War2PLoader released - UPNP and more

[Certified MENSA Genius Brain (smart)]

can we make it so the first time you ever host a game on a fresh install, it loads up garden of war high resources even faster as the default? 
thanks

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i just tried it and it worked. i turned off port forwarding, ran War2PLoader, and people were able to join my game no problem

Great! I see your connection, looks fine.

can we make it so the first time you ever host a game on a fresh install, it loads up garden of war high resources even faster as the default?
thanks

Hm, that's food idea for new people. I'll add it to the next combat version.

So, next version 1.0.0.3 is released.
Just some code refactoring, several additional checks for stability, also added the messagebox if your network connection is down or blocked by firewall.
Let's update to this version.

[tk[as]]

one possible bug:

Normally when i change the volume on my laptop i hear "BEEP". If i turn the volume up, the BEEP gets louder. If i turn the volume down, the BEEP gets quieter.

When I load War2PLoader i cannot hear the "beeps" when i change volume. The volume does change, but i cannot hear how loud i set the volume to until i perform another action that has sound like join a game.

[iL]

Normally when i change the volume on my laptop i hear "BEEP". If i turn the volume up, the BEEP gets louder. If i turn the volume down, the BEEP gets quieter.

Fn+up/down?

When I load War2PLoader i cannot hear the "beeps" when i change volume.

During the war2 playing in fullscreen? Did if work while playing via war2nocd or wppatch?

[tk[as]]

yes the FN up/down buttons.... they used to work before the war2plpoader but im not sure if it was the "latest version" that made them stop working or not.

[tk[as]]

the volume up/down buttons do make sound with normal War2patcher. only problem is with War2PLoader

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That's a weird one.  It seems to me that the two shouldnt even be related lol.

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That's a weird one.  It seems to me that the two shouldnt even be related lol.

Exactly. Loader uses absolutely the same method as nocd and wppatch.
That's weird, same as Ganz problems with black window and green border, i can't explain that...

the volume up/down buttons do make sound with normal War2patcher. only problem is with War2PLoader

Can you check and confirm it for now:
1. start War2NoCDLoader, use FN up/down and hear "BEEP".
2. start WPpatch, use FN up/down and hear "BEEP".
3. start War2Ploader, use FN up/down and NOT hear "BEEP".

Also as an experiment:
4. right-click War2NoCDLoader, run as administrator, use FN up/down and what about "BEEP"?
5. right-click War2Ploader, run as administrator, use FN up/down and what about "BEEP"?

I'll also continue refactoring and try to change 1 more small difference between old loaders and this one when i have time.

[tk[as]]

War2noCDloader - yes, beep works
War2patch           - no, beep does not work
war2PLoader       - no, beep does not work


running as administrator does not fix.

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War2patch

Do you mean War2Ppatcher.exe or WPpatch.exe? These are 2 absolutely different utilities.
War2Ppatcher.exe is my patcher for war2 process
WPpatch.exe is zzzKOTzzz's loader with mostly the same functionality

[tk[as]]

wppatch

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wppatch

Oh, you mean WPpatch have the same feature as War2PLoader?..
That's strange especially, because War2noCDloader and WPpatch have been generated by the same builder...

Ok, i'll publish the test truncated version for test purposes, special for you. If beep will work, i'll update the main fork of the project.
Not sure if i have WPpatch sources to compare with War2noCDloader, i'll check that...

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Lol, i was stupid:

War2noCDloader - yes, beep works
War2patch           - no, beep does not work
war2PLoader       - no, beep does not work

War2PLoader will be 100% compatible with all the war2 versions, same as War2Ppatcher.
It will try to find WPpatch.exe and then (if not found) Warcraft II BNE.exe. Then it will start the found version.

So, "no beep" is not a War2PLoader problem, it just calls WPpatch having this problem.

Try to delete (or rename/move) WPpatch from your war2 directory and start War2PLoader then. It will not find WPpatch and start Warcraft II BNE.
Then check if beep works.

[Certified MENSA Genius Brain (smart)]

why does war2ploader call wppatch?

[tk[as]]

renaming Wppatch worked

beep fixed when launching warploader