Everquest Audio Triggers - Some useful bits and pieces

By Clairec of Wreckers. Last updated on 27 January 2009

1. About this directory.

In this directory you will find a number of files and one subdirectory. Some of these files you must have if you wish to copy ATs from, or base your ATs on the AT information stored herein. Some of these files are optional.

1.1 MANDATORY files for installing ATs:

Exp.zip -- collection of .wav files for general exp
OldRaid.zip -- collection of .wav files for non-current raid content
Raid.zip -- collection of .wav files for Wrecker's current raid content
shared.zip -- .wav files which are available to all of the AT options (eg spell wearing off msgs)

1.2 Optional files for installing ATs:

ATlist.xls -- this spreadsheet is the central repository for all AT information.
ATlist.txt -- text version of ATlist.xls (used by the setupATs.pl script to generate .ini files)
setupATs.pl -- little perl script to autogenerate AT ini files based on ATlist.txt
Example ATs -- AT config files generated for other peoples' use

2. Instructions for installing ATs

Detailed instructions can be found in the Instructions tab of the ATlist.xls spreadsheet.

3. Audio Triggers Hints and Tips

ATs use two directories under your everquest directory:
1. the audiotrigger directory contains further directories where the sound (.wav) files are stored; and
2. he userdata directory is where the .ini files are stored which match patterns to alerts.
The option from within Everquest to select from a range of audio-trigger options is determined by the subdirectories created under the audiotrigger directory. This makes it easy to turn off audiotriggers altogether by creating an empty sub-directory (eg 'silent') under the audiotrigger directory (useful when boxing on one PC).
I would expect that a very large number of audio triggers could impact EQ performance; but I have not encountered any issues yet. However, I have elected to split the ATs into a number of directories, to reduce the total number of ATs active at any one time.
There is a shared subdirectory under the audiotrigger directory, and any .wav files stored in there is available to all other AT selections.
The order of audio triggers is important. As soon as a text match is found for any string, that audio trigger is initiated (subsequent Ats are not searched). This can be used very effectively to turn off audio triggers in certain events (a classic example is to ignore /gu or /say for the Performer ATs - so that some doofus doesnt trigger the whole raids ATs :P

4. Suggestions, new Audio Triggers etc

I would be grateful for any suggestions for changes or additional audio-triggers. I will happily plagiarise your suggestions with no attribution whatsoever :P I'm a little inconsistent in reviewing mail, but give me a try JR

5. Change History

1.1	31/05/2008	Added Ruchu AT - as per Ibda's advice.
		Added eras for various encounters
		Added toxic fumes Ats for Spindlecrank - not sure how relevant these are.
		Changed setupats.pl to generate messages for each individual TOON.
1.2	29/09/2008
		Added SoF MMM raid info
		Added skill up message
	31/10/2008
1.3		Added buff-wearing-off messages for all new buffs
		Moved AC and FG raids to old raids.
		Removed the audio trigger for breakneck becoming stationary - not required.
1.4	3/11/2008	Changed BN charge trigger text to "levels his horns at you"а previously "locks eyes with you and snorts"
		Added BN text for "adopts a stationary stance"

		Added Living flames AT for Solt 7: Your skin ignites - warning curse 25.
		Sorted raids in descending order by expansion - ie latest expansions at the top.
		аа 0. Everquest
		аа 1. The Ruins of Kunark (March 2000)	Kunark	[16]
		аа 2. The Scars of Velious (December 2000)	Velios	[15]
		аа 3. The Shadows of Luclin (December 2001)	Luclin	[14]
		аа 4. The Planes of Power (October 2002)	PoP	[13]
		аа 5. The Legacy of Ykesha (February 2003)	LoY	[12]
		аа 6. Lost Dungeons of Norrath (September 2003)	LDoN	[11]
		аа 7. Gates of Discord (February 2004)	GoD	[10]
		аа 8. Omens of War (September 2004)	OoW	[09]
		аа 9. Dragons of Norrath (February 2005)	DoN	[08]
		а 10. Depths of Darkhollow (September 2005)	DoD	[07]
		а 11. Prophecy of Ro (February 2006)	PoR	[06]
		а 12. The Serpent's Spine (September 2006)	TSS	[05]
		а 13. The Buried Sea (February 2007)	TBS	[04]
		а 14. Secrets of Faydwer (November 2007)	SoF	[03]
		а 15. Seeds of Destruction (October 2008)	SoD	[02]
		а 16. Next Exp		[01]
		а 17. Not sure there will be another Е		[00]а

		Changed sort order so that INFO messages etc will be moved to end of ini files.
1.5	1/12/2008	SOD raid 1 - Queen Malarian - You see the queen glare at you -- 18k targeted AE - run away from raid.
		You are infested by hundreds of slithering maggots - viral DOT - cure corruption 8.
1.6	3/01/2009	Added alerts for Dark Energy preparatory messages
1.7	8/01/2009	Added an extra alert for Breakneck charging Е..а
		Cure me please; cure please; cure PLZ etc.
		Added text for the vulnerability and withering dots in the Kaesora Council raid
		Added some text for dots in the Tier 2 FoS raids
1.8	20/01/2009	Added 'turns your way' alert for Meldrath event MMM6
		Added alert for Krond silence - MMM2
		Added heads up for tank switches
		Added message for Wild Growth wearing off
		New .wav - Isodwg.wav
		Added Mortal Wombat -- Thanks Cre :)
		Corrected .wav file for Druid Reptile wear off message.
1.9	25/01/2008	Added messages for Spire Aas wearing off
		Added message for MMM battle-room - prototype goes aggressive
		Added message for Spite of Meldrathа
		Added placeholders for Crystallos raids (included some Ats that I had found)
		Moved Solteris to OldRaids - sniff.
		Changes to Raid; OldRaid and Shared directories.
		Moved Performer to OldRaid - removed Performer.zip file.
		Added WTF raid instuctions
		Added some tank switch Ats
		Moved the cure pls Ats up the order.