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Many dl's here comes with an installer.

Can i get a program that unzip those installerfiles...like if they where zipfiles?

Im dl'in alot of stuff here, and its very uber time demanding to install em with a installer, and then cut the installed files to a folder where I want em....so i later can sort all the files, so i know for sure wich files belongs to wich building.

Theese installers just put the files in the document folders (where they should be tho), but its nearly impossible to see wich files is for wich building when u have installed em.

The perfect dl's for me, is the onces u unzip and then the files will be where u extract em.


I way to dl stuff from here:

1: Copy the name of the bulding
2: Rightclick and save the pic to a folder i call the buildings name (paste).
3: Dl the zip to the same folder as the pic.
4: Unzip the files in that folder toghether with the pic of the building.

EASY.

The way i dont like to dl stuff from here:

1-2-3-4 is the same as above
5: I get a installer 26.gif
6: I have to click 25 times on the mouse before the files in installed.
7: I have to click 25 times more to cut the files from "my document blabla"
8: Im getting insane of getting 5+ installers after eachother.

NOT EASY

A installer unzipper....any1?


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There are various installers in use.  Don't count on being able to get just one.

If you are spending a lot of time placing files in the Plugins structure, when do you ever test them for conflicts?


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    i test all the buildings l8r..50 at a time or something..start the game and see if they work...when they are in those folder i want em to be, with a pic of the building..allowing me to actually see what building is in that folder (working or not working)

    So, ur answer is no installer unzipper/extracter? 15.gif


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    Unlikely.  What kind of a programmer are you?  Can you use Visual Studio .NET?  There is code in there to create your own installer, and you might be able to reverse engineer it.


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    Pretty much, no, you're not going to find something like that. A technique I might recommend is to keep everything within a custom-named folder within your plugins folder, and check the pluggins folder after each install. Anything that isn't in your custom folder was put there by the installer; you can now make a new sub-folder in your custom folder and move everything that was installed over there, and then repeat the process for each installer. A bit more cumbersome that having zip files, but not excessively so.

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    i Am removing files for each install atm 3.gif

    And what kind of programmer i am?..well, i know what the word programmer stands for 2.gif thats it 3.gif


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    Well, then, I guess you are stuck with your current manual procedure.  Real nuisance.  How do you find any time to play the game?


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