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Precalculate Locally

You can also run precalculation on your pc.

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This article is the only place you're going to get instructions. NO SUPPORT will be provided on this or on dms.

Steps 1~3 and 10~11 are identical to Precalculate on Cloud

Step 1. Make sure you have preset ready​

Following /dg -> Pathfinding & Secrets -> Precalculations You'll be greeted with following page.

Pathfind Presets page

Click View or Edit/View on the preset that has your desired ability settings, or proceed after creating one following the guide

Pathfind Preset Selected

The chosen preset will be highlighted with green

Confirm your default pathfind ability settings on the preset.

Step 2. Request missing precalculations​

Click the button named Request Missing Precalculation.

Pathfind Precalculation Request List

Here confirm

  • required pathfind credits.
  • the name of preset
  • the # of precalc requests
  • Estimated time

The value depends on your computer, but in the screenshot

  • 7567 credits are required
  • the preset is named Default Preset
  • there are 2870 precalc requests
  • it is estimated to take about 35 minutes

Step 3. Generate Zip​

After you have confirmed the values, click generate zip.

Generating Zip

Progress bar will appear showing current progress of generating precalculation requests.

It takes few minutes to generate all precalculation requests.

Zipping

After it has generated all the requests it will continue with zipping the requests.

Step 4. Git clone Pathfinder Repository​

C++ Pathfinder is located at this github repository

Please git clone

Step 5. Build C++ Pathfinder​

Using your favorite build tools, build the pathfinder.

Please don't ask developer for the instruction to build C++ Pathfinder on your pc. Maybe use ChatGPT, it can help you out with setting up build env.

Step 6. Get the zip from step 3.​

Request Precalac

Click Open Directory on bottom right, and find the generated pf req file. The file name of the generated file also can be found in the chat.

Step 7. Unzip the file​

Create new requests/ directory under pathfinder.

Unzip all the files into that.

Also create new results/ directory under pathfinder

Step 8. Run precalculation​

run ./processFiles.sh. The file is simple enough that you can modify it to change your cpu count and stuff.

Step 9. Get results​

The resulting precalculation files should be results/ directory.

Create new directory under .minecraft/config/dungeonsguide/precalculation, and paste all the resulting files into that directory.

Restart the Minecraft

Step 10. Confirm precalculations are installed​

Go back to /dg -> Pathfinding & Secrets -> Precalculations and choose the preset you requested precalculation on. Presets

Click on Sort to change it to Sort: # of missing precalculation and confirm that the preset is not missing any precalculations

Presets

If your new preset is not set to default (i.e. applied), Click Apply this preset to apply it and use it in your runs.

Step 11. Done!​

You have successfully precalculated for a preset and applied the resulting precalculations.

Please note any change to ability setting in the preset will require the precalculations to be recalculated to reflect those new ability settings.

Use the clone button to clone preset first then change abiltiy setting.