I have posted a new update file that contains all of the songs up through October 13. Unfortunately, I don't yet have cutoffs for the songs from this latest week yet, but I will update the file as soon as I do.
Please note that the current version of the program does not have the ability to make the Drum part of Pearl Jam's "The End" behave properly, as it is the first song in Rock Band containing no drum part. As it stands now, it will display Gold Stars for the Drums and will incorrectly let you enter scores for it. I'll update the program to handle it similarly to the way it handles songs without vocal parts as soon as time permits.
Yahoo closed down the Geocities account I used to use for the file, so I had to use a general filesharing site. Sorry for the inconvenience.
You should be able to get the update.dat file (no unzipping required) at the link below.
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=b01130bc1c103dd261d4646c62b381cb458ac077ceb2bf3c759e682a8cd2154a
Enjoy!
Monday, October 19, 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009
New update file
I have posted a new update file that gets the song list completely current up through and including the Tom Petty singles. All songs include full cutoff scores as well.
I apologize for the scarcity of updates lately; I've had a massive computer overhaul that is now complete.
Let me know if there are any mistakes in the file.
Get the file at the usual location:
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/update.zip
Enjoy!
I apologize for the scarcity of updates lately; I've had a massive computer overhaul that is now complete.
Let me know if there are any mistakes in the file.
Get the file at the usual location:
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/update.zip
Enjoy!
Monday, July 27, 2009
New Update File Posted
I posted a new update file that brings the song list completely current up through and including the Kings of Leon/Rancid/Rise Against packs. All songs include accurate star cutoff information as well.
Get it at the usual location:
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/update.zip
Enjoy!
Get it at the usual location:
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/update.zip
Enjoy!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Minor update posted
Just wanted to let everyone know that I have posted an updated version of Rock Band Tracker that adds a link to this blog in the Help menu, as well as a more substantial feature.
This new feature can be accessed by selecting "Get Updated Keldon.net Spreadsheet" under the "Update" menu. This will prompt you for your PSN ID/Xbox Live GamerTag and ask you to specify which system you're using, and then will pull up the keldon.net website with your scores automatically. At that point, all you have to do is click the "Get Scores as CSV File" button and then save the "scores.csv" file to your Rock Band Tracker directory. Then you will be able to use the new Spreadsheet Import features. This should streamline the process dramatically.
The links are the same as before:
FULL VERSION (FOR NEW USERS):
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt09b_full.zip
EXECUTABLE ONLY (FOR EXISTING USERS):
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt09b_exe.zip
Enjoy!
This new feature can be accessed by selecting "Get Updated Keldon.net Spreadsheet" under the "Update" menu. This will prompt you for your PSN ID/Xbox Live GamerTag and ask you to specify which system you're using, and then will pull up the keldon.net website with your scores automatically. At that point, all you have to do is click the "Get Scores as CSV File" button and then save the "scores.csv" file to your Rock Band Tracker directory. Then you will be able to use the new Spreadsheet Import features. This should streamline the process dramatically.
The links are the same as before:
FULL VERSION (FOR NEW USERS):
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt09b_full.zip
EXECUTABLE ONLY (FOR EXISTING USERS):
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt09b_exe.zip
Enjoy!
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Rock Band Tracker v 0.9b Released
I have uploaded a new version of Rock Band Tracker, version 0.9 Beta, which can be downloaded at the links at the bottom of this post. There are several important features in this update, but in order to use them you will need to take advantage of a great feature of Keldon.net's Rock Band website. Please read this post carefully so you fully understand how to use the new features and what their implications are to new users versus existing users. I apologize for the length of this post but it really is necessary to explain this fully.
The program now has the ability to process a particular format of a spreadsheet and import the scores found in it into Rock Band Tracker. This process will also automatically update your Collection file to include all songs found within the spreadsheet. This can be done in two separate places. If you select "Import Keldon.net Spreadsheet" from the "Update" menu, score results will be added and your collection will be updated. If you prefer manually entering your scores but would like to be able to use this spreadsheet to automate the maintenance of your Collection (which would spare you the pain of using the lousy Collection Editor in the program itself, you can select "Update Collection from Spreadsheet" under the "Collection" menu. The latter option will not update or add any new scores from the spreadsheet; it will only search for the presence of scores for songs you have not yet specified as being in your collection and add it.
IMPORTANT NOTE: It is very important that you make sure you have the latest update file to be sure this will work properly. I haven't been able to test yet for how the program handles situations where the song title doesn't exist in the master song list in Rock Band Tracker itself. I hope that it will just ignore it, but it's hard to say for sure at this point. If you are a new user and download the "full" package below, the data file supplied is completely up to date. For existing users, I have included the latest update.dat file in the archive with the new executable. If you haven't updated in a while, be sure to process that update file before attempting to use these new import features.
As a general rule, I would recommend that you vigilantly update your Rock Band Tracker data file to ensure that you get optimal results from this feature.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT NOTE: Because of the complexity of this feature and the various scenarios that can arise, I would recommend making manual copies of your data.dat, log.dat, and collection.dat files before using this new feature to make sure you don't lose anything if an unexpected problem arises.
In addition to these new features, I also corrected the Visual Star List to no longer include "blank" results for songs that are not in your collection. You'll also notice that there are checkbox menus at the top of the panel. This is a preliminary feature that has not yet been completed. At the moment, only the Difficulty filters on Guitar actually have any functionality. I hope to complete this addition in an upcoming version, but I didn't feel like stripping out what I had done so far.
Here are the instructions for obtaining the spreadsheet file that these new features work with:
1) Go to http://www.keldon.net/rockband in your web browser.
2) Click "My Scores" in the menu at the top.
