Age of Empires II DE - In Game Rating Overlay

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You can download the latest release from here.

Introduction

This is an in game rating overlay which shows on top of the screen the RM 1v1 ELO and RM TG ELO for all players in a multiplayer game.

It currently works only for "Random Map" games. In future versions we will include DM and EW.

You can drag the text anywhere in the in the screen. The program will remember the position in the screen for the next time.

The 1v1 ELO is shown between [ ] and the TG ELO is shown between ( ).

You can see extended players information if you let the mouse pointer over the name of a player:

You can select among multiple player profiles by right clicking on the window and selecting the name of the player in the "Users" menu:

To do that you need to add the name and the Steam ID of every player into the configuration.txt file:

{
  "users": [
    {"name":"Dooque", "ID":76561198982469653, "current":1},
    {"name":"Mendieta", "ID":76561199099265930, "current":0},
    {"name":"MentaPeperina", "ID":76561199203185042, "current":0}
  ],
}

It is also possible to minimize the window. Right click on the window and click on "Minimize".

The position of the minimized window is independent of the maximized window, so for example, in between games you can put the minimize window in a position where it does not collide with the game's menu.

To maximize the window just right click and pick "Maximize".

There are more menu options. Just right click and take a look at them.

Installation & Configuration

The program requires no installation. Just extract the ZIP file, configure your Steam profile ID into the configuration.txt file and then run the aoe2de-in-game-rating-overlay.exe file.

In the configuration.txt file you can also change the font type and size, and the refresh time.

{
  "users": [
    {"name":"Dooque", "ID":76561198982469653, "current":1},
    {"name":"Mendieta", "ID":76561199099265930, "current":0},
    {"name":"MentaPeperina", "ID":76561199203185042, "current":0}
  ],
  "font-type":"Arial",
  "font-size":10,
  "refresh-time":10,
  "debug":false
}

NOTE: refresh-time time is in seconds.

How to close the program?

Right click and then click on Exit.

How do I get my Steam profile ID?

Go to https://steamcommunity.com/login/home/?goto= and login.

Then look at the URL bar, there you will find you Steam profile ID.

Copy and paste it into the configuration file and that's all you need, you can now go ahead and execute the program by double clicking on the aoe2de-in-game-rating-overlay.exe file.

What's next?

Be able to change the text color from configuration file.
Be able to set a background with solid color from a configuration file.
Show the text with the "self (blue) / ally (yellow) / enemy (red)" color mode.
Make it work for Empire Wars.
Make it work for Death Match.
Make the application remember the selected player.

Known Issues

After server updates or new game releases the application may fail to connect to the servers. WORKAROUND: So far the problem seems to vanish after about 24 hours.
If you have an extra monitor connected to the PC, and you display the application on that screen, and the you disconnect the monitor the application will still be display in the position of the previous screen, so you are not going to see the application. WORKAROUND: Delete the file C:\Users\USER\aoe2de_in_game_rating_overlay-window_location.txt.

CHANGELOG

v1.0.1

Fixed issue due to changed in aoe2.net API.

v1.0.0

Replace the usage of aoe2.net profile ID by Steam ID.
Now the application can manage multiple players profiles.
Checks and inform about new versions.
Players' name are now of fixed size so the window size is smaller.
Updated the extended player information (when the mouse goes over the player name) so it is smaller.
Fixed an issue with the "Refresh" button.
Fixed issues related to the match information when it is incomplete in terms of team and color information.
Fixed an issue where the main window moves some pixels after refreshing.

v0.2.1

Fixed an issue where the program crash if the server is not available.
Fixed an issue where the windows position change when switching between Minimize and Maximize.
Fixed an issue when clicking on "Refresh" button the data was not being updated until a new game was started.

v0.2.0

Changed font size from 11 to 9.
Changed font type from Britannic Bold to Liberation Mono Bold.
Added font file to be installed.
Added loading banner.
Added menu to close the program.
Added menu to minimize/maximize the window.
Added menu to refresh the game information.
Added extended player information when the mouse goes over the player name.
Added copyright.

v0.1.0

Changed font size from 14 to 11.
Changed font type from Arial to Britannic Bold.
Added text color for each player.
The window remembers the last position on the screen.

v0.0.1

Fetch the latest game of the AoE2.net profile ID saved in the AOE2NET_PROFILE_ID.txt file.
Fetch all the players from the latest game.
Fetch the following information from each player:
- Random Map 1v1 Rating.
- Random Map 1v1 number of wins.
- Random Map 1v1 number of losses.
- Random Map 1v1 streak.
- Random Map Team Game Rating.
- Random Map Team Game number of wins.
- Random Map Team Game number of losses.
- Random Map Team Game streak.
Show some of the information in a transparent window of fixed text font (Arial), size (14) and color. (white).
The program fetch for a new game every a fixed amount of time (10 seconds).

Age of Empires II Definitive Edition © Microsoft Corporation. Age of Empires II DE - In Game Rating Overlay was created under Microsoft's "Game Content Usage Rules" using assets from Age of Empires II Definitive Edition, and it is not endorsed by or affiliated with Microsoft.

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