Quaddicted.com - because Quake is to modern games like books are to television » Quake Injector http://www.quaddicted.com The greatest Quake 1 Singleplayer site on this planet. Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:19:51 +0000 en hourly 1 Quake Injector advertisement http://www.quaddicted.com/quake-injector/quake-injector-advertisement/ http://www.quaddicted.com/quake-injector/quake-injector-advertisement/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2011 12:46:19 +0000 Spirit http://www.quaddicted.com/?p=1465 Click here to get the latest version of the Quake Injector.

After months of preparation the next issue of the UG Magazine has finally been released. It’s a user-made e-zine from the Underground Gamer community. If you are into archival or preservation of our digital gaming culture, that place is your paradise. I contributed an advertisement page for the magazine. Check it out and feel welcome to spread it. #tf folk were a tremendous help on the design, thanks again for that.

]]> http://www.quaddicted.com/quake-injector/quake-injector-advertisement/feed/ 6 Using the Quake Injector with locally stored screenshots http://www.quaddicted.com/quake-injector/using-the-quake-injector-with-locally-stored-screenshots/ http://www.quaddicted.com/quake-injector/using-the-quake-injector-with-locally-stored-screenshots/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:27:20 +0000 Spirit http://www.quaddicted.com/?p=1367 We can already use a local “database” and zip files. What’s left for a real offline mode? Right, the screenshots. That looked like a good small task for me, so I forked it and went for a dive into the source code.

The screenshot is displayed in a PackageDetailPanel. The URL was hardcoded in PackageDetailPanel.java. Configuration values are handled in Configuration.java. The PackageDetailPanel is created in QuakeInjector.java.

I wanted to make a more detailed write-up about this but now I already forgot a lot of the process’ trail’n'error so I just added a few comments to my commit diff view.

The first working build was easy but then megaman noted that my setup was re-reading the config file on each new map selection. I had simply created a Configuration object before the URL construction in PackageDetailPanel.java. Hey, it worked! :-)

A huge headache was that the PackageDetailPanel was created before the configuration had been read. This was done with a method way outside my capatibilities.

A logical next step would be to add fields in the “Engine Configuration” dialog in the Injector to let the user easily set RepositoryDatabasePath and ScreenshotRepositoryPath. Maybe a task for YOU? Or how about making it cache the screenshots locally, much like the zip files? megaman is ready for your questions and feedback. I am not that knowledgeable about programming so you better don’t ask me for help.

Wrapping up: You can use this to point the Injector to a local mirror of the screenshots (which you have to download yourself). You can checkout and compile my fork to get a fully offline-capable Injector. Be aware that the repository includes a partially working implementation of caching the database locally and other new bugsthings.

]]> http://www.quaddicted.com/quake-injector/using-the-quake-injector-with-locally-stored-screenshots/feed/ 1 How to make the Quake Injector partially work offline http://www.quaddicted.com/quake-injector/how-to-make-the-quake-injector-partially-work-offline/ http://www.quaddicted.com/quake-injector/how-to-make-the-quake-injector-partially-work-offline/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:16:37 +0000 Spirit http://www.quaddicted.com/?p=1370 Our most frequent feature request goes like this: “I would like to use the Quake Injector to launch maps even if I am offline or on a slow connection”. We plan to make it cache the database locally at some point in the future but a workaround is already possible.

Database (the file it tries to download and which fills the table):
In the same directory as your Quake Injector resides a text file called config.properties. We will edit that in a second but first download http://www.quaddicted.com/reviews/quaddicted_database.xml into the same directory. Now open config.properties and add a new line to it. I am on Linux, so the line for Windows might be wrong. MacOS users should be able to use a path similar to the Linux one. Below are single lines!

Linux:

RepositoryDatabasePath=file\:///home/quakeguy/games/tools/theamazingquakeinjector/quaddicted_database.xml

Windows:

RepositoryDatabasePath=file\://C:\games\tools\theamazingquakeinjector\quaddicted_database.xml

Now be aware that the Injector will NOT use the up-to-date online database anymore but only, always this local file. Simply remove the line or set it to http://www.quaddicted.com/reviews/quaddicted_database.xml if you want the freshest maps again.

Zip files:
Simply put them into your Download Directory as set in the Injector configuration.

Screenshots:
Not possible yet. See this post to see how you can hack it in. Will be included in the next release.

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Ladies and gentleman, what you’ve all been waiting for: A new version of the one and only Quake Injector, a tool to install and play maps with one click!

What’s new:

  • Scan your Quake directory for already existing maps and mods
  • More stable and safe, less bugs
  • Icon by the graphical genius Starbuck
  • Rating is shown with golden stars
  • Progressbars for anything downloading
  • Better engine config dialog
  • Window that shows you the engine output
  • Links open in browser
  • Downloads are stored locally
  • Uses a custom user-agent when downloading
  • Conflict handling

For the whole list of commits check out the log on GitHub.

Thanks for all the feedback and for using it.

Download quakeinjector-alpha2.zip and read the readme. And don’t forget visit the project’s homepage.

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The Quake Injector

The Quake Injector is a tool to download, install and play Quake singleplayer maps from the Quaddicted.com archive. Ever been annoyed by an excruciating installation process? Could not figure out how to install a certain map? Well, this tool makes it a piece of cake. Simply pick the map and click Install.

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Features

  • All Quake singleplayer maps ever made (900+ in the database)
  • Simply pick a map, click install and play
  • Filter, sort, browse to find your favourite map
  • Automatically installs dependencies (e.g. Quoth)
  • Cross-Platform
  • Free, Open Source Software, released under the GPL.

Check it out: http://haukerehfeld.de/projects/quakeinjector/

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