CoH Player Data retrieval for Outside consuming

**Ruhrpottpatriot** · 13th Jul 12 2:28 PM

So, I am currently developing some tools for the Blitzkrieg mod. for those I need some data directly from the game, some of the I can pull out of the log files, but I have seen eliw00ds tutorial a few days ago and that method is way better for the task at hand.
I am not experienced in lua or SCAR for that matter, nor do I have the time to learn those two languages to get what I need. So I am kindly asking a SCAR coder out there, if he can get me the script so we can include it in BK.

The script should pull out the following data out of the game and store it in a text file (or xml, as long as i can consume it in a c# application (read with LINQ) without too much problem):
Game Name (if that is possible, if not, then not)
Players ingame (so if it is a 2, 4, 6 or 8 player game)
The map played
A list with each player with his name, faction and doctrine
which team won
the duration of the game

An example two player match could look like this:

Code:

Game 2012.07.13-2337.txt
Game_Name: Test Game
Game_Player_Count: 2
Game_Map: Angoville
Player_0_Name: Player1
Player_0_Race: axis_infantry_company
Player_0_Doctrine: Terror
Player_1_Name: Player2
Player_1_Race: allied_rifle_company
Player_1_Doctrine: infantry
Game_Winner: Team1
Game_Length: 56

Can anyone code me this script?

Thanks in advance.
Ruhrpottpatriot

**eliw00d** · 13th Jul 12 2:42 PM

I am not aware of any SCAR functions to get the current map name, so that might not be possible unless you edited every map to give you that information.

**Celution** · 14th Jul 12 12:30 AM

I am not completely sure, but Joint Operations made by Mannerheim and Henry666 a few years back had something simular, where you could submit your score you got on one of their scripted to their website, not sure how they did it though. But you can try sending a PM to Mannerheim, he's still around from time to time, or send an e-mail.

**Mannerheim** · 14th Jul 12 5:19 AM

Stats_GetScenarioName() gives you the filename which you can map to whatever name on the other end of the system

**eliw00d** · 14th Jul 12 5:44 AM

Nice. Missed that one.

**Janne252** · 14th Jul 12 6:29 AM

First you'll have to add JointOpsMod.dll to your mod, which can be downloaded here

How to add it to your mod:
( example snippet from correctly edited .module file )

Code:

...
Description = Company of Heroes
DllName = JointOpsMod
ModVersion = 1.0
ScenarioPackFolder = WW2\Scenarios
SpeechManagerCache = SpeechManagerCoH.cache
...

You will also need lua-io.dll, which I can not upload right now as I havent asked permissions to do it / dont know where to get it.
Place lua-io.dll into coh install folder.

Because of most of the time coh is installed in program files, and CoH is not run with admin rights, lua cannot save text files to coh install directory.

We have to use external file to set filepath for saving match info. This file could be edited with mod launcher.
In my example this file is located in CheatMod\filepath.txt
This can be edited in savematchinfo.scar at line 49.

filepath.txt should have 1 line of text, containing full file path for match info file, for example

Code:

C:\Users\Profile\Desktop\matchinfo.txt

Now the function that saves match info:

Code:

import("ScarUtil.scar")

function SaveMatchInfo(winning_team, winmode)
	_PLAYERS = {}
	CommanderTrees = 
	{
		{UPG.COMMANDER_TREE.CW.CANADIAN_ARTILLERY, UPG.COMMANDER_TREE.CW.COMMANDOS, UPG.COMMANDER_TREE.CW.ENGINEERS},
		{UPG.COMMANDER_TREE.ALLIES.AIRBORNE, UPG.COMMANDER_TREE.ALLIES.INFANTRY, UPG.COMMANDER_TREE.ALLIES.ARMOR},
		{UPG.COMMANDER_TREE.AXIS.DEFENSE, UPG.COMMANDER_TREE.AXIS.PROPAGANDA, UPG.COMMANDER_TREE.AXIS.BLITZKRIEG},
		{UPG.COMMANDER_TREE.ELITE.LUFTWAFFE, UPG.COMMANDER_TREE.ELITE.SCORCHED_EARTH, UPG.COMMANDER_TREE.ELITE.TANK_DESTROYER},
	}
	
