LF-Empire Client

[NightmareX1337]

The size is not "bigger" because else the client must download the html files (he can it). So the user MUST download 30 MB. It is not important to which time.

What? Your client takes 3.36 MB when installed and html files take 14.5 MB. Where does 15+ MB come from? Why the installer is 33.5 MB?

Just one link for you: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standalone_software
"Software that is not a part of some bundled software"

So? Your application is NOT part of other software, it functions on it's own. Pointing people to a wiki without understanding what you're talking about doesn't make you right.

The LFE closing was an exaggeration. But okay lets calculating:
The client has 350+ downloads.
When each user must download 30 MB HTML sites:
350 * 30 = 10500 MB (=10,25 GB)
now I take that each user has 4 downloads (somepeople none, other people 10 what ever)
One download has a size of 1.236 MB, generally speaking.
Each user downloading 4,94 MB
350 * 4,94 = 1730 MB (= 1,7 GB)


I don't have any idea about download traffic pact from LFE server. But 10 GB are borderline for cheap services. Okay yes LFE must reckon with this, but on the other hand i think that people download more with the client, because it is faster.
EDIT: of course it is not each month 10GB download traffic with this client.

Okay. There few things you need to clarify here. 350 downloads since when? You released this app like 1 year ago and if you count all those downloads from the beginning: ~12 GB data traffic for one year? That's not even remotely high. You don't seem to know how much traffic LFE used get back when it was popular years ago.

We are both not native speakers in english, but what you want say? That I don't should create a client? Furthermore, the client is more as html sites downloader + parser. He can install and uninstall mods. Please deal with my client except superficial.

Also nice from you, that you omit the problem with manual installation. But i know that you will contra now, because... (read that)

When I say don't code your own installer I mean the "Insaller.exe". You shall not do such thing as coding your own installer/setup unless you know what you're doing. Seriously. If you desperately need one, use an existing tool that does the right thing. (NSIS, Inno Setup, WiX...)

ALRIGHT. Let's say you want to bundle html files anyway because.. Why not? You think this will make things better and that's fine. You don't need to put them into AppData/Local. There is no point in separating them just like there is no point in creating an installer. The proper thing to do would be to put 'items' folder near 'LF-Empire Client.exe' and then make the program use it that way. Here comes the important part: YOU NEED TO COMPRESS YOUR APP. Those html files shrink to **135 KB** when compressed with 7zip. I'm not joking. Your download could be around ~1.44 MB total but it's 33.5 MB. Literally all you have to do is put your html, exe and dll files in one folder and compress them. That's it. No need to waste time creating installer (and uninstaller).

We can't get anywhere if you don't change your attitude.