Bliss n Eso – Circus in the Sky (Official Trailer)
The trailer for the new Bliss n Eso album Circus in the Sky, based/inspired by Kid’s Story from the Animatrix (the Animatrix DVD is visible falling from the locker).
Diablo3 Farming + Python
I haven’t played that much Diablo 3 recently, but since the last patch I’ve done a little bit of Demonic Essence farming in Warrior’s Rest. To get an idea of how efficient it is, I wrote a really hack’ish Python script to track some stats and used Tim Golden’s example code for catching global key presses in Windows. The script allowed me to press Shift+F1 or Shift+F2 while inside Diablo 3 to record a time stamp and whether or not I got an essence in the previous run. Note that the code is pretty horrible, but it was a 20 minute project and I only needed something quick and dirty.
Code
import os
import sys
import ctypes
from ctypes import wintypes
import win32con
import time
import datetime
import winsound
byref = ctypes.byref
user32 = ctypes.windll.user32
HOTKEYS = {
1: (win32con.VK_F3, win32con.MOD_WIN),
2: (win32con.VK_F4, win32con.MOD_WIN),
3: (win32con.VK_F1, win32con.MOD_SHIFT),
4: (win32con.VK_F2, win32con.MOD_SHIFT)
}
def handle_win_f3():
os.startfile(os.environ['TEMP'])
def handle_win_f4():
user32.PostQuitMessage(0)
################
LAST_TIMESTAMP = False
RUNS = 0
ESSENCES = 0
def handle_shift_f1():
record_run(True)
def handle_shift_f2():
record_run(False)
def record_run(got_essence):
global LAST_TIMESTAMP
global RUNS
global ESSENCES
RUNS += 1
if got_essence:
ESSENCES += 1
timestamp = int(time.time())
date_str = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")
drop_rate = 0
if ESSENCES > 0:
drop_rate = (ESSENCES / float(RUNS)) * 100
run_length = 0
if LAST_TIMESTAMP is not False:
run_length = timestamp - LAST_TIMESTAMP
if got_essence:
print 'DROP - %d - %s - %d/%d - %0.2f%% - %d' % (timestamp, date_str, ESSENCES, RUNS, drop_rate, run_length)
else:
print 'NULL - %d - %s - %d/%d - %0.2f%% - %d' % (timestamp, date_str, ESSENCES, RUNS, drop_rate, run_length)
winsound.PlaySound('CallWaiting.wav', winsound.SND_FILENAME)
LAST_TIMESTAMP = timestamp
################
HOTKEY_ACTIONS = {
1: handle_win_f3,
2: handle_win_f4,
3: handle_shift_f1,
4: handle_shift_f2
}
# RegisterHotKey takes:
# Window handle for WM_HOTKEY messages (None = this thread)
# arbitrary id unique within the thread
# modifiers (MOD_SHIFT, MOD_ALT, MOD_CONTROL, MOD_WIN)
# VK code (either ord ('x') or one of win32con.VK_*)
for id, (vk, modifiers) in HOTKEYS.items ():
print "Registering id", id, "for key", vk
if not user32.RegisterHotKey (None, id, modifiers, vk):
