TF2 Kill-counter through an Arduino

[timmeh231]

How can I use the kill counter just by itself, without an arduino?

I've been looking for a client-side kill counter and this is all I could find

[sxdemon]

I know it was published 2 years ago, but god....how did you achieved serial communication with the Arduino and another program? I should try to decypher all the files because I always wanted to communicate with my C++ program.

[italian504]

Meet the Killcounter

[KitoEntertainment]

doesn't that allready work ingame?

[Nopp3]

with a little reworking, i got it working on an old coil gauge (from analog voltmeters and such)

pretty much just mapping the serial value to 0-255 and pwm that to the gauge (adjusted to 5v with a pot).

if i get a hold of a camera ill see if can make a video response once i make some adjustments.

good stuff freezie

[chrisdelvalleisgreat]

AWESOME!

[01100010]

learn how to spell.

[jaimeshm]

honestly, this is so cool. im going to try setting this up when i have some time. just one question. where is the TF2 console log file located?

[IceColdFreezie]

@jaimeshm

Thanks!

If you right click on TF2, click Properties, click Advanced Launch Options, and type in -condebug, it will be written to C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\*usernam­e*\team fortress 2\tf\console.log

[Nopp3]

hey icecodfreezie, i saw this on hackaday some time ago and i thought it was pretty cool.

now im in the process of making a 6 7segment glowtube display.

i was thinking of giving a kill/death counter try after im done

i've downloaded your source and if i get it running i'll try to get a video response up

[kirbyfan95]

I am going to use you as inspiration for my newfound soldering skills.

[IceColdFreezie]

@LandoHungus

camera has no autofocus when it's taking a video, it's pretty old, i was leaning over my desk at an awkward angle to see if it would capture the program.

Sorry for ruining your day and your life, I shall go wash my mouth with soap and ground myself for the next two weeks.

[ObiTrev]

@IceColdFreezie I did not mean to vote you down, I was trying to click into blank space to override another window. DAMN YOU NEWTUBE!

[timg810]

@LandoHungus

shut up

[UserIDofDoom]

Electrical engineering for the win.

[igob8a]

Does it differentiate between player and building kills? AFAIK killing a dispenser is logged as the engineer dying in the console.

Very cool though

[IceColdFreezie]

@igob8a

Ooooooh, I forgot about that. Right now it just logs everything you kill, be it man or machine.

[cuno32]

Very neat- it would probably be a small step from that simple set up to a 7 segment display or two. How does the software speak to the microcontroller, SCI? What arduino setup is that? Also, your filefront link seems to be down.

[IceColdFreezie]

@cuno32

The VB program reads TF2's console log file and checks for my name. If I kill/die it adds 1 to the appropriate counter and uses serialport.write to send that number to the Arduino via the USB cable. The Arduino uses serial.read to get the number, converts it to binary, and displays that through the LEDs.

Just fixed the filefront link too, thanks.

[kbbanimator]

noice!