3) In the box for "Player/Band Name", enter your PSN ID or XBL Gamertag.
4) For the "Instrument" box, select "All Solo."
5) Set your platform appropriately and select "Rock Band 2" as your game.
6) Select "Expert" as your difficulty.
7) The default checkbox settings should work, but make sure that "Show songs without scores" is NOT checked. It should be unchecked by default. The checkboxes for "Show RB2 scores", "Show RB1 scores", and "Show DLC scores" should all be checked as well.
8) Click the "Get Scores as CSV File" button at the bottom.
9) Save the resulting file as "scores.csv" to the root of your Rock Band Tracker directory. It might take a while to generate if you have a lot of results.
That's it. Once the "scores.csv" file is in your Rock Band Tracker folder, you will be able to use these new features. You can also repeat this process periodically, overwrite the existing file, and import your newest scores again. There are no adverse consequences to repeat imports.
NOTES:
There are a few things that users should be aware of with respect to this new feature. First of all, the spreadsheet results (and, by extension, the RB2 servers) do not make any distinction between scores achieved at different difficulty levels. This means that if your best score is on Hard, it will be imported and Rock Band Tracker will treat it as an Expert score. To get around this, you can manually delete results for songs you know you haven't beaten on Expert or achieved as high a score, but unfortunately there's nothing else that can be done because Harmonix doesn't appear to make the difficulty distinctions anymore. Secondly, the spreadsheet does not contain any information regarding percentages and note streaks, so this data will be absent from results imported in this fashion. Finally, since the spreadsheet only stores your highest score on each song for each instrument, it will not track all of your results.
Because of the way this program was designed at the outset, the ideal way to use it is still to write down your scores and manually input the data. There are several things that the program tracks that will not apply or will not be comprehensively tracked using the spreadsheet import. However, this new option can help you maintain your collection or at least get you started with some base data instead of having to start from scratch. However, if you don't care about percentages or note streaks, and you are only interested in seeing how your scores have improved, then this new feature can still be used exclusively and spare you a lot of tedious data entry.
Here are the links for the new versions:
FOR EXISTING USERS ONLY:
Rock Band Tracker v0.9 Beta EXE only (includes update.dat file):
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt09b_exe.zip
FOR NEW USERS ONLY:
Rock Band Tracker v0.9 Beta Full version:
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt09b_full.zip
NOTE: New users should simply extract the folder contained in the .zip file above to any location to which they have full rights. The desktop should work fine for most people. Make sure you keep the directory structure intact. Then just run the RBTracker.exe file. You will need the latest version of Microsoft's .NET runtime to use this program. If you are prompted in this way, you can get this runtime environment at Microsoft's website.
Enjoy!
The program now has the ability to process a particular format of a spreadsheet and import the scores found in it into Rock Band Tracker. This process will also automatically update your Collection file to include all songs found within the spreadsheet. This can be done in two separate places. If you select "Import Keldon.net Spreadsheet" from the "Update" menu, score results will be added and your collection will be updated. If you prefer manually entering your scores but would like to be able to use this spreadsheet to automate the maintenance of your Collection (which would spare you the pain of using the lousy Collection Editor in the program itself, you can select "Update Collection from Spreadsheet" under the "Collection" menu. The latter option will not update or add any new scores from the spreadsheet; it will only search for the presence of scores for songs you have not yet specified as being in your collection and add it.
IMPORTANT NOTE: It is very important that you make sure you have the latest update file to be sure this will work properly. I haven't been able to test yet for how the program handles situations where the song title doesn't exist in the master song list in Rock Band Tracker itself. I hope that it will just ignore it, but it's hard to say for sure at this point. If you are a new user and download the "full" package below, the data file supplied is completely up to date. For existing users, I have included the latest update.dat file in the archive with the new executable. If you haven't updated in a while, be sure to process that update file before attempting to use these new import features.
As a general rule, I would recommend that you vigilantly update your Rock Band Tracker data file to ensure that you get optimal results from this feature.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT NOTE: Because of the complexity of this feature and the various scenarios that can arise, I would recommend making manual copies of your data.dat, log.dat, and collection.dat files before using this new feature to make sure you don't lose anything if an unexpected problem arises.
In addition to these new features, I also corrected the Visual Star List to no longer include "blank" results for songs that are not in your collection. You'll also notice that there are checkbox menus at the top of the panel. This is a preliminary feature that has not yet been completed. At the moment, only the Difficulty filters on Guitar actually have any functionality. I hope to complete this addition in an upcoming version, but I didn't feel like stripping out what I had done so far.
Here are the instructions for obtaining the spreadsheet file that these new features work with:
1) Go to http://www.keldon.net/rockband in your web browser.
2) Click "My Scores" in the menu at the top.
3) In the box for "Player/Band Name", enter your PSN ID or XBL Gamertag.
4) For the "Instrument" box, select "All Solo."
5) Set your platform appropriately and select "Rock Band 2" as your game.
6) Select "Expert" as your difficulty.
7) The default checkbox settings should work, but make sure that "Show songs without scores" is NOT checked. It should be unchecked by default. The checkboxes for "Show RB2 scores", "Show RB1 scores", and "Show DLC scores" should all be checked as well.
8) Click the "Get Scores as CSV File" button at the bottom.
9) Save the resulting file as "scores.csv" to the root of your Rock Band Tracker directory. It might take a while to generate if you have a lot of results.
That's it. Once the "scores.csv" file is in your Rock Band Tracker folder, you will be able to use these new features. You can also repeat this process periodically, overwrite the existing file, and import your newest scores again. There are no adverse consequences to repeat imports.
