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CCP Guard
C C P C C P Alliance
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Posted - 2011.11.09 14:57:00 -
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CCP Topknot and gang have been building a new launcher for EVE that's going to make all our lives easier.
You can read the blog here, and as always, we await your feedback right here in this thread. CCP Guard | EVE Community Developer |
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Raid'En
Apprentice Innovations
104
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Posted - 2011.11.09 14:58:00 -
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remove the monocle on the screens :P |
Istan Mahwi
Red Federation RvB - RED Federation
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:00:00 -
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2nd!
well lets see what happens :) |
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CCP Topknot
C C P C C P Alliance
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:01:00 -
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Third? |
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XreiX
The Real OC Cascade Imminent
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:03:00 -
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We want a pink sheep launcher! |
Darod Zyree
Zyree Holding
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:04:00 -
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Does this take away the need to close running clients while updating another? |
Istan Mahwi
Red Federation RvB - RED Federation
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:06:00 -
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right you are sir! |
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CCP Topknot
C C P C C P Alliance
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:07:00 -
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Darod Zyree wrote:Does this take away the need to close running clients while updating another? No.
They are all running the same executable so if you update your client, you are updating ALL your running clients. That's why you need to close all running instances. |
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TheButcherPete
StoneWall Metals Productions Bloodbound.
6
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:07:00 -
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This is a nice, convienient feature, I think I'll enjoy it. The devblog-a-day thing is a nice gesture, I hope it's enough, CCP.
/srstalk
inb4Chribba I AM PETEBBA, MASTER OF PLAGIOCLASE. |
ORCACommander
Astral Synthetics
0
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:08:00 -
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looks good but i don't want it. when i click the shortcut for my game i want to go into the game not into a cd autorun menu. |
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Scrapyard Bob
EVE University Ivy League
326
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:10:00 -
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Quote:In regards to future improvements, a few ideas that we have been tossing around include:
* Totally automatic updating where the launcher will update EVE automatically for you as soon as a patch becomes available while you are outside taking a romantic walk on the beach.
* Staged installing. Downloading the whole game and installing it takes a good while so we are thinking of giving newbies the chance to install the game in stages. This would mean that they could start by creating their character while the rest of the game is being downloaded.
* Give you access to the game settings, so you could for instance set the graphics settings before starting the game.
Auto Update = Meh.I have no desire to let yet another program run in the background on my computer just so that it can download patch updates in the background. I suspect a lot of other folks would feel the same way, so I don't see that as a high-priority thing to be worked on.
Staged Install = Good. Makes sense that you can start working on the character creator and start reading help files or being pointed to the various "tutorial" wikis out there.
Access to Settings = Double-Plus Good. Gives you a way to fix screwed up video or other settings before launching.
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Grideris
Fleet Coordination Command Fleet Coordination Coalition
40
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:10:00 -
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in before Chribba.
Cool stuff is cool. Also, please do add the ability to change game settings from the launcher. That would be very useful to many many people. And the auto updater.
Also, can it make me a sandwich? |
Raid'En
Apprentice Innovations
104
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:10:00 -
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how will it work when i want to launch all my accounts at the same time ? will i like x launchers ?
also while you're at patch update, why do i need to install optionnal update on each client, while they are the same files, using junctions ?
also current version on sisi show TQ stats, and have no graphical options available.
and i hope you'll add an option for it to launch the game by itself if there's is nothing to patch. |
Raquel Smith
Freedom-Technologies The Jagged Alliance
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:11:00 -
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GîÿF Mac
Not surprised. Sigh. |
Jason Edwards
Internet Tough Guy Spreadsheets Online
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:11:00 -
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Eve patcher now with 80% more ads. |
Trebor Daehdoow
Dirt Nap Squad Dirt Nap Squad.
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:12:00 -
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I find your lack of Macintosh support "disturbing".
But then, Windows users always need extra hand-holding. CSM - because I have not yet plumbed the depths of my inherent masochism! CSM 6 Activities Summary | My CSM blog |
Lors Dornick
Kallisti Industries
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:13:00 -
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Indeed, but keeping with a good example, letting us like the author of the devblog instead of the like gathering Guard ;)
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Dierdra Vaal
Veto. Veto Corp
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:14:00 -
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Will this launcher include SiSi launch ability as well?
Veto #205 * * * Director Emeritus at EVE University * * * CSM1 delegate, CSM3 chairman and CSM5 vice-chairman |
TheButcherPete
StoneWall Metals Productions Bloodbound.
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:16:00 -
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Stuff. |
Darod Zyree
Zyree Holding
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:18:00 -
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CCP Topknot wrote:Darod Zyree wrote:Does this take away the need to close running clients while updating another? No. They are all running the same executable so if you update your client, you are updating ALL your running clients. That's why you need to close all running instances.
