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Client

The LANCommander client is built as an addon for the Playnite game launcher. The addon will pull in all of the rich metadata defined for the game and will handle any download and installing of the game via uploaded archives and PowerShell scripts.

The official LANCommander launcher authenticated to a server with installable games

Dashboard

The dashboard provides interesting metrics for admins of a LANCommander installation. Since LANCommander records the start and end of a play session, we can track which games are played the most or who the top player is.

Overview

Games

Games are the heart of LANCommander. All metadata provided will be sent to the LANCommander addon for the Playnite launcher. With the combination of scripts and archives, games can be configured to install just as if they were coming from the original installation media.

List of games configured in a LANCommander instance
Editing the general metadata of a game
Managing the media for a game
Defining the actions for a game
Defining the types of multiplayer modes available in a game
Configuring the save paths for a game
Managing the keys for a game to be allocated upon install
Managing scripts available for a game to be executed based on their type
Managing archives for a game containing all necessary game files

Collections

By using collections admins can restrict games to certain players. They can also be used as a general way to organize games.

List of collections configured in a LANCommander instance
Managing a collection
Add selected games to a collection

Servers

LANCommander has the ability to manage dedicated servers that may be required by games. Defined servers can also be automatically started when the LANCommander server application is started or when a player starts a game.

List of servers configured in a LANCommander instance
Editing the basic information about a server
Configuring the autostart setting of a server
Defining HTTP paths to be used by games (e.g. Source FastDL)

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+== Client ==
+The LANCommander client is built as an addon for the Playnite game launcher. The addon will pull in all of the rich metadata defined for the game and will handle any download and installing of the game via uploaded archives and PowerShell scripts.
+<gallery mode="slideshow">
+File:LANCommander.Launcher.png|The official LANCommander launcher authenticated to a server with installable games
+</gallery>
 == Dashboard ==
+The dashboard provides interesting metrics for admins of a LANCommander installation. Since LANCommander records the start and end of a play session, we can track which games are played the most or who the top player is.
 <gallery mode="slideshow">
 File:Dashboard.png|Overview
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 == Games ==
+Games are the heart of LANCommander. All metadata provided will be sent to the LANCommander addon for the Playnite launcher. With the combination of scripts and archives, games can be configured to install just as if they were coming from the original installation media.
 <gallery mode="slideshow">
-File:Games List.png|List
+File:Games List.png|List of games configured in a LANCommander instance
-File:Games - Edit - General.png|Edit
+File:Games - Edit - General.png|Editing the general metadata of a game
-File:Games - Edit - Media.png|Media
+File:Games - Edit - Media.png|Managing the media for a game
-File:Games - Edit - Actions.png|Actions
+File:Games - Edit - Actions.png|Defining the actions for a game
-File:Games - Edit - Multiplayer.png|Multiplayer Modes
+File:Games - Edit - Multiplayer.png|Defining the types of multiplayer modes available in a game
-File:Games - Edit - Save Paths.png|Save Paths
+File:Games - Edit - Save Paths.png|Configuring the save paths for a game
-File:Games - Edit - Keys.png|Keys
+File:Games - Edit - Keys.png|Managing the keys for a game to be allocated upon install
-File:Games - Edit - Scripts.png|Scripts
+File:Games - Edit - Scripts.png|Managing scripts available for a game to be executed based on their type
-File:Games - Edit - Archives.png|Archives
+File:Games - Edit - Archives.png|Managing archives for a game containing all necessary game files
 </gallery>
 == Collections ==
+By using collections admins can restrict games to certain players. They can also be used as a general way to organize games.
 <gallery mode="slideshow">
-File:Collections - List.png|List
+File:Collections - List.png|List of collections configured in a LANCommander instance
-File:Collections - Edit.png|Edit
+File:Collections - Edit.png|Managing a collection
-File:Collections - Add to Collection.png|Add to Collection
+File:Collections - Add to Collection.png|Add selected games to a collection
 </gallery>
 == Servers ==
+LANCommander has the ability to manage dedicated servers that may be required by games. Defined servers can also be automatically started when the LANCommander server application is started or when a player starts a game.
 <gallery mode="slideshow">
-File:Servers - List.png|List
+File:Servers - List.png|List of servers configured in a LANCommander instance
-File:Servers - Edit - General.png|Edit
+File:Servers - Edit - General.png|Editing the basic information about a server
-File:Servers - Edit - Autostart.png|Autostart
+File:Servers - Edit - Autostart.png|Configuring the autostart setting of a server
-File:Servers - Edit - HTTP.png|HTTP
+File:Servers - Edit - HTTP.png|Defining HTTP paths to be used by games (e.g. Source FastDL)
 </gallery>