11.03.2007, 12:09:59
That is a good idea and possible without too much work. However, this would potentially increase Launch Base load time by anywhere from a few seconds to over a minute, depending on the number and size of plugins.
If any problems were encountered then LB would simply advise the user which plugins need reinstalling.
This could also be done for any persistant mod.
If this check does increase load time then I suppose it could be optional...
EDIT:
I have just implemented this. It seems to work quite fast, but we won't know for sure the performance hit until we test it with some larger mods/plugins. I have added a new option 'Validate Checksums' but if this option works super fast even with large/many files then it may be wise to make this check compulsory.
The check occurs on Launch Base startup and checks for modified or deleted files. See attached for what happened when I manually restored a backup of gamemd.exe before starting Launch Base.
If any problems were encountered then LB would simply advise the user which plugins need reinstalling.
This could also be done for any persistant mod.
If this check does increase load time then I suppose it could be optional...
EDIT:
I have just implemented this. It seems to work quite fast, but we won't know for sure the performance hit until we test it with some larger mods/plugins. I have added a new option 'Validate Checksums' but if this option works super fast even with large/many files then it may be wise to make this check compulsory.
The check occurs on Launch Base startup and checks for modified or deleted files. See attached for what happened when I manually restored a backup of gamemd.exe before starting Launch Base.
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--Lysdexia
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Believe me friend you're not the only one.
--Lysdexia
Check out Launch Base for RA2/YR - http://marshall.strategy-x.com
Also home to the Purple Alert mod, 1.002 UMP, and the YR Playlist Manager.