R2eRemote - Gordon Williams
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http://r2.rabidhamster.org
r2@rabidhamster.org

--- thanks ---
Thanks to Rob Saunders for fixing the security issues I had, and generally sorting out my code :)

--- for R2e PRO version only ---

The source for this has been included in the hope that someone will make it suck less... Feel free to modify it and mess around to make it do what you want. If you make any changes, please let me know - You'll get credit for everything you do.

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For normal users though, you might want to read the following:

First, its probably an idea to get it working on just one PC. Start R2e Pro up in a window, and then just click on the R2eRemote.bat file. A console window will start and shortly after a window will appear containing a load of icons. Clicking on these should now make stuff happen in R2e.

To use R2eRemote between two PCs, they must be connected together on a network. first find out what the network name of the PC with R2Extreme on is. This can be done from network properties and 'Identification'. On the PC containing R2eRemote, open R2eRemote.properties in a text editor, and change:
address=127.0.0.1
to
address=MyComputersNetworkName

you should now be able to load R2Extreme.bat on the connected computer, and control R2Extreme from that.

--- Problems ---

If the window does not appear it is possible you are running a different version of the Java VM. Right-click on the batch file, and change the text saying 'java' to 'javaw'. If this still doesn't work, i suggest you go to http://java.sun.com and download their java VM.

If R2eRemote cannot connect, try the following:
Disable any firewalls running on both computers,
Go into the properties file and change the telnet port from 23 to some other value (eg. 2000), and also change the telnet port to this value in R2Extreme's options menu. (This is useful on some Win2000 systems)

------ Customization ------
The easiest form of customization is to change the Map.jpg file and the properties file. In the properties file there are lots of parameters. The main ones of these are two numbers with an 'x' between them. The first number is the number of 'blocks' in from the left, and the second is the number of 'blocks' down from the top. The value for each one of these is a console command - there are a few useful ones documented on the R2 website. Each block is 64x64 pixels (although this can be changed in the properties file too), and Map.jpg is put in the background.

If anyone comes up with a nicer image file, or properties please mail them to me - its a bit of a bodge job at the moment :)

good luck,
- Gordon