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

WolfspiritM
Userlevel 5
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

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I downloaded those still nothing is showing up in my apps.
WolfspiritM
Userlevel 5
ryansnook22
I downloaded those still nothing is showing up in my apps.

Okay so it's a Chroma Issue you're having. Have you uninstalling Synapse AND the "Razer Chroma SDK Core Components" with Programs and Features before reinstalling Synapse? The Programms don't appear under "Chroma Apps" in the App List?
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uninstalling them now.
A
it works now. thanks for the help!
A
Does it have compatibility with the Deathstalker chroma? It doesn't seem to work for me.
WolfspiritM
Userlevel 5
justinn
Does it have compatibility with the Deathstalker chroma? It doesn't seem to work for me.

Sorry it's not really compatible. You can however get some kind of effects maybe.

Take a look here:
/gamedog-v2-1-chroma-for-cs-go-and-dota2.9221/page-8#post-180707
A
hello I'm having a strange problem snake and whack a mole is working perfectly but game dog and chroma sync is not working pls help
D
Hey, I got a problem with my keyboard, after i've done the synapse's update.
The Audio visualizer and gamedog doesn't work anymore.
(Sorry for my bad english)
Can someone help me please ?
A
This is very nicely done! Good stuff.
A
The only problem i'm getting is that i cannot open CS:GO anymore, when i close Game dog i can. feelsbadman
Weishen17
sometimes gamedog can crash, what seems the problem behindd this?
I do play of CS:GO xD Add me on Razer comms : Weishen17
D
When I left a game in CS GO, sometimes the lights stay freezed and I have to restart my computer. Someone know what's the problem please ?
A
its not showing green lights its just freezes in my profile
WolfspiritM
Userlevel 5
Weishen17
sometimes gamedog can crash, what seems the problem behindd this?

Take a look at:
C:\\Users\\USERNAME\\AppData\\Roaming\\GameDog\\logs
There is a "GameDog.txt" which should contain informations about crashes. You can send me the content of that file (or if you can see the exception yourself just the exception) via Private Conversation.

Enywan
When I left a game in CS GO, sometimes the lights stay freezed and I have to restart my computer. Someone know what's the problem please ?

I've not heard of that.
You can try uninstalling Synapse AND the SDK and reinstalling and see if that fixes it as it seems to be a Chroma issue. What devices are you using?

enderbutter1234
its not showing green lights its just freezes in my profile

Also try uninstalling Synapse AND the SDK and reinstalling and see if that fixes it as it seems to be a Chroma issue. What devices are you using?
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good job man 😃 i love it!!!
GugZi
Would you be able to do so you can make more profile settings in a game
Blackwidow Chroma Effect Layers Click Here Add Layers Click Here Send me a mail Click Here
WolfspiritM
Userlevel 5
GugZi
Would you be able to do so you can make more profile settings in a game

You mean Save a Profile and load it again?
You can do that manual for now. Just click on "Export" and save it to a textfile. To load it you can click on Import and just paste the saved content there :-)
I will redo the UI sometime (hopefully soon) and it will contain that feature then built in
GugZi
i know. i mean so you can pick the profile with in the app :smile_:
Blackwidow Chroma Effect Layers Click Here Add Layers Click Here Send me a mail Click Here
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I really need help after i install gamedogs and test. The app was cool but all of my keys from esc f1 to f12 was all disable. Cant do anything event atl+f4.all keys are normal in synapse. Anybody can help me with this:slightly_sad:?
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2016-04-17 20:54:21,583 [1] INFO Corale.Colore.Core.Chroma - Chroma is initializing.
2016-04-17 20:55:59,825 [4] INFO Corale.Colore.Core.Keyboard - Keyboard initializing...
2016-04-17 20:55:59,827 [4] INFO Corale.Colore.Core.Mouse - Mouse is initializing
2016-04-17 20:55:59,829 [4] INFO Corale.Colore.Core.Headset - Headset is initializing
2016-04-17 20:58:53,290 [11] ERROR GameDog.GameIntegration.CsgoIntegration - Error Parsing Gamestats:
System.ArgumentException: Ein Element mit dem gleichen Schlüssel wurde bereits hinzugefügt.
bei System.ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentException(ExceptionResource resource)
bei System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.Insert(TKey key, TValue value, Boolean add)
bei System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2..ctor(IDictionary`2 dictionary, IEqualityComparer`1 comparer)
bei GameDog.Helper.Update()
bei GameDog.GameIntegration.CsgoIntegration.ReceivedState(GameStatEventArgs e)
2016-04-17 20:58:53,291 [1] ERROR GameDog.App - System.ArgumentException: Ein Element mit dem gleichen Schlüssel wurde bereits hinzugefügt.
bei System.ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentException(ExceptionResource resource)
bei System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.Insert(TKey key, TValue value, Boolean add)
bei System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2..ctor(IDictionary`2 dictionary, IEqualityComparer`1 comparer)
bei GameDog.Helper.Update()
bei GameDog.GameIntegration.CsgoIntegration.BombTimerTick(Object sender, EventArgs e)
bei System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherTimer.FireTick(Object unused)
bei System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
bei System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)


Trying to add an already inserted key to a dictionary.

Also there seems another problem. When I join TeamSpeak, there are strange problems with my voice. When I disable Chroma Apps and reactive them again, the problem is gone. GameDog is the only active app and in the version before, there where no problems with that.

Thanks, I really love that tool.
WolfspiritM
Userlevel 5
Tung9488
The app was cool but all of my keys from esc f1 to f12 was all disable. Cant do anything event atl+f4.all keys are normal in synapse. Anybody can help me with this:slightly_sad:?

Sorry but I have not heard of anything like that.
Your keys aren't working after using GameDog? I know in some cases the keyboard might freeze cause of the Chroma SDK in general especially when you have a mouse plugged into the USB Port of the Blackwidow (at least I noticed that) but that would make the whole keyboard freeze not individual keys.

BirdsAreSpies
Trying to add an already inserted key to a dictionary.


Please try this Version and let me know if the crash is still happening:
https://gamedog.chromatin.eu/GameDogSetup.2.3.msi
(No need to reset assignments even so GameDog might ask you to do after update)

BirdsAreSpies
When I join TeamSpeak, there are strange problems with my voice.

Is this happening while CS:GO is running or even when CS:GO is closed?
I can't think of any reason this could happen except that it could be a side effect of the Workaround I use to make Gamedog at least work again after Valve broke the API but then it would only happen while CS:GO is currently running and sending data.
A
Thanks for your fast reply!
I will check out the new setup when I'm home, thank you.

The problem with my voice only happens, when I am connected to TeamSpeak and start CS:GO. Also I had to restart my PC to fix that. Yesterday I found out disabling Chroma Apps will fix it as well and when I reactivate Chroma Apps, the problem still isn't present anymore.
A
Will it work on the new x chroma ?
A
Hi,

May I know whether it will work on razer diamondback?

Thanks.
A
Hi... I m the CS:go player. I cannot install game dog on my mac book pro. Any helps ?

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