Team [SAO]

L4D2AOI Update 2.0.4067.22360 <---- LATEST VERSION

l4d2aoi.com/Content/Client/l4d2aoi/2.0.4067.22360-MSI.zip





Whats Changed?
Since the seasons beatings update:


Where are all the left 4 dead 1 Addons?
After all the trouble with the site going down I had to reload all the addons onto the site, I used this as an excuse to update the site and rework some of the app. I decided to go back to working on l4d2 and added mac support to the app, now that this is working I will start adding mac l4d1 support and start reloading all the l4d addons.

Starting today (24/02/11) the l4d addons will be ported over

Mac Support... what?
The app has a new gui, that was causing 90% of the mac porting problems. On Mac OSX [tested with 10.6.6] the app will run under the mono framework (www.go-mono.com/mono-downloads/download.html). The app should actualy run on any os with mono installed [also tested on SuSE linux 11.2 to locally update a l4d2 server] and on windows.

To run using mono you need the Portable/Mono package, extract it somewhere and run the app in portable mode.

mono l4d2aoi2.exe portable=true portablepath="some path you have access too"

New GUI?
I created a new gui called MonoChrome, it runs under mono and is limited in colour... so it's a bit of a pun. It's a simple winforms gui that works cross platform with out having a total re-write in gtk#. It's not completly finished yet so there will be updates to the app.

Updates/Releases
This is the first update of the v2 branch to include an installer so it might need updating itself but the plan is:
Minor releases 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 will have new installers (hopefully a mac installer too), updates inbetween 2.0.x, 2.1.x will be distributed via the update server. Portable/Mono versions will be uploaded still as there is no updater for mono....
The exception to this rule is if the installer doesn't work I will update and release another installer.

Downloads
Windows Installer (MSI) Version:
Web: l4d2aoi.com/Content/Client/l4d2aoi/2.0.4067.22360-MSI.zip
Torrent: www.mininova.org/tor/13200082

Virustotal Report [zipped xps document]:


Mono/Portable Version:
Web: l4d2aoi.com/Content/Client/l4d2aoi/2.0.4067.22360-wyupdate.zip
Torrent: www.mininova.org/tor/13200083

Virustotal Report* [zipped xps document]:


*eSafe thinks wyUpdate.exe has a virus in it wyday.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=221

Reporting Problems
Please report problems/issues/annoyences ill try my best to get an update out asap.

What Next?
I want to keep that under wraps for the moment, but expect frequent updates to fix bugs. There will be an update later to test a new update system and fix some bugs I found already.

The app is being looked at section by section, checking buttons works correctly, moving old sections over to the MonoChrome UI, make it more usable, etc.... Expect daily updates even if they are small fixes.

MSI version
Start -> All Programs -> Left 4 Dead 2 Add-On Installer -> Tools -> L4D2AOI Updater

MSI Version / Portable Version [windows only]
Help -> Check for updates

2.0.4071.28261
Removed seperate Game Directories Dialog [Tools > Game Directories] merged with options [Tools > Options > Game Directories]
Addons installed from all now should install into the correct game
Fixed the addons list not refreshing correctly.
VPK addons are now quick-cached for faster reloading.
Fixed a bug causing installed addons to display incorrect information.
Fixed dontate dialog.
Fixed a bug in the addon package creator.
Fixed automatic updater being disabled on windows.
Play button disabled when game is set to all.
Donate and Play x now hightlight to indicate they are clickable
Changed the match data system for faster indexing/searching
Left 4 Dead 2 Addons are no longer cached twice.
Improved vpk match engine for better detection of misalligned addons
Managed addons now display matched version not raw vpk version.
re-added the simple update for mono.

MSI version
Start -> All Programs -> Left 4 Dead 2 Add-On Installer -> Tools -> L4D2AOI Updater

MSI Version / Portable Version [windows only]
Help -> Check for updates

2.0.4072.34341
!!! Left 4 Dead 1 Support for Mac OSX added !!!

addon on disk cache obays the cache items update interval.
Addon installed cache is now an xml file so that it may be edited by hand.
category buttons now change correctly.
added a download counter at the bottom (makes it clear to new users where the downloads list is)
Fixed addons not seperating out into categories.
Addon list also show category.

I am now a registered Mac Developer.

If all goes well I should have a .app for Mac by the weekend. I've finally figured out how to package them .

The upgrade to Mono 2.10 has caused some GDI+ plus errors that need resolving before im happy to release it. Also the portable/mono version will have a simple updater included, no frills it grabs the latest version from the site overwriting what ever version is installed.

