an-anime-game-launcher/README.md

Please, try to use "An Anime Game" phrase instead of the real game name to avoid search engines parsing

Status

Game version	Launcher version	Patch version
2.3.0	1.9.1	2.3.0 stable ✅

We have our own An Anime Game discord server where you can ask any questions

AppImage

Download AppImage from Releases page

For arch users

This launcher is also available as the an-anime-game-launcher AUR repository

Usage statistics

2.2.0 — 29 total

2.3.0 — 73 total

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Requirements

To work this launcher requires

Name	Description
webkit2gtk	To run Neutralino apps
unzip	To unpack zip archives (DXVKs / wines)
tar	To unpack tar archives (DXVKs / wines)
git	To check for new versions of the launcher
curl	To download archives with game, voice data, runners and so on
xdelta3	To apply the patch to the game
cabextract	To install fonts to the wine prefix

Install

apt-get

sudo apt-get install webkit2gtk unzip tar git curl xdelta3 cabextract

pacman

sudo pacman -Syu webkit2gtk unzip tar git curl xdelta3 cabextract

Additional requirements

Name	Description
MangoHud	To use MangoHud
vkBasalt	To use shaders
GameMode	To use GameMode (performance optimization)
switcheroo-control	To select the GPU launcher should use to run the game

These requirements can't be easily installed so you should do it manually

They're required only for some specific functions

Development

Download

git clone https://gitlab.com/KRypt0n_/an-anime-game-launcher
cd an-anime-game-launcher
yarn
yarn neu update

Run

yarn dev

Build

yarn build

Roadmap

This is our current roadmap goals. You can find older ones here

➤ To 3.0.0 release

2.0.0 release goals - moving launcher to Neutralino

Core functionality

• Make constants class to store launcher's constants
• Make Downloader class to download files
• Make Archive class to work with archives
• Make DXVK class to manage DXVK installations
• Make Runners class to manage wines installations
• Make Configs class to manage launcher's configs
• Make Game class to control game-related features
  • Ability to parse current installed version
  • Ability to get latest available version
  • Ability to download and install updates
• Make Voice class to control voice packages-related features
  • Ability to parse current installed voice packs and get selected one
  • Ability to get latest available voice packs
  • Ability to download and install updates
• Make Patch class to control patch-related features
  • Ability to get current installed patch
  • Ability to get latest available patch
  • Ability to download and install it
• Add project binaries bundling
  • AppImage (seems to be impossible)
  • One-time small installation script because then launcher will have auto updates

Launcher functions

• Make Launcher class to manage launcher-related features
  • Downloading progress
  • Launcher state functionality
    • Game launch available
    • Game update (installation) required
    • Voice data update (installation) required
    • Patch unavailable
    • Test patch available
• Make Vue components
  • Checkbox
  • Selection
  • SelectionList
  • PropertiesEditor
• Rewrite sass code, provide more flexible theming ability
• Add vue-i18n

Features

• Use LauncherLib.getGameVersion function instead of the config.json's version property (deprecated due to the new core functions)
• Add downloading pause button
• Fix button flickering at start when the launcher's state updates
• Game's update pre-installation
• Screenshots explorer
• Add Patch category in settings menu with
  • Always participate in patches testing
  • Applying anti login crash patch
  • Remove patch