Help & FAQ to Duke's Borehamwood Map and Duke's UD Submitter

Using submitter

What is it?

The submitter is a javascript "userscript" file that runs in Firefox's Greasemonkey plugin (or alternatives like TamperMonkey, I guess?). On each pageload it submits the information from the page to the Duke's unified storage.

How do i run it?

First of all, browser in which you play Urban Dead has to be Firefox. I recommend using the latest version. Then you need to have the Greasemonkey extension installed. Then you just click on it's link to install the submitter script. Actually, maybe it's possible to run it in Chrome with the TamperMonkey extension too? I haven't checked.

What is the purpose?

The most important and useful purpose right now is submitting the locations of barricaded buildings in Borehamwood. The city is ghostish and scouring the infested lanscape for those last remnants hiding behind their makeshift shelters is of high importance. It's possible to view the 'cades info that is gathered by submitter in the map.

What are the "privacy settings" for?

Being initially created for the small group of the rotten hunters, the tool has a design feature of hiding the gathered reports from the publicity so that survivors (that could theoretically take a look at it) would not get a heads up on our plans. So the drilldown of the privacy levels is "public" - "group" - "private". You need to have at least "group" priviledges to see info submitted with "group" setting and "private" users see even stuff submitted as "private".

How do i actually use these settings?

Click on settings in the top-right corener of the game, where the tool injects its "graphical inteface" to have the panel with them slide down (click on settings again to close it). There you can change the default privacy setting that will be applied to later submits and switch the setting of the current submit.

Just tell me what should i set it to?

If you're a public user, just leave it on public. If you're a member of "our" group - set default to the group. If you are suspicious that there is a spy in the group - set default setting to private.

Will there be more features?

Yeah, i'll continue to work on them as time goes. Next big thing is the notice of the closest 'caded building in "5N-12W" format right in the game. And also you will be able to get an iwitness-like screenshot of your submit. EDIT: as of around june 2013 I discontinued support of this system due to lack of interest from all the involved parties. Although, I did implement the screenshot thing.

How do i keep the script up to date then?

Sometimes i make changes to the front-end or back-end of the script. If there is a new version available - you should get a sentence about it with a link in the submit panel. Just click that link and the newer version will get installed.

Using the map

Where's the map?

here

Do i need to run it in Firefox?

No, any browser except the IE6-7 is fully supprted for it. If you use IE6 you should look into upgrading it, because it's a sad browser, really. If you think you have any problems and your browser is supported - email me your bug report.

What tools are there?

By clicking on the tools word that hangs in the top-right corner you open up the toolbox. The basic tools are positioning on coordinates and searching for location. Also you can switch the map to the "eagle mode" - the top-view without location names and in there color-code the buildings-blocks and open blocks. There is also authentication as (auth) and advanced tools that are available after the authentication.

How to use the positioning?

Enter the numbers in two edit-boxes and click the "center" link to the right of them. Or just hit Enter on the keyboard. The map will scroll to that block and blink it with a yellow highlighting effect.

How to find a location?

Enter part of the location's name in the longer edit box that has a word find next to it and hit Enter on keyboard or that find link itself. Note that the name is case-sensitive! (this might change in future). Then you'll get a box with the first 10 locations that have the string you entered. By clicking on them you position the map on a said location.

The eagle view is awesome!

I know, right. I expect you shouldn't have any problems with understanding how to enable and disable it? It's just a checkbox.

How do i get login information?

If you are a member of the group - you should already have it or know how to get it. If you are a public user - you can mail me to get a personal name/code pair or use the public ones posted online.

How to use the current cades advanced tool?

Click on the tool name and a box of currently caded locations will slide down. They are separated by the region. Click on the location name to scroll the map to it (it works just like positioning to its coordinates). You can also see its current reported status (hover that white abbreviation to see what it means in a tooltip), who and how long ago last submitted it (time is in "hours ago").

Where is this info from?

Everything that is gathered by the submitter.

Will there be more features?

Oh, yes, a lot of stuff in the work, although i don't have a lot of time to spare. EDIT: not anymore! I mean, there will probably be no more features now, in this future. The FAQ was written in the past. So long ago.

The map is very nifty.

It is! I make a good use of the jQuery library here. Thanks to those guys.

A Question not covered?

my e-mail is listed somewhere

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