Warframe Alerts Informer

[SonicSonedit]

Warframe Alerts Informer is a standalone tool (application) for Windows XP/7/8. It will scan for alerts and inform you about new alerts which you want to know about. It's very easy to set up - for example, if you only want to be informed about Orokin Catalyst Blueprint and Orokin Reactor Blueprint alerts, just add "orokin" keyword to filter list!

 

This program:

• Will inform you about alerts you want to know - flexible filter settings.
• Easy to use and setup - Unzip & start!
• Has nice and user-friendly interface, but can also quietly run in tray.
• Well optimized, this tool will not use more than necessary of your CPU or RAM. Much less than a browser tab with plugins.

 

Languages supported:

English

Русский

Espanol

Taiwan

French

German

Portuguese (BR)

 

Current version 1.6.1:

 

First of all, a big thanks to NTYD1S for updating filters, nodes and lang strings.

 

- Fixed a bug with popup windows not going away after you click it

- Now WAI only writes error to log file if same error happened at least 15 minutes ago

- Fixed a bug when settings window will go into background after executing "Open file" dialog on Windows7 and later

- Scrapped windows API sound functions, using custom function to set music volume, now it affects .wav files just fine (affected mp3, ogg and others formats but not wav before)

- Increased volume range

- Fixed popup window not updating it's picture for the first second of notification

- Fixed a lot of bugs related to Test Alert, also you are now prompted about saving the config before launching test alert

- Added new option for when game is already running:

-- Reduce notification time: default 3 seconds, This affects BOTH sound and popup window! If set to 0 then WAI will not notify anything at all while game is running

-- Do not show notification popup window: default off, this basically means "sound only" while game is running.

-- Reduce notification sound volume: default 25%, if enabled, this volume will override any event notification sound volume setting while game is running. Setting volume to 0% makes it "popup window only" while gaming is running.

- Added button to open Warframe alerts twitter "Twitter | (@WarframeAlerts)" to both alert list popup menu and tray popup menu

- Added "Close to tray" option: default off, minimizes app instead of closing it

- Program settings window is now blocked while saving settings to avoid confusion

- Program settings title is now translated

-- Translation:

- Added Portuguese (BR) translation by Kitessencial

- Added 5 new strings which need translation in first post, under "Stings which need translation" section, wrapped in spoiler tag.

 

Older update notes:

Version 1.1 update notes

Version 1.2 update notes

Version 1.3 update notes

Version 1.3.3 update notes

Version 1.3.4 update notes

Version 1.4 update notes

Version 1.4.1 update notes

Version 1.5 update notes

Version 1.5.1 update notes

Version 1.6 update notes

 

 

Screenshots:

 

Windows 7:

Windows XP:

 

 

Settings:

To edit settings click a button with gears on it.


1) Twitter URL - don't edit this.
2) GMT - program should automatically detect your GMT. But still it better check if it detected your GMT correctly (Windows XP users notably). You can check your GMT here. Just select your region under "What's the Time in every country in the World?".
3) You can save keywords to ini file by clicking or load them from ini file by clicking . For example click and load Keywords.ini which should be in program's directory.
4) This is keyword list. When any of these words are present as alert reward, program will inform you about the alert.
5) To add more keywords, click . To delete a keyword, first select it in the list (#4) and then click . To edit a keyword, first select it in the list (#4) and then click .
6) If "Play sound" is checked, program will play "Music123.wav" when alert is detected. If "Flash on taskbar" is checked, program will restore itself from tray and blink on taskbar. if "Show alert info notification" is checked, program will show balloon-popup info about alert (see screenshots above).
7) The notifications above (#6) can be repeated set amount of times or until program's window gets focus.

