
an indication they are using any form of known koku cheat. If the
discrepancy is greater that just a few koku, then odds are good they
used some kind of cheat.
8. When you select a battle in the battle viewer, you can get a
printable report on it as well by using the "REPORT" button.
9. Version 2 and higher can read logfiles from the Mongol Invasions
expansion pack in addition to the traditional Shogun: Total War version
logfiles.
10. Everything else is WYSIWYG.
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Disclaimer
This application was developed to run on English-based log files. If
your logfiles use tags that are different from those used in the English
version, the import routine will probably fail, or import only partial
information. If you want a future version that accomodates other
language tags, I will need a copy of your logfile so I can add the
necessary tags to the app. This does not affect the actual data in
most cases.
This application was designed to only import multi-user games. Single
player, custom battles and historical battles are not supported at this
time (not that they couldn't be). This decision was based solely on the
author's view that solo games were not relevant to this kind of
attention.
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NOTE TO USERS
Because this is a database application, I ask that if any of you develop
a SQL query that provides a cool view of things captured, that you
disclose it on the Chain Clan forums/web site so that I can include it
in future versions.
Also, if you encounter any bugs, or have any suggestions on improving
the app or its interface, please post suggestions to the editing/mod
forums at The Org (www.totalwar.org).
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Enjoy "THE HORSEMAN'S GUILLOTINE"!
And if you see me online, remember, my games feature free chicken legs
and sake, served by the finest geishas from whatever province I am in!
- Vanya Fukushima
Dependencies to run the tool:
VanyaLog1.ZIP
VanyaLog2.ZIP
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