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Possible way to get Xfire detect PR
Posted: 2007-07-04 17:21
by tupla_s
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?
Posted: 2007-07-04 17:29
by Uncle Blues
I have no idea if it is possible and I'm pretty sure that xfire won't support PR, but it would be great!
Posted: 2007-07-04 17:30
by bosco_
Posted: 2007-07-04 17:42
by tupla_s
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
Posted: 2007-07-05 02:01
by El_Vikingo
I've tried and it didnt work.
Posted: 2007-07-05 03:37
by Rhino
even if it was possible, we are not allowed to redistribute the .exe
Posted: 2007-07-05 03:46
by l|Bubba|l
'[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.
Posted: 2007-07-05 04:15
by eggman
Hrm .. actually a decent idea. We wouldn't redistribute the .exe but the installer could copy and rename the current one.....
Posted: 2007-07-05 10:33
by Uncle Blues
think, think Eggman. Having Project Reality in Xfire would be awesome!
Posted: 2007-07-05 10:45
by Spearhead
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...
Posted: 2007-07-05 10:52
by Uncle Blues
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.
Posted: 2007-07-05 13:29
by Rhino
maybe we could make a .exe, that really just loaded the bf2.exe?
Re: Possible way to get Xfire detect PR
Posted: 2008-10-05 05:30
by Clypp
Resurrection Topic!
I still think this is a good idea. I should email XFire concerning the issue. Have any HL2 mods gotten xfire recognition?
Re: Possible way to get Xfire detect PR
Posted: 2008-10-05 08:14
by Deadfast
Just ask 'em if it can recognize pr.exe
Re: Possible way to get Xfire detect PR
Posted: 2008-10-05 08:50
by yakuz
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
Re: Possible way to get Xfire detect PR
Posted: 2008-10-05 09:34
by bosco_
Has been tried before, with no success.