	Doctrines = 
	{
		{"Royal Canadian Artillery", "Commandos", "Royal Engineers"},
		{"Airborne", "Infantry", "Armor"},
		{"Defensive", "Terror", "Blitzkrieg"},
		{"Luftwaffe", "Scorched earth", "Tank destroyer"}
	}
			
	for j = 1, World_GetPlayerCount() do
		_PLAYERS[j] = World_GetPlayerAt(j)
	end
	
	playerinfo = ""

	for a = 1, table.getn(_PLAYERS) do
		_player = _PLAYERS[a]
		_race = Player_GetRace(_player) + 1
		_doctrine = "none"
		for b = 1, 3 do
			if Player_HasUpgrade(_player, CommanderTrees[_race][b]) then
				_doctrine = Doctrines[_race][b]
			end
		end
		
		playerinfo = playerinfo.."\nPlayer_"..a.."_Name: "..Player_GetDisplayName(_player)[1].."\nPlayer_"..a.."_Race: "..Player_GetRaceName(_player).."\nPlayer_"..a.."_Doctrine: ".._doctrine
		
	end

	line1 = "Game_Player_Count: "..World_GetPlayerCount()
	line2 = "\nGame_Map: "..Stats_GetScenarioName()
	line3 = "\nGame_Winner: ".."team"..winning_team + 1
	line4 = playerinfo
	line5 = "\nGame_Lenght: "..Stats_TotalDuration()
	line6 ="\nVictory_Type: "..winmode
	assert(loadfile("lua-io.dll", "luaopen_io"))()
	
	for line in io.lines("CheatMod/filepath.txt") do
		filepath = line
	end
	io.close()
	
	io.output(io.open(filepath,"w"))
	io.write(line1..line2..line3..line4..line5..line6)
	io.close()
end

this file should be located in Mod folder\data\scar
with filename savematchinfo.scar

Now this file has to be imported to the game in scarutil.scar:
Add

Code:

import("savematchinfo.scar")

to the end of the list, before this text:

Code:

-- this must be loaded after the MissionPresets.scar file
if Misc_IsCommandLineOptionSet("dev") then
	import("SP_Cheatscript.scar")
end

Now we have to edit 2 files:
data\scar\wcutil.scar
data\scar\winconditions\vptickerwin-annihilate.scar

So that function SaveMatchInfo(winning_team, winmode) will be called in when game is being ended.

How to ( wcutl.scar ):
Find function WC_CheckOneTeamLeft( win_condition ) in wcutil.scar :
Add:

Code:

SaveMatchInfo(Player_GetTeam(player_alive), "Annihilate")

before World_SetGameOver()
and remove line 14

Code:

		local player_alive

This will make local variable player_alive to global variable

How to: ( in vptickerwin-annihilate.scar ):
Find function VPTicker_GameOverLose( loseTeamId ) in vptickerwin-annihilate.scar, and add

Code:

SaveMatchInfo(Team_GetEnemyTeam( loseTeamId - 1), "Victorypoint controll")

before World_SetGameOver( )

Save all edited files. This should now be installed. Feel free to ask as this is rather complicated and I may have forgot something.
If everything went well, a new text file should appear in directory that is set in filepath.txt when game ends, with text similar to this:

Code:

Game_Player_Count: 2
Game_Map: 2p_beaux lowlands
Game_Winner: team1
Player_1_Name: ScirmishPractice
Player_1_Race: allies_commonwealth
Player_1_Doctrine: none
Player_2_Name: CPU - Hard
Player_2_Race: axis
Player_2_Doctrine: Blitzkrieg
Game_Lenght: 11
Victory_Type: Annihilate

**Ruhrpottpatriot** · 14th Jul 12 7:12 AM

OK, first: Big, big thanks Jannev.

