Landon - User contributions [en]

Supported Games

2022-11-20T05:10:00Z

Sharptooth:

Any game that has a definitive "end of match" screen can be supported rather easily, expanding this list. Currently we support these games, as I have them and could test with them extensively to develop the framework that supports the rest.

Current Supported Games:

Escape From Tarkov

Marauders

Bloodhunt

V Rising

The Cycle:Frontier

Call of Duty Modern Warfare II

Frequently Asked Questions

2022-07-08T04:13:28Z

Sharptooth:

* How does it work?
** Landon gets plugged into your network and watches your stream. When you are playing supported games, it handles running ads at the end of matches. It can also manage OBS recordings as well, so they are segmented by match played with an additional screen shot of the end of match screen.
* Does it use my internet bandwidth?
**Nope, it watches your stream locally through NDI. Even if you are running a 100Mbit locally, it will eat less than 1/10 for a 1080 60fps stream. Most people will be running a 1000Mbit connection locally. It DOES talk to twitch, which uses bandwidth, but functionally nothing.
*Will it put a lot more load on OBS?
**Nope, it just redirects whichever game capture you already use to the box Landon is running on. In testing, less than 1% CPU difference in OBS usage.
*Why does it NEED to run on a raspberry pi?
**It doesn't. That was just the easiest way to get it to users. It runs in a docker container, so separate from the host operating system. This was for ease of updating and delivery of a functional image where it can't really be messed up beyond repair. If that does occur, you can just hit the recreate button and be back up and running with a clean version in 2-3 minutes. If you have a linux server/VM with docker installed, you can also run Landon there as well. I do build and supply an amd64 version as well as the aarch64 version for the 64bit raspberry pi 4. I have not tested it, but there is little reason it couldn't run on other systems in those architectures. NOTE, I have NOT tested this for docker on windows, and assume it won't work at this time.
*Does this send any information back to you?
**YES IT DOES. During the testing phase, it will send basic logging information back for debugging purposes. The only identifying information is the name of the streamer who is running the software against the channel. When you log into your twitch, to authorize the application, that is through the official Twitch API, just like any other chat bot or program that interacts with Twitch. The program does not have access to that information in any way, it only gets an authorization key and scope.
*Can it work with a console game?
**Yes, if it goes into a capture card and OBS on a computer. Currently I haven't added any, but it would work fine.
*Does it cost?
**Currently during the testing it does require a sub to my channel to work. This was done as it was an easy authentication system and prevent unauthorized users from hammering my server for the images, and almost everyone testing has been an existing sub anyway. I may change it, I just don't know a better way at the moment.
*Does it help with Ad revenue?
**Yes, in two ways. First it runs ads at much more acceptable times, which makes the stream significantly better for viewers. Second, it will (when running with supported games) prevent preroll ads for people coming in and raids, which will allow more people to be exposed to your channel. I haven't done statistics yet, but the general consensus from chats is that ads are much better for them when they run at specific times and do not interrupt what they are here for, the gameplay and interaction with the streamer. This generally makes for a better viewing experience for them.

Supported Games

2022-06-20T16:00:39Z

Sharptooth:

Tutorial

2022-06-09T02:09:43Z

Sharptooth:

Tutorial - Installation

To proceed with installing and using Landon, you will require a Raspberry Pi 4 (2G RAM and above, best performance is with 8GB), a 16GB SD card and a SD card reader. This Tutorial will proceed as if you are installing form a Windows 10/11 machine. This process can be done from Mac/Linux however, and may be expanded upon in the future.

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Required downloads:
[https://dietpi.com/downloads/images/DietPi_RPi-ARMv8-Bullseye.7z DietPi arm64]
[https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/releases/download/v1.7.9/balenaEtcher-Portable-1.7.9.exe?d_id=b9b3d437-d258-4ed7-b3fd-017dc4b6b363R Balena Etcher Portable]
[https://landon.sharptooth.synology.me/images/dietpi.txt dietpi.txt]
[https://landon.sharptooth.synology.me/images/Automation_Custom_Script.sh Automatic Setup file]
[https://www.tightvnc.com/download/2.8.63/tightvnc-2.8.63-gpl-setup-64bit.msi TightVNC] [https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/obs-ndi-newtek-ndi%E2%84%A2-integration-into-obs-studio.528/ OBS-NDI]

Optional Downloads: [https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/obs-websocket-remote-control-obs-studio-from-websockets.466/ obs-websocket]

Once you have downloaded the required files, you are good to proceed.

Setup OBS:

Install the downloaded plugins from earlier. OBS-NDI is required, obs-websocket is only required if you will remote control obs for recordings.

Once installed and you have restarted OBS, go to your game capture/screen capture/capture card Source in OBS. Right mouse click it, and go to Filters. You will now add a New NDI output to this Scene. This will allow Landon to detect when an end of match has occurred. Name this output OBS-Stream.
[[File:Balena-1.png|alt=Step 1|thumb|Step 1]]

Setup Landon:

Step 1:
Insert the SD Card into the SD Card reader, and insert into an open USB port on your computer.
Open Balena Etcher Portable. It will ask for you to select and image. Select the previously downloaded DietPi_RPi-ARMv8-Bullseye.7z file.
NOTE: Imaging will go faster if you unzip the file in advance and select the .img file directly. We suggest 7-Zip for windows.

[[File:Balena-2.png|thumb|Step 1]]

In Balena Etcher, select the target SD Card. This will be the middle button. This process is easier when only one external USB Storage Device is inserted.
Next select Flash and wait for the process to flash and verify your image.

