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GameDog [v5.0] - Chroma for CS:GO and DOTA2


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GameDog Chroma Game Integrations

Currently Supports:

  • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
  • Dota 2

Current Version: 2.4
Download:
HERE

Old Beta Version: 3.7
Download: HERE

New Beta Version: 5.0
Download:
HERE

DOTA2 INFO: With a recent Update Valve disabled the gameintegration per default cause of performance issues for some users who didn't even know about it. This can be reenabled by adding "-gamestateintegration" to the launch settings.

https://i.gyazo.com/56961ea93f61a971ef59e77b12950b86.png


How to Install:

  • Download latest Version from the Razer Workshop or the GameDog Thread.
  • Install GameDog
  • Open Synapse and make sure Chroma Apps are enabled under the "Chroma Apps -> Settings" Tab
  • Start GameDog
  • Make sure your Chroma Devices play a Green Animation and then return back to your default Profile.
  • Make sure under Settings in GameDog the Directory to your Game is set correctly.
  • Minimize GameDog. It will stay open in the Tray Bar.
  • Start your Game and GameDog should receive Data and change the lighting accordingly.
  • After playing GameDog will revert the Keyboard back to your Synapse Profile

FAQ:
https://gitlab.com/Chromatin/GameDog#faq

If you feel like donating something I'd be very happy:
Either via Paypal
or via
Steam Tradeoffer
Thank you very much!





Changelog:

- 5.0

  • Full rewrite, New UI, improved performance
  • Fixed Bug causing "SDK not found" error on start
  • Fixed Bug with HttpRequestException


- 2.4

  • CS:GO: Fixed Crash


-
2.1

  • Workaround for slow updates caused by Valves broken API


- 2.0 (Just a minor Bugfix release to internal Version 5895)

  • Dota 2: Fix passive items lighting up as a Key


- 2.0

  • Allows staying in the Background
    That means GameDog does NOT turn yellow anymore. Once you start gamedog it plays a starting animation (Green light running along all Devices). After that GameDog returns to your default Synapse profile! This behaviour can be changed in Settings but is activated by default. Make sure to MINIMIZE the Window (it moves to the tray) and do NOT close the Window as that closes GameDog completly.


  • Start with Windows
    Makes the above actually useful. It makes GameDog start with Windows in the Background. You can now also start GameDog with the Parameter "/StartMinimized" which will Minimize gamedog right to the tray. It WON'T play any starting animation in that mode and won't initialize Chroma until you actually start a Game!


  • Import and Export of Assignments to share with Friends!
    With the Export and Import Buttons in the Assignments view you can get a JSON (Text) representation of your Assignments you can save as Textfile if you want to switch between profiles. Just click on Export and then click on "ok" to make GameDog copy everything into your clipboard. Now you can store this in your own Textfile for later use and just copy and paste it into the Box that appears when you click on "Import".

    But that not enough!

    You can also enter URLs to textfiles that are then downloaded so you can host your profile via any text file hosting service.


  • Single-time Key Flash for Game Values
    Allows you to let a Key flash for a moment if a Value changes (for example your HP drops or your Ammo drops)


  • Complete Dota Support
    Support for Ability Cooldowns, Item Cooldowns, Buyback (only if the money is enough...the cooldown isn't checked, sorry), Status Effects, Day- and Nightclock...if there is anything you want, please let me know.


  • New Devices added
    Keypads (tested with Orbweaver) and Headsets (Razer Kraken) are now supported!
    Keys for the Keypad are set similar to the Keyboard Keys and the Headset is a on/off switch as it can only show one state. The Headset is not very fast as it fades from one color to the other so some things might not work as expected!


  • CS:GO Changes
    Bombtimer moved to 40 Seconds. Added grenades as Game Value.


  • Better Game Lookup (Thanks njbmartin!)
    Games are now found even outside of the Steam Folder within a Steam Library.

- 1.2

  • Added better Error Handling for internal Server instead of swallowing Errors. If something doesn't work please send me the Logfile (GameDog.txt) available in: %AppData%\\GameDog\\logs
  • Fixed an issue that caused (caught) Exceptions when wearing a Knife. Preventing spam on the logfile.


-
1.1

  • Fixed an issue where Synapse won't recognize GameDog as a Chroma App if SDK is not enabled. Giving users the posibility to enable the SDK in Synapse if it's the only Chroma App ever.


- 1.0

  • Official Release


- 0.11

  • Fixed Version after SDK update


- 0.10

  • Support for Firefly and Mamba TE! (Thanks Razer for the support!)
  • Removed MANY of the plugins like Health and Armor and replaced it with a single "Two Color" Plugin where you can choose which Game Value to be used. One Plugin for Health, Armor etc.

  • Added a Countdown Plugin which works similar as the above but disables one key after theother (100% means all glowing, 0% means 1 key glowing). That's helpful as the requested Bombcountdown as an example. (See the Bomb Countdown default assignment)

  • Added an "Active Weapon Clip/Max" Game Value.