NOTES:
There are a few things that users should be aware of with respect to this new feature. First of all, the spreadsheet results (and, by extension, the RB2 servers) do not make any distinction between scores achieved at different difficulty levels. This means that if your best score is on Hard, it will be imported and Rock Band Tracker will treat it as an Expert score. To get around this, you can manually delete results for songs you know you haven't beaten on Expert or achieved as high a score, but unfortunately there's nothing else that can be done because Harmonix doesn't appear to make the difficulty distinctions anymore. Secondly, the spreadsheet does not contain any information regarding percentages and note streaks, so this data will be absent from results imported in this fashion. Finally, since the spreadsheet only stores your highest score on each song for each instrument, it will not track all of your results.
Because of the way this program was designed at the outset, the ideal way to use it is still to write down your scores and manually input the data. There are several things that the program tracks that will not apply or will not be comprehensively tracked using the spreadsheet import. However, this new option can help you maintain your collection or at least get you started with some base data instead of having to start from scratch. However, if you don't care about percentages or note streaks, and you are only interested in seeing how your scores have improved, then this new feature can still be used exclusively and spare you a lot of tedious data entry.
Here are the links for the new versions:
FOR EXISTING USERS ONLY:
Rock Band Tracker v0.9 Beta EXE only (includes update.dat file):
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt09b_exe.zip
FOR NEW USERS ONLY:
Rock Band Tracker v0.9 Beta Full version:
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt09b_full.zip
NOTE: New users should simply extract the folder contained in the .zip file above to any location to which they have full rights. The desktop should work fine for most people. Make sure you keep the directory structure intact. Then just run the RBTracker.exe file. You will need the latest version of Microsoft's .NET runtime to use this program. If you are prompted in this way, you can get this runtime environment at Microsoft's website.
Enjoy!
Monday, July 6, 2009
Update File (7-6-09)
I have posted another update file to get the song list completely up to date, including star cutoffs, for all songs up to and including the Foreigner and second Warped Tour packs.
I have a rather exciting feature in the works, which will primarily be useful to new users, but there are still some bugs I'm working out so it's not quite ready for release at the moment. Stay tuned; I hope to have a new version of the software out soon that will conceivably make this program much more user-friendly in terms of input.
Get the update file at the usual location:
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/update.zip
Enjoy!
I have a rather exciting feature in the works, which will primarily be useful to new users, but there are still some bugs I'm working out so it's not quite ready for release at the moment. Stay tuned; I hope to have a new version of the software out soon that will conceivably make this program much more user-friendly in terms of input.
Get the update file at the usual location:
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/update.zip
Enjoy!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Another update file
Nothing major here: just another update file to get the song list up to date. Unfortunately, there are no cutoffs for any of the songs past the Iron Maiden pack, but I hope to have those included shortly.
Get the file at the usual place:
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/update.zip
Progress on a software update has been slow as I've been distracted by a couple other projects. I hope to have something soon.
Enjoy!
Get the file at the usual place:
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/update.zip
Progress on a software update has been slow as I've been distracted by a couple other projects. I hope to have something soon.
Enjoy!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
New update file posted
I apologize for the paucity of updates in the last couple months; I've been distracted by a few other things.
I have uploaded a new update.dat file that contains full data and cutoff information for every song up to and including the Iron Maiden pack. This brings the total number of songs tracked in the game to 712.
I have not included the bonus live tracks from the re-release of Pearl Jam's Ten. I plan to do so if and when they are made available on XBL and PSN.
I plan to add some new features soon, including hopefully adding filters to and speeding up the presently horrific Visual Star List.
Enjoy:
Link:
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/update.zip
I have uploaded a new update.dat file that contains full data and cutoff information for every song up to and including the Iron Maiden pack. This brings the total number of songs tracked in the game to 712.
I have not included the bonus live tracks from the re-release of Pearl Jam's Ten. I plan to do so if and when they are made available on XBL and PSN.
I plan to add some new features soon, including hopefully adding filters to and speeding up the presently horrific Visual Star List.
Enjoy:
Link:
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/update.zip
Monday, March 30, 2009
New Update File Released
I have uploaded a new update file that is current up to and including the release of Pearl Jam's Ten album. This file has accurate cutoffs for all songs to this point.
I have not included the live tracks available through pre-ordering the Ten re-issue at Best Buy. The word is that these songs will be made available for purchase via normal channels, so I will wait until that happens to include these songs in the program.
Get the update file at the usual link:
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/update.zip
I have not included the live tracks available through pre-ordering the Ten re-issue at Best Buy. The word is that these songs will be made available for purchase via normal channels, so I will wait until that happens to include these songs in the program.
Get the update file at the usual link:
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/update.zip
Friday, March 6, 2009
Minor update to software and new update file
I have uploaded a new version of the 0.8b executable and full install. This includes a minor tweak to allow people to re-size the Visual Star List to show more items on screen at once. It is not recommended that you attempt to resize the screen horizontally, because there will just be dead space (I haven't yet figured out how to account for this.) It should still functionally work, though.
I also made a tweak to the way the program internally handles songs without vocal parts. The hope is that the user will see no difference in this respect from before. Let me know if there are any issues with it.
I have also uploaded a new update file that brings the entire song list up to date, with accurate cutoffs up to and including Texas Flood.
The links in the post below are still valid. Enjoy!
I also made a tweak to the way the program internally handles songs without vocal parts. The hope is that the user will see no difference in this respect from before. Let me know if there are any issues with it.
I have also uploaded a new update file that brings the entire song list up to date, with accurate cutoffs up to and including Texas Flood.
