Luigi Auriemma

Hello, how its possible to write in the browser's url game:// and it immediately launches the game? Is it hard to implement something like this into game via ASM? or at least how do this works? Couldnt find any rookie-like article on google:(

Thanks :)

you need first to add a registry key to register that URL protocol.
the following program is useful to test that everything is working:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/url_protocol_view.html

and then you must only write the program that takes the first argument (for example IP and port or anything you want) and launches the game with CreateProcess

ok fine thanks!:)

Well, actually copied registry of Steam, and renamed it to game, now typing: game://install/440 and it should install me the game, but everything i see is:
The application "Steam" must be launched to open the link:
game://install/440

Do you want to proceed?, i click Yes and nothing happens, while steam should pop up, hmm why so?:P but steam://install/440 works :)

And nirsoft shows everything correctly.

I guess google can give better help, for example:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library ... 85%29.aspx

Thanks, made it work, the problem was that i forgot DefaultIcon.
For someone who would like to use it, here is example registry:

Actually Luigi, why cant i point it to start the game directly (without any other program with CreateProcess)? If my game has -connect IP:PORT parameters already built in. It starts but then it freezes in black screen, tried 999 ways and though that u do something wrong but i dont.. via batch it starts fine, but via URL Protocol not.

don't know why it gives you that effect because the url protocols are launched in detached mode.
I don't have other ideas at the moment because this is something I have never tested.