Skip launcher

[Dangus ))<>(( Taargus]

This needs a solution. I'm playing this in big picture mode, and I got this game for GOG a while ago but figured, since it's the only game I owned on GOG, that I'd finally get it on Steam where the rest of my games are - but unlike with GOG, where you can start directly into the game, I'm not seeing a way to change file names or trick this version into skipping the launcher.

I'm guessing the GOG release is offering a script file that runs the game... but there must be some way here to make it work. Or has it been so long since I last played this that I'm missing something obvious?

[Dangus ))<>(( Taargus]

So everytime I launch the game, it's treated like a first time install and runs the instal.bat file...

Normally, you should be able to double click the roguesquadron.exe to bypass the ROGUE.exe that runs the launcher, but this isn't working, and I get the launcher no matter what happens.

The launcher is irrelevant after it's first use, if at all, and it doesn't need to start EVERY time the game is launched. Is anyone else getting this behavior?

[Dangus ))<>(( Taargus]

Can anyone confirm for me, at the very least, that they always get the launcher at game start. I'd like to know if this is considered normal - because from what I can tell, the launcher should only appear once during installation setup, and then never again.

[Skaramuche]

yeah, i'm having the same problem- came here looking for a fix. like you i tried changing the filenames and adding -nolauncher to the launch options and all the other obvious fixes...no dice.

[Dangus ))<>(( Taargus]

引用自 Skaramuche：

yeah, i'm having the same problem- came here looking for a fix. like you i tried changing the filenames and adding -nolauncher to the launch options and all the other obvious fixes...no dice.

It's a shame because the GOG version simply adds a shortcut but this version functions almost as if each launch is running as a fresh install.

I can't be the only one with this issue? Am I the only person who is trying to play this seemlessly on my gamepad only PC, hooked up to my TV?

[brettzx]

I'm playing in Big Picture too, and I'd like to see a no launcher version as well. I can confirm the launcher comes up each and every time the game is run. I even tried adding a Steam Shortcut for the game exe directly (as though I was adding a non Steam game), but it still started the launcher first.

[Dangus ))<>(( Taargus]

I've got a solution to the issue that isn't a proper fix, but a functional one all the same. Simply create a JoyToKey profile associated only with the ROGUE.exe (that then falls back to an empty default after you launch the game - or another profile that adds ESC to start button like I have)

The steps include:
- create a JoyToKey Rogue Squadron Launcher profile
- assign a key to function as an ENTER press (I'm using the A button)
- assign the up and down keys to either the stick up/down or d-pad up/down (this is for launcher navigation incase you want to escape instead of launch)
- create a default profile that has no key bindings
- go to settings and select associate application...
- select add
- give the application name
- write in ROGUE.exe for the second field
- for the last field select the recently made rogue launcher profile and then OK
- where it says default behavior back in the previous menu, select the lowest option (Specify Default profile) and choose your blank default profile - this allows you to run the game without button conflicts
- save your settings and give it a try

I have also been using another profile to add the ESC key to the game with the gamepad so that I have a pause menu, but thats totally up to you.

I know this is not a permanent or proper solution, but it's painless, easy, and totally free - and it works just fine.