jrb00001 wrote:kcd.Spektor wrote:Why can't the launcher just download the missing images and run the clinet.jar/exe?
That is exactly what it does?!?
No, currently launcher clears all your settings, asks you to input your settings again, downloads the whole client(+some server files for some reason), to some folder, launches the client application, clicks 2 buttons.
(perhaps something else?)
What I mean is a launcher app that is just another jar/exe.
Which you just put in the same folder as the client jar/exe.
And when you run the launcher it just changes the server ip in the GameData.dat file to the needed one.
Checks if inside the data folder all ship images, shield images, ship icons are present, if not - download them from the server.
And then just run the client jar/exe.
In my opinion launcher is just a helper application.
It shouldn't delete your game folder and redownload the game every time when you run it.