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.

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!

Originally Posted by jam

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?

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.

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.

Originally Posted by Monolith

and for specifying the list servers.

No

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