MercuryTrade Community Fork 2: Challenge Cheeseroo 🧀

MercuryTrade Community Fork 2: Challenge Cheeseroo is a powerful, feature-rich overlay application for Path of Exile that revolutionizes your trading experience and gameplay monitoring. Built by active PoE players, this fork introduces cutting-edge enhancements while maintaining the reliability you expect.

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Table of Contents

• 🚀 Quick Start
• 🧀 New Features
• 🎯 Core Features
• 💻 System Requirements
• 🔧 Installation
• 📖 Usage Guide
• 🛠️ Building from Source
• Changelog

🚀 Quick Start

Get up and running in under 5 minutes:

1. Download Java 8+: https://java.com/download
2. Get MercuryTrade: Latest Release
3. Launch: Double-click MercuryTrade.jar or run MercuryTrade.exe
4. Configure: Set Path of Exile to Windowed or Borderless mode
5. Ready to Trade! 🎉

⚠️ Important: Path of Exile must NOT be in fullscreen mode for the overlay to work properly.

🧀 New Features

🔍 Improved Chat Scanner with "+text" REsponse Support

Plus Text Feature automatically detects and responds to modern Path of Exile chat pattern:

• Smart Detection: Automatically identifies "+text" patterns like "Free elder +elder"
• Global Chat Integration: One-click response in global chat with "+elder"
• Hotkey Support: Full keyboard shortcut integration for power users
• Backwards Compatible: Traditional whispers like "invite please" still available

🎯 Enhanced Filtering with Start Operator (^)

Powerful new filtering capabilities for chat scanner:

• Start Filtering: Use ^ operator to filter OUT (exclude) messages that START with specific characters
• Multiple Filters: Combine ^+, ^-, ^! for comprehensive filtering

🚀 Lightning-Fast Performance

• Optimized Rendering: Improved UI, responsiveness, and reduced memory usage
• Background Processing: Non-blocking operations for smoother gameplay

🎯 Core Features

🎪 Mercury: Overseer - Your Ultimate Tracker

Overseer transforms your PoE experience with customizable overlay timers:

• Flask Tracking: Never miss a flask refresh again
• Vaal Skill Monitoring: Track your vaal buffs with precision
• Cooldown Management: Monitor all your skill cooldowns
• Screen Capture: Duplicate parts of your screen for enhanced visibility
• 100% Legal: No game interaction - just smart visual overlays

📢 Smart Notifications

Advanced notification system with:

• Instant Alerts: Immediate trade and scanner notifications
• Quick Responses: Customizable response buttons ("Sold", "Wait 3m", etc.)
• Full Hotkey Support: Every button is keyboard accessible
• Smart Grouping: Multiple notifications stack intelligently
• Ignore System: Hide notifications for already sold items

🔍 Intelligent Chat Scanner

Powerful chat monitoring with:

• Keyword Detection: Find exactly what you're looking for
• Exclusion Filter: Use ! to exclude unwanted matches
• Start Exclude Filter: New ^ operator to exclude messages starting with a string or symbol
• Service Monitoring: Track carries, crafting services, and more

📚 Complete Trading History

Never lose track of your trades:

• Persistent Storage: All notifications saved automatically
• Easy Restoration: Bring back previous trade notifications
• Crash Recovery: History survives client crashes
• Search & Filter: Find past trades quickly

🎯 Visual Stash Highlighting

Find your items instantly:

• Precise Highlighting: Exact stash location overlay
• Customizable Grid: Adapts to your screen resolution
• Quick Setup: Easy alignment with your stash tabs
• Visual Feedback: Clear indication of item locations

🚫 Do Not Disturb Mode

Focus on your gameplay:

• Hidden Mode: Silently processes trades in background
• One-Click Toggle: Easy activation from taskbar
• Selective Hiding: Choose what to hide and what to show
• Smart Resume: Instantly return to normal operation

💻 System Requirements

• Java: Version 8 or higher
• Operating System: Windows 10/11, Linux (Ubuntu 18.04+)
• Memory: 512MB RAM minimum (1GB recommended)
• Path of Exile: Windowed or Borderless mode required
• Screen Resolution: 1024x768 minimum (1920x1080+ recommended)

🔧 Installation

Option 1: JAR File (Recommended)

1. Download and install Java 8+
2. Download MercuryTrade.jar from Latest Release
3. Double-click the JAR file or run: java -jar MercuryTrade.jar

Option 2: Windows Executable

1. Download MercuryTrade.exe from Latest Release
2. Run as Administrator (recommended for full functionality)
3. If the JAR version doesn't work, try this alternative launcher

First Time Setup

1. Tutorial: Follow the built-in tutorial on first launch
2. Game Path: Set your Path of Exile installation directory
3. Display Mode: Ensure PoE is in Windowed or Borderless mode
4. Configuration: Customize notifications, hotkeys, and appearance

📖 Usage Guide

Getting Started

1. Launch MercuryTrade before starting Path of Exile
2. Configure your settings via the settings panel
3. Set up hotkeys for quick responses
4. Test notifications with the built-in test system

Advanced Configuration

• Custom Response Buttons: Create your own quick-reply messages
• Sound Notifications: Configure audio alerts for different events
• Visual Customization: Adjust colors, fonts, and transparency
• Multi-Profile Support: Different settings for different characters

Pro Tips

• Use Ctrl+Alt+R to quickly restore the last trade notification
• Set up item highlighting for faster stash navigation
• Configure Do Not Disturb for mapping sessions
• Use chat scanner for trial rotations and service hunting

🛠️ Building from Source

Prerequisites

• Java 8+ and Maven 3.6+
• Git for version control
• Launch4j (optional, for Windows EXE generation)

Build Instructions

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/mr-september/MercuryTrade-Community-Fork.git
cd MercuryTrade-Community-Fork

# Build with Maven
mvn clean package

# Or use the build script
./build_mercury.sh

Creating Releases

# Tag a new version
git tag v1.5.0
git push origin v1.5.0

# Automated builds will create release artifacts

For detailed build instructions, see BUILD_AUTOMATION.md.

📝 Changelog

Version 1.6.1 and 1.6.2 - Debugging and Debloating 🧀

• Fixed and unfixed and refixed some mistakes. Oops.

Version 1.6.0 - Public Release 🧀

• NEW: Plus Text Feature for modern chat patterns
• NEW: Start operator (^) for advanced filtering
• IMPROVED: Performance optimizations and UI enhancements
• FIXED: Various stability improvements and bug fixes

Version 1.5.0 - Fork 2 Beginnings 🧀

• NEW: New button to join channel (useful when the channel is crowded and you get kicked between instances). Default 820 but can be set to anything you want.
• IMPROVED: Performance optimizations and UI enhancements
• FIXED: Various stability improvements and bug fixes

Previous Versions

• v1.4.x: Enhanced notification system and chat scanner improvements
• v1.3.x: Overseer system with capture functionality
• v1.2.x: Stash highlighting and history management
• v1.1.x: Core trading functionality and notification system

For complete changelog, see Releases.

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MercuryTrade Community Fork 2: Challenge Cheeseroo 🧀

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