CE Launcher
Codename Eagle Launcher is a small application made to handle the cneagle:// protocol. This allows you to click a link to join a Codename Eagle server, such as the ones on the servers page.
It's made by me, Espen 'Rexxars' Hovlandsdal in an effort to make Codename Eagle more accessible. I personally find the whole Gamespy experience a pain in the ass, so instead I decided to grab the server list and make them available here at CE Nation.
CE Launcher is open-source - the source is packaged with the program. It's written in very few lines of C# code. I made it open source because I didn't want anyone to doubt it's intentions. It doesn't do anything fancy, it doesn't do anything scary. It just launches Codename Eagle.
Usage
- Download it, install it.
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Try it out - does it start Codename Eagle?
- Yes, it starts CE: Cool. You're good to go.
- No, I get an error message: Ok, proceed to step 3.
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Find your CE Launcher installation directory and open location.txt in your favourite text editor.
Notepad, or whatever. Now simply fill in the location of your Codename Eagle installation directory;
For example: C:\Program Files\Codename Eagle\ - now save the file and try again :-)
Questions and answers
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Why is the CE Launcher installation writing to my registry?
The installation program binds the cneagle:// protocol to CE Launcher at the installed location. -
Why does CE Launcher require an installer?
Simply to bind the cneagle:// protocol to the CE Launcher application. -
How does CE Launcher determine where Codename Eagle is installed?
It first attempts to find a registry key with the location, if that fails, it will use the first line of location.txt to determine where to look. -
Where can I get the source?
It's packaged with the application, but it's also available here.