Advanced Combat Tracker -- FAQ

Question: Where can I find ACT's error log or configuration files?

They are in a special folder designated by the operating system that may change depending on the OS version or user name.

ACT can open this folder for you by clicking the App Data Folder link in the About tab.

You can open it in Explorer by typing the following into the location bar or a Run dialog:
"%APPDATA%\Advanced Combat Tracker" (include quotes)

Question: Is ACT a 'DPS Meter'?

Question: How do I paste combat data into group chat?

Question: What are the EQ2 /slash commands?

Question: How do I know if ACT is reading my logs?

Question: What is the difference between 'DPS' and 'EncDPS'? (Or 'CharDPS')

Question: Are there any hidden options/features?

Question: When pasting a parse export from the clipboard, it gets cut off if there are too many players...

Question: Can ACT have more than one configuration? (Almost required for multiple game support)

Question: What should I check when ACT isn't recording combat?

Question: Where can I find ACT's error log or configuration files?

Question: ACT says my EQ2 log is too old or "Idle" all the time and nothing updates...

Question: I don't want ACT to run 64-bit, how can I change this?