Setup Guide: Gold Tracker

First off, thank you so much for showing interest towards my simple gold tracker, much appreciated!

With this tracker you can display how much gold you have made on stream. The gold amount is controlled via bot commands in chat.

This community has been so amazing to me and I just want to give back!

Setup time: 10-15 minutes

1. Installing the font

This account is for testing purposes only, so don't use it live on stream! The test account is open for everyone, so anyone can alter the numbers at anytime.
If you decide you want to use the tracker, contact me on Discord so I can set up your personal account.

The tracker uses a custom font, which needs to be installed first. Earlier versions of the counters had some issues if the font wasn't installed on Windows (and instead showed a default looking font on screen).

Note: If you've used any of my other trackers or counters and installed the font with them, you can skip this step.

Download the Freebooter font.
After you've downloaded it, you can install it by right-clicking the file and selecting "Install".
Add the browser source to OBS (with the link in the next step).
If you have had the tracker installed in OBS before, I recommend clicking the "Refresh cache of current page" button in the browser source properties window.

2. Adding the browser source to your OBS scene

This account is for testing purposes only, so don't use it live on stream! The test account is open for everyone, so anyone can alter the numbers at anytime.
If you decide you want to use the tracker, contact me on Discord so I can set up your personal account.

The tracker has a few different icon options for layout. Use the URLs below to specify which one you want to use.

Click the source URL to copy it to the clipboard

Tracker Layout	Image	Browser Source URL
Default		`https://api.solkku.com/goldtracker/obs.php?name=test&token=token`
Greyscale		`https://api.solkku.com/goldtracker/obs.php?name=test&token=token&icon=GreyScale`
No icon		`https://api.solkku.com/goldtracker/obs.php?name=test&token=token&icon=False`

After adding it, you should be able to see the gold icon (if you used it) and a zero next to it. You can play around with size and positioning by dragging the source around in OBS.

Note: The tracker refreshes every 3 seconds. So after using commands, it takes a few seconds to update on screen.

Optional: Autohide and setting icon/text opacity & alignment

This setting is completely optional, but gives you more control over how the tracker looks on stream. To use it, add the following strings of text to the end of your browser source URL in OBS.

Option	Explanation	Code
Autohide New!	Option to automatically hide the Gold Tracker when gold is at 0. It will show when gold is added.	`&autohide=True`
Text opacity	To change text opacity, add the percent number without the '%' symbol. The example on the right is for 60% text opacity.	`&text-opacity=60`
Icon opacity	To change icon opacity, add the percent number without the '%' symbol. The example on the right is for 80% icon opacity.	`&icon-opacity=80`
Text & icon opacity	To change icon and text opacity, add the percent numbers without the '%' symbol. The example on the right is for 60% text opacity and 80% icon opacity.	`&text-opacity=60&icon-opacity=80`
Alignment	The tracker defaults to alignment to the left. If you want it to the right, you can use the example on the right.	`&align=Right`
Text & icon opacity with alignment	The example on the right is for 60% text opacity and 80% icon opacity with alignment to the right.	`&text-opacity=60&icon-opacity=80&align=Right`

3. Bot commands

This account is for testing purposes only, so don't use it live on stream! The test account is open for everyone, so anyone can alter the numbers at anytime.
If you decide you want to use the tracker, contact me on Discord so I can set up your personal account.

Next we need to setup bot commands for you or your mods to use in chat or in Discord (if your bot supports Discord commands). You can of course allow your VIPs to do it too - userlevel is up to you.

You can name the commands whatever you like, I just used the ones below.

The !gold command is optional, as it only makes your bot display the amount of gold you made as text in chat. This command can be set for everyone to use, and can be useful for mobile users.

Important: Always remember to set your starting gold before stream or selling for the first time. The !newgold command needs a reference point to calculate how much gold you have made.

Nightbot

Command	Message	Userlevel	Response in chat
!startgold	`$(urlfetch https://api.solkku.com/goldtracker/?name=test&token=token&startgold=$(1))`	Moderator	/me Start gold set to X!
!newgold	`$(urlfetch https://api.solkku.com/goldtracker/?name=test&token=token&newgold=$(1))`	Moderator	/me X gold added to gold tracker!
!resetgold	`$(urlfetch https://api.solkku.com/goldtracker/?name=test&token=token&action=ResetGold)`	Moderator	/me Gold tracker was reset!
!togglegold	`$(urlfetch https://api.solkku.com/goldtracker/?name=test&token=token&action=ToggleGold)`	Moderator	/me hiding OR showing gold tracker!
!gold	`$(urlfetch https://api.solkku.com/goldtracker/?name=test&token=token&action=ListGold)`	Everyone	/me test has made X gold!