 

Language strings in "Lang" folder which need an update:

Spanish:

EditKeyword2 (hint when you hover over "edit filter" button)

ActionType (actions to take when informing about alert/invansion/infestation - in other words notification settings for selected filter)

Restore (Restore application from tray icon to normal mode)

CompactMode (Switch to compact mode)

StandardMode (Switch to full mode)

OpenSoundFile (Title for open sound file dialog)

ErrorConnection (This message is logged in error.log on connection error to any URL, not just twitter now)

ErrorNoLib1 (This message will popup if libeay32.dll is missing)

ErrorNoLib2 (This message will popup if ssleay32.dll is missing)

SelectFilterFirst (This message will popup if you try to activate test alert but didn't select filter from which notification settings will be used)

NotificationSettingsFor

EnableCategoryEdit

AutoGMTcorrection (need to be translated into "do this automatically" in 1 word, "Auto" in English)

Defended (Invasion timed out)

Cleared (Infestation timed out)

StartsIn (Countdown when Alert is not available yet but will start soon) (yes this happens)

Saving (When options window is blocked while settings are saved to file)

BalloonPopup (Show small notification popup window with information about alert)

GameIsrunning ("If Warframe is already running" or "When warframe is being played")

ReduceTimeTo (If warframe is being played, reduce notification time to)

DoNotShowPopup (If warframe is being played, do not show small notification popup window with information about alert)

ReduceVolumeTo (If warframe is being played, reduce volume to value to)

CloseToTray (When close button is clicked (the "X" at the top right border of the screen) minimize to tray instead of closing the application

 

Taiwan:

None

 

French:

NotificationArea (Small always-on-top notification window settings)

NotificationPosition (position of said window)

AutoGMTcorrection (need to be translated into "do this automatically" in 1 word, "Auto" in English)

Defended (Invasion timed out)

Cleared (Infestation timed out)

StartsIn (Countdown when Alert is not available yet but will start soon) (yes this happens)

Saving (When options window is blocked while settings are saved to file)

BalloonPopup (Show small notification popup window with information about alert)

GameIsrunning ("If Warframe is already running" or "When warframe is being played")

ReduceTimeTo (If warframe is being played, reduce notification time to)

DoNotShowPopup (If warframe is being played, do not show small notification popup window with information about alert)

ReduceVolumeTo (If warframe is being played, reduce volume to value to)

CloseToTray (When close button is clicked (the "X" at the top right border of the screen) minimize to tray instead of closing the application

 

German: 

NotificationArea (Small always-on-top notification window settings)

NotificationPosition (position of said window)

AutoGMTcorrection (need to be translated into "do this automatically" in 1 word, "Auto" in English)

Defended (Invasion timed out)

Cleared (Infestation timed out)

StartsIn (Countdown when Alert is not available yet but will start soon) (yes this happens)

Saving (When options window is blocked while settings are saved to file)

BalloonPopup (Show small notification popup window with information about alert)

GameIsrunning ("If Warframe is already running" or "When warframe is being played")

ReduceTimeTo (If warframe is being played, reduce notification time to)

DoNotShowPopup (If warframe is being played, do not show small notification popup window with information about alert)

ReduceVolumeTo (If warframe is being played, reduce volume to value to)

CloseToTray (When close button is clicked (the "X" at the top right border of the screen) minimize to tray instead of closing the application

 

Portuguese (BR): 

Saving (When options window is blocked while settings are saved to file)

BalloonPopup (Show small notification popup window with information about alert)

GameIsrunning ("If Warframe is already running" or "When warframe is being played")

ReduceTimeTo (If warframe is being played, reduce notification time to)

DoNotShowPopup (If warframe is being played, do not show small notification popup window with information about alert)

ReduceVolumeTo (If warframe is being played, reduce volume to value to)

CloseToTray (When close button is clicked (the "X" at the top right border of the screen) minimize to tray instead of closing the application

 

Version 1.6.1:
Download
Steam thread
Virustotal

 

Found a bug?
Have idea for a new feature?
Want to add translation?
Contact me here!

Edited February 21, 2015 by SonicSonedit

[SharpShotApollo]

I keep getting "Thread Creation Error" whenever the app has been on for what seems like 12 hours. I tend to leave it on at all times and after about 12 hours it will give me those errors constantly until I close it and start over, which then the 12 hour timer starts again.

