Add post build step for clients assembly. Show message box if launcher fails to start.

Giants.Launcher/ApplicationNames.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+namespace Giants.Launcher
+{
+    using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
+    using System.Linq;
+    using System.Text;
+    using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+    public class ApplicationNames
+    {
+        public const string Giants = nameof(Giants);
+
+        public const string GiantsLauncher = nameof(GiantsLauncher);
+    }
+}

Giants.Launcher/Giants.Launcher.csproj

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Core">
       <RequiredTargetFramework>3.5</RequiredTargetFramework>
     </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq">
       <RequiredTargetFramework>3.5</RequiredTargetFramework>
     </Reference>
@@ -75,6 +76,8 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="ApplicationNames.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Updater\ApplicationType.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WindowType.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GameSettings.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ImageButton.cs">
@@ -100,7 +103,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ScreenResolution.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Updater\UpdateInfo.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Updater\UpdateType.cs" />
     <EmbeddedResource Include="LauncherForm.resx">
       <DependentUpon>LauncherForm.cs</DependentUpon>
       <CustomToolNamespace>Giants.Launcher</CustomToolNamespace>
@@ -199,7 +201,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <PostBuildEvent>xcopy /DY "$(TargetPath)" "$(GIANTS_PATH)\$(TargetFileName)"</PostBuildEvent>
+    <PostBuildEvent>xcopy /DY "$(TargetPath)" "$(GIANTS_PATH)\$(TargetFileName)*"</PostBuildEvent>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.

Giants.Launcher/LauncherForm.cs

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ namespace Giants.Launcher
         private const string GAME_PATH = "GiantsMain.exe";
 		private const string REGISTRY_KEY = @"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PlanetMoon\Giants";
 		private const string REGISTRY_VALUE = "DestDir";
-		private const string UPDATE_URL = @"https://google.com"; // update me
         private readonly VersionClient httpClient;
 
         private string commandLine = String.Empty;
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ namespace Giants.Launcher
 			this.Text = GAME_NAME;
 
 			this.httpClient = new VersionClient(new HttpClient());
-			this.httpClient.BaseUrl = "https://giants.azurewebsites.net";
+			this.httpClient.BaseUrl = "https://giants.azurewebsites.net"; // TODO: Read from file
 		}
 
         private void btnExit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
@@ -98,6 +97,11 @@ namespace Giants.Launcher
                 }
             }
 
+			// Read game settings from registry
+			GameSettings.Load(this.gamePath);
+
+			if ((int)GameSettings.Get("NoAutoUpdate") == 0)
+			{
 				Version gameVersion = null;
 				try
 				{
@@ -115,19 +119,14 @@ namespace Giants.Launcher
 					}
 				}
 
-			// Read game settings from registry
-			GameSettings.Load(this.gamePath);
-
-			if ((int)GameSettings.Get("NoAutoUpdate") == 0)
-			{
 				// Check for updates
 				this.updater = new Updater(
                     appVersion: gameVersion,
                     updateCompletedCallback: this.LauncherForm_DownloadCompletedCallback,
                     updateProgressCallback: this.LauncherForm_DownloadProgressCallback);
 
-				Task<VersionInfo> gameVersionInfo = this.GetVersionInfo("Giants");
+				Task<VersionInfo> gameVersionInfo = this.GetVersionInfo(ApplicationNames.Giants);
-				Task<VersionInfo> launcherVersionInfo = this.GetVersionInfo("GiantsLauncher");
+				Task<VersionInfo> launcherVersionInfo = this.GetVersionInfo(ApplicationNames.GiantsLauncher);
 
 				await Task.WhenAll(gameVersionInfo, launcherVersionInfo);
 

Giants.Launcher/Program.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Windows.Forms;
-using System.Threading;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
 
 namespace Giants.Launcher
 {
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ namespace Giants.Launcher
                 if (!mutex.WaitOne(TimeSpan.Zero, true))
                 {
                     // Another instance must be running, switch the first process we find with the same name to the foreground:
-                    string appName = System.Diagnostics.Process.GetCurrentProcess().MainModule.FileName;
+                    string appName = Process.GetCurrentProcess().MainModule.FileName;
                     Process[] processes = Process.GetProcessesByName(Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(appName));
 
                     Process otherProcess = processes.FirstOrDefault(p => p.Id != Process.GetCurrentProcess().Id);
@@ -37,8 +36,20 @@ namespace Giants.Launcher
 
                 Application.EnableVisualStyles();
                 Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
+
+                try
+                {
                     Application.Run(new LauncherForm());
                 }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    MessageBox.Show(
+                        text: $"Unable to start launcher: {ex.Message}",
+                        caption: "Fatal Error",
+                        buttons: MessageBoxButtons.OK,
+                        icon: MessageBoxIcon.Error);
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }

Giants.WebApi.Clients/Giants.WebApi.Clients.csproj

@@ -36,4 +36,8 @@
     <RemoveDir Directories="$(OutDir)References" />
   </Target>
 
+  <Target Name="PostBuild" AfterTargets="PostBuildEvent">
+    <Exec Command="xcopy /DY &quot;$(TargetPath)&quot; &quot;$(GIANTS_PATH)\$(TargetFileName)*&quot;" />
+  </Target>
+
 </Project>