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OP test launcher
« on: March 16, 2005, 10:54:52 pm »
Bonk (and anyone else willing to test it),

Here is a preliminary test app to launch Orion Pirates. Give it a whirl and let me know. There is more in the RaedMe file in the zip archive.

Anyone else interested in helping test this your feedback is most welcome.

Click this download link

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Re: OP test launcher
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2005, 11:07:45 pm »
Coolness!  8)   I don't have OP installed on this machine but I'll test it out first chance I get and report back!
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Re: OP test launcher
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2005, 06:51:06 pm »
OK, got home and tested it (after 2 lengthy .NET updates and a reboot). It detected my OP installation at the default location and started just fine.  ;D Good start!

Now can we add this?:

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StarFleetOP.exe -Host (Directly to -> "Create Multiplayer Game")
StarFleetOP.exe -Client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (Directly to ->"Select Game" on host machine)

Taken from "\Services\sfc3\svc.cfg" in my Gamespy Arcade installation. (So I assume it will work for SFC3 as well...)

Anyway we can do it without .NET?... lengthy updates and reboots as prerequisites for browser plugins can be deal-breakers... (at least for me I'll think twice if I have to reboot to try something out - especially if I have dozens of windows open...) If not, the updates are tolerable if .NET can add anything to this task. (Don't mind me, I'm a picky bugger, I'm not ungrateful, the effort is sincerely appreciated!)

Then we just need to turn it into a browser plugin (ActiveX Control?) that can accept parameters from links (similar to the way a link like irc://peerchat.gamespy.com/#General@TheGasFreeZone will launch chatzilla and join a server and channel )... Host IP's will need to encrypted in the link and decrypted by the application or the link could just direct the application to a secure db for the info...

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Re: OP test launcher
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2005, 09:20:16 pm »
Oh my you've given me a platefull to ponder.

Architecturally speaking I think we're going to have to design from a winform (desktop) to a web form (internet) to make this work properly.

Then we just need to turn it into a browser plugin (ActiveX Control?) that can accept parameters from links

I believe, but I am not 100% sure at this point, that we can invoke web pages from the desktop object (page) within a .Net app without messing with ActiveX.

Gotta do some more research on this one.

Jerry
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Re: OP test launcher
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2005, 03:26:20 am »
WOW ;D
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Re: OP test launcher
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2005, 04:09:51 am »
Well since I keep my system up to date all the time (Bonk, Windows Update works wonders every 2 weeks)... I had no problems launching the application of having the app launch OP.
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Re: OP test launcher
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2005, 04:36:10 am »
 Toasty i will give you some help, if you want to take the time to tell me how, :)
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Re: OP test launcher
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2005, 06:08:22 am »
Quote from: Pestalence on March 18, 2005, 04:09:51 am
Well since I keep my system up to date all the time (Bonk, Windows Update works wonders every 2 weeks)... I had no problems launching the application of having the app launch OP.


Yes, yes, I know of course, I like to control my updates manually. Most probably update automatically so it won't likely be an issue, just thought I'd mention it as I wasn't sure that .NET is required for such basic functionality.
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Re: OP test launcher
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2005, 06:12:45 am »
Quote from: toasty0 on March 17, 2005, 09:20:16 pm
Oh my you've given me a platefull to ponder.

Architecturally speaking I think we're going to have to design from a winform (desktop) to a web form (internet) to make this work properly.

Then we just need to turn it into a browser plugin (ActiveX Control?) that can accept parameters from links

I believe, but I am not 100% sure at this point, that we can invoke web pages from the desktop object (page) within a .Net app without messing with ActiveX.

Gotta do some more research on this one.

Jerry

Cool, no hurry, lets take the time to think it out...

I gather you're thinking of an application that loads a webpage (gamespy style), I was thinking of something that works like a normal webpage that calls a plugin to launch games... more transparent... but if that is too tricky for either of us to pull off, then an application that loads the webpages with an embedded browser control would do fine... I just wanted to get away from that gamespy feel...
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Re: OP test launcher
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2005, 09:17:06 am »
Is this to replace Gamespy at some stage?
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Re: OP test launcher
« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2005, 09:17:54 am »
Quote from: FPF-TraceyG on March 18, 2005, 09:17:06 am
Is this to replace Gamespy at some stage?

