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Windows Installer

Postby :) » Fri Jun 22, 2007 3:00 pm

It kept coming up that people would like a windows installer, so I've started work on one.

To test on Windows, download nsis from http://nsis.sourceforge.net/ and install that.
On Debian and friends, install the nsis package.

Download my install files here: http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dmaz/NexuizNSIS.zip

Read "Install" for building instructions.

Working Features:
    - Uninstall option to backup custom pk3's, screenshots, demos, videos
    - Installer now downloads the game instead of containing it.
    - All files from the zip are now installed (Why not?)
    - Creates Desktop shortcut and Start Menu entries
    - Creates uninstaller, and is also uninstallable through Add/Remove Programs
    - Creates shortcuts to start Nexuiz using wgl or SDL, and Pro Mode, and to the documentation in the Start Menu
    - Configures Windows Firewall to allow Nexuiz
    - Kills any Nexuiz processes running during uninstall

To Do:
    - Add custom, Alientrap/Nexuiz branded graphics to replace placeholders
    - Need a Game Definition dll for the Games Explorer
    - Need a redirection link that will always point to the latest version of the game.


Features nearing completion:

    - Adds Nexuiz to Vista's new Games Explorer (Blocked by inclusion of the GDF)
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Postby esteel » Fri Jun 22, 2007 4:14 pm

Nice work.. seems easy to integrate it into the Nexuiz build script. Hopefulle this will help some of the windows users :)
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Postby C.Brutail » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:27 pm

omg...
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Ok, I'm just in a bad mood, don't even listen to me...
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Postby Dokujisan » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:48 pm

whoa...this is difficult.

If I ignore you, then that means I'm following your suggestion, which means I paid attention to what you wrote and then I wasn't ignoring you.

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Postby C.Brutail » Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:03 pm

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Postby Blµb » Sat Jun 23, 2007 7:25 am

esteel wrote:Nice work.. seems easy to integrate it into the Nexuiz build script. Hopefulle this will help some of the windows users :)


is it so hard to unpack and doubleclick an .exe file?
wait, windows users usually don't understand words like `unpack' or `.exe'...
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Postby esteel » Sun Jun 24, 2007 12:13 am

Blµb wrote:is it so hard to unpack and doubleclick an .exe file?
wait, windows users usually don't understand words like `unpack' or `.exe'...

MS tried hard to hide those facts from the user so why expect them to know? Though i think most of them grap the concepts..
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Postby :) » Sun Jun 24, 2007 12:55 am

People wanting an installer aren't unique to Windows:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php? ... ost2756630
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Postby esteel » Sun Jun 24, 2007 12:58 am

Huh??? Ubuntu users asking for an installer? Tell them to use apt-get to install nexuiz.. damn what has happend to the world if people with one of the best package manager ask for an installer.. The end is near, better get ready..
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Postby Kamisamanou » Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:46 am

I created an installer a long time ago for Nexuiz 2.2. I had planned on releasing one for 2.3 this week and continuing it without lapse from now on. Should I continue, or would you like to do it?
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