Is there a need for a add-on manager?

[sic_uk 0]

Currently i've been writing a add-on manager and i am about 50% the way through.

I was just wondering would there be any intrest for it?? Because if there isnt I wont continue!

It supports the following features: -

* Automated installation of PBO files (wouldn't make any mess like a MSI installer)

* Grouping of Add-on's

* Easily backing up of the Add-ons

* any more ideas??

Si

[VXR 9]

there is a Addon Manager made by DKM mod, i never used it but maybe you want to have a look on it.

[-iCeMaN- 0]

I don't really think there is much use of an Add-On manager, well I personally don't need one.  Infact I think it will just make things worse

-iCe-

[OxPecker 0]

Only if the manager could "look into" the pbo's and tell you what units/weapons etc. it contained.

[Guest]

I use the AddonManager by DKM all the time. Hate to tell you but that's been out for a while...and it works a treat.

[sic_uk 0]

Yeah, i started the project because i had problems with the amount of add-on's in my opflash folder! So I found the DKM Add-on Manager but found it very basic and clunky, hence why i started this project.

I'll probably finish it off (well almost finished now! and see what the response is like.

About looking in PBO files - its a feature i'm considering, however it would obviously would require a PBO depacker and i currently dont have time to build one!

Si

[edc 0]

You could maybe see if somebody would give you the code for theirs.

[OxPecker 0]

Yes, it would be great if you could have an addon manager that let you look at a PBO and could somehow notify you what units it contained (i.e. West > Men > CIA Agent (Uzi)) or something like that.

For weapons it would be nice if it gave you weapon and ammo names.

[USMC Sniper 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (OxPecker @ April 16 2003,01:19)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Yes, it would be great if you could have an addon manager that let you look at a PBO and could somehow notify you what units it contained (i.e. West > Men > CIA Agent (Uzi)) or something like that.

For weapons it would be nice if it gave you weapon and ammo names.<span id='postcolor'>

I think that could be done, maybe buy making the manager look into the cpp and find lines that contain the needed data. For example, if you want to check what kind of gun it is, the program would find the line that had the name.