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squatter_lottery_helper [2023/08/25 19:21] – [Discovered Plots List] mistahmikeysquatter_lottery_helper [2025/04/29 19:16] (current) – [Scanner Tab] mistahmikey
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 ===== What it does ===== ===== What it does =====
  
-Scans selected residential areas for available plots, and at your discretion, visits them and records how many lottery participants there are.  You can use SLH in any world to which you have access.  It's features include:+Scans selected residential areas for available plots, and at your discretion, visits them and records how many lottery participants there are.  You can use SLH in any world to which you have access.  Its features include:
   * Has both an auto and manual mode.  In auto mode, it will visit all available plots upon completion of a scan cycle.  In manual mode, it will allow selection of a desired plot to visit from a list of all available plots at the completion of a scan cycle.   * Has both an auto and manual mode.  In auto mode, it will visit all available plots upon completion of a scan cycle.  In manual mode, it will allow selection of a desired plot to visit from a list of all available plots at the completion of a scan cycle.
   * Allows you to target specific plots by ward and plot number to visit.   * Allows you to target specific plots by ward and plot number to visit.
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   * Allows you to specify which residential districts to scan:  Mist, The Lavender Beds, The Goblet, Shirogane, or Empyreum.   * Allows you to specify which residential districts to scan:  Mist, The Lavender Beds, The Goblet, Shirogane, or Empyreum.
   * Automatically uses speed actions (Sprint, Peloton, Fists of Wind) and mounts in residential areas to get you to the placard as quickly as possible.   * Automatically uses speed actions (Sprint, Peloton, Fists of Wind) and mounts in residential areas to get you to the placard as quickly as possible.
 +  * Records any plot you bid on so you can easily travel to that plot to check its result status. For failed bids, SLH will automatically collect your refund.
   * Optionally creates CSVs when the Scan Cycle Idle period is entered that 1) record available plot information, including lottery participation status and counts, after those plots have been visited or 2) record plot information for every scanned plot.   * Optionally creates CSVs when the Scan Cycle Idle period is entered that 1) record available plot information, including lottery participation status and counts, after those plots have been visited or 2) record plot information for every scanned plot.
 ===== What it does not do ===== ===== What it does not do =====
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 Each tab is described below. Each tab is described below.
  
 +__**GENERAL UI USAGE NOTE**__
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 +When entering a value into a field control, when you begin to enter the text, the text will appear dimmed as a visual cue you are in the process of modifying the current value of the field.  The field value is not entered until you hit either the RETURN key or the TAB key, at which time the value might be checked, resulting in a popup if an error is detected. After dismissing an error popup, you should be returned to the field control to correct the error. If you navigate away from a field control by focusing other controls (say, by clicking in a different field control) before entering the value, the current value will be redisplayed and the value you were in the process of entering will be lost.
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 +In the SLH control descriptions, if the control label has a asterisk appended, it means that value is saved in your profile (see the Profile Tab.)
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 +Finally, for the Discovered Plots list, some of the columns are sortable. For sortable columns, the column headers provide buttons that allow you to sort the list according to values in that column: “^” sorts in the ascending direction (lowest to highest values), while “v” sorts in the descending direction (highest to lowest values).
 ===== Scanner Tab ===== ===== Scanner Tab =====
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 This tab generally controls scanning for available plots and the plot visiting process.  This tab generally controls scanning for available plots and the plot visiting process. 
-The two lines below the tab selection line show your Available Gil and the current Housing Lottery Status.+The two lines below the tab selection line show your Available Gil and the current Housing Lottery Status. If you have bid on a plot, the Housing Lottery Status will show you its lottery number and plot location. When SLH is enabled and it is either in its Scan Cycle Idle period (waiting for next scan cycle to being) or you have no aetherytes selected in the Housing Area Scan List, you can single left click on the Housing Lottery Status line to travel to the plot on which you bid. If you travel to the plot during the results period, SLH will automatically accept your refund.  If you win, nothing is done automatically yet due to a lack of information about how accepting the lottery win works.
  
 ==== Character's Free Company and Plot Associations ==== ==== Character's Free Company and Plot Associations ====
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 This area of the tab provides information about your Free Company membership and current plot associations. The information is automatically updated whenever SLH is loaded or reset.  However, because SLH must interact with FFXIV controls (dialogs) to accumulate this information, it can sometimes fail for a variety of reasons that are beyond SLH's control.  If you see that the information does not reflect your reality, or if you change those associations during the game, you can hit the "Refresh" button and SLH will attempt to gather the information again.  If SLH is consistently unable to gather this information, it likely means some other addon you have installed is interfering with SLH's ability to operate the required controls.  Please report all such issues on the SLH discord channel (see the support section at the end of this wiki.) This area of the tab provides information about your Free Company membership and current plot associations. The information is automatically updated whenever SLH is loaded or reset.  However, because SLH must interact with FFXIV controls (dialogs) to accumulate this information, it can sometimes fail for a variety of reasons that are beyond SLH's control.  If you see that the information does not reflect your reality, or if you change those associations during the game, you can hit the "Refresh" button and SLH will attempt to gather the information again.  If SLH is consistently unable to gather this information, it likely means some other addon you have installed is interfering with SLH's ability to operate the required controls.  Please report all such issues on the SLH discord channel (see the support section at the end of this wiki.)
  
