Dev Chat: 9/27/2013 - VGClientLauncher
Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2013 1:46 pm
This was one of the first chat on the new IRC, so for nostalgia I posted it
[quote][14:59] ->> Channel created on 9/27/2013 1:46:28 PM
[17:16] <~john> are there any other --command line params for the VGClient.exe I should be passing, so the player has the least amount of system/ini changing to do? like, loginserver address or something
[17:16] <~john> i remember passing IP or something
[17:17] <~john> VGClient.exe 68.98.218.5:10101
[17:17] <~john> we got that to work before, no?
[17:18] <@Xinux_Work> yea there is a few things we will have to do or can do
[17:18] <~john> i'd like the least amount of file hacking. no Hosts, no ini's unless it is absolutely necessary.
[17:22] <~john> right on, it worked.
[17:22] <@Xinux_Work> nice
[17:29] <@Xinux_Work> i know we got the address to work before
[17:29] <~john> of course, the dummy login from long ago isn't responding but I do see network hits on that port.
[17:35] <@Xinux_Work> if we have to create a .ini it shouldn't be a big deal if you are going to have a patcher built in
[17:36] <@Xinux_Work> can play with the command line more later once we have something in place to responde to the packets
[17:36] <~john> Yeah, true.
[17:36] <@Xinux_Work> should be easy to add in more commands to the launcher
[17:37] <~john> Aye, building the Options dialog now so I can save out a config.
[17:38] <@Xinux_Work> for instance i know you can create a loginserver.txt file and drop it in the bin folder and it will use that ip
[17:39] <~john> your old post said something about internalip.txt too or something. seems so weird of them to do that.
[17:40] <@Xinux_Work> in the root folder launchpad-internal.ini will redirect launchpad
[17:41] <@Xinux_Work> yea i messed around with InternapIP.txt in my bin folder can't remeber if i ever got it to work
[17:41] <@Xinux_Work> InternalIP.txt
[17:42] <@Xinux_Work> i know it still looks for it but i don't think i ever got the format right in that file
[17:43] <@Xinux_Work> wow not sure how but i got my dll file auto collecting logs again lol
[17:44] <~john> magic
[17:44] <@Xinux_Work> i did abunch of crap to my registry awhile back trying to get it to work i guess it did lol
[17:46] <@Xinux_Work> it pretty much just collects on it's own and creates a wireshark log in my vanguard folder without me having to do anything
[17:46] <@Xinux_Work> it doesn't break anything apart tho just the raw packets
[17:47] <~john> nice. readable?
[17:48] <@Xinux_Work> yea but not broken apart and formated
[17:48] <~john> what about your vg collector? that still worth pursuing?
[17:48] <~john> that was kinda exciting.
[17:48] <@Xinux_Work> that is the best thing we have right now
[17:49] <@Xinux_Work> since it will format the packets
[17:49] <~john> well let me know if I should be running all over Telon with collector yet figured you had more work to do still.
[17:50] <@Xinux_Work> we can once we get the login/character server working
[20:45] <~john> I'm actually kinda proud of this little launcher
[22:37] <~john> viewtopic.php?f=11&t=36[/quote]
[quote][14:59] ->> Channel created on 9/27/2013 1:46:28 PM
[17:16] <~john> are there any other --command line params for the VGClient.exe I should be passing, so the player has the least amount of system/ini changing to do? like, loginserver address or something
[17:16] <~john> i remember passing IP or something
[17:17] <~john> VGClient.exe 68.98.218.5:10101
[17:17] <~john> we got that to work before, no?
[17:18] <@Xinux_Work> yea there is a few things we will have to do or can do
[17:18] <~john> i'd like the least amount of file hacking. no Hosts, no ini's unless it is absolutely necessary.
[17:22] <~john> right on, it worked.
[17:22] <@Xinux_Work> nice
[17:29] <@Xinux_Work> i know we got the address to work before
[17:29] <~john> of course, the dummy login from long ago isn't responding but I do see network hits on that port.
[17:35] <@Xinux_Work> if we have to create a .ini it shouldn't be a big deal if you are going to have a patcher built in
[17:36] <@Xinux_Work> can play with the command line more later once we have something in place to responde to the packets
[17:36] <~john> Yeah, true.
[17:36] <@Xinux_Work> should be easy to add in more commands to the launcher
[17:37] <~john> Aye, building the Options dialog now so I can save out a config.
[17:38] <@Xinux_Work> for instance i know you can create a loginserver.txt file and drop it in the bin folder and it will use that ip
[17:39] <~john> your old post said something about internalip.txt too or something. seems so weird of them to do that.
[17:40] <@Xinux_Work> in the root folder launchpad-internal.ini will redirect launchpad
[17:41] <@Xinux_Work> yea i messed around with InternapIP.txt in my bin folder can't remeber if i ever got it to work
[17:41] <@Xinux_Work> InternalIP.txt
[17:42] <@Xinux_Work> i know it still looks for it but i don't think i ever got the format right in that file
[17:43] <@Xinux_Work> wow not sure how but i got my dll file auto collecting logs again lol
[17:44] <~john> magic
[17:44] <@Xinux_Work> i did abunch of crap to my registry awhile back trying to get it to work i guess it did lol
[17:46] <@Xinux_Work> it pretty much just collects on it's own and creates a wireshark log in my vanguard folder without me having to do anything
[17:46] <@Xinux_Work> it doesn't break anything apart tho just the raw packets
[17:47] <~john> nice. readable?
[17:48] <@Xinux_Work> yea but not broken apart and formated
[17:48] <~john> what about your vg collector? that still worth pursuing?
[17:48] <~john> that was kinda exciting.
[17:48] <@Xinux_Work> that is the best thing we have right now
[17:49] <@Xinux_Work> since it will format the packets
[17:49] <~john> well let me know if I should be running all over Telon with collector yet figured you had more work to do still.
[17:50] <@Xinux_Work> we can once we get the login/character server working
[20:45] <~john> I'm actually kinda proud of this little launcher
[22:37] <~john> viewtopic.php?f=11&t=36[/quote]