Thursday, March 1, 2012

WAR Rank Beta 2

I'm happy to say that one of my projects, WAR Rank, is ready to be tested by a larger group of people.  What is WAR Rank?  It is a scenario ranking and record keeping system for Warhammer Online.  Players use an add-on to save scenario results, then upload them to the website.

For ranking performance, an ELO system is used.  I've also added a bonus system which can give players and teams extra points if they perform particularly well.

To get started, head on over to http://www.arsenalofwar.com/warrank and sign in.  At that point, you should see a link to download the add-on.  Install and enable it as you would any other WAR add-on.  When you are finished playing go back to the WAR Rank website and upload the file, which is called ArsenalRank.log in your logs directory.

Notes:  When you start WAR, the log file will be cleared.  If you quit WAR by killing the process, or use the X button to quit (windowed mode) the file may also be cleared.

WAR rank is still in beta, so the database will eventually be wiped.  I will also be fiddling with it behind the scenes as the need arises.

Server stats:  http://www.arsenalofwar.com/warrank/Badlands
Player stats:  http://www.arsenalofwar.com/warrank/Badlands/Tirew (the stats may take a few seconds to load)

Please let me know of any problems you encounter or ideas you have.  Thanks!