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

WolfspiritM
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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

Balkhan
Sorry. I'd love to help but "It doesn't work" isn't really helpful most of the time. :/
Check out the FAQ here: https://gitlab.com/Chromatin/GameDog/#faq
If that doesn't help please give me more informations like what devices you are using and if you get a green loading animation.


I have Blackwidow Chroma and when I launch gamedog the led freeze. As I said i unistalled synapse and SDK as someone wrote here but nothing work...
A
I have exactly the same problem in Dota and CSGO. After X amount of time the Chroma deathadder just stops working as if unplugged. I have to physically unplug and reinsert it (or reboot) to get it working again. I will try disabling data tracking and let you know how I get on.
A
Will it be ever available for blackwidow ultimate? :rolleyes:
A
this is a really, really sweet plug in
A
Hello, I'm having an issue with Razer Deathstalker Chroma - it is not lighting up keys according to Dota gamedog integration. I get the green startup "wave" animation, and also when I start a bot game I get the background color for the team I'm on (red/green for dire/radiant). But no other colors seem to be working, not cooldown, health, time or anything other than team background.

What could be the problem?

Have tried uninstalling and reinstalling SDK + synapse, as well as trying "Fallback server". Also, I've checked the gamedog logfile and it gives no error. Also, a gamestate_integration_gamedog.cfg has been created.
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Anyone have any idea why the active weapon clip assignment in CS:GO is a bit slow?
S
i just started using blackwidow chroma and still not really familiar with some things. Downloaded the program and tested it with csGO but some effects like flashbang or smoke or molotov doesnt pop out. another example is that the chat or menu colour also not working. tried redownload but still the same. help please.
A
how can we know if there is a new update or does it automatically update?
A
Hi, im a little late, but once I open CSGO with Gamedog in the background, i only get static colors on the WASD keys and the ESC key, with every other key being static. Nothing seems to change color for any event. How to I fix this?
Weishen17
hello, the cs go app is a bit buggy, it only records if i switch to another player camera view or i kill someone
I do play of CS:GO xD Add me on Razer comms : Weishen17
A
I need help using this. When I start gamedog it doesnt play the animation. Also, when I go into csgo it doesnt change the lighting. can someone help me out???
Weishen17
Hoping we'll get update from this developer, it's outed by 2 and half months!
I do play of CS:GO xD Add me on Razer comms : Weishen17
WolfspiritM
Userlevel 5
Weishen17
Hoping we'll get update from this developer, it's outed by 2 and half months!

Actually GameDog isn't "outdated". The last update was about a month ago and there is no bug in GameDog that I had to fix. I'm still working on GameDog (except for the last 1-2 weeks where I hadn't enough spare time).

BUT: I just released a Workaround for the slow update issue. The main problem is coming from Valve directly. They broke their API in one of the last updates and only send heartbeat updates and no updates when an actual change was detected. The Workaround now "forces" an update as fast as possible and could result in some performance drops until Valve fixes their API.

Just start GameDog and there will be an update available.
Or download the new version HERE

BOJO_Madness
I need help using this. When I start gamedog it doesnt play the animation. Also, when I go into csgo it doesnt change the lighting. can someone help me out???

Take a look here if some of this fix your problem:
https://gitlab.com/Chromatin/GameDog#-gamedog-does-not-change-to-yellow-once-started

If that doesn't fix try uninstalling synapse AND the Chroma SDK then reinstall Synapse.
Weishen17
Though if you tried the reloading in CS GO, your lights won't interact, unless you get killed, kill someone, or you switch prospective, dunno if you understand, I even re install synapse and same for the sdk.
I do play of CS:GO xD Add me on Razer comms : Weishen17
WolfspiritM
Userlevel 5
Weishen17
Though if you tried the reloading in CS GO, your lights won't interact, unless you get killed, kill someone, or you switch prospective, dunno if you understand, I even re install synapse and same for the sdk.

Did you use the last version I just published? The not reacting lights are a Valve bug I added a workaround for today 🙂
Weishen17
WolfspiritM
Did you use the last version I just published? The not reacting lights are a Valve bug I added a workaround for today :)

Hahaha, i didn't see because the reply i did was on my phone and i didnt know you update it! And good job! I love it! 3 or 5 days ago i bought the chroma, and i thought my keyboard was defective but i guess this update fix everything! Nice job again!
I do play of CS:GO xD Add me on Razer comms : Weishen17
A
I apologize if this has been asked already. Can you make it so you can click the X or - to minimize to tray? With an option in the settings for "Click X to close the application. [Yes] No"
WolfspiritM
Userlevel 5
Yota_Ninja
I apologize if this has been asked already. Can you make it so you can click the X or - to minimize to tray? With an option in the settings for "Click X to close the application. [Yes] No"

Hi. I'm not quiet sure what you mean, but if you minimize it, it already will minimize to tray (might be hidden behind the UP arrow in the tray but it will still be running).
If you close it with the X it will close.
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WolfspiritM
Hi. I'm not quiet sure what you mean, but if you minimize it, it already will minimize to tray (might be hidden behind the UP arrow in the tray but it will still be running).
If you close it with the X it will close.


Not entirely sure how to explain what I mean.

So, some programs, like Skype, you can click the - or x window options in the top right and they will both minimize to tray. Then, in that programs settings, you have the option to set the x to close, or to minimize.

So, using Skype as an example, I click x and the application minimizes to the system tray. Now I go in to the settings, and say I want Skype to close when I hit x, and save my settings. Now when I hit x, it closes the application, instead of minimizing to system tray.

I hope that helps. Also, not sure if anyone has mentioned this, but when I tried to update the application with the pop-up it produces, it wouldn't install. It would just take me to what seemed like the Windows Installer help section. I'm on Windows 10 btw. I simply went to this thread and downloaded the update and ran it and it worked beautifully.
WolfspiritM
Userlevel 5
Yota_Ninja
So, some programs, like Skype, you can click the - or x window options in the top right and they will both minimize to tray. Then, in that programs settings, you have the option to set the x to close, or to minimize.

So you want GameDog to minimize to tray when clicking the X (to prevent accidential closing for example)? I think I will add that in one of the next versions as an option :-)

For the Update:
I've a clean Windows 10 (64bit) installation and update works well there and I tried it on different computers aswell. Can you press Windows + R and type "msiexec /?" it should open that help section you mentioned. Can you paste the content in a [ SPOILER] tag here? (Rightclick -> Select All, Rightclick -> Copy) So I can take a look at the version of the Windows Installer and the properties it is expecting.
A
I have downloaded game dog but it isn't showing up in my chroma apps although I have the enabled. can anyone help fix the situation?
WolfspiritM
Userlevel 5
ryansnook22
I have downloaded game dog but it isn't showing up in my chroma apps although I have the enabled. can anyone help fix the situation?

Have you started it at least once? It should be available in the Startmenu.
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Yes I started gamedog and synapse but nothing is showing up.
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WolfspiritM
Have you started it at least once? It should be available in the Startmenu.

I have also tried reinstalling.
WolfspiritM
Userlevel 5
ryansnook22
I have also tried reinstalling.

That's weird.
Can you try other Chroma Apps like the Audio Visualizer or Snake for Chroma to see if they work?

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