Feature Summary

The SEGS launcher might be more captivating if it played a theme song (or several.)

Is your feature request related to a problem?

No

Proposed Implementation

This feature could be implemented with Qt audio (https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/audiooverview.html). This would require a music file or files to be distributed with the launcher software (should be legal music -- perhaps community made or existing using a permissive license.) Alternatively, the music may be able to be played by opening the content using a web link. The music should be looped and there should be an optional mute checkbox.

Alternatives and Additional Remarks

None

Screenshots, Diagrams or Attachments (if applicable)

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We have the ability to add a local server to the settings in Launcher. But no way to remove or edit the info, except by going into the setting.cfg for Launcher. Perhaps a separate file and UI for the local server management? I know it's one more file to keep track of and adds some more complexity to things, but curious how to handle a feature like this?

After starting the Launcher, does it do an initial check for server status? Seems like it does. But was that BEFORE AdminRPC? If it does it doesn't appear to do any refresh of status if it's not detected or down. I think adding something like this would be good to have. Maybe make it a select-able option in the configs? But hard code the refresh to a reasonable amount of time so as not to overwhelm anything. maybe 90 secs? Thoughts on this?

The current version of Launcher, has the ability to grab release notes from GitHub API based on a hard coded setting in the Launcher::handle_releases_reply() method in Launcher.cpp. There appears to be a place holder for a VersionInfo::getAuthVersionNumber(); on line 238, which is not written from what I can see.

Based on the what is hard coded in Launcher for the version number to pull the notes from the GitHub API, the AdminRPC in SEGSAdmin, wasn't completed yet. (See the picture below, as v0.6.0 "Outbreak" was the current release.) AdminRPC was released in v0.7.0 "Awakening", and works pretty well from my tests with some Python code and with the current WebUI version.

Hopefully @miles200 or @broxen may have some free time to take a stab at this? Knock some rust off?

I did change it in my local copy and it works well, but the only bump I see in the road would be the subsequent versions that compromise fixes, as v0.7.9 is what is current for the release number.

My thinking is though, when "Client" is started, we'll switch the API call for the client version, so the player knows if there is an update.
We could also keep the admin version as an extra someplace in Launcher with a button to check that?!

v0.6.0

v0.7.0

I threw together the layout for the launcher design rather hastily, and without a lot of community engagement.

I based the concept off the beautiful Guild Wars 2 launcher by Ryan McIntyre: http://ryanmcintyredesign.com/portfolio/guild-wars-2-launcher/

I'm posting those files here, and the design iteration for posterity, but also to open up dialog about how to proceed with the implementation. Through Discord it seems that there is a desire for the following changes:

• New background art (@mobbyg said he'd provide)
• Finished implementation, including patching/loading/settings
• Integrated Login and Server Selection
• Music? Sounds?

We'll need new concept UI for all of these screens, widgets, and assets.

Original Concept Art

Main Screen

Loading

Revised Concept with @mobbyg Art!

Main Screen

Settings

Current Launcher [WIP]

Main Screen

Issue: When starting Launcher, there is an artifact left behind in the animation of the SEGS Medallion logo.

After a build, and running the animation will happen, dropping the logo into the interface, but it does leave behind that artifact. This is not seen on the Linux version build. Below are the specs for the Mac build environment.

This could be done at launch or while the launcher is active, switch the art, like a cross fade effect. Not sure how feasible that is in Qt. Thoughts?

Summary

Since this will likely be the repo most end users visit (to acquire SEGSLauncher) we should have clear and concise Installation and Configuration docs for setting up SEGSLauncher and the CoH client