[App] HDemoLauncher

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[App] HDemoLauncher

Post by nil » Sun Sep 06, 2009 10:17 am

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(Thanks for the icon slappey)

I've been meaning to release this application "update" since forever, so, yeah. Here it finally be and here's a summarized description:

1) HDemoLauncher manages a collection of mods for you and decides where to place them based on if they are enabled or not. It's easy to add a mod or a batch of mods. Using HDemoLauncher for managing mods is faasst.

2) HDemoLauncher includes a download manager that allows you to easily download and install any mod from HDM's mod database webpage, with a click of a button.

3) HDemoLauncher provides a way of managing a list of Halo Demo servers. You can see which ones are online and offline, and it has a "leet" server preview which surpasses the existing web based previews. Also, you can like, connect to servers from the app.

4) A lot of nifty things I probably left out. A detailed read me and version change-log is included that is like, uh, detailed. This is, like, the Halo Demo Launcher.

And here's some images. Click to see full size.

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(I blurred out IP addresses for obvious reasons. If you want to test this on your own server, you may have to use localhost as the address)
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From the Read me wrote: Thanks to:

Beta testers:
Alex W
Fonzie
Jz
Liko
Magnus
Modzy (and for information on how Halo stores time)
Phact
Slappey
Sparky (and for hosting the Halo Demo Mod Database, which HDemoLauncher uses to retrieve downloadable mods)
SwordMonger
Vonz
Zapconquest

And a thanks to Slappey for creating HDemoLauncher's new icon.
Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4 or later, Halo Demo being installed, and try having your original maps be in your maps folder before using the app.

Download (Mediafire)

Download (Mirror 1)

Download (Mirror 2)

Source code for Programmers

Old Panther compatible version
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Re: [App] HDemoLauncher

Post by Dudedragon » Sun Sep 06, 2009 10:37 am

Nice, when I get onto my mac tommorrow, Ill download it.
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Re: [App] HDemoLauncher

Post by zapconquest » Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:22 pm

very useful 8)
thanks nil

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Re: [App] HDemoLauncher

Post by Monk34 » Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:42 pm

Modzy, I has your IP. O_O

Those IPs are clearly visible, might wanna darken them more.
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Re: [App] HDemoLauncher

Post by Fuel » Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:46 pm

GJ Nildo
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Re: [App] HDemoLauncher

Post by nil » Sun Sep 06, 2009 1:15 pm

Monk34 wrote:Modzy, I has your IP. O_O

Those IPs are clearly visible, might wanna darken them more.
Fixed. So I fail at editing images, sorry modzy >_>.
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Re: [App] HDemoLauncher

Post by G[v]N » Sun Sep 06, 2009 5:55 pm

Awesomeeeee.

Instant download.
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Re: [App] HDemoLauncher

Post by Rofldonutburger » Sun Sep 06, 2009 6:05 pm

G[v]N wrote:Awesomeeeee.
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Re: [App] HDemoLauncher

Post by Amy » Sun Sep 06, 2009 6:08 pm

so what exactly does it do....

nvm i figured it out.
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Re: [App] HDemoLauncher

Post by Rofldonutburger » Sun Sep 06, 2009 6:09 pm

Self explanatory. Even the app name says it :D
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Re: [App] HDemoLauncher

Post by Amy » Sun Sep 06, 2009 6:25 pm

Yeah in next version can you make i can download more then one map at a time.
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Re: [App] HDemoLauncher

Post by Modzy » Sun Sep 06, 2009 6:27 pm

Monk34 wrote:Modzy, I has your IP. O_O

Those IPs are clearly visible, might wanna darken them more.
Not like you can really do anything with an IP.

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Re: [App] HDemoLauncher

Post by Amy » Sun Sep 06, 2009 6:49 pm

Are you gonna update this or is there no hope of multiple downloading....
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Re: [App] HDemoLauncher

Post by nil » Sun Sep 06, 2009 7:20 pm

Amy wrote:Are you gonna update this or is there no hope of multiple downloading....
Don't double post. I read your first post. While this is something worth implementing, it's not something that easy for me to implement, and I don't have as much time as I used to. So, big feature-ful updates are doubtful any time soon. (By the way, I finished working on this app around two weeks ago. Just now, I found the time to make a post about it.)
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Re: [App] HDemoLauncher

Post by Dudedragon » Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:31 pm

I tried the app, and its amazing! I dont have to mess around with my maps folder anymore! XD
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