R2NorthstarTools / R2NorthstarTools/FlightCore
Launch Northstar support via gamelauncher (Steam/Origin/EA)
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- Dominant language
- Rust
- Stars
- 94
- Forks
- 20
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Currently we just call the NorthstarLauncher.exe binary. This means however that some prerequisites need to be met for Northstar to be able to launch successfully such as Origin already running for LSX authentication to function.
If we instead could just do something like steam://<Titanfall2 App ID> -northstar (where -northstar would be passed to the Titanfall2.exe, and then in turn caught by our wsock32.dll to launch Northstar), we could skip all the prerequisite checks and also get Linux+Steam support for free.
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First steps
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Research direction
Start by locating where FlightCore currently invokes NorthstarLauncher.exe and trace how launch arguments are handled. Evaluate the proposed Titanfall2.exe -northstar flow through the Steam URI, including the wsock32.dll handoff and Linux support; done means Northstar launches through the supported game launcher without the current prerequisite checks.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust, tauri
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100