[7/17/2012 2:39:18 PM] ALKANDROSS: Here's an overview of the Bot running on the Skype chat.
How does he get his data? Grepolis offers data files available for download that they update about once an hour.
What data does Grepolis have in the files? These files contain info on players, towns, alliances and conquests. for instance your player ID, name, rank on server, alliance you are a member of, what towns you own and what their coordinates are.
What is a DEFPOCH? The Bot is configured to monitor any alliance members for DEFense POint CHanges. As you get attacked, your defense points increase. We can monitor all alliance members, enemy and friendly alliances to see who is being attacked and how much.
How often does the Bot update DEFPOCHS? - The Bot checks Grepolis every 15 minutes for updated files. Grepolis seems to update the files about once an hour.
What else does the bot monitor? The Bot can also be configured to alert on conquests by our alliance members, and friendly and enemy alliances. This includes towns we conquer and any towns of our that get conquered.
How can I use the bot? The Bot is listening to all messages in the chat room and will key in to and analyze messages that begin with the greater than sign '>'
Here are some commands you may find useful at times:
EASYMONEY
This command can be used to find towns of a certain size you wish to conquer, in alliances of a certain size, in the ocean you desire. It's essentially asking the bot something like: "Show me all towns in Ocean 44 that are greater than 8000 point and that are members of alliances that are less than 100,000 points.
Command Syntax: easymoney <server> <min town points> <max alliance points> [ocean]
Example command: >easymoney achilles 2000 200000 44
(the above command would list all members of alliances smaller than 200,000 points, whose cities are at least 2000 point in Ocean 44)
LISTALLI
Lists members of a certain alliance that occupy a certain ocean or oceans
Command Syntax: listalli <server> {bbcode} <ocean[,ocean[,.]> <alliance id/name> ***bbcode output is optional
Example command: >listalli achilles 44 Vanguard Assassins
NEARGHOST
Find ghost cities near you. Supply the coordinates of the area you want to look in, or the city you are sending the CS from and the minimum point size of the ghost you are looking for.
Command Syntax: nearghost <server> <coords> <min points>
Example command: >nearghost achilles 468x422 8000
NEARPLAYER
Find out the closest city to a target city. With this command you can specify the coordinates of a city and a player name. It will return the cities for that player in order of distance. Use this command when someone calls for help to determine your closest city to their city. Or use this command to determine your closest city to an enemies. It has many uses
Command syntax: nearplayer <server> <coords> <player>
Example Command: >nearplayer achilles 450x450 mwilliams11
(The above command would list out Merry's cities in order of their proximity to 450x450)
NEARALLI
Find a member of an (enemy) alliance that is nearest to the coordinates (could be your city) of a certain size. Use this command to locate alliance members of a certain size nearest you so you can pick on the little guys
Command Syntax: nearalli <server> {bbcode} <coords> <point limit> <alliance> ***bbcode output is optional
Example Command: >nearalli achilles 450x450 4000 H Spartiates
PLAYER
Simply list a players points, #of towns and rank
Command Syntax: player <server> {bbcode} <player name/id> **bbcode is optional
Example Command: >player achilles soconius
TOWNS
List the towns for a given player
Command Syntax: towns <server> {bbcode} <player name/id> *bbcode is optional
Example command: >towns achilles mwilliams11
(This command is useful for quickly outputting a players cities with bbcode for use in the forums for claiming cities of a player etc)
TOPRANK
lists the top X number Attacker, Defender and Fighter (combo of attacker/defender) for a alliance
Command syntax: toprank <server> {bbcode} <limit> <Alliance id> *bbcode is optional
Example command: >toprank achilles 5 Vanguard Assassins
(The above command would output the top 5 attackers, defenders and fighters for this alliance)
Lastly, and this comes with a warning, the bot can be engaged in chat by using the command:
>bot <your message here>
But this is a warning to all. The Bot can be quite an , forgetful, stubborn, mean and on rare occasions funny.
Enjoy
That is all the info the bot gives you when it first activates.
