JazzToolkit, new application

[Bas]

I just compiled the first alpha version of JazzToolkit. JazzToolkit is an application, which will eventually be a modern version of Jazz Commander, written in C#.

You need the .NET Framework 2.0 installed!

Features:

- Join servers directly from the application
- Download levels into your Jazz2 1.23 or 1.24 folder!

Download link: http://basweb.ath.cx/toolkit/JazzToolkit-0.1.zip

How to install:

- Extract the zip file to a folder of your choice.
- Change the 1.23 and 1.24 path in JazzToolkit.xml to your paths.

[jam]

Change the 1.23 and 1.24 path in JazzToolkit.xml to your paths.

This should be retrieved automatically from the registry by the application. Otherwise, good job!

[Bas]

This should be retrieved automatically from the registry by the application.

I can't find that path anywhere in the Epic Megagames key in HKLM, or HKCU. Maybe it's because I didn't use the installer to install Jazz2?

[Cpp]

Jam: The registry really isn't *that* reliable. Consider someone purging the registry and not reinstalling jj2. The jj2 would still work fine, but the reg entries would not exist.

Bas: Yeah, thats probably it.

[Monolith]

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Epic MegaGames\Jazz Jackrabbit 2
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Epic MegaGames\Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Secret Files

Both of these have three string (REG_SZ) values named "InstallDir", "UnInstallLog", and "Version". InstallDir is what you want -- Version can also be useful.

I'm curious how people get away with not having these registry keys. They're necessary for patching the game, and for specifying the list servers.

[Grytolle]

and for specifying the list servers.No :O

But even if the registry isn't reliabel he can still make it try that first.