The Project Reality Launcher

[addaco]

Could this be done with Macromedia Flash, if so I could make a draft.

[gclark03]

AncientMan could probably do the real thing by the time any of us finish a draft.

[addaco]

ok, ill PM him to this thread.

Time isnt the issue, I wanted to help do it so I can give something back to PR

[[R-CON]Tim270]

An app to centralise all the external programs that PR players use is a good idea, a news screen, showing updates in the community mods etc is a really nice idea.

[cyberzomby]

It could be done with flash but it wont be part of PR. And it will rely on all programs to be installed at the default places I guess.

[addaco]

That or hopefully we can bundle the apps with PR

So they will automatically install in the defult place

Edit: The author of the Widescreen fixer said we can bundle it with PR!!!!, he PMed me back

[[R-DEV]AncientMan]

Hey, what I might do is make a quick clickdummy sometime tonight in flash, show you my ideas about a potential launcher, probably easier for you to follow/understand

[[R-DEV]AncientMan]

Here's what I'm thinking for a launcher. The graphics are fairly basic, was more focussed on the code . Also, the white bit down the bottom wouldn't be there in the real app.

PR Launcher
(if it doesn't load, just refresh)

Yes, it's not meant to work, it's a clickdummy, meant to show the design

Anyway, as you can see, there's no "news". This is because I feel that there's no point having news in the launcher, when there is a news ticker ingame in the main menu (in the next version of PR anyway). People would spend more of their time in the main menu than the launcher (some might even just not use the launcher), so the news would get to more people in the ingame menu.

A tutorial page/video thing might be interesting, but, it's meant to be a launcher, just a relatively simple program for people to click on a button and the program gets them to where they want to be fast and easy. The wiki link might be easier with the videos linked there?

For things needing to be installed to the default place, that's not needed, that's what the registry is for.

Anywho, that's what I'm thinking. But you don't need to listen to me if you don't want to, I'm just another guy with another opinion .

Also, before you start getting in and coding this, just hold off for a bit, I want to talk to a couple of people first about it.

/sidenote to some replys in this thread, splash screen is in the next version

[addaco]

Thats nice AncientMan, very good in such short space of time.

I think we may be able to bundle Widescreen fixer with the game as I pmed the author (not on this swite) and he said we can bundle it, so long as we make a little piccy link to his site.

Mayby we could have a page like launcher options for widescreen fixer. I think he may be sending me the code. That way it could be a bf2 only version.

[addaco]

BTW I think a link to the website may be mroe useful than a link to the forums, just my opinion.

Also the guide wiki button should link to the guide installed with your game. Mayby a button called guide, a popup comes up, saying online or offline?

Will your settings be saved?? Maby a .con file???

It would also be nice so that you log into mumble automatically with your saved settings, bu tI do dream hehe