I have written an open source server browser called RN|Launcher for OpenArena servers. It is written in Python and works with OpenArena 0.7.1, 0.7.7, 0.8.0 and 0.8.1 at the same time.

RN|Launcher keeps track on which OpenArena version to start when joining a certain server but will only display servers for the OpenArena versions you currently have installed. Also, if you are an admin it will help you with remembering your rconpasswords and enters them automatically for you when you join a server.

For more infomation and installation instructions, see the README file.

RN|Launcher has been tested and works in both Linux and Windows.

Download at http://jocke.furver.se/rnlauncher/

SVN repository: svn://furver.se/rnlauncher
Browse svn: http://furver.se/svn/rnlauncher

You can find a debian package in the deb directory.

You finished it! Nice work, Jocke. Shall be of use.
Have this lovely Alpaca. (Roasted, with baked potatoes)

I have tried it! And I like it. Well...I guess so, cause basically, what I did was firing it up and then I couldn't avoid to click on the first server with somebody in...and played for some 3 hours...and then I shut the program down. So I guess it works a treat.

One thing, though, it doesn't have a 'close' icon/button/whatever. Oh, really? CTRL+C? Uhm...neat trick, but if it's a GUI interface it should kill itself with a mouse click, shouldn't it?

Good job!

Thanks, I'm glad you like it.

Kernel_Panic wrote:

One thing, though, it doesn't have a 'close' icon/button/whatever. Oh, really? CTRL+C? Uhm...neat trick, but if it's a GUI interface it should kill itself with a mouse click, shouldn't it?

Just use your window manager (if you have any) and use that to close the window.

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Kernel_Panic wrote: One thing, though, it doesn't have a 'close' icon/button/whatever. Oh, really? CTRL+C? Uhm...neat trick, but if it's a GUI interface it should kill itself with a mouse click, shouldn't it? Just use your window manager (if you have any) and use that to close the window. :)

Hey, the Gnome guys should hire this JockeTF boy, he's got the right attitude to problems! What's next, adding a 200+ Mb of dependencies to have some basic functionality? :)

Released RN|Launcher 1.1.

1.1 - 2008-07-13
* Added threading to the server query code.
* Now disables the connect button for 10 seconds when launcing OpenArena (as suggested by Carpe|Diem).

Refreshing the server list shouldn't take more than a seconds now.

http://jocke.furver.se/rnlauncher/

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I created a patch for Python 2.4 users. Save it to your RN|Launcher 1.1 directory and run:

Code::

patch < RNL1.1-Python.patch

The patch makes sure that Python 2.4 can run the script as well. RN|Launcher 1.2 will support Python 2.4 out of the box.

http://jocke.furver.se/rnlauncher/RNL1.1-Python24.patch

Very nice tool Jocke!
Would it be possible/useful to add a row in the list to show either the protocol or the server version too? just to allow quick visual distinction beetween 071/077 servers.
Anyway that's a cool app

Released RN|Launcher 1.2.

1.2 - 2008-07-19
* Added a player view.
* Added a server variable view.
* Now shows which OpenArena version a server runs (as suggested by 0xdan).
* Changed the way that buttons gets disabled and enabled.
* Added support for Python 2.4 (bug report by BitchX).

http://jocke.furver.se/rnlauncher/

Released RN|Launcher 1.3.

1.3 - 2008-08-10
* Added shadows to the treeviews.
* Updated the server name filter.
* Added a refresh selected button.
* Fixed the sorting issues.
* Added some documentation strings to the code.
* Added a threading limit for server querying.
* Now recycles server query threads.
* Changed how the main window resizes.
* Added a menu bar.
* Moved some buttons into the menu bar.
* Added the RN logo.
* Added an about dialog.
* Added support for OpenArena 0.8.0.
* Changed the statusbar messages.

http://jocke.furver.se/rnlauncher/

I released a debian package for RNLauncher 1.3.

http://jocke.furver.se/rnlauncher/deb/rnlauncher_1.3-1_all.deb

It should work on most Debian based distributions and on all platforms where GTK, Python and ConfigObj are available.

hey, nice work!

Thanks.

Released RN|Launcher 1.4.

1.4 - 2008-09-12
* No longer requires SimpleGladeApp.
* Wrote pyquake3master which fetches a server list from IOQuake3 master servers.
* Added support for other servers than Rainbow's.
* Updated the server name filter.

http://jocke.furver.se/rnlauncher/

The debian package is in the deb directory.

nice prog jocke

but I found a bug.

when I only specify one binary for 071 (the one and only version installed on my ubuntu) he doesn't find any servers.



I have to fill the path on all three fields, and then it spits out servers for all three versions...


EDIT: ...oh and it doesn't start OA when I click on connect..

Thanks for the report, it does the same thing over here.

Are you sure you've specified the correct binary though? It does launch OpenArena 0.7.1 for me if I join a 0.7.1 server. It should probably be something like /usr/games/openarena if you installed it using Ubuntu's package manager.

Anyway, I'll look it up.

JockeTF wrote:

Thanks for the report, it does the same thing over here. Are you sure you've specified the correct binary though? It does launch OpenArena 0.7.1 for me if I join a 0.7.1 server. It should probably be something like /usr/games/openarena if you installed it using Ubuntu's package manager. Anyway, I'll look it up.

lol, right.
1. the use of the path
/usr/games/openarena
does indeed lead to openarena being started, when clicking on "connect". thx


2. but it still needs the pass to be specified for at least two OA versions in order to retrieve the servers

again thanx for writing this little thing. I like it a lot