GlideRelog is one of those amazing programs that you hope will always stay free and live a long happy life in the public world. That’s how I felt until the announcement came that the program would would be closed to the public. I was bummed! What other program is going to restart my WoWGlider bot when it stops? The developer had decided that due to websites selling his tools (which were freeware), added on with the fact that the tool was growing in popularity and the fear of a ban from this tool could become a possibility, the developer decided it would be in everyones best interest if he privatized his programs.
Luckily for me I got a private invite to continue using the software designed for Glider. A lot has changed since the last public beta version (v0.4.4; and you can read about it here). The current version of GlideRelog is v 0.7.3 Private Beta. This will be a short mini-review of the current version of GlideRelog. Let’s start off with some GUI (Graphical User Interface) changes between the old program and the current one:
Login Screen:
The login screen is just that. You enter your username and password for the private website and it authenticates and your in! Sharing the GliderRelog login is detrimental to your account and will get it closed!
v0.4.4 Main Screen
The main screen for the public version looked a little bit like what you see above. You were notified of any updates and the start gliding button was right in the corner.
v0.7.3 Main Screen
The new main screen is much bulkier. You also get a parse logfiles option!
In both versions the top of the screen features tabs that you can click on to change settings and view different information.
The settings for the older public version of GlideRelog were short and to the point. There was not much optimization and customization that was possible.
The new version features additional options. Most of the old settings are still in the new version. The best additional features are the options to preload profiles or a group of profiles for Glider to use! Additionally you can now use GlideRelog on more then one WoW window at a time! As you can see a possible 8 WoW windows could be handled at once! The new version also detects realm downs, and restarting both WoW and Glider. Lots of options to choose from!
Lastly the new version gives you the option of remote administration of your bot. Quite a few options here. Frankly I did not have enough time to test out this portion of the program throughly so there might be an update to this soon!
Overall verdict: 9/10
This program is amazing! It does what Glider itself cannot at the moment. Not only does this program restart Glider but it gives you superior detection and remote capabilities! I can’t think of any negatives to the program. I’ve never gotten any errors using it and the easy of use ranks with the best. If you know how to log into your WoW account you can set up GlideRelog! It’s that easy!
You might be wondering how you can get invited into the private version. Well to be honest there is no easy way in. The requirements say new members should fulfill at least one the following requirements:
- Developer of a tool/class/profile
- Advanced knowledge of MMoGlider or other World of Warcraft bots
- Advanced knowledge of os (private server application)
- Another skill that may improve our community
Somebody from the community will have to invite you. Since this program is like a 3rd party Glider addon the best place to try getting in would be the Glider forums. Contribute and you might get invited by someone on the glider forums. There are additional features of the private community once your in such as German and English support, private profile sharing, and more!
Feel free to leave any comments or questions!
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