Possible way to get Xfire detect PR

tupla_s · Post by **tupla_s** » 2007-07-04 17:21

I don't know if this would really work, but I think it would.

If the PR installer duplicated the BF2.exe, renamed it to PR.exe and desktop shortcut target would be "PR.exe +modPath mods/pr" xfire would detect it as a different game.

So if the folks at xfire could add PR.exe to the supported gamelist it'd be detected as PR rather than vBF2.

Could this work?

Uncle Blues · Post by **Uncle Blues** » 2007-07-04 17:29

I have no idea if it is possible and I'm pretty sure that xfire won't support PR, but it would be great!

Post by **bosco_** » 2007-07-04 17:30

tupla_s · Post by **tupla_s** » 2007-07-04 17:42

Just tested and it detects it as different game and launches PR directly

I'm the only one seeing it though 'cos no one else has it in the list

El_Vikingo · Post by **El_Vikingo** » 2007-07-05 02:01

I've tried and it didnt work.

Post by **Rhino** » 2007-07-05 03:37

even if it was possible, we are not allowed to redistribute the .exe

l|Bubba|l · Post by **l|Bubba|l** » 2007-07-05 03:46

'[R-DEV wrote:Rhino']even if it was possible, we are not allowed to redistribute the .exe

Couldn't it be done with the installer?
So that the installer duplicate the already existent exe on the users hard disk and rename it to PR.exe.

Post by **eggman** » 2007-07-05 04:15

Hrm .. actually a decent idea. We wouldn't redistribute the .exe but the installer could copy and rename the current one.....

Uncle Blues · Post by **Uncle Blues** » 2007-07-05 10:33

think, think Eggman. Having Project Reality in Xfire would be awesome!

Post by **Spearhead** » 2007-07-05 10:45

You would still need X-Fire to support PR or have an installer option that manipulates the X-Fire game list... this could cause some trouble thought depending on how their versioning system workswith their auto-update...

Uncle Blues · Post by **Uncle Blues** » 2007-07-05 10:52

We (me and friends) have done this before with ArmA (when there wasn't any support for it) and any auto-update undo the changes. We need support from X-Fire - that's for shure. I say: Make 0.6 installer copy the exe, and after releasing it to publicity start some conversations with X-frire.

Post by **Rhino** » 2007-07-05 13:29

maybe we could make a .exe, that really just loaded the bf2.exe?

Clypp · Post by **Clypp** » 2008-10-05 05:30

Resurrection Topic!

I still think this is a good idea. I should email XFire concerning the issue. Have any HL2 mods gotten xfire recognition?

Post by **Deadfast** » 2008-10-05 08:14

Just ask 'em if it can recognize pr.exe

yakuz · Post by **yakuz** » 2008-10-05 08:50

definately worth an e-mail.
I mean they love to show off how many games are now supported every update so i'm very hopefull

Post by **bosco_** » 2008-10-05 09:34

Has been tried before, with no success.

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