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EDIT: I managed to make it ignore the b_models in the maps folder. Several my friends will also contribute this project. Other features will be implemented when we have enough time to work on this. We are students and having a spare time is like finding gold... So no updates in the near future....
Hello everyone. I searched every corner of the internet I could to find a normal quake launcher for mods and custom maps, as I have hundreds of them and don't want to create a zillion bat files or shortcuts. It was quite hard as most of the Quake-related websites are simply down or filled with a bunch of dead links (as far as I know the only normal Quake-related websites are this, quaddicted and qrp that are still live). The only decent launcher I could find is the miniql. It basicly does everything I need. But there are some things I would like to change in it. I'm not really into that programming stuff, but I think if the source is available for free download, it's "allowed" to chenge it anyway you want... (please, correct me if I'm wrong).
So here's what I want to change/add in miniql:
1. Make it ignore the bmodels in the maps list.
2. Make the window wider as to add a textbox to the right so that if I select mapname.bsp in the maps list the textbox would get filled with text from mapname.txt in the same (maps) folder.
Not necessary, but would be great!
1. Availability to create config files with command line parameters for each map/mod named mapname.cfg in the same folder the map/mod is (i.e. I know that a certain map requires -heapsize 10000 and runs only in fitzquake. It would be simpler to have cfg file with those parameters rather than input it every time you start the map)
2. Add a space for a screnshot called mapname.jpg (.tga .bmp .png)
Totally not necessary, but I would appreciate it a lot!!
1. Teach me what you changed in the code (like post the differences from the original source code)
Also when I tried to compile it with FreePascal, I got 2 errors. Then I tried to compile with Lazarus and it went fine (if this helps...)
I don't know of a way how to contact the creator of this launcher, as it would be great if he made the necessary changes himself (who would know the source code better than him?)
The source code can be downloaded from here: https://github.com/badsector/miniql
P.S. Sorry for my terrible English and thanks in advance!!
Hello everyone. I searched every corner of the internet I could to find a normal quake launcher for mods and custom maps, as I have hundreds of them and don't want to create a zillion bat files or shortcuts. It was quite hard as most of the Quake-related websites are simply down or filled with a bunch of dead links (as far as I know the only normal Quake-related websites are this, quaddicted and qrp that are still live). The only decent launcher I could find is the miniql. It basicly does everything I need. But there are some things I would like to change in it. I'm not really into that programming stuff, but I think if the source is available for free download, it's "allowed" to chenge it anyway you want... (please, correct me if I'm wrong).
So here's what I want to change/add in miniql:
1. Make it ignore the bmodels in the maps list.
2. Make the window wider as to add a textbox to the right so that if I select mapname.bsp in the maps list the textbox would get filled with text from mapname.txt in the same (maps) folder.
Not necessary, but would be great!
1. Availability to create config files with command line parameters for each map/mod named mapname.cfg in the same folder the map/mod is (i.e. I know that a certain map requires -heapsize 10000 and runs only in fitzquake. It would be simpler to have cfg file with those parameters rather than input it every time you start the map)
2. Add a space for a screnshot called mapname.jpg (.tga .bmp .png)
Totally not necessary, but I would appreciate it a lot!!
1. Teach me what you changed in the code (like post the differences from the original source code)
Also when I tried to compile it with FreePascal, I got 2 errors. Then I tried to compile with Lazarus and it went fine (if this helps...)
I don't know of a way how to contact the creator of this launcher, as it would be great if he made the necessary changes himself (who would know the source code better than him?)
The source code can be downloaded from here: https://github.com/badsector/miniql
P.S. Sorry for my terrible English and thanks in advance!!
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