# Also add version marker iss_content += f'Source: "generated_version.txt"; DestDir: "app"\n' with open("dynamic_client.iss", "w") as f: f.write(iss_content)
def compile(self): subprocess.run(["iscc", "dynamic_client.iss"]) shutil.move("Output/setup.exe", f"self.output_dir/Rappelz_Client.exe")
class RappelzInstallerGenerator: def __init__(self, template_path, output_dir): self.template = template_path # .iss script skeleton self.client_root = "/path/to/dev/client" self.output_dir = output_dir def hash_client_files(self): manifest = [] for root, dirs, files in os.walk(self.client_root): for f in files: full = os.path.join(root, f) rel = os.path.relpath(full, self.client_root) crc = self.crc32(full) manifest.append(f"rel|crc") return manifest Rappelz Installer Client -Eng- Generator
Manual client distribution is a bottleneck. The solution? A dedicated – a tool that dynamically packages your custom client, applies post-processing patches, and spits out a ready-to-distribute Setup.exe .
Difficulty: Advanced | Topics: Game Packaging, Inno Setup, CRC Bypass, Launcher Integration # Also add version marker iss_content += f'Source:
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def write_dynamic_iss(self, manifest): # Inject manifest into [Files] section of .iss iss_content = f""" [Setup] AppName=Rappelz Custom DefaultDirName=pf\RappelzMyServer OutputBaseFilename=Rappelz_Setup_datetime.now():%Y%m%d Difficulty: Advanced | Topics: Game Packaging, Inno Setup,
[Files] """ for entry in manifest: src = f"self.client_root\')[0]" dest = "app\" + entry.split('|')[0] iss_content += f'Source: "src"; DestDir: "dest"\n'