I'll try to test the script as soon as I can. But Is there a possibility to get the selected resource system (if it is normal resources or high resources?) Or is that not possible, because you select it before the game is initialized?

**Janne252** · 14th Jul 12 7:19 AM

You cant test it until you get lua-io.dll file from somewhere. I have no rights to upload it, but I got mine from modern combat mod.
And yes, it would be possible. I dont think it is possible to get the setting directly, but you could take each player resource value in the beginning of the match and compare those values to standard resource values.

**eliw00d** · 14th Jul 12 7:23 AM

@Mannerheim
Are there any other Stats functions that aren't in the SCARDOC?

**Janne252** · 14th Jul 12 7:33 AM

Code:

Stats_ReportGameStats("_result", Game_CurrentSystemTime())

This function saves a file with name given in first parameter, in this case _result.log to my games/company of heroes/logfiles
The saved file looks like this:

Code:

realtime = "1:06",
gametime = "0:00",
speedup = 0.00,
players = 
{
	{
		playerid = 1000,
		playername = ScirmishPractice,
		result = playing,
		infantryProduced = 0,
		infantryLost = 0,
		infantryLostFriendlyFire = 0,
		soldiersKilled = 0,
		soldiersReinforced = 0,
		weaponsObtained = 0,
		vehiclesProduced = 0,
		vehiclesLost = 0,
		vehiclesLostFriendlyFire = 0,
		vehiclesKilled = 0,
		SectorsCaptured = 0,
		SectorsLost = 0,
		SectorsSeized = 0,
		ResGatheredManpower = 1.613500,
		ResGatheredMunition = 0.000000,
		ResGatheredFuel = 0.000000,
		ResGatheredAction = 0.000000,
		BuildingsBuilt = 0,
		BuildingsLost = 0,
		BuildingsKilled = 0,
		AmbientBuildingsOccupied = 0,
		OccupiedBuildingsSeized = 0,
		OccupiedBuildingsLost = 0,
		heroes = 
		{
		},
	},
	{
		playerid = 1004,
		playername = CPU - Normal,
		result = playing,
		infantryProduced = 0,
		infantryLost = 0,
		infantryLostFriendlyFire = 0,
		soldiersKilled = 0,
		soldiersReinforced = 0,
		weaponsObtained = 0,
		vehiclesProduced = 0,
		vehiclesLost = 0,
		vehiclesLostFriendlyFire = 0,
		vehiclesKilled = 0,
		SectorsCaptured = 0,
		SectorsLost = 0,
		SectorsSeized = 0,
		ResGatheredManpower = 2.100000,
		ResGatheredMunition = 0.000000,
		ResGatheredFuel = 0.000000,
		ResGatheredAction = 0.000000,
		BuildingsBuilt = 0,
		BuildingsLost = 0,
		BuildingsKilled = 0,
		AmbientBuildingsOccupied = 0,
		OccupiedBuildingsSeized = 0,
		OccupiedBuildingsLost = 0,
		heroes = 
		{
		},
	},
	{
		playerid = 1005,
		playername = CPU - Normal,
		result = playing,
		infantryProduced = 0,
		infantryLost = 0,
		infantryLostFriendlyFire = 0,
		soldiersKilled = 0,
		soldiersReinforced = 0,
		weaponsObtained = 0,
		vehiclesProduced = 0,
		vehiclesLost = 0,
		vehiclesLostFriendlyFire = 0,
		vehiclesKilled = 0,
		SectorsCaptured = 0,
		SectorsLost = 0,
		SectorsSeized = 0,
		ResGatheredManpower = 2.100000,
		ResGatheredMunition = 0.000000,
		ResGatheredFuel = 0.000000,
		ResGatheredAction = 0.000000,
		BuildingsBuilt = 0,
		BuildingsLost = 0,
		BuildingsKilled = 0,
		AmbientBuildingsOccupied = 0,
		OccupiedBuildingsSeized = 0,
		OccupiedBuildingsLost = 0,
		heroes = 
		{
		},
	},
	{
		playerid = 1006,
		playername = CPU - Normal,
		result = playing,
		infantryProduced = 0,
		infantryLost = 0,
		infantryLostFriendlyFire = 0,
		soldiersKilled = 0,
		soldiersReinforced = 0,
		weaponsObtained = 0,
		vehiclesProduced = 0,
		vehiclesLost = 0,
		vehiclesLostFriendlyFire = 0,
		vehiclesKilled = 0,
		SectorsCaptured = 0,
		SectorsLost = 0,
		SectorsSeized = 0,
		ResGatheredManpower = 2.100000,
		ResGatheredMunition = 0.000000,
		ResGatheredFuel = 0.000000,
		ResGatheredAction = 0.000000,
		BuildingsBuilt = 0,
		BuildingsLost = 0,
		BuildingsKilled = 0,
		AmbientBuildingsOccupied = 0,
		OccupiedBuildingsSeized = 0,
		OccupiedBuildingsLost = 0,
		heroes = 
		{
		},
	},
	{
		playerid = 1007,
		playername = CPU - Normal,
		result = playing,
		infantryProduced = 0,
		infantryLost = 0,
		infantryLostFriendlyFire = 0,
		soldiersKilled = 0,
		soldiersReinforced = 0,
		weaponsObtained = 0,
		vehiclesProduced = 0,
		vehiclesLost = 0,
		vehiclesLostFriendlyFire = 0,
		vehiclesKilled = 0,
		SectorsCaptured = 0,
		SectorsLost = 0,
		SectorsSeized = 0,
		ResGatheredManpower = 2.100000,
		ResGatheredMunition = 0.000000,
		ResGatheredFuel = 0.000000,
		ResGatheredAction = 0.000000,
		BuildingsBuilt = 0,
		BuildingsLost = 0,
		BuildingsKilled = 0,
		AmbientBuildingsOccupied = 0,
		OccupiedBuildingsSeized = 0,
		OccupiedBuildingsLost = 0,
		heroes = 
		{
		},
	},
}