StreamLabs Chatbot

Command	Message	Userlevel	Response in chat
!startgold	`$readapi(https://api.solkku.com/goldtracker/?name=test&token=token&startgold=$num1)`	Moderator	/me Start gold set to X!
!newgold	`$readapi(https://api.solkku.com/goldtracker/?name=test&token=token&newgold=$num1)`	Moderator	/me X gold added to gold tracker!
!resetgold	`$readapi(https://api.solkku.com/goldtracker/?name=test&token=token&action=ResetGold)`	Moderator	/me Gold tracker was reset!
!togglegold	`$readapi(https://api.solkku.com/goldtracker/?name=test&token=token&action=ToggleGold)`	Moderator	/me hiding OR showing gold tracker!
!gold	`$readapi(https://api.solkku.com/goldtracker/?name=test&token=token&action=ListGold)`	Everyone	/me test has made X gold today!

StreamLabs CloudBot

Command	Response	Userlevel	Bot says in chat
!startgold	`{readapi.https://api.solkku.com/goldtracker/?name=test&token=token&startgold={1}}`	Moderator	/me Start gold set to X!
!newgold	`{readapi.https://api.solkku.com/goldtracker/?name=test&token=token&newgold={1}}`	Moderator	/me X gold added to gold tracker!
!resetgold	`{readapi.https://api.solkku.com/goldtracker/?name=test&token=token&action=ResetGold}`	Moderator	/me Gold tracker was reset!
!togglegold	`{readapi.https://api.solkku.com/goldtracker/?name=test&token=token&action=ToggleGold}`	Moderator	/me hiding OR showing gold tracker!
!gold	`{readapi.https://api.solkku.com/goldtracker/?name=test&token=token&action=ListGold}`	Everyone	/me test has made x gold today!

StreamElements Bot

Command	Response	Userlevel	Bot says in chat
!startgold	`${customapi.https://api.solkku.com/goldtracker/?name=test&token=token&startgold=${1}}`	Moderator	/me Start gold set to X!
!newgold	`${customapi.https://api.solkku.com/goldtracker/?name=test&token=token&newgold=${1}}`	Moderator	/me X gold added to gold tracker!
!resetgold	`${customapi.https://api.solkku.com/goldtracker/?name=test&token=token&action=ResetGold}`	Moderator	/me Gold tracker was reset!
!togglegold	`${customapi.https://api.solkku.com/goldtracker/?name=test&token=token&action=ToggleGold}`	Moderator	/me hiding OR showing gold tracker!
!gold	`${customapi.https://api.solkku.com/goldtracker/?name=test&token=token&action=ListGold}`	Everyone	/me test has made x gold today!

Example scenario

Below you can see a simple example on how you would use this tracker.

Let's say you're a poor pirate (like most of us are nowadays) and you start your stream with 100,000 gold to your name. You would then:
- Use the command !startgold 100000 in chat to set this current gold amount as reference point.
- !startgold only needs to be executed once, so don't use the command again during the stream (unless you really want to reset it mid-stream or had a typo in the gold amount the first time).
On the first server you sell 5,000 worth of fish and then turn stuff in at the Reaper's hideout for another 45,000.
After this, your new in-game gold total is 150,000. You would then use the following command to update the tracker overlay:
- !newgold 150000 - This command uses your starting gold as reference and calculates the difference. In this case 150,000 - 100,000 = 50,000 and displays that in the overlay.
On the next server you sink a mighty Reaper 5 Galleon, get their loot and sell it for a whopping 100,000 - making your new in game gold total 250,000. You would then:
- !newgold 250000 - The command still uses your starting gold (100,000) as reference and calculates the difference.
- In this case 250,000 - 100,000 = 150,000 and this is the new amount displayed in the overlay.
Next server is a snoozefest, but you find a deserted Reaper's Bounty chest at Plunder Outpost and decide to turn it in for another 10,000. Your new gold total is then 260,000 so:
- !newgold 260000 - While still using the 100,000 starting gold as reference, it calculates 260,000 - 100,000 = 160,000 and this is now the new amount displayed in the overlay.
Etc etc etc.

The !newgold command can be used at intervals of your choosing. Of course the more often you use it (after gold is made) the more accurate the gold number on the overlay will be.

Be aware: Purchases made in-game will mess up the tracker a bit. For example if you buy a hat for 10,000 you would effectively have 10,000 less total gold, which affects the next !newgold command calculation.

Issues, ideas, interest?

Are you experiencing issues or have ideas how to further develop this tracker?

Are you interested in using the overlay? Is someone in chat showing interest towards this tracker?

Feel free to DM me on Discord.