Launcher feature ideas.

[LiamKarlMitchell]

We want to show:

• Login Area
• Server select
• Account Register
• Options button
• Link to server forums
• Banner icon link to Infinite Sky gitter chat?
• Link to bug report for Infinite Sky? Maybe a selection to allow them to chose what the bug is in - eg Launcher, Client DLL, Server Server Side
• Version Numbers of all parts Launcher, Game, DLL Client, Translation
• Bonus area for server donation rewards/shop offers
• Patch Notes/Change Log area There is multiple kinds here is the patching order also btw...
• Launcher
• Korean Game Patches
• Client DLL and data Includes gui translation / skinning
• Translation files Just doing English for now

Other cool ideas:

• Friends List / Guild List online
• See account buffs/timers/uses in effect Eg 1.2 XP Boost for 3 more hours etc
• Current Server Time
• Ping, Fullness eg current users / max users & Online status of servers
• A way to see that the launcher patches rapidly eg downloading multiple files.
• An option to keep patches after downloading to share with a friend or your self if you re install. - - - Patches could be cleared when launcher closes
• A way to patch the game over LAN quickly. Maybe Launcher can open up a network share for the - patches dir read only access other clients could check latest version and copy from that UDP - - - Packet to find other launchers Would require launcher to run 24/7 or something
• All art should be royalty free and not infringe on copy-writes.

Looking for people who can draw fan art Any more ideas/discussion?

http://www.google.com/design/spec/material-design/introduction.html

[LiamKarlMitchell]

Checksum patches with SHA1? Store list of patches and versions to download on our own github in change notes?