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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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hey wolf, i download the setup and the file is in ppt format. cant install it. pls help me
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djfalcon
hey wolf, i download the setup and the file is in ppt format. cant install it. pls help me

Hi,

Where did you download it? From the first post in this thread or from the Chroma Workshop?

It should be msi in both cases.
Hey Wolf, im running Windows 7, and I can install and start GameDog fine, I can see it in synapse and enable it there as well. The steam folders are correct, everything seems like it should work, however when I start CSGO there is no change the lighting of the Blackwidow. I have tried different things to troubleshoot it such as reinstalling, restarting, and even reinstalling synapse. It seems like a really cool app and I'd love to get it working, so let me know if you have any suggestions. Thanks!
any tutuorial for dota? i jz cant make it...
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The_One_Armed_Man
It seems like a really cool app and I'd love to get it working, so let me know if you have any suggestions. Thanks!


Hi :-)
Try if one of the following might help:
https://gitlab.com/Chromatin/GameDog/#faq

Does the Keyboard light up yellow once you start GameDog (without CS:GO running) or just stay at the Synapse profile.
Does it work without Synapse running?

Please try the following:
Go to: http://developer.razerzone.com/chroma/download/
On the left side download the file "Developer Package"
(Do NOT Download the SDK Installers)
Unzip this file somewhere on your drive. In there is a sample application from Razer:
Go to samples\\RazerChromaSampleApplication\\Release and start the .exe file there.
Open the Keyboards-Tab and try the Animations there.
Do they work?


ltx1992
any tutuorial for dota? i jz cant make it...

Dota support is nearly finished but I need people who could try it and don't mind running beta software. So if you'd like to, please send me a message via conversation.
Thanks for the reply!
Went through the FAQ, and I made sure that there was a "gamestate_integration_gamedog.cfg" file in csgo after starting. Also removed it from my firewall and it does light up yellow now when I start Gamedog, I don't think it was doing that before. However it still just stays yellow upon starting the game. It also stays yellow even when I close Synapse. I downloaded the sample SDK keyboard animations you linked and they all work fine.
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Okay as I don't get any requests of people wanting to try GameDog for Dota I'm going to release a preview Version 1.9. It would be nice if you can test this Version and give me feedback here. It's NOT an official release however it will automatically update to the Release Version once available. If something does not work (slow animations, wrong Keys lighting up) please reinstall Synapse and the SDK (uninstall both) as latest Synapse update yesterday caused a few issues with existing setups it seems.

Here is the prerelease Version:
https://gamedog.chromatin.eu/GameDogSetup.1.9.msi

Changelog for now as far as I remember:

- 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 go to http://pastebin.com and just copy and paste your profile there!
Better set "Paste Exposure" to "Unlisted" so only you know the link and then click on "Create new Paste"! Now just copy the URL and send it to a Friend! Now tell your friends to click on "Import" and he just needs to enter or paste the URL into that Field!
That's easy and simple.
Here is a CS:GO Profile with purple background as an example:
http://pastebin.com/yE6QG3sF
Or want to have puffnpluky76's GameDog Profile known from his Youtube video?
No Problem!
http://pastebin.com/LWGR0Emq
Just enter the URL and press "ok". Your Keyboard will light up for a short time showing the new profile (only the static keys will light up right now!).

Would be nice to see Custom Profiles for GameDog!

They don't need to be hosted on pastebin.
You can even host them yourself as a textfile!

- 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.

Many Many Many more...I can't remember everything.
Will update this Thread with what I remember.

If you encounter any issues please feel free to open an Issue here!
https://gitlab.com/Chromatin/GameDog/issues

Thank you!
Damn thats what i call and update 😛 love it, good work keep up!
Hey, I Have All The Things Done But When I Open It It Doesn't have Any Options And My Blackwidow Doesn't light up.
Please Help Me!
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ZANIERER
Hey, I Have All The Things Done But When I Open It It Doesn't have Any Options And My Blackwidow Doesn't light up.
Please Help Me!

Does that mean the menu is not visible?
Try allowing GameDog in your firewall and also try running as administrator.
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GugZi
Damn thats what i call and update 😜 love it, good work keep up!

Thank you ;-)
I will!

That was just a preview Version!
Another big thing coming with Version 2.0 as initial support (beta) hopefully this weekend!

https://i.gyazo.com/c75d6e35d669522efb6bd3318cf9d712.png
Anyone knows what it could be?
Let me know via Conversation to not spoil others! 😉
WolfspiritM
Does that mean the menu is not visible?
Try allowing GameDog in your firewall and also try running as administrator.

