Internet Knight
The Kobayashi Maru
RONA Directorate
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Posted - 2011.11.09 19:43:00 -
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In regards to the launcher:
I have two monitors and three accounts. I want one account ALWAYS on the LEFT screen in full-screen mode and the other two accounts ALWAYS on the right screen in windowed mode. As I'm sure you know, having multiple monitors can mean that you have multiple display "targets" for your graphics drivers. You *can* render on a display other than the one targetted, but it results in lower framerate. To save on installation space and merge chat log files (yes, I actually DO use those!) while still making sure that the graphics settings don't have to be reset every time I want to log in to another account, I have two shortcuts to EVE on my desktop. Actually, they're batch files.
One is simply labeled "EVE LEFT.BAT"
Quote:Set home=C:\EVE\Left
Set USERPROFILE=%home%
Set HOMEDRIVE=%home:~0,2%"
Set HOMEPATH="%home:~2%"
Start "EVE" /D"C:\Program Files (x86)\CCP\EVE" "C:\Program Files (x86)\CCP\EVE\eve.exe"
The other is simply labeled "EVE RIGHT.BAT"
Quote:Set home=C:\EVE\Right
Set USERPROFILE=%home%
Set HOMEDRIVE=%home:~0,2%"
Set HOMEPATH="%home:~2%"
Start "EVE" /D"C:\Program Files (x86)\CCP\EVE" "C:\Program Files (x86)\CCP\EVE\eve.exe"
In Windows 7, your graphics settings are pulled from %home%\appdata\local\ccp games\etc. Then, using some NTFS magic, I create a directory junction which points the Documents folder in each of those directories to my main user documents folder. Magically, the graphics settings are stored in C:\Left (or Right)\ while the chat logs (and all other end-user-useful game logs) are merged together in my documents folder. Also magically, it allows me to patch all of my clients all at once because they all share the same installation folder (well, except sisi and friends).
Convoluted, I'm sure. But it works well IMO.
I would very very very much like you to make sure that this new launcher does not break that. Or, if it does, make sure that you document another way of not making multiple-monitor multiple-account people angry.
On a side note, I would very much prefer to *not* see a "launcher" unless a *required* patch is available or an *optional* patch is available which I have not yet *declined*. If an optional patch is available which I have declined now and also declined to see in the future, then please don't show the launcher. Just take me to the login screen. |