Dokkan Wiki Update - 2023 Part 1 Edition

I invite you to delve into the recent developments and enhancements behind the scenes of the Dokkan Wiki.

Lowering Costs

In the pursuit of efficiency and cost reduction, considerable efforts have been channelled towards lowering infrastructure costs on the server and related services. A notable example is the creation of a replacement service for prerender.io that’s hosted on my own servers, leading to significant savings.

Not having to worry as much about making sure enough revenue is coming in for the infrastructure means I can spend more time focusing on cool features.

Stability of Services

The automation of services through an iPhone has proven effective but not without its challenges. Instances of crashes and reboots can stall operations if I’m not physically present to reset the phone. Although this issue seems unique to me, the logical step is to transition to Android, which appears free from this problem. Consequently, efforts are underway to adapt all automation to work with Android devices.

Displaying of Events and Enemy Data

Efficiently storing the data for the events and enemy data has been a completed task, alongside displaying maps and other related information. The primary challenge lies in automating the collection of data, especially with a single Dokkan account’s limitations. A single Dokkan account can basically do one thing at one time. If once a minute, I use that Dokkan account to check for new downloads, update the news, the summons, it doesn’t leave a lot of time in that minute to start completing events to get the data.

The most feasible solution is to operate multiple Dokkan accounts, even though it may lead to more captchas to handle.

Dedicated Animation Player and Custom Animations

In response to certain controversies surrounding Dokkan Animation Tools I released some time ago, I embarked on a project to integrate a replacement with the site. This replacement will also come with the improvements made for Dokkan Animations over time.

Moreover, an initiative has been taken to support Dokkan’s custom animators by showcasing their work you can see an example here.

What’s Next?

Future directions will be guided partly by a Patreon poll, though automatic JP translations are likely to rank highly. Say goodbye to awkward Google Translations and anticipate 100% accurate conversions across all supported game languages (hiring translators is in the plans).

Other exciting prospects include the completion of animation features (backgrounds, enemy sprites, texture replacement, fades, etc), a summon simulator (complete with animations), team builder, team build sharing, and other small yet valuable features suggested in the Discord server.

Conclusion

While nurturing Dokkan Wiki into a full-time endeavor remains a dream, the reality of bills and contracts necessitates other work. But with 15 days of no contract work coming up next week, you can look forward to promising updates. Stay tuned.

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