Nope Tried Both The Window Opens And It Says Your Message But There Is no Settings ,Games Tabs In The Window
Note: I Have .Net 1.4.5
Is That The Same As 4.5?
If Its Not How Do i Install 4.5?
Thanks!
It's great, bring on dota
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ZANIERER
Nope Tried Both The Window Opens And It Says Your Message But There Is no Settings

Go to: C:\\Users\\USERNAME\\AppData\\Roaming\\GameDog\\logs
There is a file GameDog.txt that should contain the error. Please copy and paste the content to a new pastebin.com and send me the URL via Conversations. I'll take a look :-)

Usually GameDog isn't possible to create the needed Server (cause of a firewall or AV for example). Then the Menu won't load.
It Says In The Text Thing As Followed:

2016-01-29 14:27:12,383 [1] INFO GameDog.App - Application startup...
2016-01-29 14:27:14,102 [1] INFO GameDog.Model.StatsServerService - Started on Port 32092
2016-01-29 14:27:14,145 [1] INFO GameDog.Model.GameIntegrationService - Loading Games.
2016-01-29 14:27:14,919 [1] INFO GameDog.Model.GameIntegrationService - Loaded: CS:GO
2016-01-29 14:27:16,268 [1] WARN GameDog.ViewModels.MainViewModel - IsSdkAvailable returns false.
2016-01-29 14:27:16,268 [1] INFO Corale.Colore.Core.Chroma - Chroma is initializing.
2016-01-29 14:27:17,436 [1] WARN GameDog.ViewModels.MainViewModel - IsSdkAvailable returns false.
2016-01-29 14:27:17,436 [1] INFO Corale.Colore.Core.Chroma - Chroma is initializing.
2016-01-29 14:29:24,874 [1] INFO GameDog.App - Application startup...
2016-01-29 14:29:24,965 [1] INFO GameDog.Model.StatsServerService - Started on Port 32092
2016-01-29 14:29:24,966 [1] INFO GameDog.Model.GameIntegrationService - Loading Games.
2016-01-29 14:29:25,040 [1] INFO GameDog.Model.GameIntegrationService - Loaded: CS:GO
2016-01-29 14:29:25,157 [1] WARN GameDog.ViewModels.MainViewModel - IsSdkAvailable returns false.
2016-01-29 14:29:25,157 [1] INFO Corale.Colore.Core.Chroma - Chroma is initializing.
2016-01-29 14:29:25,272 [1] WARN GameDog.ViewModels.MainViewModel - IsSdkAvailable returns false.
2016-01-29 14:29:25,272 [1] INFO Corale.Colore.Core.Chroma - Chroma is initializing.
2016-01-29 14:33:17,527 [1] INFO GameDog.App - Application startup...
2016-01-29 14:33:17,618 [1] INFO GameDog.Model.StatsServerService - Started on Port 32092
2016-01-29 14:33:17,619 [1] INFO GameDog.Model.GameIntegrationService - Loading Games.
2016-01-29 14:33:17,693 [1] INFO GameDog.Model.GameIntegrationService - Loaded: CS:GO
2016-01-29 14:33:17,807 [1] WARN GameDog.ViewModels.MainViewModel - IsSdkAvailable returns false.
2016-01-29 14:33:17,808 [1] INFO Corale.Colore.Core.Chroma - Chroma is initializing.
2016-01-29 14:33:17,926 [1] WARN GameDog.ViewModels.MainViewModel - IsSdkAvailable returns false.
2016-01-29 14:33:17,926 [1] INFO Corale.Colore.Core.Chroma - Chroma is initializing.
2016-01-29 14:39:07,569 [1] INFO GameDog.App - Application startup...
2016-01-29 14:39:07,659 [1] INFO GameDog.Model.StatsServerService - Started on Port 32092
2016-01-29 14:39:07,660 [1] INFO GameDog.Model.GameIntegrationService - Loading Games.
2016-01-29 14:39:07,734 [1] INFO GameDog.Model.GameIntegrationService - Loaded: CS:GO
2016-01-29 14:39:07,846 [1] WARN GameDog.ViewModels.MainViewModel - IsSdkAvailable returns false.
2016-01-29 14:39:07,847 [1] INFO Corale.Colore.Core.Chroma - Chroma is initializing.
2016-01-29 14:39:07,965 [1] WARN GameDog.ViewModels.MainViewModel - IsSdkAvailable returns false.
2016-01-29 14:39:07,965 [1] INFO Corale.Colore.Core.Chroma - Chroma is initializing.
2016-01-29 14:39:58,954 [1] INFO GameDog.App - Application startup...
2016-01-29 14:39:59,043 [1] INFO GameDog.Model.StatsServerService - Started on Port 32092
2016-01-29 14:39:59,045 [1] INFO GameDog.Model.GameIntegrationService - Loading Games.
2016-01-29 14:39:59,118 [1] INFO GameDog.Model.GameIntegrationService - Loaded: CS:GO
2016-01-29 14:39:59,233 [1] WARN GameDog.ViewModels.MainViewModel - IsSdkAvailable returns false.
2016-01-29 14:39:59,233 [1] INFO Corale.Colore.Core.Chroma - Chroma is initializing.
2016-01-29 14:39:59,353 [1] WARN GameDog.ViewModels.MainViewModel - IsSdkAvailable returns false.
2016-01-29 14:39:59,353 [1] INFO Corale.Colore.Core.Chroma - Chroma is initializing.
2016-01-29 12:47:29,954 [1] INFO GameDog.App - Application startup...
2016-01-29 12:47:30,047 [1] INFO GameDog.Model.StatsServerService - Started on Port 32092
2016-01-29 12:47:30,049 [1] INFO GameDog.Model.GameIntegrationService - Loading Games.
2016-01-29 12:47:30,124 [1] INFO GameDog.Model.GameIntegrationService - Loaded: CS:GO
2016-01-29 12:47:30,265 [1] WARN GameDog.ViewModels.MainViewModel - IsSdkAvailable returns false.
2016-01-29 12:47:30,265 [1] INFO Corale.Colore.Core.Chroma - Chroma is initializing.
2016-01-29 12:47:30,431 [1] WARN GameDog.ViewModels.MainViewModel - IsSdkAvailable returns false.
2016-01-29 12:47:30,431 [1] INFO Corale.Colore.Core.Chroma - Chroma is initializing.
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ZANIERER
It Says In The Text Thing As Followed:
2016-01-29 12:47:30,431 [1] INFO Corale.Colore.Core.Chroma - Chroma is initializing.

