Zax-Launcher 1.0.0

Zax-Launcher 1.0.0 – a launcher for the original Zax.exe of "Zax: The Alien Hunter" (2001).

What it does

• Start directly into any map, at a start point and difficulty of your choice (no intro, no main menu).
• A "Load Map" button in the game menu (Esc) with /LoadMap.
• The developer switches still present in Zax.exe: debug log, frame rate, network traffic graphs, the AIs' debug drawing, hidden parts, outlines, the developer cheats.
• Without arguments a start window opens; /? shows the help.
• Zax.exe itself is never modified: the launcher patches the running game in memory.

Supported editions

• Build 1308 without copy protection: German, Russian, English (no-CD), the 2001-08-06 demo's exe.
• Build 1309: Polish.
• Copy-protected (SecuROM) editions are recognised and not supported.

Install
Unzip and copy Zax-Launcher.exe and Zax-Launcher.dll next to Zax.exe of your installed game, then start Zax-Launcher.exe. Windows XP and later, 32-bit.

Notes

• The files are not code-signed; Windows SmartScreen may warn on first start ("unknown publisher").
• No game files are included: you need your own copy of the game.
• Checksum: see Zax-Launcher-1.0.0-windows-x86.zip.sha256.txt.

MIT licence (LICENSE.txt). The licence covers only the launcher; it grants no right to the game itself.