[Windows] Connect to Nexuiz server and play with 1 click.

[AnArKiSt]

I already posted this on Alientrap's official forums, but I decided to post it here so more eyes can potentially see it.

I decided to spend 30 seconds to put this together when I read -z-'s topic about how he got nexuiz:// working on Linux to connect to the servers quickly using a URL.

I noticed that there was no Windows method given, so I made a method of my own to decrease the time needed to connect to and play on a server, and I'm posting here to share it with you.

It is a batch file as shown below:
Code:

Code:

cd "\Game Program Files\Nexuiz\"
nexuiz.exe +connect 208.43.251.170:26002

Copy and paste the code into a blank text file.

Replace \Game Program Files\Nexuiz\ with the location of your own Nexuiz directory, and replace 208.43.251.170:26002 with the server ip address and port you want to connect to.

The server ip and port given in the batch file will connect you to Nexuiz Ninjaz CTF Veterans +hook server.

Once you are finished copying, pasting, and editing the code, save the text file, give it a suitable name and the .bat extension.

Once you change the text document's extension to .bat, the file's icon will change, and opening it will open up Nexuiz and immediatly connect to the server specified by the ip and port in the batch file.

You can edit this batch file to change the server it will take you to by right clicking the batch file, and selecting edit.

You can then change the ip address and port it specifies using the text editor that appears.

Tell me what you think, and enjoy.

[Moo]

You might want a text box gui for what server you would prefer to connect to XD. But otherwise, I don't use windows, so meh.
Have fun with it though! :)

[-z-]

You can use this at [url]http://servers.nexuizninjaz.com[/url] as well as the AU servers [url]http://aussienexers.com/site/servers/[/url]

[master[mind]]

Maybe for practice I'll write a quick C program that uses a config file listing the servers and names. you could even add them with a text view. Sound pretty simple. What'dya think?

Edit:
Let me clarify.
An interface like such:

Code:

┌──────────────────────┐
│Nexican-nnn.nnn.nnn:nn│
│Veteran-nnn.nnn.nnn:nn│
│etc.-nnn.nnn.nnn:nn   │
│                      │
│                      │
│                      │
└──────────────────────┘

You would select with arrow keys and could add and delete entries with another CLI. Twould be a fun project that could be used on most every OS with some minor tweaking(i.e. directory paths).

[-z-]

well.. I think the whole point of this is for better integration with serverlists on the web. Making it more like Quake Live... or at least that's why I designed the original proof of concept. Making a program to type in an IP or pick from a list... you might as well just create a desktop program and forget the web... but by that point... you're almost opening nexuiz and picking a favorite from your server list.

[master[mind]]

True. Just thinkin' about what Moo said:

Quote:You might want a text box gui for what server you would prefer to connect to XD. But otherwise, I don't use windows, so meh.
Have fun with it though! :)

Might be easier to select outside and jump right in, instead of waiting for Nexuiz to load before connecting to a server, but Nexuiz does load quick. I'll just leave it.

[fishman]

(07-01-2009 07:28 PM)-z- Wrote:  You can use this at [url]http://servers.nexuizninjaz.com[/url] as well as the AU servers [url]http://aussienexers.com/site/servers/[/url]

now is [url=http://www.aussienexers.com/servers/]http://www.aussienexers.com/servers/[/url]