Should TFADW adopt a custom .exe?

j4m3sb0nd · Commander **Joined**: 10 Nov 2004

As the thread title says. Should TFADW adopt its own custom .exe which doesn't intefere with usual TS/FS?

This would also then allow such things as custom colours in skirmish/multiplayer, restriction of forbidden settings (like unit count), and possibly modes of playing (if using a launcher like TSD - it would then also work for users of no-cd), and maybe some other features.

This might however make it harder for people to make their own custom maps however (they'd have to rename all the files to original TS recognised filenames for FinalSun), and TFD users would have to apply a special patch, adding an extra step to playing the mod. Maybe there are some other cons that people would like to note also.

CCHyper · Defense Minister **Joined**: 07 Apr 2005

Ahah...

Personally, i think it dont need it, mod seems to be fine without all them edits, why change?

And i suppose i come into this somewhere #Tongue

j4m3sb0nd · Commander **Joined**: 10 Nov 2004

Well, because some people *a certain Judeau and friends* think to lack an .exe is distasteful. It also means you need to make a copy of your sun folder. And the edits are to improve the experience, I would suppose. #Tongue

And ye, feel free to help... ;p

CCHyper · Defense Minister **Joined**: 07 Apr 2005

Well, IMO, you dont need one. Your fine without it...

Dreadlord · AA Infantry **Joined**: 19 Oct 2005

If my hands grow out from butt and I'll screw up my TS after removing TF:ADW, I'll just reinstall TS.

Anyway, custom .exe will not make things better or worse for me. I remain neutral in this question.

Crimsonum · Seth **Joined**: 14 Jul 2005 **Location**: Fineland

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If my hands grow out from butt

Oh, that's possible in many ways....w33d being one of them...

On topic, I must say I'm in quite a conflict about this. I would say to use its own exe, but then again, I didn't realize there were so many drawbacks...

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Suiseiseki · Commander **Joined**: 06 Oct 2003

Go with a custom exe. It means users don't need to worry about removing the mod to play other mods or vanilla TS.

Destiny · President **Joined**: 02 May 2006 **Location**: Singapore

Perhaps maybe separate downloads for a exe and for the mod files? The best of both worlds #Tongue

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j4m3sb0nd · Commander **Joined**: 10 Nov 2004

Separate downloads might work, but if the new exe has different colours, for instance, than it means those using the TS exe might miss out.

There is another con, I can't spread the mod to other sites like cncfiles, because they don't accept hacked executables. Sometimes it seems that custom exe's also cause "Unable to initialize" errors.

Destiny · President **Joined**: 02 May 2006 **Location**: Singapore

I see...does a XCC mod launcher work? Probably not...lol.

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j4m3sb0nd · Commander **Joined**: 10 Nov 2004

Actually I was wondering about that... I haven't tried the XCC launcher/creator yet.

Destiny · President **Joined**: 02 May 2006 **Location**: Singapore

lols! Hope it works for TF: ADW!

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m666 · Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 8:01 am Post subject:

There was something about the mod launcher putting the inis in a mix file, and last time I checked you can't do that.

If you get TFADW into the launcher, I'd fully support it and most likely play TFADW more. I find it distasteful to try and uninstall any TS mod due to that, since there's no handy TS Directory clean-up tool like there is for RA2/YR.

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CCHyper · Defense Minister **Joined**: 07 Apr 2005

Some sites dont allow edited executables? There lame...

People of the masses win, dont worry about all them failed to init errors, thats what happens when people who rename everything they see get *cough* *cough* Bittah...

Destiny · President **Joined**: 02 May 2006 **Location**: Singapore

...commander's gonna flare up if he sees this. cncfiles isn't the ONLY mod site...right? #Tongue

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j4m3sb0nd · Commander **Joined**: 10 Nov 2004

Right

but it is a popular repository. Using that as a benchmark, I'd imagine some other sites would also have an anti-hacked executable stance...