ThereEdge 0.9.0

Notes

• For this pre-release, the installation steps must be done manually. I will create an installer for a later release.
• I have only tested this on Windows 10. It may work on Windows 7, 8, or 8.1.

Prerequisites

Please install the following (both are free):

• Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime - This is for the web control and is different than the Edge browser (which should already be installed). You can continue to use your favorite browser outside of There.
• Python 3.9 - Available in the Microsoft Store. This isn't required if you already have version 3.6 or later installed.

Installation

• Download and unzip the archive and copy the contents to your ThereClient directory (typically C:\Makena\There\ThereClient).
• Using an Admin Command Prompt, register the ActiveX controls. You should get a popup each time stating that the registration succeeded.

cd C:\Makena\There\ThereClient
regsvr32 BrowserProxy.dll
regsvr32 FlashProxy.dll

• Patch the There client. This is required to modify the ActiveX UUIDs for the WebBrowser and ShockwaveFlash controls.

cd C:\Makena\There\ThereClient
Python Patch.py

• Create a new There client shortcut.
  • From the Start Menu, right click on the "Sign on to There" shortcut and select More > Open file location.
  • Copy/paste the shortcut to create new one, give it a pretty name, then right click on it and select Properties.
  • Modify the Target so it is using There-Patched.exe instead of There.exe.

Testing

• Once this is all done, you can run the There client without using Flash or Internet Explorer.
• Please note that not all of the Flash controls have been ported for this pre-release. Specifically, the social game huds are not finished. As long as you don't uninstall Flash and Internet Explorer, you can continue to use the original There shortcut for these.