Just a heads up :)

[SonicSonedit]

SharpShotApollo

Yeah I know current version is broken like ship. Wokring on it!

[Gio21]

awesome update ty,

 

one suggestion add news section somewhere ty :)

like its there http://deathsnacks.com/wf/

[Arsonide]

Progress update:

I'm fully re-writing all filter list GUI related code (basically all code related to "notification settings" window, and thats a lot) before re-writing update threads. Then I plan to merge these threads in one, rewrite most of it network code and see if deadlocks go away (I should do it before update 1.5 -.-). This will take about 3 days before debug version 1.5.1 will be ready for testing. If it will be bug-free I will add some new features and 1.5.2 will be ready. I will also re-structure application files a bit - planet images, filter list file and notification settings files will be stored in data folder, together with upcoming lotus strings.

Finally, Deathmax was kind enough to tell me where he grabs data. This turned out to be pretty amazing - not only alerts, invasion, infestation and dark sectores in-depth data is there, I can also extract Darvo flash sales, news and actually events (yeah).

There are some more unknown data, I will look into it after 1.5.2 is out.

I asked him a week ago but didn't receive a response. Good to hear! That can only mean great things for the program.

[SonicSonedit]

My apologies to everyone who missed reactor vs catalyst invasion on Eris. I will fix this bug in debug version.

[Tazmanyak]

Ok then, thanks :)

Was coming to report the app failure to pick up this one.

Hope there wont be tons of reactors/catalyst alerts/invasions before you fix it :)

[Audeath]

I asked him a week ago but didn't receive a response. Good to hear! That can only mean great things for the program.

Well you asked me whether I could generate an RSS feed (which is probably a no, or a maybe), rather than where am I getting my data from.

[Cyborg-Rox]

''Unzip and start''? There's nothing but a bunch of images and notepad files! How am I supposed to ''start'' an image!?

[VikingHelm]

Can someone please tell me what happened in version 1.5? I remember that I just needed to adjust the time when notifications were up in my desk. Now I need to adjust EVERY SINGLE TAB for the program to notify me. Am I doing something wrong or something? what do I have to do for it to notify me when there's an alert?

[shayvidas]

just saying .. but it's allways bugged.. i mean it crashes none stop.. how would i know it won't crash during the night ?

[Tazmanyak]

Give Sonic some time ... he is working on it!

 

If you have bugs, report them, and try be precise on the way to reproduce them.

 

If you cant wait for a more stable version, use another alerts app. There are many.

 

''Unzip and start''? There's nothing but a bunch of images and notepad files! How am I supposed to ''start'' an image!?

If you dont see Warframe Alerts Informer.exe then you have done something wrong ...

 

Can someone please tell me what happened in version 1.5? I remember that I just needed to adjust the time when notifications were up in my desk. Now I need to adjust EVERY SINGLE TAB for the program to notify me. Am I doing something wrong or something? what do I have to do for it to notify me when there's an alert?

right now, configuration of filters is not intuitive, fast, and easy enough. SonicSonedit is working on this :)

 

just saying .. but it's allways bugged.. i mean it crashes none stop.. how would i know it won't crash during the night ?

You would not know :)

Do you have an error.log? What's inside?

 

 

@Sonic: could you enable in the next revision a "debug mode", with a complete log? It could help for debug?

[Kaiyum]

''Unzip and start''? There's nothing but a bunch of images and notepad files! How am I supposed to ''start'' an image!?

Most likely your antivirus blocked the .exe on extracting,try disabling your antivirus and re-extracting :)

[SonicSonedit]

@Sonic: could you enable in the next revision a "debug mode", with a complete log? It could help for debug?

Yep, thats why 1.5.1 will be debug version.

 

 

Most likely your antivirus blocked the .exe on extracting,try disabling your antivirus and re-extracting :)

I still don't get why 2/50 antivirus detect installmonster. Is that because I create ini files on user's PC? But I only create them in App's folder, nowhere else. This is annoying.

Edited April 23, 2014 by SonicSonedit

[Tazmanyak]

Notice: the "warframe forum" link in the app directs on orokintech website. you could think about changing that?