Not exactly if you have multiple eve "installations", as in each client having its own folder, the updater always closes all running eve clients when updating another.
same happened when I was applying a SISI patch to my SISI folder, it closed my Tranq eve client :(
all eve.exe processes get killed during patch installation? |
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Dalton Vanadis
Miranda United F0RCEFUL ENTRY
425
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:20:00 -
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It's shiny, it's cool, here's to hoping it's all it's cracked up to be.
Thanks guys, keep up the hard work! |
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CCP Guard
C C P C C P Alliance
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:21:00 -
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Lors Dornick wrote:Indeed, but keeping with a good example, letting us like the author of the devblog instead of the like gathering Guard ;)
This new alarming trend could interfere with my cunning plan to hoard all the likes for myself and become part of the 1% "like elite". CCP Guard | EVE Community Developer |
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Lors Dornick
Kallisti Industries
50
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:21:00 -
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Trebor Daehdoow wrote:I find your lack of Macintosh support "disturbing". But then, Windows users always need extra hand-holding.
But Macintosh users doesn't need that kind of help.
They'll get a window saying "you've messed up, want to restart?" and get presented with a box with the only alternative being 'yes' ;)
But as one who actually voted for you, you're out on a limb here Treb.
As a seasoned player, CSM and obviously a Machead, you should know that the Mac adoptation isn't an inhouse operation.
It's something they buy, to make wannabe artists, hippies and other random apple users happy ;)
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BeanBagKing
Terra Incognita Intrepid Crossing
17
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:22:00 -
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The auto patching might be useful on patch days, so it'll update while I sleep and be ready to play when I wake up. Other than those specific days I don't think I want it, like someone aboove said, its just one more item cluttering, my task bar and running in the background.
Also, it would be great if this conteolled sisi and dual installations too, just gather everything in one patcher/updater. |
Lors Dornick
Kallisti Industries
50
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:23:00 -
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CCP Guard wrote:Lors Dornick wrote:Indeed, but keeping with a good example, letting us like the author of the devblog instead of the like gathering Guard ;) This new alarming trend could interfere with my cunning plan to hoard all the likes for myself and become part of the 1% "like elite".
Part of the 1%?
You actually want Treb to ask for you to be fired? ;)
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Nelix Trist
Estrale Frontiers Project Wildfire
0
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:27:00 -
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:( does this mean we lose our splash screen after 8 years of it being with us? Nelix Trist - The best an Eve Universe can get! |
Arth Lawing
Penumbra Institute Inver Brass
2
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:29:00 -
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ORCACommander wrote:looks good but i don't want it. when i click the shortcut for my game i want to go into the game not into a cd autorun menu.
This. If we wanted all that web content account management stuff we'd launch our Firefox and do it. The auto patching isn't going to happen because if I'm not online playing I won't be running these pathetic launchers that everyone seems to insist on using these days as a way to clutter up your PC with useless ads and crap.
Old patch day = do stuff while waiting for server, do patch, play New patch day = sit watching launcher wait for server, do patch, play
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Dziu
State War Academy Caldari State
2
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:29:00 -
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If we got this can we have see some logoff option that wont restart the client EVERY SINGLE TIME? |
Overspark
Darqsyde Exploration Limited Mass - Effect
0
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:30:00 -
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The whole separate launcher concept is a bit flawed on recent Windows versions (Vista & 7) as it doesn't play nice with the taskbar. If you have EVE pinned to your taskbar, you will notice that after launching EVE a new EVE icon appears on your taskbar instead of the pinned icon remaining active.
To circumvent this problem, people make shortcuts that bypass the current launcher (which only shows a splash screen) and executes the EVE binary directly. I use this to launch 2 different EVE's (from different directories) for 2 different monitors for example. By pinning those shortcuts I always know which icon is which EVE. If they weren't pinned I wouldn't be able to tell them apart.
If this problem can somehow be solved then this new launcher sounds like a nice thing I guess. And if it can't be solved then I hope this new launcher isn't the only way to patch EVE, and that the old way of launching the binary directly continues to work. |
Arkady Sadik
Gradient Electus Matari
197
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Posted - 2011.11.09 15:31:00 -
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The SiSi installer had a problem for a friend of mine who has his EVE installed on a different drive than C:. Specifically, it tried to download all patches etc. to C:, and then complained that there was not enough space, while D: had multiple gigabytes of space left.
It would be nice if the downloads of large quantities of data do not go to C: if the install directory is not on C: :-)
Otherwise, nice work! |
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