[mjw1201]

There's this game called ultima online. A program called uogateway allows others to connect to free servers tht normal people host. The question I have for you is, is there a way I could make a link through a webpage php html or w/e...where it would open the Game Client with a certain port and ip.....jus like uogateway does, but theirs uses a program to launch it..i want to make one browser based if possible.

[1lacca]

I think it is possible using a signed applet, or ActiveX on Windows.

[mjw1201]

Heya. I play this game called ultima online..And people make their own "shards" (servers) for it.. I was wondering if their was a way I could create a Link that will open the Game Client with a certain ip and port..

example..

[Johns PVp Shard] <link



(and when people click the link, the game client.exe comes up with the guys server ip and port) so in other words it connects to his server.

and if not that way, anyway possible to make it work through VB

WANTED TO CLARIFY MY QUESTION

[1lacca]

Are you aware of any program that do something like this?

[mjw1201]

yes uogateway....uogateway.com .. but the thing is.. they are refusing to add servers anymore because their staff are having issues. So This is why I wanted to create one.

[1lacca]

I see two options:

1) You launch the game exe from an ActiveX control of from a Java applet. Both of these are browser based techniques, but you have to somehow find the exe at least once - registry entry, search for it, etc (depending on the method used, it might be advisable ot store the location, in a cookie, registry, whatever clever way you come up with). Also, as by default these things are not allowed to acces the local filesystem, you have to sign them, so that the users are asked if they trust you, and let your program get special privileges.

2) You need to setup a program first, and associate it either with a protocol, or a filetype, so when you click one of these ,your program executes it and launches your game with teh desired paramteres. This might be tricky considering platform dependent things.

Or you can still make something like uogateway does...

[mjw1201]

1lacca, on 30 Jun, 2006 - 10:24 AM, said:

I see two options:

1) You launch the game exe from an ActiveX control of from a Java applet. Both of these are browser based techniques, but you have to somehow find the exe at least once - registry entry, search for it, etc (depending on the method used, it might be advisable ot store the location, in a cookie, registry, whatever clever way you come up with). Also, as by default these things are not allowed to acces the local filesystem, you have to sign them, so that the users are asked if they trust you, and let your program get special privileges.

2) You need to setup a program first, and associate it either with a protocol, or a filetype, so when you click one of these ,your program executes it and launches your game with teh desired paramteres. This might be tricky considering platform dependent things.

Or you can still make something like uogateway does...

would u be able to help with either of those things..outside of the forums via e-mail or msn

[spawn]

Yea'h, I have tried to get it to open from these 2 links as they are both .exe's that could do the trick in the folder...

uo://LoginServer=spawn.dynalias.com,2593

and also tried

client://LoginServer=spawn.dynalias.com,2593

Yet neither of these opens either of the programs... so any help is appreicated.

Edit: NVM. I discovered that their not in app paths in registry ... now I need to get them to work a different way... =/

This post has been edited by spawn: 02 July 2006 - 11:46 PM

[1lacca]

mjw1201, on 3 Jul, 2006 - 06:43 AM, said:

would u be able to help with either of those things..outside of the forums via e-mail or msn

It is best for the community if these problems are solved on the forum itself, so others can learn from this, too. I'll be on vacation for a week now, but after that hopefully I'll be here to help. Until that, choose which ever method you prefer, and I am sure that somebody will be able to help.
Maybe the standalone application is the easiest way to go - like uogateway does-, after that the 2nd and finally the first. I think you'll get help whichever you choose here.