PimpBot 4

[Yathosho]

over the last two weeks, i have taken the early pimpbot ui concept and added some functionality. the result is the first alpha version of pimpbot 4. it probably would deserve being called a beta instead, as it runs very stable. however, as long as not all of the features are implemented -you can currently only make avs installers- it will remain alpha.

so what's new?
-new ui: more responsive and more intelligent, should help you making any mistakes
-multiple instances will not interfere with each other (not that anybody should need this)
-if compilation fails, you can simply go back and fix your settings without the need to re-open pimpbot
-more apes supported
-more reliable ape detection
-some texer packs were included
-updated installer script

support for other plugins will follow, i also plan to add a completely new script for installers.

requirements:
-nsis 2.42 (or later)
-pimpbot 3.8.3 (only for now - to ensure you have all necessary files installed)

if you run into bugs or want to leave any sorts of feedback, please do so in this thread!

download:
PimpBot 4 α

[Yathosho]

forgot to mention, that pb4 already supports dropfolders and opening .pimp files (via drag&drop)

for a better impression of the ui changes, have a look at this!

[micro.D]

cooool!

[Yathosho]

didn't think it'd be so quick, but thanks to QOAL's contribution here comes a new alpha.

whats new?
-replaced ape detection (much faster)
-ui is more responsive
-runs standalone (previous alpha required existing pimpbot version)
-fixed a bug in the installer script

download:
PimpBot 4 α2

[Yathosho]

PimpBot 4 β1

The first beta basically brings almost full functionality compared to the 3.x versions. You can now create installers for AVS, MilkDrop and SPS presets, open and create .pimp files, use DropFolder and a bunch of other things.

There are still a bunch of minor glitches, but room for improvement is primarily under the hood. PimpBot 4 should make it a lot easier to create installers.

I have only created a very feature limited installer, which uses a different install path than Pimpbot 3.x - so you can have both at the same time.

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[Yathosho]

couldnt post earlier, but shortly after my last post i noticed the dropdown menu for all will remain empty when trying to load a previous pack.

for now you can fix this by unzipping the attached file to your pimpbot beta installation path.

open the file and edit the value for PimpDir - any valid path will do.

[Yathosho]

i uploaded a new beta, mainly to fix some of the glitches mentioned above. it also has some new features, you can save default data sets into a file called defaults.ini (App Data\PimpBot). all included programs will run in multiuser environment by default (this can be tweaked though).

for future releases, i'm going to review the ape install routines (and channelshift's behaviour). there will also be a cheatsheet option for autocompletion of your website (type http://visbot.net to the url-field to see how it works!)

another thing i have to look into is pimpbot's multi-language option, which is currently the only feature working in the ui that doesn't apply changes to your installer. i might post some language files i need translated, hope you guys can help.

download pimpbot 4 beta2

[Yathosho]

i'm not numbering the betas anymore, but i have uploaded several new versions since my last post. the new version should install apes correctly and fixes some minor glitches regarding ui consistency. a major update has come to the installer, which now includes a dialog to specify your preferred .pimp file directory. it also integrates fully into an existing dropbox installation.

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[Yathosho]

another update! did some housekeeping and brought back some of the commandline switches (pimpbot.exe /? for details.) oh, and there was a bug with texer2 in the .pimp file creation.

as much as i see it, the pimpbot compiler is now feature-complete. next up i'm going to work on the installscript and on the runtime.

in the meantime.. download

[Yathosho]

PimpBot 4.0.0 Public Beta

<delete me>

[Yathosho]

my todo list is empty, the only thing missing is localization. so now it's testing, testing, testing!

get the first public beta and start using it!

http://pimpbot.whyeye.org/

[Yathosho]

PimpBot 3.8.5-2 and PimpBot 4.0 beta 2

if you're sticking to 3.x, please get the all new version at google code. functionality has not changed, but the new installer will make your transition to 4.x easier.

for those who upgraded already, there's a new beta version of 4.x available. most changes will remain invisible: some methods have been changed and some commandline switches have been added. the new version also brings back some of those useful scripts.

up next should be localization and possibly a new install script (maybe i'll keep that on the todo list for 4.1)

[Yathosho]

if you can help with translations, please use these language files as reference. the english language file has all new and modified strings marked with an asterisk (*)

native speakers of dutch, spanish and french might want to look over the included translations.

thanks!

[Yathosho]

multi language support and some internal changes. looks pretty good to me, though there are still some known bugs to be improved

PimpBot 4 pre-beta 3

[Yathosho]

Get the all new version!

Beta 3 (Changes?)