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TwitchTV Commercial Runner for SC2

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Ascend
Profile Joined July 2010
United States120 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-25 05:24:33
May 03 2012 02:13 GMT
#1
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Starcraft 2 Commercial Player

The TwitchTV Commercial Runner is an application, designed for Starcraft 2, to automate the process of playing commercials for your viewers. It's intended for both players and casters casting live games.

Allows customization, so you can run some 1 commercial for short games, and more commercials for longer games. Won't spam your stream either from disconnects since it'll detect a minimum required game time.

Does not do any Starcraft 2 hacking (that way I can actually open source it!). Simply listens for a replay to be written, checks how long your game was, and plays the appropriate number of commercials. Even accommodates the viewers that are on the delayed, trans-coded streams by apply a proper delay first.

Latest Version: 2.0.0
Last Updated: 9/25/2012

Github for all source code.
Download the latest version.

Reddit release post.

Require's .NET 4.0 Client Profile. The installer should detect and install everything for you.

If you have any comments, questions, or problems, feel free to post within this thread or e-mail me directly at ascend@ascendtv.com.
Caster and Software Developer. Releases: "Starboard" "SC2 Replay Sync" "SC2 Replay Chat Editor" "SC2 C# Replay Parser"
Clues
Profile Joined April 2010
United States186 Posts
May 03 2012 02:26 GMT
#2
Watching for a replay, then parsing it for the game's length is awesome. That's a clever workaround.
Ascend
Profile Joined July 2010
United States120 Posts
May 03 2012 02:31 GMT
#3
On May 03 2012 11:26 Clues wrote:
Watching for a replay, then parsing it for the game's length is awesome. That's a clever workaround.


It has it's drawbacks. I have the ability to tell when you're out of game, similar to R1CH's XSplit Scene switcher, but open sourcing code that reads SC2 memory is a bit iffy.

The problem here is that it doesn't really work for casters who cast replays, and may freak out if you decide to copy-paste a bunch of replays into your folder. Neither of these should be show-stoppers though.
Caster and Software Developer. Releases: "Starboard" "SC2 Replay Sync" "SC2 Replay Chat Editor" "SC2 C# Replay Parser"
Zerothegreat
Profile Joined September 2010
United States787 Posts
May 03 2012 02:31 GMT
#4
I think this would be way better for the viewers... But will the streamers actually use it is another question.
Minigun
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
619 Posts
May 03 2012 04:34 GMT
#5
Amazing, I was wondering when this was coming out. I can imagine just about every streamer will use this, and create a better expereience for both parties.

Ascend saving esports .
“Quiet people have the loudest minds.” ― Stephen Hawking
BlitchizSC2
Profile Joined August 2010
United States306 Posts
May 03 2012 05:46 GMT
#6
On May 03 2012 11:31 Zerothegreat wrote:
I think this would be way better for the viewers... But will the streamers actually use it is another question.
your answer is right below you
www.twitch.tv/blitchizsc2 | http://www.youtube.com/BlitchizStarcraft ~ fighting!
Coramoor
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Canada455 Posts
May 03 2012 16:58 GMT
#7
really cool program, going to have to go through the code at some point
dextrin303
Profile Joined May 2011
Sweden320 Posts
May 03 2012 20:52 GMT
#8
Looks cool, no more ads in the middle of fights?
Ascend
Profile Joined July 2010
United States120 Posts
May 04 2012 02:09 GMT
#9
Updated to Beta v0.6 and includes suggestions from the reddit thread.

Changes
* Added admin rights to installer to allow .NET and VC++ to install when necessary.
* Included VC++ 2010 Redistributable in installer - Required for MPQLib.dll
* FEATURE: Added more options for commercial delay.
* FEATURE: Added options for minimum game time required to play a commercial.
* BUGFIX: Short games (<1 minute) were still playing commercials.
Caster and Software Developer. Releases: "Starboard" "SC2 Replay Sync" "SC2 Replay Chat Editor" "SC2 C# Replay Parser"
-Kyo-
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Japan1927 Posts
May 04 2012 03:09 GMT
#10
Will use this! Thanks so much for this ^_^~
Anime is cuter than you. Legacy of the Void GM Protoss Gameplay: twitch.tv/kyo7763 youtube.com/user/KyoStarcraft/
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Ascend
Profile Joined July 2010
United States120 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-20 03:18:23
June 20 2012 03:17 GMT
#11
Huge, huge update.

Changes
* Everything.

The UI was improved, you can now minimize to the notification tray, simpler log in process, the installer actually works, and better default rules with better customization. It's much simpler to customize as well this time around.

I posted the release on reddit, but I know several players have been using the older version of this for the last month. Hope you enjoy!

Also, feel free to read through the Wiki for more information.
Caster and Software Developer. Releases: "Starboard" "SC2 Replay Sync" "SC2 Replay Chat Editor" "SC2 C# Replay Parser"
-Kyo-
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Japan1927 Posts
June 20 2012 03:31 GMT
#12
Thank you for updating, I would not have updated otherwise!
Again, I'm incredibly surprised this app is not getting as much attention as I think it deserves.
Thanks again ^_^
Anime is cuter than you. Legacy of the Void GM Protoss Gameplay: twitch.tv/kyo7763 youtube.com/user/KyoStarcraft/
TL+ Member
Ascend
Profile Joined July 2010
United States120 Posts
June 20 2012 03:37 GMT
#13
On June 20 2012 12:31 l_Kyo_l wrote:
Thank you for updating, I would not have updated otherwise!
Again, I'm incredibly surprised this app is not getting as much attention as I think it deserves.
Thanks again ^_^


Speaking of which, the new version will notify you if there's an update. So you don't have to rely on me anymore!
Caster and Software Developer. Releases: "Starboard" "SC2 Replay Sync" "SC2 Replay Chat Editor" "SC2 C# Replay Parser"
Minigun
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
619 Posts
June 22 2012 01:02 GMT
#14
awesome program ty
“Quiet people have the loudest minds.” ― Stephen Hawking
YourGoodFriend
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States2197 Posts
June 22 2012 03:16 GMT
#15
Wow sounds like a pretty sweet program. Glad that our community is so awesome that there are people out there like you who think of stuff like this. GJ
anonymous is the most famous author that anyone can be
Ascend
Profile Joined July 2010
United States120 Posts
September 25 2012 05:28 GMT
#16
Starcraft 2 Commercial Player has been updated to 2.0

Changes:

* Full Redesign.
* Login opens separately in a browser (fixes IE8-related issues)
* Show Overlay is now available directly in the app as an option.
* Better updating
* Updated to work with SC2 1.5.3 and below.

Remember, this is intended for featured streamers (no need to play commercials otherwise) and currently only works with Twitch. I'm currently researching and considering adding Own3d support in the future as well.

This version should be much friendlier for featured streamers who want to run this now. All the updated source code has been uploaded to Github and you can download the latest version on the updated project site.

If you come across any issues, feel free to either report here or on Github.
Caster and Software Developer. Releases: "Starboard" "SC2 Replay Sync" "SC2 Replay Chat Editor" "SC2 C# Replay Parser"
untamed
Profile Joined July 2011
26 Posts
October 14 2012 09:00 GMT
#17
Very nice, own3d support would be awesome :D.
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