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== eXoDOS Specific Modules ==
[[Multiplayer]]<br>
[[All-Seeing Eye]]<br>
[[Gold Box Companion]]<br>
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== Metadata ==
== Metadata ==
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= eXoDOS Version 6 (Upcoming) =


== New Features ==
= Upcoming Versions =


*  Universal Game Options - Full screen vs Windowed, window resolution, and aspect ratio preferences are now stored in a single conf file and applied at launch. When you run the config (either at setup or when running install for a game), it will read these values and report them to you. When making a change now, it simply changes one file, instead of going in and changing over 7,000 files. This is much quicker and makes it easier for users to customize the pack with their own settings in the options.conf file.
There are no updated released planned at this time. However the games that this project was composed of have been added to a custom playlist with LaunchBox. Users who download both eXoDOS v5 and eXoWin3x v2 may merge the packs into a single project and use this playlist to filter down to the same titles. This has the added benefit of bug fixes and other additions to the project that occurred after the release of the Retro Learning Pack.
*  Universal Launcher - All games now have a very short batch file that points to a single launch file. This means any changes to the way games launch only need to be made a single time in a single place. An exception.bat file was added to account for games which have special options. The existence of this file auto diverts from the primary launcher. The big win here is the ability to make changes in a single file that benefit every game.
*  DOSBox Index - This goes hand in hand with the universal launcher. Now, at launch, it checks a file called dosbox.txt that resides in the util folder. This file contains every single game, along with which version of dosbox it calls. If you want to use a different version of dosbox, you simply replace the existing dosbox calls with the ones of your choice rather than having to edit thousands of individual launch files.
*  Multiplayer Index - Similar to the DOS Index, any game that exists on this list is treated as a multiplayer game, which means the ip.bat will run and generate your WAN and LAN IP's addresses in order to provide them for the host.
*  Focused Collections - eXoWAD and eXoZZT take the best user created maps\worlds\conversions and present them automated and ready to play. This is in addition to the pre-existing Unlimited Adventures work that added hundreds of user created worlds to that title.


= Links =  
= Links =  
[https://www.retro-exo.com/exodos.html Project Webpage]<br>
[https://www.retro-exo.com/rlp.html Project Webpage]<br>
[https://www.retro-exo.com/FAQ.html Project FAQ]<br>
[https://www.retro-exo.com/FAQ.html Project FAQ]<br>

Latest revision as of 11:13, 4 November 2021

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eXo's Retro Learning Pack

Project Description

This pack of software includes 667 educational software titles from MS-DOS & Windows 3.1. This includes classics such as The Oregon Trail (regular and multimedia versions), the Carmen Sandiego series, Math Blaster, Reader Rabbit, Jumpstart, the MS Home Reference series and hundreds of lesser known titles.

The titles are emulated through DOSBox and require no first hand knowledge on the user's part to get them running. The front end, LaunchBox, includes cover art, screen shots, descriptions, and metadata to help you and your child find titles of interest.

This project is a subset of games found with eXoDOS and eXoWin3x, however they were packaged together and released in response to the Covid-19 lockdown in an attempt to provide parents with educational software to entertain their children.

Project: eXo's Retro Learning Pack
Release Date: April 1st, 2020
Number of Games: 667

Core Modules

Installer
Launcher
DOSBox Configuration File
Downloader
Launchbox Plugin
DOSBox

Metadata

Images
LaunchBox Platform XML
Manuals
Music
Plugins

Upcoming Versions

There are no updated released planned at this time. However the games that this project was composed of have been added to a custom playlist with LaunchBox. Users who download both eXoDOS v5 and eXoWin3x v2 may merge the packs into a single project and use this playlist to filter down to the same titles. This has the added benefit of bug fixes and other additions to the project that occurred after the release of the Retro Learning Pack.

Links

Project Webpage
Project FAQ

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