The goal of the project is to create a service that tracks when the PC version of Goddess of Victory: NIKKE game is launched and then closes the launcher. It is achieved by setting up a script that runs as a Windows service, attempting to track the game processes every five seconds. If the script finds both the launcher and the game running and the game process was launched AFTER the launcher, the script would wait for 15 seconds for the game to authenticate a user and then would kill the launcher process. This start time comparison serves as a safeguard not kill the launcher process if it was manually launched by a user when the game is already running.
To install the service follow these steps:
- Download NikkeLauncherMonitorService.zip archive from Windows release
- Extract the content of the archive
- Right click on Install.cmd and select "Run as administrator" The script will create a service directory C:\Program Files\NikkeLauncherMonitor and a log directory C:\ProgramData\NikkeLauncherMonitor. You should be able to see the service running by opening Task Manager -> Services and searching for NikkeLauncherMonitorService
To uninstall the serivce:
- Right click on Uninstall.cmd and select "Run as administrator"
Developed by AlenorDK with the help of ChatGPT, to be used by any willing person. Please note that even though the application has been tested by the developer, you agree to take full risk and responsibility by installing and using it.