Windows Installer for Xconq

Eric McDonald mcdonald@phy.cmich.edu
Tue Nov 4 06:45:00 GMT 2003


Hello,

On Mon, 3 Nov 2003, Eric McDonald wrote:

>   Due to popular demand, I have created an installer program to 
> assist in setting up Xconq on Windows. This can be gotten at:
>   http://eric_mcdonald.home.comcast.net/xconq

>   Things that still need to be done:
>   (1) Bind icons to the xconq and imfapp executables (which will 
> also be reflected in the shortcuts).

This is now done. I also added a license screen to the installer 
and a components selector. There are now 3 install types 
available: Standard (for players), Premium (for game designers), 
and Everything (includes source code).

>   (2) Make xconq.exe run from any working directory. This will 
> make feature #7 actually be useful. Once this is taken care of, 
> you will be able to double-click on saved xconq games (.xcq files) 
> and have them launch Xconq.

This is going to require deeper surgery. I might not get to it 
until the weekend.

>   As always, feedback is welcome.
> 
>   Enjoy,
>     Eric



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