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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?


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I have the same problem, I have blackwidow chroma Tournament edition.
When I open the GameDog it turns yellow but stills yellow allways.
Userlevel 5
Alizan
When I open the GameDog it turns yellow but stills yellow allways

Please contact me via steam so I can help you debug the problem :)
http://steamcommunity.com/id/kiba/

EDIT: Also make sure to start GameDog BEFORE you start CS:GO and keep GameDog running!
hi, when i open it the buttons "start, games & settings" aren't there, i've tried reinstalling it but that doesn't work. (im on windows 8 btw):frown_:
Looks really cool if you've got someone standing over your shoulder, but I can't ever see myself wanting to take my eyes off the screen midgame for even a split second. Regardless, the chroma Sdk doe some pretty awesome stuff
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Shut up nerd
hi, when i open it the buttons "start, games & settings" aren't there, i've tried reinstalling it but that doesn't work. (im on windows 8 btw

Make sure the Firewall or AV is not blocking GameDog. Check the logfile for errors. You can find it under %AppData%\\GameDog\\logs (C:\\Users\\USERNAME\\AppData\\Roaming\\GameDog\\logs) or copy and paste me the content in a conversation here (pastebin).
Is it possible to change settings for smoke, flash and fire? I would like to have a pulse effect while I'm burning in a molotov :D

Another question, is it possible to trigger the keyboard color flashing red on all keys if the bomb explodes?
I just wanted to say this app is really fun and once i figured it out was pretty easy to use and the one thing that i think would be cool but I don't know if it is possible is to make it so the fn keys are like a health bar and as you go down in health more keys become red and the same could work with the firefly.
Is it compatible with the razer deathstalker chroma? (sorry if my english isnt perfect)
My CS:GO isn't downloaded in the default D:\\ etc, and nothing is showing up in my "Games" tab, could you help me out with that ? Thanks !
WolfspiritM
Orbweaver Support coming 🙂 Should also work for Tartarus then

Funny I was just about to beg for this as it's the only thing on my desk now that just sits there during a CS game lol
i think this is the reason why should i buy blackwidow Chroma ❤
i think this is the reason why should i buy blackwidow Chroma ❤
Userlevel 5
nifdY
My CS:GO isn't downloaded in the default D:\\ etc, and nothing is showing up in my "Games" tab, could you help me out with that ? Thanks !

Go to settings and set the correct path then save and restart GameDog.
Userlevel 5
Nabtig55
Is it compatible with the razer deathstalker chroma

It's partly. Deathstalker only support zones. Check out my answer a few pages earlier:
/gamedog-v1-2-gamesense-like-chroma-tool-for-csgo.9221/page-8#post-180707

jak3_B
are like a health bar and as you go down in health more keys become red and the same could work with the firefly.

That's already possible. Choose the "CountDown" Plugin. Select the Color you want it to be as Start and End Color (red-green) and assign the Keys in Order (F1-F12) for example. Then Save. This should display your health as a "bar".
Would like to see more of such!
i can't open the file with power point
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Rexloca
i can't open the file with power point

Sorry but: Are you kidding me?
Which file are you talking about and why would you like to open it in Power Point?
Great work, keep it up ! I really think it will be super when errors get fixed
Userlevel 7
Pretty good stuff, keep it up 😉
this just for razer chroma?
sorry just wondering if the link still working.. would love to give it a try...
Great work, keep it up !
Great work, keep it up !
man I see Chroma Sync had a nice update to it.. Just waiting on GameDog to have an update!!! LOL

Any news?
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smeltn
man I see Chroma Sync had a nice update to it.. Just waiting on GameDog to have an update!!! LOL


Hopefully next weekend as Version 2.0. Here is the status: https://gitlab.com/Chromatin/GameDog/milestones/1
Still a few things to do but it will bring background support and full dota support as well as a reworked UI and an autoupdater. Many other things like single time effects (when you get hit for example) and export and import of Assignments. Looking for people who would beta test the new version especially the dota support. Please start a conversation or add me on steam 🙂

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