  • Changed the way Keymappings are done a bit to make it slightly more obvious which Keys are selected.

  • Added ChromaXML for Synapse support.

  • Minimizing to Tray. Even so Colore added support for Uninit the Razer SDK doesn't seem to support apps running in the background and just using the SDK when they need to yet. But it's being looked into.( https://github.com/CoraleStudios/Colore/pull/121 )
  • Added a text to make Doubleclick as well as rearranging Assigments more prominent
  • I probably forgot something...


- 0.5


  • Limited Dota support!
  • Effects are back
  • Stats screen removed for now
  • Assignments work like layers on top of each other and can be rearranged via Drag and Drop. Highest priority is at the bottom.
  • "Fill Color" makes the whole Keyboard light up
  • "Menu and Typing" makes the Keyboard light up completly in menu (Orange by default) and while typing in chat(white)
  • Added a "Flash below" property allowing to define a value below that point when they Key should flash
  • Assignments can be named
  • Colors can be choosen via a Color Picker
  • Bombtime is customizable
  • Better Description for Assignment Properties
  • Keys can be ordered
  • Performance improvments


- 0.4

  • Fixed Steam Search, Added Custom CS:GO Folder in Settings
  • Fixed Crashes
  • Detecting if no SDK is installed
  • Added Custom Colors and Changed how Assignments are made
  • Added new Function: "Kill Counter (Test)"
  • Temporarily Removed Effects Flashed, Smoked and Burning. They will be back again.
  • Introduced Crash and Application Logs


It's using the great Colore C# Chroma SDK Library!

What it is right now (besides Buggy and Ugly (not that much anymore) for now):

  • Using official CS:GO API to read out stats (same API GameSense uses)
  • Following effects can be displayed on the Keyboard


  • Flashed
  • Smoked
  • Burning


  • Keys can be assigned to the following "Functions":


  • Static Color (Displayed in one color all the time)
  • Two Colors (Displays a Game Value in a range from 0 to 100% (or true/false as 0 and 100%) and fades between two Colors. If the percent drops below the "Flash below percent" the Key or Mouse(pad) side will start flashing either in the Color defined via Flash Color or if that one is transparent in the Color defined via Color Start and Color End. Every Game Value that does not include "Percent" is displayed either as 0% or as 100% depending on the true/false state of the Value.)
  • Count Down Colors (Same as Two Colors but makes the Assigned Keys or Mouse(pad) sides light up in the defined order depending on the percentage)
  • Effect: x (Makes the whole Keyboard light up for an Effect, White for flash, Grey for smoke and red for Burning)
  • Kill Counter (Sets Keys one after another for each Kill the player did this round. This means if there are 5 Keys assigned and the player got 2 Headshots and one normal Kill, then 2 of the 5 Keys will light up in the HeadshotColor, one will light up in the KillColor one one will light up in the NoneColor
  • Bomb (Fades Keys from ColorStart to ColorEnd within 35 Seconds. Then switches to ColorDefusable (defusable with Def-Kit) for 5 Seconds before going to ColorNonDefusable)
  • Roundphase (Displays Freezetime (FreezetimeColor), Live (PlayingColor) or unknown (UndefinedColor) state of the current round on Keys)
  • Menu and Typing (Lights up the whole Keyboard depending if the user is Typing or in Menu)


  • If CS:GO or Dota is installed outside of the Steam Folder then go to settings and change the CS:GO Folder or Dota Folder Settings Key.

I really hope to get some feedback and hope people like that.

Is it useful and would you like to see more from this Project?


807 Replies

Jcoolguy2008
I don't know if you already added this, but could the lights change based on the keybinds for DOTA 2?

so far no changes when i load up DOTA 2 and start a game.
Hello, i love this Tool. It works but want to tell you everytime i start the program, i get this Error:

code:
Error: System.Net.Http.HttpRequestException: Fehler beim Senden der Anforderung. ---> System.Net.WebException: Die Anfrage wurde abgebrochen: Es konnte kein geschützter SSL/TLS-Kanal erstellt werden..
bei System.Net.HttpWebRequest.EndGetResponse(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
bei System.Net.Http.HttpClientHandler.GetResponseCallback(IAsyncResult ar)
--- Ende der internen Ausnahmestapelüberwachung ---
bei System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
bei System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
bei System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ValidateEnd(Task task)
bei GameDog.UpdateChecker.<IsUpdateAvailable>d__5.MoveNext()
--- Ende der Stapelüberwachung vom vorhergehenden Ort, an dem die Ausnahme ausgelöst wurde ---
bei System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
bei System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
bei GameDog.Model.GameDogService.<Init>d__5.MoveNext()
Running good everytime I started Dota 2. Goodjob!
I hope it will be usefull for somebody. I had a problem, when I started this app, it closed at the same moment. Idk what caused this problem but if you delete it and delete all logs about it in your PC and install it one more time. The problem will be solved
buzzcoveMediumRuby346
I hope it will be usefull for somebody. I had a problem, when I started this app, it closed at the same moment. Idk what caused this problem but if you delete it and delete all logs about it in your PC and install it one more time. The problem will be solved

Delete all logs in the path %AppData%\\GameDog\\logs , do not forget it.If you didnt delete the logs , the solution will not work.
当5.0版本出现闪退问题时,卸载软件,然后把 %AppData%\\GameDog\\logs复制到文件管理器中访问并删除里面的所有文件,再重新安装软件即可解决。
I am still having issues getting GameDog to work with Chroma.