 

And,

Is 1.5.1 still planned for tomorrow?

[SonicSonedit]

Notice: the "warframe forum" link in the app directs on orokintech website. you could think about changing that?

Uh oh. Cant believe I overlooked this.

 

 

 

And,

Is 1.5.1 still planned for tomorrow?

I'm almost done with GUI refactoring, so it depends on how much time will HTTP request threads rewriting will take. Threads code is only ~200 lines long, so this should take only one evening re-write it, unlike over 1000 lines of GUI code, so yeah, tomorrow or day after tomorrow.

[Zihark.]

First of all, thx for making this app. its been helping me keep track of the potatoes! 

Quick question: is there a way so that the application doesnt start beeping while im running warframe? thats the only thing that bothers me cause then, i have to Alt+Tab and open the app which usually becomes a problem with my low spec pc, often disconnecting me from the game.

[Tazmanyak]

First of all, thx for making this app. its been helping me keep track of the potatoes! 

Quick question: is there a way so that the application doesnt start beeping while im running warframe? thats the only thing that bothers me cause then, i have to Alt+Tab and open the app which usually becomes a problem with my low spec pc, often disconnecting me from the game.

Then maybe just change settings so the alarm will beep for only a few seconds?

 

There's a real interest by always having such app running in background ... you'll never know when an invasion will pop, with a catalyst as reward. And you'll be pleased to know as soon as possible before staying 60 minutes in this survival, or going wave 60 ... as the invasion will certianly last for less than one hour long ...

Or just not noticing this new invasion in chat.

[Michiko_of_Mugenkai]

I'm having a slight issue when trying to close the window. Dunno if this has been reported before. Minimizing works just fine but closing either the Settings ore the main windows causes the program to freeze up. The settings window will close by itself after several seconds, sometimes a few minutes. The main window will crash/stay frozen until you use the Task Manager to forcibly shut it down.

 

Running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

[ntyd1s]

I'm having a slight issue when trying to close the window. Dunno if this has been reported before. Minimizing works just fine but closing either the Settings ore the main windows causes the program to freeze up. The settings window will close by itself after several seconds, sometimes a few minutes. The main window will crash/stay frozen until you use the Task Manager to forcibly shut it down.

 

Running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

Same here. tested on Windows7 64bit on 2 different PCs.

[Tazmanyak]

It's a known issue.

*Should* be fixed Soon™

[SonicSonedit]

The update is basically ready. The only things left to do is to fix the bug with invasion/infestation missing rewards and implement run warframe non-steam. And also debug mode. I still doubt if debug mode is really needed? I really don't want a trash code in my application.

[SoulEchelon]

The update is basically ready. The only things left to do is to fix the bug with invasion/infestation missing rewards and implement run warframe non-steam. And also debug mode. I still doubt if debug mode is really needed? I really don't want a trash code in my application.

 

Sounds good. I've been having quite a few errors myself; though they've all been reported already.

 

Can't wait!

[Tazmanyak]

Well, about debug, it's up to you ...

If there is a way to enable a full log i can send to you to help fix bugs, i will.

If there's not; then i wont. i will just notify bugs, and a way to replicate, if it can be figured out.

 

Right now, more important would be a fast fixed release that could correct all recurent bugs and give some of the requested features :)

[SonicSonedit]

 

If there is a way to enable a full log i can send to you to help fix bugs, i will.

I can add this feature, but this will generate a lot of trash code. I will try to google some other solution. Myabe DevExpress will help.

[Tazmanyak]

Today, i suppose the most important is to release as quick as possible a fixed version.

- can be closed

- wont miss catalysts again

- global/category settings

- no more error after ~12h

 

 

Edit: bug/issue discovered

As you rewrite lot of the code, the next patch will certianly fix it but ...

The Orokin Catalyst Alert (Lotus Gift) no longer appears in the app.

 

 

Settings used: show timed out and credits-only alerts

Edited April 26, 2014 by Tazmanyak