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Modcraft community launcher
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stoneharry:
--- Quote from: "Steff" ---But the blizzard one can´t handle many servers, switch them and move the files/realmlist around. So i think a own patcher that just use stormlib to add new files to the current patch MPQ whould be the best way.
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I thought the way MPQ files work is essentially a archive, and the folders/files have different priorities depending on the order they are loaded in? I'm not so sure since I've never really toyed with this before. But if this is the case, adding the realmlist file to the MPQ would allow you to modify all the required files to play.
Or you could modify the login screen Lua/XML files to create a new text area where the realmlist can be retrieved and set. This would be a simple implementation that can be included in the MPQ 'archive'.
But I understand your points and know little myself. ;)
Steff:
Why this bother.
The launcher could just create a new realmlist if you switch the server.
It must also copy the patches needed for the server so a simple txt is no prblem i think.
sillychilly:
From what i can make out here is that steff wants a launcher that has the following features;
- You can select a server from a drop down list and then the launcher would modify the realmlist.wtf file and also retrieve and patch or additionally required files from the host,
- have a sort of web interface for the server to be able to put news/announcements into,
and a feature that could be useful is,
- a webform that could create you an account on that server,
thats from my understanding, but correct me if i'm completely off track ;)
Steff:
The launcher should list the servers in a list on the right side perhaps with some informations. Server type (rp,pvp).
This informations come from a file the user of the launcher must download and put it into a subfolder of the launcher.
The server provider must creat this file.
Also he/she should/must provide some urls the clinet can simple call.
- News url. Perhaps the same also the client can then load in his alertbox.
- Forum URL for Support
- Overview URL that descripe the server in some words
- An character creation or how to start url.
- Also a nice idea would be a banner that gets loaded on top of the informations.
I will make an image to show the concept.
Mordred:
Wouldn't it be nice if we could host these files here on this forum in a sub-forum or so and with one click downloading this file (maybe in .html)
A feature to create an account via the launcher would destroy the necessity of an website for doing this, which would come in really handy in ways of usage and would provide a better overview of the servers without having to click thousands of links to get on the server.
I think the launcher also should be sortable by:
server with account active (maybe with cache)
server without account
population (low - medium - high) -> low = < 50 medium = < 200 high = < & > 500
language(s)
type (PvP, PvE, RPvP, RPvE, CustomExpansion?) maybe also with PvP/E or PvP/E - CustomExpansion aso.
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