ProQuake Launcher Final

[Baker]

ProQuake Launcher Final

Download: ProQuake Launcher EZ Installer - 4.9 MB

Download: ProQuake Launcher 7-Zip - 5.1 MB

The 7-Zip version is a multi-folder zip for advanced users, less experienced users should use the EZ Installer.



Features:

- Built-In Quake Name Maker
- Seamless integration with supplied QView server browser (no setup at all).
- Support for setting every major command line option.
- Powerful additional in-game functionality:

help2, demolist, maplist, +superzoom, +quickgrenade, +quickrocket, +quickshot, +quickshaft, bestsafeweapon, teamloc, teampack, teamenemy (more details below).

- Ability to auto-use the -ip parameter, for the few users that need that.
- Diagnostics screen displaying ip addresses, your video card + mode and memory.
- Auto-converts .dem -> .dz and all tga screenshots are converted to .jpg, breaking the 100 screenshot limit.
- Easily view your config, open screenshots folder and open demos folder.
- Automatically play .dem or .dz files anywhere, including the internet, by clicking on them.

For newbies: you have +rocketjump available for those that can't rocketjump.

Super zoom is a special zoom that won't mess up your FOV or your sensitivity. You also have the option to turn on transparent water for GL ProQuake.



The user feedback from the beta version was used to make several enhancements, including some changes to make the launcher very fast and lite in memory usage.

[Baker]

The ProQuake Launcher now has a home page:

http://www.quakeone.com/proquake

[Aquashark]

the GUI looks wonderful.. too bad it's for ProQuake

[Baker]

the GUI looks wonderful.. too bad it's for ProQuake

Thanks!

ProQuake isn't the latest and greatest, but it is in very high demand in these parts -- aka NetQuake multiplayer territory because it is reliable and does not have settings that can "mess things up badly". In fact, it hardly has any settings at all, heheh

I'll be creating these for other engines ...



But wanted to make one for the engine that gets the most use here at home before making the push for the new engines.

In fact, the Qrack Launcher is available for download in beta.

http://www.quake-1.com/files/clients/qracklaunch.zip

Then I'll be working on one for DarkPlaces and then, finally, for JoeQuake. The JoeQuake one will be the hardest to make because it supports both GL and WinQuake-style and has many more features than ProQuake and wider single player compatibility than most other engines (not quite at the FitzQuake/Enhanced GL Quake levels, of course.)

The JoeQuake Launcher will have some very wild capabilities.

[RocketGuy]

go baker!

[Casp3r]

it does not load for me it just keeps saying runtime error 481 invalid picture

[Baker]

Maybe there is a corrupt screenshot in your folder it can't convert. I'll be updating the ProQuake Launcher with some small changes and I'll look into that.

Thanks for letting me know about this.

[Casp3r]

I do not have any screenshots, never took any =-\

[Baker]

I've done some experiments to see if I could duplicate the problem and so far have not been able to.

With the next release, I'll include file verification to ensure it can't be a misplaced file and some sort of implementation of a console that will generate a log.

I'm sorry you have this problem.

[Casp3r]

sux to be me? =-\

[Baker]

Casper, this will get resolved and it won't take long either.

I managed to recreate a situation [that shouldn't be able to happen] where this can occur. This still doesn't tell me why you would have this particular problem, but I now have enough information that I should be able to eliminate the problem.

No later than Sunday, I'll release an updated version so check back and let me know how it goes with the new version.

[Casp3r]

yes sir! Can you tell me how this situation occured? its not cuz i hide my porn in quake folder right? hahaha

[Baker]

Casper, I'll have this for your later in the day. I'd anticipate around 9-10 PM Eastern.

When you run it, let me know if it works (if it doesn't it will generate a log that will quickly help me identify the problem) and if you have problems I can help you on IRC or IM, if need be the case.

The new version will verify that key files exists and warn prior to start, generate a log as it starts up so if a problem arises I can determine where.

I don't why this problem occurred in your case, but it can't be many things and I imagine this is very easy to solve.

[Baker]

Casper:

Here is version 1.01 with slight changes.

Download ProQuake Launcher 1.01

If you encounter the problem, post the startup log here which is located in c:\quake\prolaunch\startup.log or equivalent folder.

Let me know if this works or does not work.

[Casp3r]

it didn't work =-\

********************
October 09, 2006 - 16:18:42 PQL Startup
********************
Checking Files ...
Required file "c:\quake\glpro.exe" found. [Filesize = 475136]
Required file "c:\quake\wqpro.exe" found. [Filesize = 593920]
Required file "c:\quake\glquake.exe" found. [Filesize = 412160]
Required file "c:\quake\winquake.exe" found. [Filesize = 523776]
Required file "c:\quake\prolaunch\pqllib.dll" found. [Filesize = 1056768]
Required file "c:\quake\prolaunch\pqldata.bin" found. [Filesize = 1467250]
Required file "c:\quake\prolaunch\dzip.exe" found. [Filesize = 47104]
Required file "c:\quake\prolaunch\stamps\prolaunch.stmpak" found. [Filesize = 14600]
All required files found.

Loading settings
Generating maps and demos lists
Checking command line
Converting screenshots to JPG ...
JPG: Starting ... 0 PCX/TGA screenshots
JPG: Process Complete
Converting demos ...
Setting autoplay ...
Setting QView parameters ...
Getting system info ...
Checking network ...
Startup process complete ...
Begin PQL user interface initialization ...