added windows game launcher

Author: gcclinux

.github/workflows/build-launcher-installer.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
 
       - name: Build JARs with Gradle
-        run: gradle jar serverJar -x test --no-daemon
+        run: gradle build -x test --no-daemon
 
       - name: Create jpackage directory
         run: mkdir jpackage-input
@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@ jobs:
           cd dist
           Compress-Archive -Path Woodlanders -DestinationPath Woodlanders-Windows-Portable.zip
       
-      - name: Download Launcher from other repo
-        run: |
-          curl -L -o woodlanders-launcher-windows-installer.zip https://github.com/gcclinux/woodlanders-launcher/releases/latest/download/woodlanders-launcher-windows-installer-0.1.0.zip
-      
       - name: Get tag name
         id: get_tag
         shell: bash
@@ -111,11 +107,16 @@ jobs:
             ## Downloads
             - **Woodlanders-Windows-Portable.zip** - Windows executable with bundled JRE (no Java installation required)
             - **Woodlanders-Linux-x86_64.AppImage** - Linux executable with bundled JRE (no Java installation required)
+            - **woodlanders-launcher.jar** - Game launcher with auto-update (requires Java 21+)
             - **woodlanders-client.jar** - Client JAR (requires Java 21+)
             - **woodlanders-server.jar** - Dedicated server JAR (requires Java 21+)
-            - **woodlanders-launcher-windows-installer.zip** - Windows launcher with auto-update support
             
-            > **Alternative Launcher**: For the latest launcher features and updates, visit the [Woodlanders Launcher repository](https://github.com/gcclinux/woodlanders-launcher/releases/latest/)
+            ## Launcher Features
+            The launcher provides:
+            - Automatic game updates from GitHub releases
+            - Multi-language support (English, Polish, Portuguese, Dutch, German)
+            - Version management and offline mode
+            - Simple one-click game launch
             
             ## Server Requirements by Player Count
             | Players | CPU Cores | RAM | Upload Speed |
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ jobs:
             ./dist/Woodlanders-Windows-Portable.zip
             ./build/libs/woodlanders-client.jar
             ./build/libs/woodlanders-server.jar
-            ./woodlanders-launcher-windows-installer.zip
+            ./build/libs/woodlanders-launcher.jar
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -6,3 +6,15 @@
 out/
 /gradlew
 /server.log
+*.class
+
+# Launcher build artifacts
+launcher/build/
+launcher/.gradle/
+launcher/out/
+
+# Launcher runtime/cache
+launcher/*.jar
+launcher/*.log
+
+installer-staging/

.gitignore

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Woodlanders - A 2D Multiplayer Adventure
 
-## 🌐 [Play Woodlanders - Official Game Homepage](https://gcclinux.github.io/Woodlanders/)
+## 🌐 [Play Woodlanders - Official Game Homepage](https://gcclinux.github.io/woodlanders/)
 
 ## 🎮 The AI-Driven Game Development Story