I said in a pastebin via conversations cause it's very long and now I'm not sure if everything is included in your post. However it tells me that you haven't enabled the SDK via Synapse yet. This should actually cause a popup to open in GameDog saying that you please enable Chroma Apps in Synapse.

Take a look at the first point:
https://gitlab.com/Chromatin/GameDog/#faq
WolfspiritM
I said in a pastebin via conversations cause it's very long and now I'm not sure if everything is included in your post. However it tells me that you haven't enabled the SDK via Synapse yet. This should actually cause a popup to open in GameDog saying that you please enable Chroma Apps in Synapse.

Take a look at the first point:
https://gitlab.com/Chromatin/GameDog/#faq

there is only Keyboard Macros And Stats
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ZANIERER
there is only Keyboard Macros And Stats

What Chroma Device do you have?
WolfspiritM
What Chroma Device do you have?

Hey Dude Sorry For Bugging You, I Just Had to Update Synapse Anyways Thanks A lot And Make An Awesome Product!
I cant get it to work! I have the razer mamba TE and when i open csgo nothing happens.
I cant change any of the setting in the game meny on the Gamedog program. Help??
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Kvazlavaz
I cant get it to work!


Does that mean the CS:GO is not available under the Game menu?
https://gitlab.com/Chromatin/GameDog/#faq
Last point
wow, it was awesome
if there any version for dota would be the best!
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forevercrl
wow, it was awesome
if there any version for dota would be the best!

Try this Version that does have much more Dota 2 support.
/gamedog-v1-2-chroma-tool-for-cs-go.9221/page-12#post-194636

Also it would be awesome to get some feedback!

To fix the Cooldowns not showing on Q and W go to the Games Tab, check that Dota 2 is selected then click on "Import" and enter this URL:
"http://pastebin.com/HPyT1VK8" (without the quotes, don't click it, just enter it in gamedog)
This will import correct assignments. It will be fixed in the release version :)

(Or just drag and drop the "Background Color: Team" layer to the top in the assignments view.)
I want my own chroma config, if I don't play cs go. If I play csgo, I want automatically your setup (so if I close csgo, the keyboard should go back to my config). How is this possible?
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bet4test3r
How is this possible?

Try the version I posted before your post. It disables chroma if not in use and enable it if used. You can also make it start with windows in the settings.

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