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    Crazy Russian Member iamphet's Avatar
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    Default Incorrect shortcuts created by 1.2 installer

    The installer creates shortcuts which do not work. I've decompiled installer and found that install scripts states
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    [Icons]
    Name: "{group}\Run Europa Barbarorum"; Filename: "{app}\RomeTW.exe -mod:eb -show_err"; WorkingDir: "{app}"; IconFilename: "{app}\ebicon.ico";
    Name: "{group}\Run Europa Barbarorum (troubleshooting)"; Filename: "{app}\RomeTW.exe -mod:eb -show_err -nm -ne"; WorkingDir: "{app}"; IconFilename: "{app}\ebicon.ico";
    while in fact it should be

    Code:
    [Icons]
    Name: "{group}\Run Europa Barbarorum"; Filename: "{app}\RomeTW.exe"; Parameters: "-mod:eb -show_err"; WorkingDir: "{app}"; IconFilename: "{app}\ebicon.ico";
    Name: "{group}\Run Europa Barbarorum (troubleshooting)"; Filename: "{app}\RomeTW.exe"; Parameters: "-mod:eb -show_err -nm -ne"; WorkingDir: "{app}"; IconFilename: "{app}\ebicon.ico";
    Does it mean nobody uses the shortcuts preferring EBTrivialScript'ed ones?

    Also I notices that in addition to "Validate Install" created by 1.1 the installer creates "Validate Installation" shortcuts which looks quite confusing for me.



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    Default Re: Incorrect shortcuts created by 1.2 installer

    That's weird, when I tested installing 1.1 and 1.2 I thought the 1.1 installer didn't create the shortcut for the validation. I guess that's the reason for Lemur having two such shortcuts though... Maybe I overwrote that one on an earlier test run before deleting it when I decided on another name for it.

    I guess the icons are created incorrectly (my first time, and no cuddle afterwards ), but how do the shortcuts turn out then? I really think the game ran with the shortcuts successfully after test installing 1.2...

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    Default Re: Incorrect shortcuts created by 1.2 installer

    Maybe some versions if Windows know how to resolve those shortcuts or something like that. I'm pretty sure they didn't work on my PC



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    Default Re: Incorrect shortcuts created by 1.2 installer

    But how does the target string look? Does it include the "-mod:eb -show_err" switches?
    Last edited by bovi; 11-27-2008 at 14:49.

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    Default Re: Incorrect shortcuts created by 1.2 installer

    Verbatim, including quotes:
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    "d:\Games\Rome - Total War\RomeTW.exe -mod:eb -show_err"
    So Windows tries to find that strange file d:\Games\Rome - Total War\RomeTW.exe -mod:eb -show_err



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    Default Re: Incorrect shortcuts created by 1.2 installer

    But... Isn't that exactly right ?
    Last edited by bovi; 11-27-2008 at 15:51.

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