Wormholes

I am subscribed to the "Help" section of Tripwire forums. If there is an emergency post in there and I will be notified by cell - I have full control over Tripwire and the servers via cell phone.

A fantastic way to get emergency notification about all the bearing that you have missed by an hour.

I work at home, and some of the guys have shift work so our chain tends to be deep and up to date all day. At the moment, I have to rely on one of the other guys monitoring the chain and issuing a CTA on skype at which point I stop programming, log on to eve and blap the ratters.

But I feel we miss too many of them, and in so doing deny them the opportunity of buying nice new ships.

From what I have seen, there are rarely NPC spikes lasting only one hour and yes, we may miss those (it depends on when the update cycle lands), but I think we'd catch the vast majority of w-bears.

Of course if your chain is deep too, we might find that we all arrive at the same time and enjoy some pvp FFA hilarity.

It can only be good!

I don't see a problem with him pimping it, or hosting it as a service (which as I understand is exactly what he's doing, albeit I think its a closed Beta or something?).

Folks like RMS in the OSS world kind of bug me -- open source should not be a requirement. If he wants to keep his code closed, that's up to him (I do the same, I wrote a custom portal for my alliance, and did not open the code, mainly because its messy as hell and poorly coded).

All I was saying in my post was that we should have a sticky with an index of ALL mapper tools, because there's a lot of good ones out there that are open source for those who choose not to use a hosted service (my reasons are simple, I'm a hosting admin by trade, and I like doing it as a hobby as well, and using some pre-canned service is boring ;)).

In any case, the OP did ask us to keep this thread about the tool, so I apologize, but felt the need to respond since you replied to my reply. :D

Any Siggy to Tripwire converts wanna chime in? I'm curious if its worth the switch and if so why.

I have not released source code because Tripwire is still in beta form. In the past month alone I have changed over 2,000 lines of core code. I am attempting to better objectify the code to make future modifications easier and less dependent on other code. I do not know when all of the code will be made available - however I will be releasing some of the more complex code used for things like javascript jump calculations.

One thing about 3rd party tools I don't understand ...
Why do ppl want to run private or offline tools to assist in playing a MMO single shard game where shared intel and teamwork prevail? The only answer I ever hear is "security"...

My response:
A single instance/server is easier to fortify and protect - I would put my tool and servers against any privately run any day. As for not trusting me personally... give me a chance - I will not disappoint. Also you realize that the same people who code EVE also play EVE ... just think about that one.


In short - I will slowly release source code; and give my tool and trusting me a chance and like many others you will not be disappointed. Lets stay on topic or take these debates to other threads or my Tripwire forums. Best part of Tripwire is my 3 years of constant development and I love feedback and use it - my ear is always available and attached to an open mind.

You asked, so I gotta answer. :) My reason is most definitely not security. Its for the fun of it. I've been a linux nerd since 1994, I do a hosting business as a side business, I do hosting in my day job, I love it all and find it exciting and thrilling.

I love making things 'work' for my guys. I love when they say "man I wish the mapper did XYZ", and instead of saying "let me submit a feature request to the author, I'll let you know when its been done", I can say "hangon", and some minutes later the feature they wanted is there, and being submitted upstream to the core developer for inclusion in the main tree.

That said, again, I have nothing against you or your tool in any way, just answering your question. :) I actually think yours looks pretty slick, looking forward to poking at it some day!

Patch day tomorrow!!
List of changes:

• Modified footer to sit lower and include page generation time.
• Local pirates now appears like a link (draws attention for hover-over)
• Wormhole effect & local pirates are now dead links (clicking means nothing)
• Login/User menu now closes itself when clicking away (auto-close)
• Registration window now closes on successful registration
• New API countdown clock added in top-bar
• Switched to local jQuery libraries
• Javascript loading optimizations (10% faster page loads)
• Opening system now defaults to in-game system when IGB used
• Flares are now removed after 24 hours
• Top-bar placement issues fixed (Chrome 33 issue) - better HTML now
• Chain map icon alignment issues fixed (slightly wider now)
• Signature list column width adjustments
• Options re-coded - cookie based (major speed increase; future framework)
• System security now overrides wormhole type with chain map
• Added helpful mouse-overs around the page
• Lowered overall packet payload (less bandwidth usage)
• Chain map now tracks system class (C5a, C5b)
• Signature type and class naming is now customizable (via Options)
• Chain Home system can now be named (via Options)
• Multiple API login fixes
• Multiple layout fixes
• Minor tweaks to Notes section

Patch is now live

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Thanks for your hard (and unrewarded) work Damien. Our guys appreciate it. As far as I am concerned, the code is your property. Don't be pushed into open sourcing it unless you want to.