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Antares Launcher Beta - Mod Syncing Made Easy

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  1. Kazyyk

    Kazyyk Administrator

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    Hello, Antarans.

    In a spur of motivation, I quickly hammered out a neat little application for synchronizing mods with the Antares server.
    It's flexible so that Angre and the Staff can add new supported mods in the future.

    Essentially, it features...
    • Automatically synchronize both client and server mods
    • Choose which client mods you would like to use
    • Automatically add/remove mods as per your liking
    • Isolated mods specifically for Antares that don't affect your current mods
    • Displays the latest announcement on the start-up screen
    • Supports all Starbound binaries
    • Will support all platforms (currently only Windows during beta)
    I've tested it thoroughly and it appears to be working just fine, but it is currently a beta program.
    Please report any bugs or issues below.

    Downloads

    Link: https://www.antaresroleplay.com/downloads/antares_launcher.php
    Scan: Antivirus scan for 701ddbd14cd531e91d49da29bb6a128588912505cd837cb24e04f580b5535e11 at 2016-03-10 00:45:18 UTC - VirusTotal

    Installation
    1. You must place it in your root Starbound folder. If you're on Steam, this will usually be "...\Steam\steamapps\common\Starbound". This is required for it to work properly.
    2. That's it. See step 1.
    Known Issues
    • Clicking Cancel on any window after making changes will not revert any changes made. Fix: Change them back to your preferences and save.
    • Startup can be slow. This is primarily because of the Antares News feature. Fix: Turn off the Antares News in settings.
     
    #1 Kazyyk, Mar 9, 2016
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  2. Aiko

    Aiko The Coolest Cat

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    Fix SBSE pls
     
    #2 Aiko, Mar 9, 2016
  3. shrub

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    virs.png um
     
    #3 shrub, Mar 9, 2016
  4. CaptainBritton02

    CaptainBritton02 Man of War

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    I downloaded it. Works fine. For some reason Anti-Virus wants to pick it up as a threat.
     
    #4 CaptainBritton02, Mar 9, 2016
  5. Kazyyk

    Kazyyk Administrator

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    Yeah, it'll appear that way. I don't know why, I wrote 100% of the code myself. There's nothing malicious in it.
    I wouldn't stake my two-year long reputation as an administrator by releasing a program with a virus in it. That'd be a dumb move.
     
    #5 Kazyyk, Mar 9, 2016
  6. Khaltor

    Khaltor Lore Master

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    one doesn't simply "fix" sbse...
     
    #6 Khaltor, Mar 9, 2016
  7. Kazyyk

    Kazyyk Administrator

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    I'm working on it.
     
    #7 Kazyyk, Mar 9, 2016
  8. Kazyyk

    Kazyyk Administrator

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    The 64-bit version has been discontinued. It doesn't really make sense to have one, since the 32-bit version will run just fine either way. It's not really taking advantage of the extra RAM, anyway, and it's easier to maintain a single version than two. I also added the scan results to the main post. I'd appreciate it if folks would mark the file as harmless. You do that by clicking on the green angel guy.
     
    #8 Kazyyk, Mar 9, 2016
  9. Aiko

    Aiko The Coolest Cat

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    yes you do
    Seriously man do you any help, case clearly you're either busy or iffy with it.
    Lemme fix it for you, boo
     
    #9 Aiko, Mar 9, 2016
  10. Kazyyk

    Kazyyk Administrator

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    It'll get fixed when it's fixed. This thread is not about SBSE.
     
    #10 Kazyyk, Mar 10, 2016
  11. Node

    Node Literal Edgelord

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    Perhaps a bit of a bold move, but I would not mind seeing this as mandatory for Antares.

    We've tried a community mod pack in the past, and I remember people were really into it. I'd love to make custom items and armor to bolster roleplay
     
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  12. Doctor Frohman

    Doctor Frohman New Member

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    Nononononono
    This kills the server.
     
    #12 Doctor Frohman, Mar 10, 2016
  13. Node

    Node Literal Edgelord

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    I just want to set the world on fire
     
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  14. Kazyyk

    Kazyyk Administrator

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    Not a terrible idea, but also not up to me. I'd support it, though. The way I figure, vanilla gameplay will grow stale if it hasn't already.
     
    #14 Kazyyk, Mar 10, 2016
  15. Aiko

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    I mean it's sorta relevant. You wanted the responsibility of maintaining SBSE. Instead of meeting the responsibility you fought for, you're making ... optional mod synchronizers.

    Not that I'm saying you can't do as you please, but you made a commitment when you played your cards to get full control of SBSE.
    Either prioritize it, or open it so someone else can fix it.

    Putting it off is completely unprofessional and irresponsible.


    ...

    Related to the topic, good stuff. Mod sync will help liven up vanilla play :) -- Though, really. You'll have to make it mandatory if you want to include anything interesting like races, objects & tiles.
     
    #15 Aiko, Mar 10, 2016
  16. Kazyyk

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    Added known issues to the original post.
     
    #16 Kazyyk, Mar 10, 2016
  17. Kazyyk

    Kazyyk Administrator

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    The Antares Launcher took me less than 16 hours to make. 80% of it was coded in one sitting, and the other sitting finished it.

    I didn't "play my cards" to get SBSE. Phaze transferred SBSE to me because I always supported him and it's development in any way I could.
    I could have declined, but I chose to accept because I wanted to work on something ambitious. I stated that it would take me a long time to get an update out, and given that I didn't get access to the source code 'till mid-late February, I'd say that I'm still on schedule.
     
    #17 Kazyyk, Mar 10, 2016
  18. Haplap

    Haplap Happypaps

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    I'm loving the idea, but what about those players who love to double client? You can't multi-client using the launcher, seeing as it closes after it opens up the client and I don't think allows launching another client even if you reopen it.
     
    #18 Haplap, Mar 10, 2016
  19. Node

    Node Literal Edgelord

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    Buy more computers you R-tard
     
    #19 Node, Mar 10, 2016
  20. Kazyyk

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    Run Starbound normally. It tells you to do this if you try to run Starbound through the launcher again.
     
    #20 Kazyyk, Mar 10, 2016
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