Content Manager - alternative to Mod enabler like JSGM

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Content Manager - alternative to Mod enabler like JSGM

Post by yuca » 14 Jan 2024, 13:05

for the daily routine of mod building and racing, installing and deleting cars and tracks
i do use for this, basicly JSGM

but it has its drawbacks, espacially when it comes to multiple installs

there for i have written an alternative (not as complex as lusso's RaceManager and more generic) tool

basicly it works pretty similar to JSGM

advantages to JSGM:
you can use multiple SOURCEs (on different locations)
you can have multiple CM instances for one target
you can have different target / source locations defined per REPOSITORY

disadvantege
does not handle overwirtten files at all (till version 0.37 later version do handle overwritten files depending on settings )


how does it work

1.
extract archive anywhere you want

2.
start it direct
or create a link to its exe file
or create a BATch (you should copy the appdata and appset directory in that location) if you want to use one set of REPO types

3.
open SETTINGs area and define TARGET path (where your GAME or whatever is)
content_mgr 0.21 14.01.2024 13_00_07.jpg

4.
define some REPO where you have your game files

press NEW
give the new REPO a name, a path (relative or direct) and a type
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the type decides where the files are read from and where there are written
so type GENERIC . . does read direct and write direct in the SOURCE and TARGET path (like JSGME)
a type GENERIC _ . reads from SOURSE/MOD/_ directory into TARGET directory

you can define your own REPO types

5.
restart the APP
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6.
mark MODs to install on the left side
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7.
press > button to install
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watch the APP installing the content in the target path
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8.
enjoy

9.
you want to remove some of the mods
select them and press < button
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10.
you want to remove all, press << button
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content_mgr v021.zip
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Re: Content Manager - alternative to Mod enabler like JSGM

Post by yuca » 18 Jan 2024, 12:36

a big update

now it handles shadow files (files overwritten by installed mods)

include search mask (and further improvements)
content_mgr v039.zip
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here, a video how it could be used in case of GTR2

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Re: Content Manager - alternative to Mod enabler like JSGM

Post by yuca » 19 Jan 2024, 14:10

small bug fixes
repo up/down function
rescan bug fixed
overwrite LOG output fixed
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Re: Content Manager - alternative to Mod enabler like JSGM

Post by potato » 19 Jan 2024, 14:12

thanks for that
like the simplicity

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Re: Content Manager - alternative to Mod enabler like JSGM

Post by yuca » 23 Jan 2024, 08:37

small bugfixes (problems with directories with non-latin names)
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Re: Content Manager - alternative to Mod enabler like JSGM

Post by yuca » 25 Jan 2024, 10:30

improved some hashing
and
activated CANCEL button during INSTALL
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Re: Content Manager - alternative to Mod enabler like JSGM

Post by yuca » 30 Jan 2024, 11:06

small bug fixes (around logging and icon)
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Re: Content Manager - alternative to Mod enabler like JSGM

Post by yuca » 10 Feb 2024, 10:09

added reinstall feature & small bug fixes
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Re: Content Manager - alternative to Mod enabler like JSGM

Post by yuca » 14 Feb 2024, 08:55

small bug fix
content_manager GR v055.zip
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still fighting with seldom errors when reinstalling overwritten files
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Re: Content Manager - alternative to Mod enabler like JSGM

Post by swoboda » 15 Feb 2024, 11:32

big thanks for this great help

can you add a more verbose output ?

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Re: Content Manager - alternative to Mod enabler like JSGM

Post by swoboda » 15 Feb 2024, 16:52

and what is reinstall good for ?

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Re: Content Manager - alternative to Mod enabler like JSGM

Post by yuca » 15 Feb 2024, 17:10

development of CM has reached it end (just fixing errors - espacially that one i cant fix)
this tool was meant to be dumb & simple

so no more logging or options will be added as i already working on a replacement of lusso's RaceManager

reinstall i do use for two things
one if i installed a mod to early in the chain
or
when modding i updated something and want to see quickly the changes
(lets say i changed car parameters or max cars on a track)
push reinstall and the new version is ready to test
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Re: Content Manager - alternative to Mod enabler like JSGM

Post by yuca » 28 Feb 2024, 09:42

changed window layout and button position in main & repo window
for more productivity
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Content Manager v1

Post by yuca » 14 Mar 2024, 19:00

v1 version
found a few small bugs
it is possible now to change WINDOW name (by giving as argument on start)
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