Other options that might be good:
-The new DLL mod
-H2MT/H2PC.org H2V intro video replacement option
-Integrated custom/H2.5 map down-loader
-Custom campaign down-loader with automatic backups made of their original campaign maps
-Original MainMenu and all of their previous custom MP maps sent to a backup directories if they install either MM Mod or custom maps
-Built-in 7-zip exaction support (7-zip are smaller and what I've converted almost all map pack archives to)
-The new DLL mod
-H2MT/H2PC.org H2V intro video replacement option
-Integrated custom/H2.5 map down-loader
-Custom campaign down-loader with automatic backups made of their original campaign maps
-Original MainMenu and all of their previous custom MP maps sent to a backup directories if they install either MM Mod or custom maps
-Built-in 7-zip exaction support (7-zip are smaller and what I've converted almost all map pack archives to)
One of the biggest turn-offs also for the Zip-exe archive is that a lot of people like to be able to open up archives, and see first, what they are extracting. It's one thing to tell people what is inside of it, but it is quite another to actually "see" it before you just click away with it.
I have no problem either way, as I have faith and trust in all my fellow H2PC enthusiasts. However, a vast majority of people are usually wary of self extracting things.
I have no problem either way, as I have faith and trust in all my fellow H2PC enthusiasts. However, a vast majority of people are usually wary of self extracting things.
Zip (such as WinZip makes use of) support is built into Windows since at least Vista, maybe even XP.
For 7-Zip executable archives; as long as you have 7-Zip installed you just right click on one and select the 7-Zip menu, then Open archive. You can even extract individual files, remove files or add more files.
Besides that the benefit is supposed to be that they do not necessarily need 7-Zip installed and the compression cannot be beat. We could offer them in .7z format but I doubt most people would care.
But yeah I get what you mean about people not wanting to open .exe's.
For 7-Zip executable archives; as long as you have 7-Zip installed you just right click on one and select the 7-Zip menu, then Open archive. You can even extract individual files, remove files or add more files.
Besides that the benefit is supposed to be that they do not necessarily need 7-Zip installed and the compression cannot be beat. We could offer them in .7z format but I doubt most people would care.
But yeah I get what you mean about people not wanting to open .exe's.