-If you would like SLH to track the demolition timer for the houses on your associated plots, deselect all aetherytes, make sure SLH is enabled, then click on the plots you own one by one to travel to them. You don't have to use SLH to travel to your plots - you can travel to them however you please. Once at the plot, make sure SLH is still enabled, enter your house, and you will see the current time recorded in the Last Visit Date column.  SLH will automatically tell you how many days it's been since that visit date in the Days Since Visit column. The last visit date is saved across logins - BUT - SLH also will delete this information if it determines you no longer own the plot.  This might occur accidentally if, for whatever reason, SLH is unable to accurately determine your plot ownership, which can occur from time to time.  If that happens, simply repeat this procedure for the plots that have NEVER as their Last Visit Date to start the ball rolling again.  +If you would like SLH to track the demolition timer for the houses on your associated plots, deselect all aetherytes, make sure SLH is enabled, then travel to your plot.  Once at the plot, enter your house, and you will see the current time recorded in the Last Visit Date column.  SLH will automatically tell you how many days it's been since that visit date in the Days Since Visit column. The last visit date is saved across logins - BUT - SLH also will delete this information if it determines you no longer own the plot.  This might occur accidentally if, for whatever reason, SLH is unable to accurately determine your plot ownership, which can occur from time to time.  If that happens, simply repeat this procedure for the plots that have NEVER as their Last Visit Date to start the ball rolling again. 
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 +You can also use SLH to travel to your associated plots.  To do so, make sure SLH is enabled and it is either in its Scan Cycle Idle period (waiting for next scan cycle to being) or you have no aetherytes selected in the Housing Area Scan List.  Then you can single left click on the associated plot to which you'd like to travel.
  
  
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 |                       | Visited  | You have visited this plot at least once | |                       | Visited  | You have visited this plot at least once |
 |                       | Available | The plot can be acquired | |                       | Available | The plot can be acquired |
 +|                       | Bid | You have a current bid on the plot |
 |                       | Aborted | Visiting the plot was manually terminated | |                       | Aborted | Visiting the plot was manually terminated |
 |                       | Purchased | You acquired a previously available plot | |                       | Purchased | You acquired a previously available plot |
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 | Lottery Participants  | Total number of players who have entered the lottery to acquire that plot. An asterisk means the plot is not yet available for sale | | | Lottery Participants  | Total number of players who have entered the lottery to acquire that plot. An asterisk means the plot is not yet available for sale | |
 | Accepting Entries Until | If the lottery is currently in the entry phase, this will show the date deadline for entering the current lottery | | | Accepting Entries Until | If the lottery is currently in the entry phase, this will show the date deadline for entering the current lottery | |
 +| Lottery Number | The lottery number you are assigned when you bid on the plot | |
 | Results Period End  | If the lottery is in the results phase, this will show the date by which a winner must accept their win  | | | Results Period End  | If the lottery is in the results phase, this will show the date by which a winner must accept their win  | |
 +| Winning Number | The winning lottery number |
  
-Clicking on an Available or Visited plot will mark that plot to be visited during the next Scan Cycle Idle period. +Left clicking on an Available, Bid, or Visited plot will mark that plot to be visited during the next Scan Cycle Idle period. 
  
-Clicking on Aborted plots changes their status back to Available.+Left clicking on Aborted or Visited plots changes their status back to Available or Bid as appropriate.
  
-Clicking on Sold plots will remove them from the list.+Left clicking on Sold plots will remove them from the list.
  
-Clicking on anything other plot status value does nothing.+Left clicking on anything other plot status value does nothing.
  
-The list is sorted by Plot status, in the following order:  Visiting, Purchased, Available, Visited, Aborted, Sold, Owned.  The secondary sorts fields are Housing Area, Ward Number, and Plot Number. +The list is sorted by Plot status, in the following order:  Visiting, Bid, Purchased, Available, Visited, Aborted, Sold, Owned.  The secondary sorts fields are Housing Area, Ward Number, and Plot Number. 
  
 ===== Targets Tab ===== ===== Targets Tab =====
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 ====== Support ====== ====== Support ======
  
-For support or requests, please contact me on discord: https://discord.gg/J67ybRCRqt.  I will respond as soon as I am able, generally within 24 hours at most.+For bug support, please post a message on discord: https://discord.gg/J67ybRCRqt.  I will respond as soon as I am able, generally within 24 hours at most.
  
 When you need support, please provide me, at a minimum, the following: When you need support, please provide me, at a minimum, the following:
  
   - Enable the debug information category on the Debug Tab and do what you did to create the problem.  Then take a screen shot of your Minion Console Log when the problem occurs. Make sure the Log's window as big as possible to show the maximum amount of output.  If the output is larger than the window, then scroll the offscreen portions into view and send multiple screen shots.   - Enable the debug information category on the Debug Tab and do what you did to create the problem.  Then take a screen shot of your Minion Console Log when the problem occurs. Make sure the Log's window as big as possible to show the maximum amount of output.  If the output is larger than the window, then scroll the offscreen portions into view and send multiple screen shots.
-  - A screen shot of your Material Girl main tab+  - A screen shot of your SLH scanner tab
  
 If you post this information to the specified channel (NOT RECOMMENDED), **please ensure it does not contain any information that identifies your account, character, or server.**  For complete anonymity, just DM it to mistahmikey#4073. If you post this information to the specified channel (NOT RECOMMENDED), **please ensure it does not contain any information that identifies your account, character, or server.**  For complete anonymity, just DM it to mistahmikey#4073.
squatter_lottery_helper.1692991314.txt.gz · Last modified: 2023/08/25 19:21 by mistahmikey

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