An overlay that automatically triggers a timer for Nightreign. Configurable, draggable, always-on-top, and controllable via keyboard shortcuts.
# 🕒 Nightreign Auto-Timer
Nightreign Auto-Timer is a lightweight utility overlay designed for **expedition tracking** in Elden Ring: Nightreign. It uses **on-screen OCR detection** to recognize expedition start words like "DAY", "JOUR", "GIORNO", etc., and launches a customizable two-phase countdown.
No manual clicking or guessing — just start your run and let the overlay handle the timing!
## 🔧 Features
Supported languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish, German
- ✅ Automatically detects keywords like `DAY`, `JOUR`, `GIORNO`, `DIA`, `TAG`
- ✅ Minimal interface: draggable, always on top, invisible when needed
- ✅ Config saved to `config.txt`
- ✅ Controllable with global keyboard shortcuts
## 🎹 Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl + R | Reset to WAITING
Ctrl + Q | Quit the overlay
Ctrl + H | Hide/Show the interface
Ctrl + B | Toggle background
Ctrl + S | Manually start timer cycle
## 🖥 How to Use
1. Launch `nightreign-auto-timer.exe`
2. The overlay appears at the top-center of your screen
3. When a keyword like "DAY" is detected, the timer starts
4. Use keyboard shortcuts at any time to control it
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⚠️ Important Note : If the map is open while the "DAY" message appears on screen, OCR detection will likely fail. In that case, you can manually trigger the timer cycle using
Ctrl + S.
## 💾 Configuration
The app will generate a `config.txt` file with:
- Last known window position
- Background state (normal or transparent)
## 📦 Includes
- `nightreign-auto-timer.exe`
- No external install needed (Tesseract is embedded)
## 📄 Licensing & Credits
- OCR powered by [Tesseract OCR](https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract) (Apache License 2.0)
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