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update autorun examples to specify odyssey
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prevents silently launching the wrong version if user just copy/pastes from readme
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rfvgyhn committed Jun 3, 2024
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1. Right click _Elite Dangerous_ in your Steam library
2. Select _properties_
3. In the _general_ tab, click _Set Launch Options_
4. Windows users - Set the value to `cmd /c "MinEdLauncher.exe %command% /autorun /autoquit /edh4"`
4. Windows users - Set the value to `cmd /c "MinEdLauncher.exe %command% /autorun /autoquit /edo"`

Linux users - The command will depend on which terminal emulator you use. Examples for
[alacritty], [gnome-terminal] and [konsole] are below.

`alacritty -e ./MinEdLauncher %command% /autorun /autoquit /edh4`
`alacritty -e ./MinEdLauncher %command% /autorun /autoquit /edo`

`gnome-terminal -- ./MinEdLauncher %command% /autorun /autoquit /edh4`
`gnome-terminal -- ./MinEdLauncher %command% /autorun /autoquit /edo`

`konsole -e ./MinEdLauncher %command% /autorun /autoquit /edh4`
`konsole -e ./MinEdLauncher %command% /autorun /autoquit /edo`
5. Launch your game as you normally would in Steam
#### Epic
1. Download the [latest release] for your operating system
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1. Click _Settings_ in the Epic Games Launcher
2. Scroll down to the _Manage Games_ section and click _Elite Dangerous_
3. Check _Additional Command Line Arguments_
4. Set the value to `/autorun /autoquit /edh4`
4. Set the value to `/autorun /autoquit /edo`
4. Launch your game as you normally would in Epic
* Legendary

Use legendary's `override-exe` argument via windows terminal

`legendary.exe launch 9c203b6ed35846e8a4a9ff1e314f6593 --override-exe MinEdLauncher.exe /autorun /edh4 /autoquit`
`legendary.exe launch 9c203b6ed35846e8a4a9ff1e314f6593 --override-exe MinEdLauncher.exe /autorun /edo /autoquit`

##### Linux
This method utilizes [legendary].

1. Ensure you've authenticated, installed Elite Dangerous via [legendary] and setup your wine prefix
2. Use the `--dry-run` flag and pass the arguments to `MinEdLauncher` via command substitution
```sh
WINEPREFIX=/your/wine/prefix /path/to/MinEdLauncher $(legendary launch --dry-run 9c203b6ed35846e8a4a9ff1e314f6593 2>&1 | grep "Launch parameters" | cut -d':' -f 3-) /autorun /edh4 /autoquit
WINEPREFIX=/your/wine/prefix /path/to/MinEdLauncher $(legendary launch --dry-run 9c203b6ed35846e8a4a9ff1e314f6593 2>&1 | grep "Launch parameters" | cut -d':' -f 3-) /autorun /edo /autoquit
```

#### Frontier
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`MinEdLauncher.Bootstrap` is for Epic only and may be ignored.
4. Create a shortcut to `MinEdLauncher.exe` by right-clicking it and selecting _create shortcut_
5. Right-click the newly made shortcut and select _properties_
6. Add the `/frontier profile-name` argument + your other desired arguments to the end of the _Target_ textbox (e.g. `C:\path\to\MinEdLauncher.exe /frontier profile-name /autorun /autoquit /edh4`)
6. Add the `/frontier profile-name` argument + your other desired arguments to the end of the _Target_ textbox (e.g. `C:\path\to\MinEdLauncher.exe /frontier profile-name /autorun /autoquit /edo`)
7. Click _Ok_
You can place this shortcut anywhere. It doesn't have to live in the Elite Dangerous install folder.
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By using the `/frontier profile-name` argument, you can login with any number of Frontier accounts with a
single game installation. Your launch command might look like the following
Windows: `cmd /c "MinEdLauncher.exe %command% /frontier profile-name /autorun /autoquit /edh4"`
Windows: `cmd /c "MinEdLauncher.exe %command% /frontier profile-name /autorun /autoquit /edo"`
Linux: `alacritty -e ./MinEdLauncher %command% /frontier profile-name /autorun /autoquit /edh4`
Linux: `alacritty -e ./MinEdLauncher %command% /frontier profile-name /autorun /autoquit /edo`
See the [setup] section above for how you might run this on your platform.
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```
* **Manually** - Within the Epic launcher, click your username and select manage account. This will open a browser. The URL will contain an `exchangeCode=code`
parameter. Copy the code before the page is redirected (can just hit the stop button in your browser).
2. Add the `-auth_password=code` argument to your launch options. `cmd /c "MinEdLauncher.exe %command% /autoquit /edh4 -auth_password=code"`
2. Add the `-auth_password=code` argument to your launch options. `cmd /c "MinEdLauncher.exe %command% /autoquit /edo -auth_password=code"`
You can also create a separate shortcut. Right click game in your Steam library and create desktop shortcut. Edit the properties of the shortcut
to include the `-auth_password=code` argument. `"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe" -gameidlaunch 359320 -auth_password=code`. Then just
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