There is also 1 other function in data\scar\balancetool.scar, but I dont know what is does.
Line 261: local cost_req = Stats_ActiveArmyCost( player, RT_Requisition )
Line 262: local cost_pow = Stats_ActiveArmyCost( player, RT_Power )

**Ruhrpottpatriot** · 14th Jul 12 8:32 AM

You cant test it until you get lua-io.dll file from somewhere. I have no rights to upload it, but I got mine from modern combat mod.

Completely forgot that. Maybe because I was fiddling around with improving the DL-Manager for BK patches... I'll ask the MC team directly.

Line 261: local cost_req = Stats_ActiveArmyCost( player, RT_Requisition )
Line 262: local cost_pow = Stats_ActiveArmyCost( player, RT_Power )

Those two seem to be functions which return the current upkeep of your army and both seem to be a leftover from DoW, where you had requisition and power as resources.

**Mannerheim** · 15th Jul 12 6:37 AM

Originally Posted by eliw00d

@Mannerheim
Are there any other Stats functions that aren't in the SCARDOC?

I don't remember which scardoc had but probably yes. You could find all possible ones by checking what function were bind to lua/scar runtime or check all .dll and .exe doing lua function binds

**Darkbladecr** · 23rd Jul 12 6:42 PM

I have a question, does anyone know where to get the cURL .dll files? That can then be used to send the retrieved game data outwards to something more useful

**Janne252** · 23rd Jul 12 10:31 PM

Someone posted here a link where to get lua related .dll files a week ago, but since forums got rolled back by few days, the post is gone.

**Darkbladecr** · 24th Jul 12 4:30 AM

Well the tutorial is here: http://forums.relicnews.com/showthre...RL-IO-and-more!
But the .dll files were never put up, it would be great if someone could post a link and then I could update the how-to as well

**eliw00d** · 24th Jul 12 6:32 AM

I can upload them.

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