XMXC Launch By Path

(Xenia Manager Xenia Canary Launch By Path)

Overview

The XMXC Launch By Path is a PowerShell tool designed to enhance compatibility and usability for Xenia Manager, an awesome frontend for Xenia Canary. This tool solves two one key challenge (for me):

1. Launching games by their file path instead of their title, making it compatible with third-party frontends like LaunchBox.
2. Eliminating the User Account Control (UAC) prompt that appears when launching a game. No need for this since version 2.3.0

Note: This tool is not affiliated with the development of Xenia Manager or Xenia Canary. Full credit goes to their respective creators for their remarkable work.

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Features

• Launch games using file paths rather than titles.
• Simplifies the use of Xenia Manager with third-party frontends like LaunchBox.
• Avoids UAC prompts during game launches.
• Includes helper scripts for:
  • A CMD-based method (XMXC.cmd) to bypass PowerShell execution policy restrictions.
  • A standalone executable (XMXC.ToExe.ps1) for easy deployment.

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How It Works

This tool cross-references the specified game path against Xenia Manager's Config\games.json file. If a matching game_location is found, it retrieves the associated config_location for the same game. Using these values, it composes a command to launch Xenia Canary with the proper configuration.

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Included Files

1. XMXC.LaunchByPath.ps1: The main PowerShell script for launching games by path.
2. XMXC.cmd: A helper CMD script for third-party frontends, avoiding execution policy restrictions.
3. XMXC.ToExe.ps1: A script for converting the tool into a standalone executable.

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How to Use

CMD Version

1. Place XMXC.LaunchByPath.ps1 and XMXC.cmd in the root directory of your Xenia Manager installation.
2. Configure your frontend (e.g., LaunchBox) to use XMXC.cmd to launch games by their file paths.

EXE Version

1. Place XMXC.ToExe.ps1 and XMXC.LaunchByPath.ps1 in the root directory of your Xenia Manager installation.
2. Run XMXC.ToExe.ps1 to convert XMXC.LaunchByPath.ps1 into XMXC.exe.
3. Configure your frontend (e.g., LaunchBox) to use XMXC.exe to launch games by their file paths.

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Acknowledgments

This tool relies on the excellent work of the following projects:

• Xenia Manager: A tool designed to simplify the use of the Xenia mulator.
• Xenia Canary: A experimental fork of the Xenia emulator.

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Disclaimer

This is an independent project and is not officially endorsed by the creators of Xenia Manager or Xenia Canary.