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Run redfetch in a modern terminal for a more beautiful and joyous experience!
Windows 11 users: Simply update Windows. Windows Terminal is now the default terminal in Windows 11 version 22H2.
Windows 10 users: Install Windows Terminal, then type "terminal settings" into your Windows search bar. Choose one of the settings that appears.
Scroll all the way to the bottom of the settings screen until you see this:
Change the setting to Windows Terminal, and enjoy all the benefits of a modern terminal and a less-ugly redfetch!
Windows 11 users: Simply update Windows. Windows Terminal is now the default terminal in Windows 11 version 22H2.
Windows 10 users: Install Windows Terminal, then type "terminal settings" into your Windows search bar. Choose one of the settings that appears.
Scroll all the way to the bottom of the settings screen until you see this:
Change the setting to Windows Terminal, and enjoy all the benefits of a modern terminal and a less-ugly redfetch!
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Yes, it's a replacement for the RedGuides Launcher, and it should discover your existing directories upon setup.
We're trialing redfetch and RGManager and seeing which users prefer before making one default in early 2025.
Why fix something that ain’t broke ?
I spent the first 6 months of this year just untucking stuff that’d changed.
The cost of remediating “tech debt” is paid by users who are perfectly happy with the current situation.
I don’t like changing everything to change nothing and gain nothing.
I spent the first 6 months of this year just untucking stuff that’d changed.
The cost of remediating “tech debt” is paid by users who are perfectly happy with the current situation.
I don’t like changing everything to change nothing and gain nothing.
the gains are pretty substantial frankly - and provides fairly substantial cost savings. Red Fetch is source-available for contributions/forks/etc.
it also means that instead of "yeah that's a known issue", that it can get eyeballs and be fixed without a whole bunch of jumping through hoops.
redfetch also means that folks who self-compile, like me, can utilize it to still download resources which while isn't the focus, is a pretty cool addition.
redfetch is performative over the current launcher - faster, fewer api calls, less likelihood of file smashing conflicts (outside of AV/File scanning).
redfetch solves a bunch of tech-debt + real-debt over the current and other options we have.
as someone who provides a lot of support for the current launcher, i've been excited about a replacement for a while - I'm not fully sold on how it *looks*, but how it functions is pretty great
I'll probably update the auth on the RedGuides Launcher so it'll keep working after the next forum upgrade.
I think Sic and I learned in 2019 that it's best to let people keep using their current setup, and let them move over gradually.
thanks for the kind words and for trying it out. I'm eager to help if you run into any issues.
that was a pleasant install experience!
the tool is thoughtful, well laid out, i love how the theme changes depending on what version of mq you are trying to run. its faster than the launcher too. i also like how i can exclude a resource so my edits to KA don't get overwritten on update.
10/10, would redfetch again!
the tool is thoughtful, well laid out, i love how the theme changes depending on what version of mq you are trying to run. its faster than the launcher too. i also like how i can exclude a resource so my edits to KA don't get overwritten on update.
10/10, would redfetch again!
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Hello,
i tried this new launcher and i am running into some problems:
When i start redfetch, it seems to not recognize my RG Launcher setup. It starts with a screen, where i have to enter "ready" first and then select a folder to install. I have all game related stuff on an other drive (im my setup its E:\). My RG Launcher ist installed on E:\, is there a way where i can point redfetch on setup to this directory?
Another point is, if i use option 3 on my setup and point to the the directory e:\redfetch then i see a few lines and then the terminal closes immediatly
I would like to switch to redfetch, becuase its easier to handle, but i dont want to setup everything from scratch, like toons, configs,...
i tried this new launcher and i am running into some problems:
When i start redfetch, it seems to not recognize my RG Launcher setup. It starts with a screen, where i have to enter "ready" first and then select a folder to install. I have all game related stuff on an other drive (im my setup its E:\). My RG Launcher ist installed on E:\, is there a way where i can point redfetch on setup to this directory?
Another point is, if i use option 3 on my setup and point to the the directory e:\redfetch then i see a few lines and then the terminal closes immediatly
I would like to switch to redfetch, becuase its easier to handle, but i dont want to setup everything from scratch, like toons, configs,...
Thanks for letting me know about the issue with custom config directories, go ahead and run it again as I just pushed a fix. I think users/public makes the most sense as that's what eq uses, but place it wherever you like.
After you set the redfetch config directory, it will glance around for your very vanilla, myseq, and everquest folders. It won't try very hard though, so you may have to manually set them.
You can enter any path you like for Very Vanilla, e:\, z:\, etc, but you'll have to type it out or paste it in on the "Settings" tab. (I need to write a directory picker that handles drive letters!)