The links in the post below are still valid. Enjoy!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Version 0.8 Beta Released and New Update File Posted
I have uploaded version 0.8b of the Rock Band Tracker executable at the link below. The most noteworthy change is that users can now individually delete Rock Band 1 songs from their collection (essentially, RB1 songs are now treated as regular DLC.) The checkbox indicating the state of "Rock Band 1 ownership" has been replaced with a button that will alternate between Add Rock Band 1 songs (which will place all of the Rock Band 1 songs in your collection) and Remove Rock Band 1 songs (which will remove all Rock Band 1 songs from your collection.) They then can be added or deleted from the collection in the same fashion as any other DLC.
Please note that this archive contains only the executable, so if you are using the program for the first time, you should download the 0.8 full install archive also posted below.
I have also posted a new update file which is current up through the Texas Flood album release. Unfortunately, these songs, as well as the Jimmy Eat World and Alt Country packs from the previous weeks, do not yet have cutoff information. I will upload a new update file as soon as this data is available.
Links:
Rock Band Tracker Version 0.8b full install:
NOTE: Only use this file if you are downloading and using the software for the first time. Simply extract this folder to any place on your hard drive where you have full permissions, and run the RBTracker.exe file located within.
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt08b_full.zip
Rock Band Tracker Version 0.8b executable only:
NOTE: If you are using an earlier version of Rock Band Tracker, simply overwrite your existing executable with the one found in the archive below.
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt08b_exe.zip
Latest Update file:
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/update.zip
Please note that this archive contains only the executable, so if you are using the program for the first time, you should download the 0.8 full install archive also posted below.
I have also posted a new update file which is current up through the Texas Flood album release. Unfortunately, these songs, as well as the Jimmy Eat World and Alt Country packs from the previous weeks, do not yet have cutoff information. I will upload a new update file as soon as this data is available.
Links:
Rock Band Tracker Version 0.8b full install:
NOTE: Only use this file if you are downloading and using the software for the first time. Simply extract this folder to any place on your hard drive where you have full permissions, and run the RBTracker.exe file located within.
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt08b_full.zip
Rock Band Tracker Version 0.8b executable only:
NOTE: If you are using an earlier version of Rock Band Tracker, simply overwrite your existing executable with the one found in the archive below.
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt08b_exe.zip
Latest Update file:
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/update.zip
Monday, February 23, 2009
New Update File Released
The update file has been updated to include all songs up to and including the White Zombie/Turbonegro singles. All songs now contain full cutoff information.
Get it at the link below:
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/update.zip
Enjoy!
Get it at the link below:
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/update.zip
Enjoy!
Friday, February 6, 2009
Version 0.7b Full Version Released
I have uploaded a full version of the 0.7b software so that new users can easily get started. I will start including a fresh full version with each update in the future to prevent confusion.
Link:
Rock Band Tracker version 0.7b full version:
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt07b_full.zip
Link:
Rock Band Tracker version 0.7b full version:
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt07b_full.zip
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Update File and New Images Released
Thanks to LilCube from the GameFAQs message board, I can now provide you with far superior images for use with Rock Band Tracker. These make the star images, particularly the gold stars, look much better in both the main program and the Visual Star List, as well as the tier markers for the difficulties. Just replace your existing "images" folder with the one found in the archive linked below.
I've also put a new update.zip file up that when processed will bring the song list up to date through the Thin Lizzy live pack and the other singles released on February 3. These songs, as well as those in the second Grateful Dead pack released last week, do not yet have cutoff information, so you'll have to manually enter your star values for these songs until I can get the base scores, which hopefully won't be long. I'll add star cutoffs for songs that are missing them as I continue to release new update files.
This update also fixes some incorrect difficulty tier information for Young Man Blues (Live at Leeds.)
Get the files at the links below:
New Image Folder
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/images.zip
Latest Update File
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/update.zip
Enjoy!
I've also put a new update.zip file up that when processed will bring the song list up to date through the Thin Lizzy live pack and the other singles released on February 3. These songs, as well as those in the second Grateful Dead pack released last week, do not yet have cutoff information, so you'll have to manually enter your star values for these songs until I can get the base scores, which hopefully won't be long. I'll add star cutoffs for songs that are missing them as I continue to release new update files.
This update also fixes some incorrect difficulty tier information for Young Man Blues (Live at Leeds.)
Get the files at the links below:
New Image Folder
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/images.zip
Latest Update File
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/update.zip
Enjoy!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Version 0.7b Released
I have uploaded version 0.7b of the Rock Band Tracker executable at the link below.
This version contains two major improvements.
1) I have added a "Visual Star List" option in the "Reports" menu. This option will display a scrollable list of all of the songs you have completed on the currently selected instrument, along with your highest score and the corresponding star result in visual fashion. This list was created to mimic the Rock Band 1 song selection list which showed you this information as you were selecting the songs. It provides an "at-a-glance" visual report of how well you're generally doing on a certain instrument. Unfortunately, the process I use to accomplish this is not particularly efficient, so please forgive the fact that it might take a while for the list to load. I do not include songs that have not yet been completed in the list, which should speed it up a bit. Once you have a few hundred songs completed, though, it might take a few seconds for the list to appear.
2) I have added a "Display" menu with a "Widescreen" checkbox option. When checked, the components of the GUI will be resized and rearranged to fit a 16:9 perspective. This may be useful for people with widescreen monitors who don't have enough screen height to fit the standard 1024x768 perspective. This option can be toggled on the fly during the program's execution, and the setting will be saved when the program is closed and then restored when it is opened again, much like the "Show Only Collection" option already is.
Link:
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt07b_exe.zip
Thanks, and enjoy!
This version contains two major improvements.