print "Unable to register id", id
# Home-grown Windows message loop: does
# just enough to handle the WM_HOTKEY
# messages and pass everything else along.
try:
msg = wintypes.MSG()
while user32.GetMessageA(byref(msg), None, 0, 0) != 0:
if msg.message == win32con.WM_HOTKEY:
action_to_take = HOTKEY_ACTIONS.get(msg.wParam)
if action_to_take:
action_to_take()
user32.TranslateMessage(byref(msg))
user32.DispatchMessageA(byref(msg))
finally:
for id in HOTKEYS.keys():
user32.UnregisterHotKey(None, id)Runs
C:\Python27\python.exe D:/Dropbox/Code/py-farm-companion/companion.py
Registering id 1 for key 114
Registering id 2 for key 115
Registering id 3 for key 112
Registering id 4 for key 113
DROP - 1363409462 - 2013-03-16 15:51 - 1/1 - 100.00% - 0
NULL - 1363409526 - 2013-03-16 15:52 - 1/2 - 50.00% - 64
DROP - 1363409594 - 2013-03-16 15:53 - 2/3 - 66.67% - 68
NULL - 1363409660 - 2013-03-16 15:54 - 2/4 - 50.00% - 66
NULL - 1363409742 - 2013-03-16 15:55 - 2/5 - 40.00% - 82
NULL - 1363409808 - 2013-03-16 15:56 - 2/6 - 33.33% - 66
DROP - 1363409870 - 2013-03-16 15:57 - 3/7 - 42.86% - 62
NULL - 1363409923 - 2013-03-16 15:58 - 3/8 - 37.50% - 53
NULL - 1363409980 - 2013-03-16 15:59 - 3/9 - 33.33% - 57
NULL - 1363410035 - 2013-03-16 16:00 - 3/10 - 30.00% - 55
DROP - 1363410098 - 2013-03-16 16:01 - 4/11 - 36.36% - 63
DROP - 1363410158 - 2013-03-16 16:02 - 5/12 - 41.67% - 60
DROP - 1363410216 - 2013-03-16 16:03 - 6/13 - 46.15% - 58
NULL - 1363410277 - 2013-03-16 16:04 - 6/14 - 42.86% - 61
DROP - 1363410340 - 2013-03-16 16:05 - 7/15 - 46.67% - 63
NULL - 1363410456 - 2013-03-16 16:07 - 7/16 - 43.75% - 116
NULL - 1363410515 - 2013-03-16 16:08 - 7/17 - 41.18% - 59
NULL - 1363410578 - 2013-03-16 16:09 - 7/18 - 38.89% - 63
DROP - 1363410656 - 2013-03-16 16:10 - 8/19 - 42.11% - 78
DROP - 1363410768 - 2013-03-16 16:12 - 9/20 - 45.00% - 112
DROP - 1363410837 - 2013-03-16 16:13 - 10/21 - 47.62% - 69
DROP - 1363410899 - 2013-03-16 16:14 - 11/22 - 50.00% - 62
NULL - 1363410953 - 2013-03-16 16:15 - 11/23 - 47.83% - 54
NULL - 1363411016 - 2013-03-16 16:16 - 11/24 - 45.83% - 63
DROP - 1363411076 - 2013-03-16 16:17 - 12/25 - 48.00% - 60
NULL - 1363411168 - 2013-03-16 16:19 - 12/26 - 46.15% - 92
NULL - 1363411244 - 2013-03-16 16:20 - 12/27 - 44.44% - 76
NULL - 1363411306 - 2013-03-16 16:21 - 12/28 - 42.86% - 62
DROP - 1363411375 - 2013-03-16 16:22 - 13/29 - 44.83% - 69
NULL - 1363411454 - 2013-03-16 16:24 - 13/30 - 43.33% - 79
NULL - 1363411523 - 2013-03-16 16:25 - 13/31 - 41.94% - 69
NULL - 1363411582 - 2013-03-16 16:26 - 13/32 - 40.62% - 59
DROP - 1363411645 - 2013-03-16 16:27 - 14/33 - 42.42% - 63
NULL - 1363411699 - 2013-03-16 16:28 - 14/34 - 41.18% - 54
NULL - 1363411764 - 2013-03-16 16:29 - 14/35 - 40.00% - 65
NULL - 1363411821 - 2013-03-16 16:30 - 14/36 - 38.89% - 57
DROP - 1363411879 - 2013-03-16 16:31 - 15/37 - 40.54% - 58
DROP - 1363411942 - 2013-03-16 16:32 - 16/38 - 42.11% - 63
DROP - 1363412001 - 2013-03-16 16:33 - 17/39 - 43.59% - 59
NULL - 1363412067 - 2013-03-16 16:34 - 17/40 - 42.50% - 66
DROP - 1363412145 - 2013-03-16 16:35 - 18/41 - 43.90% - 78
DROP - 1363412223 - 2013-03-16 16:37 - 19/42 - 45.24% - 78
NULL - 1363412293 - 2013-03-16 16:38 - 19/43 - 44.19% - 70
NULL - 1363412360 - 2013-03-16 16:39 - 19/44 - 43.18% - 67
DROP - 1363412422 - 2013-03-16 16:40 - 20/45 - 44.44% - 62
NULL - 1363412485 - 2013-03-16 16:41 - 20/46 - 43.48% - 63
DROP - 1363412548 - 2013-03-16 16:42 - 21/47 - 44.68% - 63
DROP - 1363412611 - 2013-03-16 16:43 - 22/48 - 45.83% - 63
NULL - 1363412681 - 2013-03-16 16:44 - 22/49 - 44.90% - 70
DROP - 1363412752 - 2013-03-16 16:45 - 23/50 - 46.00% - 71
