Hi All,
Many of you may know an application I make available on my site called MapTap (http://www.planetphillip.com/maptap/) which installs maps and mods for Half-Life games.
Its main benefit is that automates the process which is especially useful for people who play lots of maps, but there are others benefits too.
It can install mods but currently can not run them. Users use MapTap to install and then use Steam to run them. It can run maps directly from within the main applciation window
We, myself and Alex the coder, would like to allow users to run the mods from the application too.
The problem is that we can't figure out how Steam creates the ID for each mod. With the ID, we can allow users to install AND play from within the application.
We know it's possible because Desura does it. We haven't contacted them because we thought we would try here first, along with some other avenues of investigation.
So, does anybody know how Steam creates the ID for each mod?
I hope I have explained myself clearly, but if not, please ask for clarification and I or Alex will respond ASAP.
TIA