New Armagetron Advanced Windows Installer

klax · Post by **klax** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 10:51 am

Some time ago I was thinking of changing the ugly but functional windows installer (ClickTeam Install Creator) to a new modern and open sourced one. I think the best and easy one is NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System).

Features of the new installer:
- You can select your language for the installer (English, French, German and Spanish. Do we need more?)
- Modern new look
- Now it shows the GNU GPL License and you have to agree with it
- Smaller executables (thanks to LZMA compression of the installer)

NSIS Scripts: Here are the scripts used. Install NSIS 2.02, decompress the scripts in Armagetron Advanced folder (client or server, whichever u want) with all the files, right click the correct .nsi file and click in 'Compile NSIS Script'. Before you will need to rename armagetron.exe to armagetronad.exe (or armagetron_dedicated.exe to armagetronad_dedicated.exe)
Armagetron Advanced Installer NSIS Scripts (Client, Dedicated Server and Original Moviepack)

Try them and post your impressions:
Armagetron Advanced 0.2.7.0 Client New Installer
Armagetron Advanced 0.2.7.0 Dedicated Server New Installer
Armagetron Advanced Original Moviepack New Installer

Post by **Lucifer** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 11:10 am

Since I'm not a windows guy, I can't really try it.

But I've used NSIS in the past, and it really rocks.

llaffer2 · Post by **llaffer2** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 11:58 am

I get a :

when I try to download it. Never seen that before.

klax · Post by **klax** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 12:17 pm

llaffer2 wrote:I get a :

when I try to download it. Never seen that before.

Maybe it's because an exe file?? Which web browser do u use? Internet Exploder? This is the first time I see that error

Try to download it with a download manager like flashget, getright, ..., or another browser like firefox, opera, ...

Post by **Tank Program** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 3:23 pm

That's class m8. Definetely this way for the next release.

Seeker · Post by **Seeker** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 5:15 pm

try this from inside internet explorer AS LONG AS YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE ADMINISTRATOR GROUP ON YOUR SYSTEM.

from the tools menu at the top left go:

TOOLS=> INTERNET OPTIONS

NEXT, CLICK ON THE SECURITY TAB.

FROM THERE YOU SHOULD SEE A HORIZONTAL GROUP OF ICONS, CLICK ON TRUSTED SITES, AND CLICK SITES.

NEXT YOU WILL NEED TO PASTE THE URL TO THE SITE YOU ARE TRYING TO ACCESS IN THE DIALOG BOX AND UNCHECK THE ITEM AT THE BOTTOM SEQUIRING ALL URLS TO BEGIN WITH "HTTPS".

now you should be able to download the file.

Seeker · Post by **Seeker** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 5:18 pm

Oh BTW,

I like the new installer very nice.

llaffer2 · Post by **llaffer2** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 6:15 pm

klax wrote:
llaffer2 wrote:I get a :

when I try to download it. Never seen that before.

Maybe it's because an exe file?? Which web browser do u use? Internet Exploder? This is the first time I see that error

Try to download it with a download manager like flashget, getright, ..., or another browser like firefox, opera, ...

I've downloaded .exe's before. don't know why I'm getting that.

klax · Post by **klax** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 6:44 pm

llaffer2: don't know why this happens to you. try to download it in other way

I've updated the original moviepack windows installer for Armagetron Advanced

We could do installers of all the moviepacks that people is sharing and have all of them in a web. I can do the installers (now it's very easy hehe) or you can try it (I've included the nsis script of the moviepack above).

This way to change a moviepack in windows would be very easy:
- Uninstall present moviepack going to the start menu
- Download new moviepack installer
- Install the new moviepack

Post by **Tank Program** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 6:57 pm

Yeah, I can host them too

. http://guru3.sytes.net/moviepacks/ - Coming Soon

klax · Post by **klax** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 8:11 pm

Nice tank! I can't host all of them. Then in the armagetronad client installer, in the final step we could add a checkbox to visit http://guru3.sytes.net/moviepacks/

Here is simcosmos lightcity v0.4 converted to the new installer. I've added a license in rtf extracted from the pdf, added entry for the pdf in the start menu, added checkbox in the final step of installation to open the pdf and added link to simcosmos webpage in final step. I hope simcosmos like it ;P
This is a complex moviepack example because sky.png is overwritten in textures directory while installing but not deleted when uninstalling

Links:
simcosmos lightcity v0.4 NSIS Script and legal.rtf
simcosmos lightcity v0.4 New Installer (4.28 MB)

Seeker · Post by **Seeker** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 3:36 am

the method i described WILL work for u llaffer, i had the same error and fixed it

Post by **Tank Program** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 8:18 am

Klax, when a movie pack installs, does it uninstall the old one first? Or does it over write it?

Edit: *me gets idea for a 'movie pack switcher' application...*

philippeqc · Post by **philippeqc** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 1:11 pm

klax wrote: This way to change a moviepack in windows would be very easy:
- Uninstall present moviepack going to the start menu
- Download new moviepack installer
- Install the new moviepack

Always aiming for more that what we have, isnt there some code floating around that would allow for movie pack selection from the client.

Every moviepack create its own folder inside moviepack and dumps its files in it, then the use just select the one that will be active.
Edit: Any archive format would still work for moviepacks, as long as it created a folder with the name of the moviepack. Easier to do than installers, and work on all platforms, not just transalvenian blood sucking vampires OS. (Happy Halloween!)

would that be worth a 0.2.7.1 release. I think it would be really neat myself, even if the ressources of my system doesnt allow me to play with movie pack at the moment.

-ph

klax · Post by **klax** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 8:17 am

Sorry for not posting before but again my home pc crashed (the cpu fan died sniff).

Tank: you will need to uninstall the old moviepack, then install the new moviepack

philippeqc: yep, we were thinking about adding some code to support multiple moviepacks. But until there is not that code we could provide installers of moviepacks for windows.