I did the following:
1. Installed GameDog 2.4
2. Checked in the "Connect" tab that it found GameDog, which it did, and made sure it's enabled
3. Checked in Task Manager that the Chroma SDK service is running
4. Restarted the computer
5. Checked if I have the GameDog config

After all of that when I open GameDog I still get the message "Chroma SDK not available. Make sure the "Razer Chroma SDK Service" is running".
Jonek1999
I am still having issues getting GameDog to work with Chroma.

I did the following:
1. Installed GameDog 2.4
2. Checked in the "Connect" tab that it found GameDog, which it did, and made sure it's enabled
3. Checked in Task Manager that the Chroma SDK service is running
4. Restarted the computer
5. Checked if I have the GameDog config

After all of that when I open GameDog I still get the message "Chroma SDK not available. Make sure the "Razer Chroma SDK Service" is running".

EDIT: With the BETA 5.0 version everything works fine.
I need help, everything works, but when I start the game (dota 2) and enter the battle, the g button lights up, as if I have studied the ability assigned to it.
My razer barracuda x turns off so suddenly when it is 80% charged and I have to turn them back on and they turn off within another time frame, how to fix that problem (when it turns off I'm not far away I'm on my phone and using headphones .)

for me beta 5.0 version is fine the problem is that they keys are all white i notice i mess around with the clolors and stuff and something happens on keyboard i guess there is something about the dota 2 profile setting i need to import again maybe

It doesn’t open, ver 5.0 running on windows 10, it just shows a splashscreen with the icon and the it closes, config files are on the folder

i have tested all versions now dont make a diffrence . in Dota 2 mouse is working fine tho i get mana and hp bar accurate to game data and flash on last hit but the keyboard is on static color of the hero i delete hero color in gamedog it turnes to the team background color all keyboard green i delete it again all lights turn off -  i think keyboard settings are messed up or maybe i need to import dota 2 profile again if anyone can export it for me. im using Ornata v3 

I cant  instal it on win 11 pro

Hello, link is not working

i have tested all versions now dont make a diffrence . in Dota 2 mouse is working fine tho i get mana and hp bar accurate to game data and flash on last hit but the keyboard is on static color of the hero i delete hero color in gamedog it turnes to the team background color all keyboard green i delete it again all lights turn off -  i think keyboard settings are messed up or maybe i need to import dota 2 profile again if anyone can export it for me. im using Ornata v3 

do you have alternative link for the software? please share it

Hello, link is not working

hi @WolfspiritM  the link is not working. please help me. thank you

 

Hello, link is not working

hi @WolfspiritM  the link is not working. please help me. thank you

 

@WolfspiritM  the link is broken please fix had to reset laptop so i no longer have the mod but it worked amazing for csgo 

It doesn’t open, ver 5.0 running on windows 10, it just shows a splashscreen with the icon and the it closes, config files are on the folder

can you please share the file? link is not working atm.

I need help, everything works, but when I start the game (dota 2) and enter the battle, the g button lights up, as if I have studied the ability assigned to it.

can you please share the file? links are not working atm.

Running good everytime I started Dota 2. Goodjob!

can you please share the file? links are not working atm.

 

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Hi,

I’m not really working on this at the moment even so I’ve a few ideas how to continue.

Also I had to move my server cause it was way too expensive which is why the files are currently offline.

I will however move them to a new server and if done they should be back up soon.

Sorry for that.

Hi,

I’m not really working on this at the moment even so I’ve a few ideas how to continue.

Also I had to move my server cause it was way too expensive which is why the files are currently offline.

I will however move them to a new server and if done they should be back up soon.

Sorry for that.

Hi @WolfspiritM ,

Thank you for the reply. noted on this. hoping that the server will online soon.

 

Hi,

I’m not really working on this at the moment even so I’ve a few ideas how to continue.

Also I had to move my server cause it was way too expensive which is why the files are currently offline.

I will however move them to a new server and if done they should be back up soon.

Sorry for that.

on the other hand can you temporarily use google drive ?

Hi,

I’m not really working on this at the moment even so I’ve a few ideas how to continue.

Also I had to move my server cause it was way too expensive which is why the files are currently offline.

I will however move them to a new server and if done they should be back up soon.

Sorry for that.

Would you be able to share with us a temporary link in the meantime please?

CS2 coming :) 

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