jkplus_launcher

Jedi Knight Plus Launcher

Simple tool to launch Jedi Knight Plus Mod dedicated server.

About

This is an additional tool (not required) i made a lot of years ago to learn some C++. The purpose was to improve the way to load commands before server launch (like the bash method). This was made to work on Windows only (but it can be easily ported to Linux) and works together with JK2 Binaries (jk2mp.exe or jk2ded.exe) or any server executables and mods.

Build

Due i reduced some code and changed few functions, to generate the main file jkplus_launcher.exe you should use Visual Studio C++ 11 or higher. To build it just follow the next steps:

1. Create a Win32 Console Application Project called jkplus_launcher

2. Previous to finish setup, choose Console Application and in additional options check Empty Project only

3. Now you need to Add Existing Item to project folders:

   • Add jkplus_launcher.cpp to Source Files
   • Add jkplus_launcher.h to Headers Files
   • Add jkplus_launcher.rc to Resource Files

4. Next you need to statically link the runtime to the project by setting the /MT flag. To do this go to Project > Configuration Properties > C/C++ > Code Generation > Runtime Library and make sure to set it for the Release configuration

5. Finally to make this compatible with Windows XP go to Project > Configuration Properties > General and choose Visual Studio <Version> - Windows XP in Platform Toolset

6. That's it! Now you can build jkplus_launcher.exe to launch Jedi Knight Plus Mod

7. Note: This executable creates a file called jkplus_launcher.cfg to store the launch options