GOG.com - POD Gold

Changelog : updated wine version, game url, added message if lame is not installed, updated nglide, removed message before patch install, removed optional start flag on POL_Wine command for podhacks

Hi, thanks for the update ! Woul you be so kind as to add graphics and update the description ? Thanks again

https://github.com/medfreeman/playonlinux/tree/master/PodGold_gog/gfx

English:
Customize your own turbo-charged machine and prepare to rip through futuristic environments, subterranean tunnels, abandoned canyons, and surreal post-nuclear landscapes. Link up to eight simultaneous players, just to make things more intense. But be warned: miss a hairpin turn, spin out at 180 miles an hour – make one small mistake – and you’re vapor. And there’s no going back. You’ve got to win the race or die.

Français :
Personnalisez votre propre bolide et préparez-vous à traverser à toute allure des environnements futuristes, des tunnels souterrains, des canyons abandonnés et des paysages post-nucléaires surréalistes. Associez-vous à sept autres joueurs pour corser encore un peu les choses. Mais attention : si vous manquez un virage en épingle, que vous perdez le contrôle à 300 km/h ou que vous faites la moindre erreur, c'en sera fini de vous.

Done

Big thanks !

Hi ! happy new year !

Could you tick the 'PlayOnMac' checkbox ? I just tested on MacOSX Mavericks (10.9.5) and it works perfect ! Thx

Changed

Hi,

Changelog : removed /unix flag from podhacks install, removed WaitAfter, / kept it on nGlide, because it doesn't work without, the setup doesn't wait the end of the installer before continuing when it's done synchronously. Removed WaitAfter on nGlide installation / updated wine version to 1.7.31 / added a message to explain installation of nGlide and podhacks

sorry, removed WaitBefore on nGlide, removed WaitExit on podhacks

The installation of these tools is strictly necessary, or the game hangs on exiting, so i added a message to explain this, but didn't make it optional. i just had forgot when you asked the question. also updated the game id because it was from another game. Thanks. Can you validate it ?

And btw here's the new summary :

English:
Customize your own turbo-charged machine and prepare to rip through futuristic environments, subterranean tunnels, abandoned canyons, and surreal post-nuclear landscapes. Link up to eight simultaneous players, just to make things more intense. But be warned: miss a hairpin turn, spin out at 180 miles an hour – make one small mistake – and you’re vapor. And there’s no going back. You’ve got to win the race or die.

Français :
Personnalisez votre propre bolide et préparez-vous à traverser à toute allure des environnements futuristes, des tunnels souterrains, des canyons abandonnés et des paysages post-nucléaires surréalistes. Associez-vous à sept autres joueurs pour corser encore un peu les choses. Mais attention : si vous manquez un virage en épingle, que vous perdez le contrôle à 300 km/h ou que vous faites la moindre erreur, c'en sera fini de vous.

And i'll be happy if you can add the assets : https://github.com/medfreeman/playonlinux/tree/master/PodGold_gog/gfx

Let's go for a second review:
- (minor) I don't think that using ubi.com URL is better than using GoG gamecard URL; First ubi.com has no page that I could find about POD, so it's a dead end; On the other hand, GOG download support has been broken for many months now, so providing the gamecard link is somewhat useful;
- I think it would be good to test for lame availability; Like
which lame || POL_Debug_Fatal "$(eval_gettext 'This install script requires lame')"
just before POL_Debug_Init; See Commandos Ammo Pack script http://www.playonlinux.com/en/app-1594-GOGcom__Commandos_Ammo_Pack.html
- I'm not sure this message before installing patches really adds value to the user, and it interrupts the installation. If you're really eager to explain what's going on you could use POL_SetupWindow_wait "$MESSAGE" "$TITLE", as some function scripts do, but it's not really required IMO;
- when I wrote that start /unix is seldom useful, I really meant both, not just /unix flag. I think that "start" alone is also asynchronous, so all what I said about "start /unix" in fact applies to "start" alone.

(I wonder if there's a better code to check the availability of a command, because with this one, each different command will require a new translation from translation team... :(

If you can add them, the assets are here : https://github.com/medfreeman/playonlinux/tree/master/PodGold_gog/gfx

Thanks !

Hi, can you tell me if something is wrong with this script ? Best, Thanks

- sed -i is not supported by BSD sed (OS X compatibility); However I think PlayOnMac provides some version of GNU sed since version 4.0.18, so it may work (to be checked);
- start /unix is rarely needed, and has the drawback to make POL_Wine asynchronous, which in turn mean launched program won't be killed automatically if the installation script is aborted. To keep it short, don't use it if it's not strictly required;
- one shouldn't need both POL_Wine_WaitBefore and POL_Wine_WaitExit around the same POL_Wine call, since one is only useful if the POL_Wine call is synchronous, and the other if it's asynchronous. If you get rid of start /unix, POL_Wine_WaitBefore is probably sufficient;
- is installing nglide and podhacks strictly necessary to get the game working, or just an improvement? In the latter case, that should be available as a separate "patch" script, or at the very least an installation option (in case it doesn't work for somebody)

PlayOnMac indeed includes GNU sed, so does PlayOnBSD. You can safely use it.

Noted ! Thanks, i'll be on it tonight. I think i'll made it an installation option, cause it improves the game too much to be passed on.