.scfareplay File Association.

[X-Peri-MENTAL]

Whilst the replay switcher tool is broken. I wanted to associate the file extension .scfareplay to the FAF ForgedAlliance.exe so when I double click a downloaded FAF replay it would open with the FAF 3612 exe, as opposed to the original .exe (which fails to open new replays). I used the windows 7 (64 bit) ‘Default Programs’ dialogue and browsed to the FAF ForgeAlliance.exe for the .scfareplay extension but my changes are ignored even when I tick the ‘Always use the selected program’. I also browsed the registry for the .scfareplay extension in hope I could change its program association but the attribute appears to be a logical pointer to ForgedAlliance.exe rather than a path string which would be easy to change.

Any ideas how I can associate the .scfareplay extension with the FAF ForgedAlliance.exe? I probably can move a downloaded replay to the FAF replay folder and use the Lobby Replay tab to open it but I would prefer to just double click a replay after downloading it.

Thanks.

[Ze_PilOt]

FAF has is own replay format, and you can't open it without the lobby.

We will eventually provide a tool to ease direct replay launch.

[thygrrr]

Simply associate .fafreplay with FAForever.exe ... I'll put in an option to do this into the client settings at a later time.

You can also associate .scfareplay with FAForever.exe (but it will "guess" the mod to be "faf" unless the modname is in the filename, like "mygame.blackops.scfareplay"). Older replays are not supported.

Note it's FAForever.exe, NOT ForgedAlliance.exe! The magic is in the lobby application, it supersedes the replay switcher in functionality and will also provide some replay managing (comments, descriptions, etc.) functionality eventually.

[Mond]

I just associated all *.fafreplay Files with FAForver.exe. But nothing happens after I doubleklick the file...

[thygrrr]

Really? Is it the right FAForever.exe (some people have two because of a test update I released recently - check your control panel)?

The old version ignores the files, the new version should launch FA automatically (even if FAF is already running).

It will not do anything if FA is already running, but it works even if FAF is already running (launching replays doesn't need a login or replayserver to be started)

[ToejamS]

I could be wrong, but to play a replay dont you need faforever.exe -replay replayname.scfareplay?

The old association was for the version chooser that included that line when launching the replay with jls17's replay manager.

you could actually create a batch file with that association passing the name on would be the easiest way imho.

[Ze_PilOt]

faforever.exe, not forgedALliance.exe

[thygrrr]

No "-replay". Just supply the filename as the only command line argument.

[Moritz]

I tried here, my results:

with .scfareplay downloaded from vault, FAF launches checking for update and gives an error saying that it can't detect mod played.
I renamed to .faf.scfareplay, it sucessulfy check for updates and launches the replay, but it went to menu (maybe I didnt have the map, thats not the a problem I think).

Tried with new .fafreplay, nothing happens when I execute it.

[thygrrr]

Strange. I'll look into it, sorry, might be a bug