updated project files and created scripts

UplinkLauncher/UplinkLauncher.cs

@@ -1,38 +1,58 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Diagnostics;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using VRage.Plugins;
 using SpaceEngineers;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Reflection;
-using System.Threading;
+using DTLib.Demystifier;
 
+namespace UplinkLauncher;
 
-namespace Lunar.UplinkLauncher
+internal static class UplinkLauncher
 {
-    internal class UplinkLauncher
+    public static readonly string PluginsLocalDir = "Plugins\\Local";
+    public static void Main(string[] args)
     {
-        public static int Main(string[] args)
+        try
         {
-            string exeLocation = Path.GetDirectoryName(Path.GetFullPath(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location));
+            Console.WriteLine("Starting Uplink SE");
+            Console.WriteLine(new string('-', Console.WindowWidth));
+            
+            //MANUALLY ADDED, REMOVE LATER
+            string[] enabledPlugins =
+            {
+                "ModelSwap.dll",
+                "DontTellMeWhatToBuild.dll"
+            };
 
             List<string> plugins = new List<string>();
-            //MANUALLY ADDED, REMOVE LATER
-            plugins.Add("C:\\Users\\Lunar\\Games\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\SpaceEngineers\\Bin64\\Plugins\\Local\\ModelSwap.dll");
-            plugins.Add("C:\\Users\\Lunar\\Games\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\SpaceEngineers\\Bin64\\Plugins\\Local\\DontTellMeWhatToBuild.dll");
+            if (!Directory.Exists(PluginsLocalDir))
+                Directory.CreateDirectory(PluginsLocalDir);
+            foreach (string plugin in enabledPlugins)
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine("Adding plugin: " + plugin);
+                plugins.Add(Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(PluginsLocalDir, plugin)));
+            }
+
             MyPlugins.RegisterUserAssemblyFiles(plugins);
 
-            string appIdFile = Path.Combine(exeLocation, "steam_appid.txt");
+            // why this file isn't created automatically?
+            // how game handles this without this magnificent launcher???
+            string appIdFile = "steam_appid.txt";
             if (!File.Exists(appIdFile))
             {
+                Console.WriteLine($"Could not find '{appIdFile}', creating new file");
                 File.WriteAllText(appIdFile, "244850");
             }
 
+            // finally start ze game!!!
             MyProgram.Main(args);
-            return 0;
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine("Crashed with exception:");
+            Console.WriteLine(e.ToStringDemystified());
+            Console.WriteLine("\nPress enter to exit...");
+            Console.ReadLine();
         }
     }
-}
+}