OpenRCT2 / OpenRCT2/OpenLauncher

User Selectable Download Locations

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Description

Currently the launcher has two seperate locations for OpenRCT and OpenLoco projects, as dictated by the GetLocation function and lines 9 & 10 in \IntelOrca.OpenLauncher.Core\Game.cs.

Seperation between my documents and application data seems arbitrary as a test build had success when modifing the constructor for OpenLoco object.

Recommend allowing user selectable download location using '\documents\OpenLauncher<game>" as the default entry as opposed to hard-coded locations.

I will attempt a fix but am unfamilier with avaloniaUI and the way text is being handled.

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Research direction

Start by reading GetLocation and lines 9–10 of IntelOrca.OpenLauncher.Core\Game.cs, then inspect how the OpenLoco constructor receives its location and how AvaloniaUI handles text input. Done means users can select a download location, with \documents\OpenLauncher<game> used by default for each game.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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