1) I have added a "Visual Star List" option in the "Reports" menu. This option will display a scrollable list of all of the songs you have completed on the currently selected instrument, along with your highest score and the corresponding star result in visual fashion. This list was created to mimic the Rock Band 1 song selection list which showed you this information as you were selecting the songs. It provides an "at-a-glance" visual report of how well you're generally doing on a certain instrument. Unfortunately, the process I use to accomplish this is not particularly efficient, so please forgive the fact that it might take a while for the list to load. I do not include songs that have not yet been completed in the list, which should speed it up a bit. Once you have a few hundred songs completed, though, it might take a few seconds for the list to appear.
2) I have added a "Display" menu with a "Widescreen" checkbox option. When checked, the components of the GUI will be resized and rearranged to fit a 16:9 perspective. This may be useful for people with widescreen monitors who don't have enough screen height to fit the standard 1024x768 perspective. This option can be toggled on the fly during the program's execution, and the setting will be saved when the program is closed and then restored when it is opened again, much like the "Show Only Collection" option already is.
Link:
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt07b_exe.zip
Thanks, and enjoy!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Version 0.6b Released
I have uploaded version 0.6b of Rock Band Tracker to the link below. This file contains only the executable, so if you are downloading the program for the first time, simply download and extract the 0.5b full version below and then overwrite the executable with the one in the 0.6b_exe archive.
There have been several changes and additions, listed below:
There have been several changes and additions, listed below:
- Fixed a bug in the data file converting mechanism for people who had data files using the pre-0.5b format.
- Fixed the length sorting field that was reporting long songs like The Camera Eye and Jailbreak incorrectly because it was doing a direct string comparison. Now these longer songs show up as the longest like they should.
- Cleaned up the Data File Editor to make it more friendly for general use. The program will now not allow empty songs to be added to the list. As long as a title is present, "dummy" values will be inserted for any other field left blank.
- Added a "Close to Five Stars" report to the Reports menu. This works identically to the existing "Close to Gold Stars" report, only it checks against 5-star cutoffs (obviously.)
- Changed the font type for the title in the song info panel to something I think looks a little nicer.
- Added "Stars" to the sorting options. This allows you to sort the list by the number of stars you've achieved. If the song is incomplete, they will be reported as "0". If you have gold-starred the song, it will be reported as a "6".
The update file has also been updated to fix a few incorrect values (namely, the star cutoffs for Train Kept A' Rollin' on Vocals as well as some messed up difficulty tiers for Don't Make Me Wait.) Thanks to "LilCube" and "yahararyan" on the GameFAQs message board for pointing these out.
I have decided to postpone putting the new Grateful Dead songs in the update file until I can get the base scores for them. If it takes longer than Tuesday to get them, I'll just plug them in without the cutoffs and add them in whenever they're available.
Thanks!
Links below:
Version 0.6 Executable only
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt06b_exe.zip
Latest update file
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Rock Band Tracker 0.5b Released
I have just posted version 0.5b of Rock Band Tracker (which unfortunately still reports as 0.3b in the help menu but I can't be bothered to rebuild it just for that.)
There are some important changes to the software that all users should be aware of. First and foremost, the update mechanism has been changed dramatically; instead of having to download separate update files each week that you process individually, there will now be a "master" update file that will contain all of the information in the program. The update file is now nothing more than a blank data file containing all of the song data. So all you have to do now to keep your program up to date is download the update.dat file, which will be regularly updated and maintained, and drop it in your working directory. The program no longer deletes this file; you can simply overwrite the previous one with a newer version. You can now process the update file as many times as you want with no ill effects; the program will no longer add duplicate entries to the song list.
Unfortunately, changing the program to work this way made it so that I had to change the file format (namely, the way the end of file was read.) This means that the program must convert your old data file to the new format, and the previous update files will not work (again, this doesn't matter though because the new update file has every song in the game included in it, even the ones from several weeks ago.) I put a routine in to check your data file and convert it if necessary, and it appears to be working fine, but let me know if you have any issues with it.
I have deleted all older versions of the program and the update files. I have added downloads for both a full version of the program and the latest executable only, as well as the latest update file. If you have previously used the program, do not overwrite your existing folder with the contents of the full install. It will delete all of the scores you have entered to this point. The full version is intended only for people using the program for the first time. If you have used the program before, simply download the rbt05bexe.zip and overwrite your existing executable with it. Since this new format has not been fully tested, I strongly recommend that you create a backup of your entire RBT folder somewhere else on your hard drive in case there are problems converting the file.
There have been a few other improvements and additions detailed below.
Full Change List
- Changed the update mechanism and file format so that the update can be processed without overwriting previously existing scores and other user input.
- Changed the Data File Editor to include a box to the right of the string that takes the number of seconds in the song and converts it to the time string that the program will use.
- Added text boxes to the right of the cutoff boxes in the Data File Editor that will take the base score for the given instrument on Expert difficulty and automatically populate the cutoff fields appropriately. For vocals, the field to the right is for the total number of phrases in the song and the field below it is for the number of percussion notes present in the song.
- Added an "Add to Update" button to the Data File Editor. Note: this button now has no valid function, so it's not recommended that you use it.
- Changed the background color of the Collection Manager and the Data File Editor to distinguish their windows from the main window.
- Changed the Collection Manager and Data File Editor to act as dialog forms, which prevents the user from messing around with the main program while making changes in these modules. It also allows the program to immediately reflect the changes made. You no longer need to select "Refresh Collection" for the master list to reflect your changes, and any changes you make in the Data File Editor will be immediately reflected as well.
- Added an option in the File Menu to "Create Master File." This will create a file called "master.dat" in the working directory that contains all of the general song information but without user scores. This is primarily used to create the update files, so the general user shouldn't need to worry about it.
The latest update file contains all of the songs up to but not yet including the second Grateful Dead track pack, but it now contains star cutoffs for every song in the game. Future updates should also have the cutoffs now as well.