NULL - 1363412815 - 2013-03-16 16:46 - 23/51 - 45.10% - 63
NULL - 1363412880 - 2013-03-16 16:48 - 23/52 - 44.23% - 65
DROP - 1363412953 - 2013-03-16 16:49 - 24/53 - 45.28% - 73
DROP - 1363413020 - 2013-03-16 16:50 - 25/54 - 46.30% - 67
DROP - 1363413090 - 2013-03-16 16:51 - 26/55 - 47.27% - 70
NULL - 1363413156 - 2013-03-16 16:52 - 26/56 - 46.43% - 66
NULL - 1363413209 - 2013-03-16 16:53 - 26/57 - 45.61% - 53
DROP - 1363413274 - 2013-03-16 16:54 - 27/58 - 46.55% - 65
NULL - 1363413349 - 2013-03-16 16:55 - 27/59 - 45.76% - 75
NULL - 1363413417 - 2013-03-16 16:56 - 27/60 - 45.00% - 68
DROP - 1363413479 - 2013-03-16 16:57 - 28/61 - 45.90% - 62
DROP - 1363413548 - 2013-03-16 16:59 - 29/62 - 46.77% - 69
NULL - 1363413608 - 2013-03-16 17:00 - 29/63 - 46.03% - 60
NULL - 1363413669 - 2013-03-16 17:01 - 29/64 - 45.31% - 61
NULL - 1363413735 - 2013-03-16 17:02 - 29/65 - 44.62% - 66
DROP - 1363413801 - 2013-03-16 17:03 - 30/66 - 45.45% - 66Summary
In the end I ran Warrior’s Rest on MP9 66 times with my
Barbarian. The average run time was 67 seconds (timed from pressing resume to existing back to the lobby screen). I got 30 essences (45%) which is quite a bit higher than the expected drop rate (35%). Overall I got 1 essences every 2:24, which doesn’t really sound that great. I think I need to tweak my build and items (I really want Earthquake, but I don’t want to give up the healing from Rend). Maybe I’ll time some Vault of the Assassin runs next time.
Christmas 2012
Edit: 2022-04-10 - New Gallery link
I swear I just don’t like people or something.
Mouth of the Powlett River
From Christmas 2012.
Edit: 2022-04-10 - New Gallery link
Portsea
Edit: 2022-04-10 - New Gallery link
DCUO: Healing Weapon Skills
Just for my own reference:
| Type | Restoration | Crit Chance | Crit Multiplier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand Blasters | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| One Handed | 3 | 14 | |
| Dual Pistol | 45 | 1 | |
| Shield | 45 | 1 | |
| Martial Arts | 45 | 2 | |
| Dual Wield | 47 | ||
| Two Handed | 4 | 2 | |
| Brawling | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Rifle | 3 | 2 | |
| Staff | 14 | ||
| Bow | 3 | 12 |
Firewall Fun: pf, tables, and state
I hate firewalls. Hate them. If you are using pf and wish to block a specific ip address using a simple table and a block quick
pfctl -t blacklist -T add 123.123.123.123
pfctl -k 123.123.123.123LoL + Firewall Problems
Since upgrading my router to a Billion BiPAC 7800N I’ve been having trouble joining a new game in LoL; it sometimes takes up to 3 retries just to get to the loading screen. After connecting all is well but it’s a little annoying having to wait around every game. After doing some searching this seems to be a common problem with this router. Luckily there is a easy fix (even if it makes little sense). In the router configuration under Advanced -> Configuration -> QoS add a new QoS item.
- Application: LoL
- Direction: LAN to WAN
- Protocol: TCP
- Priority: High
- Internal Port: 5000 ~ 5500
- External Port: 5000 ~ 5500 Leave the all the other questions default and click
- Add
With any luck, LoL will be back to normal.
League of Legends Login Screen
Riot make some pretty nice login screens for their game League of Legends. They are frequently changing as they make a new one for each new champion released. The latest champion, Vi, has one the best login screens so far in my opinion. You can of course view it by downloading Lead of Legends, but I’ve also made a copy available here (may take a minute to load).
DCUO: CR Calculator
| Slot | Item Level | Mod Bonus |
|---|---|---|