How to change Update Path or News Path

eXcite · Post by **eXcite** » 05 Aug 2007, 20:10

Hi all,

ive got a few questions. Hoe i can change the default update path? i found some entry in the config.xml i my private folders. but if i change the news or update path the game said that theire is an error etc. hoe i can add my own news or change that the updates are put in the main folder of TMW?

Post by **Crush** » 05 Aug 2007, 20:24

When you change the updatehost and the updater isn't working it is most likely because your new updatehost isn't set up correctly. The directory where the updatehost points to must contain:

-news.txt: the newstext
-resources2.txt: a text file listing all updates and their adler32 checksums (we use a php script to auto-generate this)
-all the updates as zip archives

When you post your update URL I could take a look at it and try to find out what you did wrong.

Post by **Bjørn** » 05 Aug 2007, 22:12

Crush wrote:-resources2.txt: a text file listing all updates and their adler32 checksums (we use a php script to auto-generate this)

We do not use PHP to auto-generate this, but instead rely on errors in the client log to show us the values they should be, and then enter this in the resources2.txt file (one at a time). Nice idea about the PHP script though.

Post by **Crush** » 06 Aug 2007, 00:46

then what is the resource2.php doing in the updatehost folder?

eXcite · Post by **eXcite** » 06 Aug 2007, 06:16

ok it is working but how can i change that the game did not generate a news Folder outside the root TMW Folder where the exe was?
I dont want a seperate folder in my private Documents.

And how can i change that the Installation made a right config.xml File with my update or new path?

eXcite · Post by **eXcite** » 07 Aug 2007, 08:05

hmm. i think nobody understand what i want

The Installation of TMW creates a folder in my privtae dokuments where the updates and the config.xml where placed in.

I dont want that the TMW Installation do this. i want a Update folder in the main installation folder of TMW where the exe was.

How can i do such things?

Post by **ElvenProgrammer** » 07 Aug 2007, 08:40

The only way is modifying the source code.

eXcite · Post by **eXcite** » 07 Aug 2007, 08:58

hmm and thats my problem

eXcite · Post by **eXcite** » 07 Aug 2007, 09:08

Antother question,

can anybody compile me the tmserver? i dont want to usw athena.

Please

Post by **Crush** » 07 Aug 2007, 11:39

For what do you need a compiled tmwserv?

It isn't developed far enough to host a game worth playing. When you want to help with the development you should be able to compile it yourself. When you don't want to help with the development tmwserv has no use for you yet.

We will provide precompiled packages of tmwserv as soon as it becomes useful.

eXcite · Post by **eXcite** » 15 Aug 2007, 05:46

Sorry for the question. i have to learn to look at first than ask questions

Post by **Bjørn** » 17 Aug 2007, 12:03

Crush wrote:then what is the resource2.php doing in the updatehost folder?

Sending a set of headers to make sure the thing isn't cached by evil proxies:

Code: Select all

$ cat resources2.php 
[?php
header("Content-type: text/plain");
header("Cache-Control: no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate"); 
header("Cache-Control: post-check=0, pre-check=0", false);
header("Pragma: no-cache");

print file_get_contents ("resources2.txt");
?]