Get the files at the links below.
Rock Band Tracker Full Version (First-Time Use Only!)
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt05bfull.zip
Rock Band Tracker 0.5b Executable Only (Overwrite existing RBTracker.exe file)
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt05exe.zip
Rock Band Tracker Update File (current through 1-26-09)
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/update.zip
Thanks!
There are some important changes to the software that all users should be aware of. First and foremost, the update mechanism has been changed dramatically; instead of having to download separate update files each week that you process individually, there will now be a "master" update file that will contain all of the information in the program. The update file is now nothing more than a blank data file containing all of the song data. So all you have to do now to keep your program up to date is download the update.dat file, which will be regularly updated and maintained, and drop it in your working directory. The program no longer deletes this file; you can simply overwrite the previous one with a newer version. You can now process the update file as many times as you want with no ill effects; the program will no longer add duplicate entries to the song list.
Unfortunately, changing the program to work this way made it so that I had to change the file format (namely, the way the end of file was read.) This means that the program must convert your old data file to the new format, and the previous update files will not work (again, this doesn't matter though because the new update file has every song in the game included in it, even the ones from several weeks ago.) I put a routine in to check your data file and convert it if necessary, and it appears to be working fine, but let me know if you have any issues with it.
I have deleted all older versions of the program and the update files. I have added downloads for both a full version of the program and the latest executable only, as well as the latest update file. If you have previously used the program, do not overwrite your existing folder with the contents of the full install. It will delete all of the scores you have entered to this point. The full version is intended only for people using the program for the first time. If you have used the program before, simply download the rbt05bexe.zip and overwrite your existing executable with it. Since this new format has not been fully tested, I strongly recommend that you create a backup of your entire RBT folder somewhere else on your hard drive in case there are problems converting the file.
There have been a few other improvements and additions detailed below.
Full Change List
- Changed the update mechanism and file format so that the update can be processed without overwriting previously existing scores and other user input.
- Changed the Data File Editor to include a box to the right of the string that takes the number of seconds in the song and converts it to the time string that the program will use.
- Added text boxes to the right of the cutoff boxes in the Data File Editor that will take the base score for the given instrument on Expert difficulty and automatically populate the cutoff fields appropriately. For vocals, the field to the right is for the total number of phrases in the song and the field below it is for the number of percussion notes present in the song.
- Added an "Add to Update" button to the Data File Editor. Note: this button now has no valid function, so it's not recommended that you use it.
- Changed the background color of the Collection Manager and the Data File Editor to distinguish their windows from the main window.
- Changed the Collection Manager and Data File Editor to act as dialog forms, which prevents the user from messing around with the main program while making changes in these modules. It also allows the program to immediately reflect the changes made. You no longer need to select "Refresh Collection" for the master list to reflect your changes, and any changes you make in the Data File Editor will be immediately reflected as well.
- Added an option in the File Menu to "Create Master File." This will create a file called "master.dat" in the working directory that contains all of the general song information but without user scores. This is primarily used to create the update files, so the general user shouldn't need to worry about it.
The latest update file contains all of the songs up to but not yet including the second Grateful Dead track pack, but it now contains star cutoffs for every song in the game. Future updates should also have the cutoffs now as well.
Get the files at the links below.
Rock Band Tracker Full Version (First-Time Use Only!)
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt05bfull.zip
Rock Band Tracker 0.5b Executable Only (Overwrite existing RBTracker.exe file)
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt05exe.zip
Rock Band Tracker Update File (current through 1-26-09)
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/update.zip
Thanks!
Monday, January 26, 2009
Update for 1-26-09 Released
I have uploaded a new update file for last week's DLC. This includes the Steve Miller pack as well as the five singles, which brings the total song count up to 550 in the master database.
This week, the cutoffs have been included with the update file, so you no longer will have to manually enter your star result for new songs. I have found a very useful spreadsheet maintained by ajunata at ScoreHero, and he seems to update the file very quickly on a weekly basis so for the most part I should be able to get fully functional songs into Rock Band tracker before the next batch of DLC comes out.
There are probably a few quirks that I haven't found yet in the routine that handles the cutoff calculation, but I have manually checked the values against Kawigi's list and for the most part they seem accurate. There may be occasional discrepancies, but they shouldn't exceed a hundred points or so at most. I am at the mercy of the base scores I have located, and if they are incorrect, even slightly, I have no way to compensate for it.
Get the latest update file at the link below. Once again, simply unzip the update.dat file into your working directory, and then select "Process Update File" under the Update menu in the program to add the songs. Make sure you're using the latest 0.3b version of the software to avoid getting erroneous messages that the update did not work.
Link:
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/update012609.zip
This week, the cutoffs have been included with the update file, so you no longer will have to manually enter your star result for new songs. I have found a very useful spreadsheet maintained by ajunata at ScoreHero, and he seems to update the file very quickly on a weekly basis so for the most part I should be able to get fully functional songs into Rock Band tracker before the next batch of DLC comes out.
There are probably a few quirks that I haven't found yet in the routine that handles the cutoff calculation, but I have manually checked the values against Kawigi's list and for the most part they seem accurate. There may be occasional discrepancies, but they shouldn't exceed a hundred points or so at most. I am at the mercy of the base scores I have located, and if they are incorrect, even slightly, I have no way to compensate for it.
Get the latest update file at the link below. Once again, simply unzip the update.dat file into your working directory, and then select "Process Update File" under the Update menu in the program to add the songs. Make sure you're using the latest 0.3b version of the software to avoid getting erroneous messages that the update did not work.
