EVE Technology Lab

I think this will make you happy:

http://zkillboard.com/information/api/

The feed terrorism?! wut?

in zKB we have an API as Squizz linked to, which outputs the mails as we get them from CCP, except not in XML, but in JSON (XML converted directly to JSON infact).

Which should be easier to parse for everyone involved.



You don't need a timestamp for when it was posted into the database, all you need is a timestamp for when the kill was made on TQ, which you get ;)

The CCP IDs are sequential, as for us using an internal id, i highly doubt it. But it could be a way to fix the manual mail posting thing. But dunno, Squizz is the boss in that regard :)

Also, you need another modifier on your api request.

http://zkillboard.com/api/kills/afterKillID/15445465/ =
Details

Message: Must pass at least one required modifier. Please read API Information.

;)

Medusa,

The problem with hangar flags is a problem with EDK, which EveKill is based on. I fully understand your frustration on this and it is one of the reasons why we're designing zKB. zKB will produce json output equivalent to the imported CCP xml, which means no flags (or anything) are altered. If you'd like to inspect this on a killmail by killmail basis, replace /detail/ with /raw/ in the URL to see the raw json for that particular kill.

zKB's API will have a modifier that will allow you to request kills posted after a certain time. It won't be a number, it'll be a date. Its not currently available because the search parameters are not optimized for it. I'm well aware of the problems posed with not having it, and I ask that you display patience in the meantime.

Hey,

I noticed on the "solo" tab, kills that have an NPC or a warp disrupt bubble on them don't show up as "solo".

I think this should be changed to allow all kills that have only 1 player (regardless of what else) on them to count as solo.

"External factors"? So 1v1s in wormholes with effects aren't 1v1? 1v1s where one person is has slightly worse skills aren't 1v1? What do you classify as external? How is camping a warp bubble solo not a solo kill? How is engaging 1v1 on a gate and having the gate rats randomly shoot one of you not a solo kill? How is killing someone with logi repping you but not agressing a solo kill?

A lot of the cases where the NPC or the warp bubble is on the kill mail they are only there as incidental and or because of how the fight started. On the other side, a lot of mails with only one player on the KM were not in fact 1v1s, due to logi or boosts etc.

I think you should keep your opinions and bias out of it, and just make it so where if only 1 ~player~ is on the kill, it's a solo kill.

Or just do away with the tab altogether if you're going to impose arbitrary restrictions.

Edit: On another note ,would it be possible to get an API fetch type modifier based on the number of pilots on the mail? Paired with an integer perhaps?

I believe I found a bug on the user account home page (http://zkillboard.com/account/me/). In the row "Default Comment Character" it lists my character ID, not my character name. The dropdown used to select this character is working fine, however.

I've submitted a bug using the feedback as well with a link to this post in case you check there first.


Also, how soon can we expect to see corp and alliance killboards? Will our custom URLs from eve-kill transfer over to zkillboard?

Some usability issues:

# involved pilots - make the rows where it shows the pilot a link to the loss (if there is a loss) just like on eve-kill, far more intuitive

# home page listing kills and losses and stuff - I made an awesome jpg illustrating how I think it would look more slick, providing slightly more information while being more intuitive at the same time.

http://box.jisko.net/i/9753f212.jpg

basically it separates the victim info from the victim's ship info and clears some space with the removal of the lost ship (there's an icon for it and you can show the ship name with mouseover or something), and it adds final blow imagery (char/corp/ally) just as its shown for the victim. It also aims to separate the victim and final blower columns because each column's contents are centered on the very column respectively (awful english, but the image should explain it), making it easier to read the page.
Also icons for the killmail link (perhaps a skull for the mail and a letter for the comments instead of my painted icons).

And I would like to see an site intern comment feature, or at least no 3rd party links like disqus lists.


Other then that: ******* awesome stuff, keep it up!

Well, there WAS one on eve-kill as well, until disqus came... :D

I'd very much like to just be able to log into the comments on the site, currently it only is 'anonymous', even while logged in (bug on my side?); perhaps one can even go with an API verification to make the **** poster's life a bit harder.

Actually, it relies on your scripts to fill up the api characters table :D

But yes, comments need some more work, esp. in the looks department - atm they're just fugly

I hve to admit tho, i like the revised killlist - make it happen Squigglez!