Whoa... my apologies
Very sorry folks for the delay in getting back to all the UTbuddy users out there. My inbox overflowed with messages.. UTbuddy had a GREAT response! These are all good problems
Now, on to it::
M4dm4N:: First, thanks for your ideas.. I'll note them for any future releases.
An email is on it's way to you containing a zip file. The zip file is the UTbuddy package for the in-game mod but it's not in .umod format. Just unzip it into your UnrealTournament\System directory and you should have the in-game browser. Also, as you suggested, I'm putting this zip file up for download in case anyone else has this problem with umod files.
MAC Version?:: heh, wow... this is cool. I am chatting with someone about getting a MAC version. Check the website from time to time regarding this. (plus, Ill post here..)
DOS Batch File:: Good questions!
basically to create a batch file to execute UTbuddy then UT you would open notepad (or you favorite text editor) and do something like:
C:\<path to UTbuddy>\UTbuddy.exe
C:\<path to UnrealTournament>\System\UnrealTournament.exe
then save the file as "RunUT.bat" (or whatever) and make a shortcut to it on your desktop.
Randy_M:: As far as the timing issue, I'll have to consult my BatchFile programming guru in the office about this one. Good point tho. Next release, Ill make an option to have it lauch minimized.
Hyper-Linked:: The Hyperlinked server IP addresses that are displayed in UTbuddy are URL'd with unreal:// so this should launch UT and connect you to the game if your system is set to "associate" the protocol.
To test this, goto:: Start->Run, type:
unreal://<ip address of a UT server> press enter.
UT should fire up and connect you to the machine. If it doesn't you can add the association by opening up your registry::
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unreal.Link]
@="Unreal Link"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unreal.Link\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\UnrealTournament\\Help\\Unreal.ico"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unreal.Link\Shell]
@="open"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unreal.Link\Shell\open]
@="&Play this Unreal level"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unreal.Link\Shell\open\command]
@="C:\\UnrealTournament\\System\\UnrealTournament.exe \"%1\""
*NOTE: BE CAREFUL IN THE REGISTRY!
Finally, the in-game browser should allow you to connect to servers from within UT but just clicking on the server IP address.
Okay... I think I got everyone.. If there are more questions, please post them or send in email. Much thanks to everyone running UTbuddy & thanks for your patience!