Step 2:
Once flash and verification have completed successfully, remove and reinsert the SD Card adapter to your computer. You will now have a new drive appear in your My Computer window. Open this drive, and copy the dietpi.txt and Automation_Custom_Script.sh files to it. It will ask you authorize overwriting dietpi.txt, accept and proceed. Once this process is finished, Eject the drive properly from windows and remove the SD Card Adapter from the USB Port. Remove the SD Card from the SD Card Adapter.

Step 3:
Setup your Raspberry Pi 4. If you have acquired a case for it (Recommended), install it into the case.
Insert the SD Card into the Raspberry pi, flush with the underside of the board, opposite the Network Port.
Insert an ethernet cable into the Ethernet Port on the Raspberry Pi 4, then plug the device into power via the USB-C adapter. It is not required, but if you have the HDMI adapter, you may also plug the device into a monitor to verify progress.
The device will boot and perform its FirstBoot setup. Do not interrupt it during this setup, as it is acquiring everything to proceed. The device will be functional after this step. It will take approximately 20 minutes, more if you are on a limited network speed connection.

[[File:Portainer-1.png|thumb|Step 4]]

Step 4:
Once you have completed the FirstBoot setup and the device has restarted, open your browser to http://Landon.local:9000 and bookmark the site. Here you will setup the management password. Set it whatever you like, but remember it, as it will be required to update the system and edit your Landon values.

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[[File:Portainer-3.png|thumb|Step 4]][[File:Portainer-4.png|thumb|Step 4]]Once complete, it will take you to a new page. Click "Manage a local install", then click the Local link under environments, then Containers. You will see two containers, one called "portainer" and one called "vnc-ad-ndi", click vnc-ad-ndi.

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For your first setup, click Duplicate/Edit at the top of the screen. Then scroll to the bottom of the page and click Env. This stands for Environmental Variables, and is where you will enter your personal values.

[[File:Portainer-6.png|thumb|Step 4: Environmental Variables]]
AD running ONLY instructions:
Simply add your twitch login name as Value under the LOGIN_TWITCH variable.
Also add a password under Value for the VNC_PASSWORD field. This will be you VNC password to connect to the device.

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Step 5 - Only if using Landon to manage OBS recordings:

AD running AND obs recording management instructions:
Simply add your twitch login name as Value under the LOGIN_TWITCH variable.
Also add a password under Value for the VNC_PASSWORD field. This will be you VNC password to connect to the device.
You will also need to fill in the following fields with appropriate values:
HOST - IP of the machine OBS is running on. This machine will need the obs-websocket plugin installed into OBS.
OBS_INSTANCES - Will you be managing 1 or 2 instances of OBS. 1 is default.
OBS_WEBSOCKET_PORT_1 - OBS websocket port. default as obs-websocket sets is 4444.
OBS_WEBSOCKET_PORT_2 - OBS websocket port. Only required if managing two instances of OBS. MUST be different from OBS_WEBSOCKET_PORT_1, and set in the second OBS instance as such.
OBS_WEBSOCKET_PASSWORD - Password set in OBS for obs-websocket as password. If managing two OBS instances, make sure the password is the same for both.

When done with editing the required values, click the Deploy button. This process will take about one minute. It will return you to the containers page.

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Step 6:
Install the TightVNC we downloaded earlier and open it. It will ask for a connection target, enter Landon.local::5905 and hit connect. It will ask for a password. This will be the previous password entered as VNC_PASSWORD. Enter it and hit OK. A window will open.

Main Page

2022-06-04T05:15:39Z

Sharptooth:

Landon is an automated method of controlling when your Twitch ADs will run, as well as controlling your obs to record each game match individually (optional). The idea is that we cannot control IF Twitch ADs run (for unsubscribed viewers), but we can control WHEN they run. This software will detect the matches for supported games, functionally when the end of match screen appears, and will send a command to twitch to run ADs then, so viewers do not get ADs during a match. If enabled, it will also remote control OBS to cut recording and start a new recording, while saving a screenshot of the match summary screen. This is beneficial for editing the video later. When you switch games, the software will receive this information from Twitch, and will see if the game is supported. If the game is supported, it will load the average match time and play enough ads at end of match to cover the average next match. Thus ensuring viewers do not miss out on gameplay.

[[Tutorial]]

[[Frequently Asked Questions]]

[[Supported Games]]

Parts List

2022-05-27T13:54:12Z

Sharptooth: Created page with "Just example links for items. Doesn't matter where you get them. [https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ Raspberry Pi 4 (suggested RAM 2GB or above)] [https://www.amazon.com/Micro-Center-Class-Memory-Adapter/dp/B07K835MNR/ SD Card 16GB or above] [https://www.amazon.com/Vanja-Adapter-Portable-Memory-Reader/dp/B00W02VHM6/?th=1 SD Card Reader] [https://www.amazon.com/Geekworm-Raspberry-Adapter-Charger-Support/dp/B09J856PND/ Power adapter 3A or above]..."

Just example links for items. Doesn't matter where you get them.

[https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ Raspberry Pi 4 (suggested RAM 2GB or above)]
[https://www.amazon.com/Micro-Center-Class-Memory-Adapter/dp/B07K835MNR/ SD Card 16GB or above]
[https://www.amazon.com/Vanja-Adapter-Portable-Memory-Reader/dp/B00W02VHM6/?th=1 SD Card Reader]
[https://www.amazon.com/Geekworm-Raspberry-Adapter-Charger-Support/dp/B09J856PND/ Power adapter 3A or above]

Recommended Parts
[https://www.amazon.com/iUniker-Raspberry-Aluminium-Heatsink-Supply/dp/B07D3S4KBK/ Case for Raspberry Pi 4, with small fan]

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