Aika Online & xfire_games.ini (Updated)

**xoshaunox** · 2012-02-11

Just as the Subject says Aika Online in the xfire_games.ini is wrong this is what it should be, Note the LauncherDirDefault= line is what was wrong with it:

Wrong Code:

Code:

[6159_1]
LongName=Aika Online
ShortName=aika
LauncherDirDefault=%ProgramFiles%\gPotato\AikaOnline
LauncherExe=AIKALauncher.exe
DetectExe=AIKAEN.exe
Launch=%UA_LAUNCHER_EXE_PATH% %UA_LAUNCHER_EXTRA_ARGS% %UA_LAUNCHER_NETWORK_ARGS%
InGameRenderer=D3D9
InGameFlags=USE_PRESENT|ENABLE_MOUSE

%ProgramFiles% does not work even under Windows 7 so each time there is a Xfire Games update Aika Online is no longer detected as installed

Correct Code:

Code:

[6159_1]
LongName=Aika Online
ShortName=aika
LauncherDirKey=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Aika Online: Epic II\Path
LauncherExe=AIKALauncher.exe
DetectExe=AIKAEN.exe
Launch=%UA_LAUNCHER_EXE_PATH% %UA_LAUNCHER_EXTRA_ARGS% %UA_LAUNCHER_NETWORK_ARGS%
InGameRenderer=D3D9
InGameFlags=USE_PRESENT|ENABLE_MOUSE|NEW_INPUT_SYSTEM

Note: This is only usable in Windows Vista/7 PC's, the Registry Key for Windows XP is different. This Code does work by the way.

Thanks in advance.

**xoshaunox** · 2012-02-13

Any XFGM going to test this out? Would be nice if this fix was in the next games update.

**xoshaunox** · 2012-02-15

Originally Posted by xoshaunox

Any XFGM going to test this out? Would be nice if this fix was in the next games update.

So has this even been looked at by a XFGM or a xfire Staff?

**xoshaunox** · 2012-02-17

Game Update released but the fix for Aika Online Detection was not one of them, this is the correct Code for the game:

Code:

[6159_1]
LongName=Aika Online
ShortName=aika
LauncherDirKey=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Aika Online: Epic II\Path
LauncherExe=AIKALauncher.exe
DetectExe=AIKAEN.exe
Launch=%UA_LAUNCHER_EXE_PATH% %UA_LAUNCHER_EXTRA_ARGS% %UA_LAUNCHER_NETWORK_ARGS%
InGameRenderer=D3D9
InGameFlags=USE_PRESENT|ENABLE_MOUSE|NEW_INPUT_SYSTEM

Would be nice if a XFGM or an xfire staff ([Xfire] WonderGamer) would come in here and reply telling me its being looked at.

**dlion** · 2012-02-20

Shaun just manually fix it bro is what I would say. Until theres a patch been done for it.

**wondergamer1978** · 2012-02-20

The default was likely under the gPotato directory when we added it. As for the %ProgramFiles% part, this is a system variable that tells Xfire to look in the correct Program Files/ProgramData folder (based on your OS). The problem with games that do not have registry keys is that it's hard to properly auto-detect those games based on the fact that they can be installed anywhere. We can only anticipate that they would have been installed into the default installation directory. In cases where they were not installed into the default directory, you would end having to manually detect the game instead.

**xoshaunox** · 2012-02-20

Originally Posted by wondergamer1978

The default was likely under the gPotato directory when we added it. As for the %ProgramFiles% part, this is a system variable that tells Xfire to look in the correct Program Files/ProgramData folder (based on your OS). The problem with games that do not have registry keys is that it's hard to properly auto-detect those games based on the fact that they can be installed anywhere. We can only anticipate that they would have been installed into the default installation directory. In cases where they were not installed into the default directory, you would end having to manually detect the game instead.

The registry entry for this game does exist it can be found in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Aika Online: Epic II\Path
With %ProgramFiles% xfire was unable to detect the game in its default directory i never install games in other directory's other then its default.

**xoshaunox** · 2012-02-29

Originally Posted by xoshaunox

Originally Posted by wondergamer1978

The default was likely under the gPotato directory when we added it. As for the %ProgramFiles% part, this is a system variable that tells Xfire to look in the correct Program Files/ProgramData folder (based on your OS). The problem with games that do not have registry keys is that it's hard to properly auto-detect those games based on the fact that they can be installed anywhere. We can only anticipate that they would have been installed into the default installation directory. In cases where they were not installed into the default directory, you would end having to manually detect the game instead.

The registry entry for this game does exist it can be found in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Aika Online: Epic II\Path\C:\Program Files (x86)\AikaOnline
With %ProgramFiles% xfire was unable to detect the game in its default directory i never install games in other directory's other then its default.

Try this code out i changed it from LauncherDirDefault= to LauncherDirKey=

Code:

[6159_1]
LongName=Aika Online
ShortName=aika
LauncherDirKey=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Aika Online: Epic II\Path
LauncherExe=AIKALauncher.exe
DetectExe=AIKAEN.exe
Launch=%UA_LAUNCHER_EXE_PATH% %UA_LAUNCHER_EXTRA_ARGS% %UA_LAUNCHER_NETWORK_ARGS%
InGameRenderer=D3D9
InGameFlags=USE_PRESENT|ENABLE_MOUSE

Hope this helps as this game does have a registry entry.
The above Code does work my xfire client now auto detects the install of Aika Online Epic II.

Note: The registry entry i originally came up with was for XP not Windows 7 so i had to find the one Windows 7 uses since i no longer have Windows XP.

**xoshaunox** · 2012-03-06

Bump.

The game is installed to C:\Program Files (x86)\AikaOnline on 64-bit Windows Vista/7 OS's so %ProgramFiles% will not work at all for those who have Windows Vista/7 & 64-bit.

**xoshaunox** · 2012-03-09

Bump!

Need this permanently fixed.

**aaron0002003** · 2012-03-09

You don't need Wow6432Node in the key.

I'm also downloading now to test it out.

**xoshaunox** · 2012-03-09

Originally Posted by aaron0002003

You don't need Wow6432Node in the key.

I'm also downloading now to test it out.

Yes you do need Wow6432Node without that you can't detect it, Aika Online seems to have two Registry Keys

Code:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Aika Online: Epic II\Path

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Aika Online: Epic II\UninstalString