BigC got most of his wishes (teamsao.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&...21631&Itemid=101)

2.0.4075.28173
Fixed a bug causing the app to crash when launched from the start menu.
addon info icons should now be fixed.
New L4D2AOI Setup Wizard added.
Fixed invlaid paint code causing crash on OSX.
Wizard readded for Mono.
Fixed a bug causing the wizard to close under mono
Fixed an issue with some MonoChrome UI borders.
Close to tray disabled on non windows platforms.
Fixed a problem causing games to be incorrectly detected as installed.
Notification settings can now be changed.
Added new messagebox handler (extendedmessagebox.codeplex.com/)
Fixed some threading problems that can cause downloads to fail.

2.0.4073.2569
Error dialog shows more output.
The setup wizzard is disabled on mono, it will be replaced with a working version.
New monochrome about box with description.
Spelling mistakes fixed.
Fixed the protocol registration. error added if failed.
Fixed cancelling "install package" reporting invalid package.
Options dialog icon updated.
package installer should work correctly but will prompt you multiple times still.
Removed unused/old code
Changed install dialog to monochrome UI.
Remove dialog trimmed down.
Downloads toolbar removed (didn't work/added no extra functionality)
Close to tray is disabled by default.
Added close to tray (file -> close to tray)
Community links fixed.

2.0.4078.22928
Fixed a bug in the wizard game detection logic.
Fixed a bug in the platform detection.
Fixed close to tray option not showing.
Fixed a bug casing available addons from a game not installed returning no data.
Fixed a bug that allowed you to install addons for games not installed causing a crash.
Games list is now dynamically generated from all availible games.
All View options change the main window options correctly.
Changing from Downloads to addons highlights the correct section [Availible|Installed]
Active band changes with view.
Mono.Addins (monoaddins.codeplex.com/) updated to v0.6
Missing community links added.

The upgrade to mono addins 0.6 might break something so Im doing some testing now. preliminary tests seem to indicate no problems.

Next up I have an update to the download engine to add FTP support and better resource management (cpu/ram usage) when downloading and Ill have another look at the caching engine to speedup startup time (especially on first run).

EDIT: im updating the ui for the download/installer system so it's taking longer than expected.

Not an app update... sorry for the lateness still working on it.

afterdarkgamers.com and addoninstaller.com now redirect to l4d2aoi.com.

l4d2aoi.com is still the primary domain but afterdarkgamers.com was going spare from when it was used as a temp url when the site went down and addoninstaller.com came free with my SSL certificate (also it might be easier for people to remember than l4d2aoi and is more generic just incase I branch out in the future to more games)

l4d2aoi.com is now secured with an ssl certificate so you can now use www.l4d2aoi.com/ i will add options to always use ssl for connections. This means that you can totaly be sure that the data from the site to the app hasn't been comprimised and nobody can "snoop" in on the data.

This extra security means I can start to do some client -> server updates without worring about password transport security. Some features may require registration to the site (in future) but this depends on what the features are i.e. should non users be allowed to do it and if the features are being abused by anonymous users.

The first of which will be to be able to rate the addons from the client (possible user reviews?) and to be able to view/vote on featured addons as well as view a list of the current Top 10 for each game.

Update 10/03/11 - Still no app update im working on the site atm to get more of the data from the site to the installer (screenshots, changelogs, etc...).

Update 18/03/11 - Still no updates again :/ just thought i would make sure you all know im still working on it got some new ideas to add, somethings are taking longer than I planned to implemnt. Thanks to [SAO] Jota im adding some download checking (checksum/m5d/sha) to ensure files are both correct and havent been tampered with. Im also looking at changing how local downloads/repository are stored to add sharing so people with multiple computers (on a lan) can either share downloads with each other and/or have one central local repository to install from.

2.0.4098.21095
Download Update:
Items are now spaced out better
Toolbar readded (but hidden for the moment)
Item custom font removed
Items are no longer rounded.
Downloads now raised a complete event (used for file verification)

General Updates:
Vpk addon manager fixed ratings not being loaded correctly from feeds.
UI updated to include ratings.
You can now vote for the next featured addon and rate addons (out of fairness you can only do so on installed addons)
UI updated to include file sizes

Fixed for [SAO] Jota (Hopefully) (www.teamsao.com/index.php?option=com_kun...21781&Itemid=201):
Temp downloads are copied insted of moved.
Temp downloads are cleaned-up seperetly.
Downloads are checked for file locking.
Removed as many possible sources for file locks as possible

am i correct putting the link on the homepage to this page?

yus this is the forum post i was talking about depending upon how things go at my end, it wont be long before a make a new announcement with some new interesting updates to the aoi.