That's what I was thinking. :)
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Re: OP test launcher
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2005, 09:24:54 am »
Quote from: Bonk on March 18, 2005, 06:12:45 am
Quote from: toasty0 on March 17, 2005, 09:20:16 pm
Oh my you've given me a platefull to ponder.

Architecturally speaking I think we're going to have to design from a winform (desktop) to a web form (internet) to make this work properly.

Then we just need to turn it into a browser plugin (ActiveX Control?) that can accept parameters from links

I believe, but I am not 100% sure at this point, that we can invoke web pages from the desktop object (page) within a .Net app without messing with ActiveX.

Gotta do some more research on this one.

Jerry

Cool, no hurry, lets take the time to think it out...

I gather you're thinking of an application that loads a webpage (gamespy style), I was thinking of something that works like a normal webpage that calls a plugin to launch games... more transparent... but if that is too tricky for either of us to pull off, then an application that loads the webpages with an embedded browser control would do fine... I just wanted to get away from that gamespy feel...

I would rather use the web page model too, but because of all the different firewalls both client side and ISP side I'm not sure it is practical. I know it will be a p.i.a. during any updates.

Also, because of the nature of this app (the fact that it will be free for our fellow SFCers) I think we have to consider server demand and keep demand as low as possible so as not increase cost anymore thasn necsessary.

Getting away from the GSA feel is easy. GSA is a clunky POS so anything we do will immediately have a better feel about it.

Jerry
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Re: OP test launcher
« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2005, 10:00:40 am »
Quote from: Ravok on March 18, 2005, 04:36:10 am
Toasty i will give you some help, if you want to take the time to tell me how, :)


Do you have Visual Studio .Net?

No?

then...

Start here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/framework1_1/

else...

Let me know.

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Re: OP test launcher
« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2005, 10:14:06 am »
 I will instal lit tonight when i get back.

 Thanks for replying. :)  :thumbsup:
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Re: OP test launcher
« Reply #14 on: March 19, 2005, 10:30:10 pm »
Jerry -

OP Launches just fine -  way kool...

sending you a pm

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Re: OP test launcher
« Reply #15 on: March 20, 2005, 03:10:47 pm »
Quote from: toasty0 on March 18, 2005, 10:00:40 am
Quote from: Ravok on March 18, 2005, 04:36:10 am
Toasty i will give you some help, if you want to take the time to tell me how, :)


Do you have Visual Studio .Net?

No?

then...

Start here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/framework1_1/

else...

Let me know.

Jerry

 
 Ok Toasty i have it down loaded. Sorry it took me so long. I had to clean out my files and  my registry of out dated and unused clutter.

 What would you like me to do next?.
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Re: OP test launcher
« Reply #16 on: March 21, 2005, 09:11:34 am »
Quote from: Ravok on March 20, 2005, 03:10:47 pm
Quote from: toasty0 on March 18, 2005, 10:00:40 am
Quote from: Ravok on March 18, 2005, 04:36:10 am
Toasty i will give you some help, if you want to take the time to tell me how, :)


Do you have Visual Studio .Net?

No?

then...

Start here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/framework1_1/

else...

Let me know.

Jerry

 
 Ok Toasty i have it down loaded. Sorry it took me so long. I had to clean out my files and  my registry of out dated and unused clutter.

 What would you like me to do next?.


Are you using XPpro?

In the mean time work through some of these tuts: http://samples.gotdotnet.com/quickstart/winforms/

Best,
Jerry
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Re: OP test launcher
« Reply #17 on: March 21, 2005, 09:17:59 am »
 Yes XP pro
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Re: OP test launcher
« Reply #18 on: March 21, 2005, 09:21:00 am »
Cool. Means you'll be able to do web develpment. :multi:

Go ahead and fool around with some of that stuff. Get yourself familair with the framework and coding the old fashioned way--with notepad. :)

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Re: OP test launcher
« Reply #19 on: March 21, 2005, 09:25:44 am »
 Got allot of studying to do. !!!  :o
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