Lugaru Downloader
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 7:20 pm
UPDATE ON 2013/04/12: The source code for this tool is not open source and a new developer should take over viewtopic.php?f=7&t=5196&p=191135#p191135
UPDATE FROM ADMIN: This Tool Is no longer available, and will not work if you try to run it.
Update: Anyone who has install the downloader less than a day after i posted this thread should read this.
Hi everyone,
This has been a long time coming (I blame exams), but I'm finally going to release the first version of the Lugaru Downloader.
What does it do?
The basic idea of the Lugaru Downloader is to allow you to switch between the different campaigns that have been made avalaible for Lugaru. At the press of a button you can switch from Lugaru: Empire to Lugaru: Temple; and all without having to mess around with backing up certain files to make sure the game keeps running.
Lugaru Download automatically downloads, backs up and activates any of the campaigns listed in the program. This means you will no longer have to mess around in the data folder swapping files around just so you can play your game.
Where can I get it?
You can get it from the Lugaru Downloader website. Read the details bellow for information regarding how to use it.
How do I get started?
Step 1
Visit the website and press the Install Now button. This will automatically install Adobe AIR (if you don't have it already) and then install the Lugaru Downloader itself. You can accept all the defaults to get it installed.
After installation it will automatically start the program.
Step 2
You need to choose the Lugaru data folder from the box that pops up. On windows this is normally at C:\Program Files\Lugaru\Data - this will be different on Mac and Linux.
Important! You must select the Data folder, which is inside the Lugaru folder. Selecting the Lugaru folder itself will not work!
Also important! Having an installation of Lugaru that starts free of mods is the best way to use the Lugaru Downloader. If you already have mods installed the downloader will not work as expected and could lead to some unexpected things happening. You can redownload Lugaru from the Wolfire website.
That's it! You're all setup and ready to go
How do I activate a campaign?
Pick a campaign to download and press the Activate button. After a short wait you will be able to launch Lugaru and play your newly activated mod.
How to I change to another campaign?
Simply click the activate button of the mod you want to change to and then sit back and relax while the Download makes the switch happen for you.
Note: You may need to create a different save game profile for each campaign and swap between them manually or your progress may get confused between campaigns. For example if you are on level 3 of Lugaru: Temple, and then you switch to Lugaru: Empire, it will think you are on level 3 of Empire as well. To rectivy this just create a new profile and then when you switch back to Temple go back to your other profile to resume progress.
How do I get back to the default campaign?
To get back to the default campaign you just need to press the revert button in the top right of the program. This will uninstall any campaign that you have active and revert you back to the default one that comes with the game. No saved games will be lost when you do this.
What was the download link again?
You can get it from here:
http://lugarudownloader.matto1990.com/
Technical stuff
Lugaru Downloader is built around the Adobe AIR framework and is made using web technologies like HTML, CSS and Javascript. It works by connecting to my server and getting an up to date list of the campaigns that have been released. From there is will download the required files, backup any default files that are about to be replaced (these are backed up to the applications local storage area) and then copy the new campaign files over the top of the default ones.
Reverting back to the default works the same, but in reverse.
The interface is powered by jQuery and the jQuery UI libraries.
I'm thinking of open sourcing the project so other people can contribute to it and make changes if they wish. If you want to view the sourse code now, simply download the .air file and open it with any zip program (it's just a zip file with a different file extention). You will be able to see my rubbish code inside that file.
Questions?
As it not gets quite clear, if you switch between campaigns, will the files be downloaded every time or are backed-up files just copied from the hard disk after the first time downloading?
They are backed up on your computer after they've been downloaded so that you only have to download it once.
Will it work on Mac?
It does work on a mac, I've had it tested by a few people. I also believe it works on Linux but I haven't tested this yet.
Does this work without internet?
I don't think it will. When it starts up it needs to get a copy of the latest mods from my server so it will likely just refuse to start up. I might build in offline support in a future version.
Enjoy!
Matt
http://www.matto1990.com
UPDATE FROM ADMIN: This Tool Is no longer available, and will not work if you try to run it.
Update: Anyone who has install the downloader less than a day after i posted this thread should read this.
Hi everyone,
This has been a long time coming (I blame exams), but I'm finally going to release the first version of the Lugaru Downloader.
What does it do?
The basic idea of the Lugaru Downloader is to allow you to switch between the different campaigns that have been made avalaible for Lugaru. At the press of a button you can switch from Lugaru: Empire to Lugaru: Temple; and all without having to mess around with backing up certain files to make sure the game keeps running.
Lugaru Download automatically downloads, backs up and activates any of the campaigns listed in the program. This means you will no longer have to mess around in the data folder swapping files around just so you can play your game.
Where can I get it?
You can get it from the Lugaru Downloader website. Read the details bellow for information regarding how to use it.
How do I get started?
Step 1
Visit the website and press the Install Now button. This will automatically install Adobe AIR (if you don't have it already) and then install the Lugaru Downloader itself. You can accept all the defaults to get it installed.
After installation it will automatically start the program.
Step 2
You need to choose the Lugaru data folder from the box that pops up. On windows this is normally at C:\Program Files\Lugaru\Data - this will be different on Mac and Linux.
Important! You must select the Data folder, which is inside the Lugaru folder. Selecting the Lugaru folder itself will not work!
Also important! Having an installation of Lugaru that starts free of mods is the best way to use the Lugaru Downloader. If you already have mods installed the downloader will not work as expected and could lead to some unexpected things happening. You can redownload Lugaru from the Wolfire website.
That's it! You're all setup and ready to go
How do I activate a campaign?
Pick a campaign to download and press the Activate button. After a short wait you will be able to launch Lugaru and play your newly activated mod.
How to I change to another campaign?
Simply click the activate button of the mod you want to change to and then sit back and relax while the Download makes the switch happen for you.
Note: You may need to create a different save game profile for each campaign and swap between them manually or your progress may get confused between campaigns. For example if you are on level 3 of Lugaru: Temple, and then you switch to Lugaru: Empire, it will think you are on level 3 of Empire as well. To rectivy this just create a new profile and then when you switch back to Temple go back to your other profile to resume progress.
How do I get back to the default campaign?
To get back to the default campaign you just need to press the revert button in the top right of the program. This will uninstall any campaign that you have active and revert you back to the default one that comes with the game. No saved games will be lost when you do this.
What was the download link again?
You can get it from here:
http://lugarudownloader.matto1990.com/
Technical stuff
Lugaru Downloader is built around the Adobe AIR framework and is made using web technologies like HTML, CSS and Javascript. It works by connecting to my server and getting an up to date list of the campaigns that have been released. From there is will download the required files, backup any default files that are about to be replaced (these are backed up to the applications local storage area) and then copy the new campaign files over the top of the default ones.
Reverting back to the default works the same, but in reverse.
The interface is powered by jQuery and the jQuery UI libraries.
I'm thinking of open sourcing the project so other people can contribute to it and make changes if they wish. If you want to view the sourse code now, simply download the .air file and open it with any zip program (it's just a zip file with a different file extention). You will be able to see my rubbish code inside that file.
Questions?
As it not gets quite clear, if you switch between campaigns, will the files be downloaded every time or are backed-up files just copied from the hard disk after the first time downloading?
They are backed up on your computer after they've been downloaded so that you only have to download it once.
Will it work on Mac?
It does work on a mac, I've had it tested by a few people. I also believe it works on Linux but I haven't tested this yet.
Does this work without internet?
I don't think it will. When it starts up it needs to get a copy of the latest mods from my server so it will likely just refuse to start up. I might build in offline support in a future version.
Enjoy!
Matt
http://www.matto1990.com
