Steam Workshop

[APXEOLOG]

Thanks for the information. Does the chained launch allow to use another JVM version? We're currently running on GraalVM for JS support.

I see. The launcher currently doesn't support separate JVMs natively, but it does support extensions, so in theory you could add support for that rather easily.

Let me consider if I want to add support for different JVMs natively to it. It makes some sense, but I also want to keep the size of the non-extended launcher down as small as possible, so I've been trying to be careful about adding built-in features frivolously.

Theoretically, I can just implement your interface in a launcher jar, that will download my client distribution and simply do a process exec for the new client. Am I getting it right?

[loftar]

Not sure what you mean by that. Please elaborate.

[APXEOLOG]

Not sure what you mean by that. Please elaborate.

Your launcher will launch the main method in the specified jar file. There is not restriction on what can I do from it - so I can just do

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 Runtime.getRuntime().exec(“./my-local-jvm/java.exe .... other args to launch the client”);

So the workshop jar will be a launcher itself.
Maybe the problem will be that the process launched that way will not be connected to steam? Not sure about that part.

[loftar]

Right, I see. Yes, that should work. I'm fairly sure that the info the Steam library needs is communicated via environment variables, so they should be naturally inherited by your child process.

[lightoze]

How do you launch a client from IDE for debugging in Steam mode? Will copying environment variables be enough?

[loftar]

How do you launch a client from IDE for debugging in Steam mode? Will copying environment variables be enough?

Yes, I should have mentioned that. Setting the SteamAppID environment variable should be enough, and should also be enough for running a custom client outside of the Workshop launcher. Haven's app-ID is 3051280 (ie. the same ID that is in the storefront URL).

[loftar]

For the record, I received the Beta keys now, so if there's anyone out there still waiting without having asked for one, or if I missed someone, please PM me.

[APXEOLOG]

I’m great at launching my client via Steam for debugging, but I’m having problems when I try to upload to the workshop about the lack of a token

Aren't you running the normal main method? For upload you should call haven.SteamWorkshop

[Katodiy]

I’m great at launching my client via Steam for debugging, but I’m having problems when I try to upload to the workshop about the lack of a token

Aren't you running the normal main method? For upload you should call haven.SteamWorkshop

I tried it like

[APXEOLOG]

I tried it like

You're launching the jar's main class (which is MainFrame), and pass the haven.SteamWorkshop as a first argument.
You should do

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java -cp hafen.jar haven.SteamWorkshop upload ...