Link:
http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/update012609.zip
Friday, January 16, 2009
Updated 0.3b Executable Posted
There was a bug in the update module that caused an error message to appear even when the update completed successfully. It was particularly insidious because the error happened before the update.dat file is deleted, and the message implies that the user must do the update again, which results in duplicate song entries.
If you downloaded the previous 0.3b executable, please download it again. It has been patched to fix this problem.
If you downloaded the previous 0.3b executable, please download it again. It has been patched to fix this problem.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Update File (1-15-09) Released
I have uploaded an update file at the link below. This file, when processed, will add all DLC released to this date, up to and including the Lenny Kravitz pack and the Megasus/Honest Bob singles.
To use this file, simply extract the .zip to the root of your working directory (the one with the executable in it.) Then run the program and select "Process Update Files" from the Update menu. This will prompt you as to whether you want to update the file at this point. Select "Yes" and the new songs will be imported into the master list. The file will then be deleted so that you do not accidentally duplicate songs in the list by importing the update more than once. A backup of this update file will be dated and placed in the "Archive" subfolder of your working directory in case you load a previous backup file that does not include the new songs and thus need to run the update again.
Please remember that by default, the program only includes songs that you have indicated you own in the Collection Manager, so you will need to run the Collection Manager and add the songs you want from the list. The update process will place the newly imported songs into the "DLC Not Owned" list on the left, and you can select the applicable ones to include in your collection. Remember to save your changes before closing the Collection Manager and to select the "Refresh Collection" option from the Collection menu to get the new additions to appear.
I suppose this is a good time to explain how the program handles new songs. For more recent entries for which accurate Star Cutoff information is not available, the program will detect that situation and you will be prompted to select your star result from the drop-down box that appears above the Score input box when this situation arises. You must enter a star value along with a score for songs that do not have cutoffs. This will allow the program to process your star values for the purposes of general stat tracking.
Aside from the fact that additional input is required for songs with no cutoffs, the main drawbacks are that the Status field (which displays how far past the previous cutoff and how close to the next cutoff your best score is) will not be available, and there is no way for the "Close to Gold Stars" report to detect which of these songs you may be close to Gold Stars on.
As cutoffs for these songs become available, I plan to incorporate them into future update files.
Link: http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/update011509.zip
To use this file, simply extract the .zip to the root of your working directory (the one with the executable in it.) Then run the program and select "Process Update Files" from the Update menu. This will prompt you as to whether you want to update the file at this point. Select "Yes" and the new songs will be imported into the master list. The file will then be deleted so that you do not accidentally duplicate songs in the list by importing the update more than once. A backup of this update file will be dated and placed in the "Archive" subfolder of your working directory in case you load a previous backup file that does not include the new songs and thus need to run the update again.
Please remember that by default, the program only includes songs that you have indicated you own in the Collection Manager, so you will need to run the Collection Manager and add the songs you want from the list. The update process will place the newly imported songs into the "DLC Not Owned" list on the left, and you can select the applicable ones to include in your collection. Remember to save your changes before closing the Collection Manager and to select the "Refresh Collection" option from the Collection menu to get the new additions to appear.
I suppose this is a good time to explain how the program handles new songs. For more recent entries for which accurate Star Cutoff information is not available, the program will detect that situation and you will be prompted to select your star result from the drop-down box that appears above the Score input box when this situation arises. You must enter a star value along with a score for songs that do not have cutoffs. This will allow the program to process your star values for the purposes of general stat tracking.
Aside from the fact that additional input is required for songs with no cutoffs, the main drawbacks are that the Status field (which displays how far past the previous cutoff and how close to the next cutoff your best score is) will not be available, and there is no way for the "Close to Gold Stars" report to detect which of these songs you may be close to Gold Stars on.
As cutoffs for these songs become available, I plan to incorporate them into future update files.
Link: http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/update011509.zip
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Rock Band Tracker v0.3b Released
I have uploaded Version 0.3b of Rock Band Tracker at the link below.
Change List:
- Added the ability to delete the last entry of the selected song on the currently selected instrument. This will also replace your high score values for each category with the newly appropriate values, so the program should act as though the deleted entry never existed. I haven't had much time to test it, though, but what little I did seemed to work perfectly fine. This option can be activated through the File menu and "Delete Last Entry." I just don't have enough room to put a separate button, and hopefully it will only need to be used sparingly anyway.
- Fixed a bug in which pressing the Enter key to dismiss the warning dialog when trying to enter a new result with invalid data was causing the dialog to continuously appear until the user clicks on it. Now the Enter key should dismiss the dialog without triggering it again.
- Fixed a bug in the vocal FC percentage on the General Stats panel where it was displaying an absurd value because I didn't include a subtraction via parentheses when casting the result to a Double.
A bit more modest than yesterday, but hopefully the Delete Last Entry option will make life easier for people entering massive amounts of data en masse. The only drawback is that if you have to delete an entry that's back in the list, you will have to delete each score until the wrong one is first in the Recent Results list, and then you will have to re-enter the scores you deleted to get to it. But hopefully most of the time these mistakes will be caught before additional scores are input.
Enjoy!
Once again, this is only the executable. If you are running the program for the first time, download and extract the original archive in the first post with the directory structure intact before replacing the .exe with the one contained in this new archive.
Link: http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt03b.zip
Change List:
- Added the ability to delete the last entry of the selected song on the currently selected instrument. This will also replace your high score values for each category with the newly appropriate values, so the program should act as though the deleted entry never existed. I haven't had much time to test it, though, but what little I did seemed to work perfectly fine. This option can be activated through the File menu and "Delete Last Entry." I just don't have enough room to put a separate button, and hopefully it will only need to be used sparingly anyway.
