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New platform

Open itxski opened this issue 4 years ago • 6 comments

Is there any chance that it will be "embedded" so that the user can install a new platform?

These versions 1.3 that I found here do not work, ie they work the same only with older platforms.

thanks for answer

itxski avatar Jul 09 '21 09:07 itxski

https://metropolis-launcher.net/beta-releases/metropolis_launcher_1.3.0b3-mk2k.zip

Settings -> Platform Settings -> Right Click -> Add Platform

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theMK2k avatar Jul 09 '21 09:07 theMK2k

Let me know for which new platform you want to use this feature and if there is something missing for you.

Metropolis Launcher can handle its predefined platforms well, but a totally unknown platform may raise further issues.

theMK2k avatar Jul 09 '21 09:07 theMK2k

They are mostly related to existing platforms that have already been written, but let's just say that I would like it to be totally custom for some names, for example "amstrad cpc 464 disk games" or "zx spectrum 48 demos" or or similar.

itxski avatar Jul 09 '21 10:07 itxski

Thanks for clearing that up. Yes, you can use custom platforms for that (for now) and I think there is no better option yet.

In the future I will introduce a new filter / field: Release Type

This is because I really do want to support Demoscene releases alongside the games. And I think that this would also address your issue more elegantly:

  • the "amstrad cpc disk games" are then of platform "Amstrad - CPC" and release types "Games" and "Games: Disk"
  • the "zx spectrum demos" are then of platform "Sinclair - ZX Spectrum" and release types "Demoscene" and "Demoscene: Demo"

Additionally I want to introduce pouet.net integration with Download functionality: have a list of the productions available on pouet.net, select ones you want to download, click "Download" and Metropolis Launcher downloads them and puts them in the correct categories.

theMK2k avatar Jul 09 '21 10:07 theMK2k

For now, everything is working properly. Great program for this type of archiving.

The Demoscene is also more than welcome.

itxski avatar Jul 09 '21 11:07 itxski