[PlugY 14] PlugY.ini into mpq

[borg]

If you don't want players to change plugy settings, you can put plugy.ini into mpq. But it seems that way doesn't work for the latest release.
After several testing, PlugY.ini has to be outside of mpq to work properly. I wonder it's a new feature for plugy 14 or there is another way to put plugy.ini into mpq for real effect?

[Texalic]

"Now, the PlugY folder must be in the same directory as PlugY.ini (so in the mod folder)."

So I would say that in mpq with plugy ini you also need to include plugy folder.

[borg]

"Now, the PlugY folder must be in the same directory as PlugY.ini (so in the mod folder)."
So I would say that in mpq with plugy ini you also need to include plugy folder.

Well, this is how I did:
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plugy folder in patch_d2.mpq and plugy.ini in plugy folder.
Even though in mpq I took ini out of folder, plugy still has no effect.

[Texalic]

I think it should be like this.

Patch_d2.mpq
- data
-plugy folder as it is
Directly inside patch_d2.mpq there should be plugy.ini and plugy.dll

What did you do with plugy dll.

Of course, you won't have plugy files outside patch_d2.mpq.

[kain_abel_666]

I think it should be like this.

Patch_d2.mpq
- data
-plugy folder as it is
Directly inside patch_d2.mpq there should be plugy.ini and plugy.dll

What did you do with plugy dll.

Of course, you won't have plugy files outside patch_d2.mpq.

I am 99.9% sure you cannot run a DLL from inside an mpq.

[borg]

I think it should be like this.
Patch_d2.mpq
- data
-plugy folder as it is
Directly inside patch_d2.mpq there should be plugy.ini and plugy.dll
What did you do with plugy dll.

I just tested the same approach as what you think.....and didn't work.
Take a look....
https://imgur.com/j5i28c1
Thanks for your reply anyway.

[Texalic]

After a little bit of research

@kain_abel_666

Well, it can be only loaded if there is a way for those dlls to be loaded, like d2mod.ini e.g. in Genesis mod is like that.

@borg

Yeah, had to test it by myself, it doesn't load, if I try older version it does load then.

Maybe "Now, the PlugY folder must be in the same directory as PlugY.ini (so in the mod folder)." i.e. "so in the mod folder" really means that.

Though maybe @Yohann could answer that, you can ask him.

And besides, everyone knows how to use mpq editor, so I guess they will extract your file and change plugy ini settings anyway.

[strafano]

Sorry for reviving this bit old thread...Did anyone finally find a solution for inserting plugY files into mpq? I myself tried made several attempts but with no luck.

[ChaosMarc]

This was not done for plugy but @Onyx managed to put some of the d2mod system dlls into his back to hellfire mpq. The mod came with a custom exe though that is probably handling this. IIRC the files even are extracted temporarily at runtime