- Fixed a bug in which pressing the Enter key to dismiss the warning dialog when trying to enter a new result with invalid data was causing the dialog to continuously appear until the user clicks on it. Now the Enter key should dismiss the dialog without triggering it again.
- Fixed a bug in the vocal FC percentage on the General Stats panel where it was displaying an absurd value because I didn't include a subtraction via parentheses when casting the result to a Double.
A bit more modest than yesterday, but hopefully the Delete Last Entry option will make life easier for people entering massive amounts of data en masse. The only drawback is that if you have to delete an entry that's back in the list, you will have to delete each score until the wrong one is first in the Recent Results list, and then you will have to re-enter the scores you deleted to get to it. But hopefully most of the time these mistakes will be caught before additional scores are input.
Enjoy!
Once again, this is only the executable. If you are running the program for the first time, download and extract the original archive in the first post with the directory structure intact before replacing the .exe with the one contained in this new archive.
Link: http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt03b.zip
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Version 0.2 Beta Released
I have uploaded version 0.2b of Rock Band Tracker to the link below.
Here is a list of the changes/improvements:
- Fixed the tab order of the text boxes to include the FC checkbox when it is active.
- The program now allows the user to use the Enter key in lieu of clicking the Enter New Result
button to add a data entry. This only works if one of the text fields or the FC checkbox currently
has focus.
- Added an FC counter to the General Stats panel. This counter will show you how many songs in your current collection you have scored a full combo on at least once, along with a percentage of your collection that you have FC'd.
- Added a "Career Totals" report in the Reports menu. This report shows you your total overall play count, star count, and score across all entries on all instruments, along with the average star value per run, the average score per run, and the frequency and percentage of times you achieved each star result. It also shows you the total number of FC Runs you have. This report also shows you the corresponding stats for the instrument you have selected at the time it is displayed.
- Added a "Time Report" in the Reports menu. This report shows you the total time you have spent playing songs across all instruments, along with the time spent playing each individual instrument separately. This, of course, only applies to the time you spent in successful runs for which you entered a score, and of course doesn't include multiplayer or time spent in menus, so your actual play time is likely somewhat longer than what this report indicates. Still, it's an interesting (or sickening, in my case) ballpark figure.
- Removed the 100% Count item from the Song Statistics panel and replaced it with a Play Time stat, which tells you how much time you have spent playing the selected song on the selected instrument.
Many of these improvements came at the suggestion of those on various message boards, and I thank those who tried this early version of the software and gave me feedback. Much appreciated. Enjoy!
NOTE: The zip file in the link below contains only the executable file. If you have already installed the first version, simply extract this folder and overwrite your existing rbt.exe file with this updated one. If you are trying the program for the first time, extract the old archive first to a folder of your choice and then copy this new executable over it.
Link: http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt02b.zip
Here is a list of the changes/improvements:
- Fixed the tab order of the text boxes to include the FC checkbox when it is active.
- The program now allows the user to use the Enter key in lieu of clicking the Enter New Result
button to add a data entry. This only works if one of the text fields or the FC checkbox currently
has focus.
- Added an FC counter to the General Stats panel. This counter will show you how many songs in your current collection you have scored a full combo on at least once, along with a percentage of your collection that you have FC'd.
- Added a "Career Totals" report in the Reports menu. This report shows you your total overall play count, star count, and score across all entries on all instruments, along with the average star value per run, the average score per run, and the frequency and percentage of times you achieved each star result. It also shows you the total number of FC Runs you have. This report also shows you the corresponding stats for the instrument you have selected at the time it is displayed.
- Added a "Time Report" in the Reports menu. This report shows you the total time you have spent playing songs across all instruments, along with the time spent playing each individual instrument separately. This, of course, only applies to the time you spent in successful runs for which you entered a score, and of course doesn't include multiplayer or time spent in menus, so your actual play time is likely somewhat longer than what this report indicates. Still, it's an interesting (or sickening, in my case) ballpark figure.
- Removed the 100% Count item from the Song Statistics panel and replaced it with a Play Time stat, which tells you how much time you have spent playing the selected song on the selected instrument.
Many of these improvements came at the suggestion of those on various message boards, and I thank those who tried this early version of the software and gave me feedback. Much appreciated. Enjoy!
NOTE: The zip file in the link below contains only the executable file. If you have already installed the first version, simply extract this folder and overwrite your existing rbt.exe file with this updated one. If you are trying the program for the first time, extract the old archive first to a folder of your choice and then copy this new executable over it.
Link: http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt02b.zip
Monday, January 12, 2009
Rock Band Tracker Public Beta Released
Get it at the link below.
Please note that you must have the latest version of Microsoft's .NET Framework Runtime Environment installed on your machine. You can get that at Microsoft's website. Your display must be capable of outputting at least 1024x768 resolution and you must have full control of the folder to which you unzip this archive.
It doesn't matter to what folder you extract the .zip file as long as you keep the underlying directory structure intact.
Please leave any comments or questions beneath here. It should be fairly self-explanatory, but I've included a detailed readme.txt in the archive that spells pretty much everything out for you. Please read that before asking any questions in the comments.
Thanks!
Link: http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt.zip
Please note that you must have the latest version of Microsoft's .NET Framework Runtime Environment installed on your machine. You can get that at Microsoft's website. Your display must be capable of outputting at least 1024x768 resolution and you must have full control of the folder to which you unzip this archive.
It doesn't matter to what folder you extract the .zip file as long as you keep the underlying directory structure intact.
Please leave any comments or questions beneath here. It should be fairly self-explanatory, but I've included a detailed readme.txt in the archive that spells pretty much everything out for you. Please read that before asking any questions in the comments.
Thanks!
Link: http://www.geocities.com/angrysportsguy/rbt.zip
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