my own custom survev client aiming to be better than all others :o
- Made by chickenPoo
- Small Note: I would really appreciate if you starred the repo if it brought any value to you each star is a bit more motivation for me to continue working on this thanks for reading :D
- Other Small Note: The desktop application was moved to a separate repo so if your looking for that you can find it under repo's owned by me :D
well you really dont but its cool to have currently it gives you
- Custom Skins so you can personalize your character like no other client :D
- The option between a Chrome Extension or Desktop Wrapper depending on what you can run
- And I'm pretty sure this is a one of kind survev.io client in more ways than one so thats cool too :D
but more features are on the way :D
here's some cool previews showing off the skin Valiant Pineapple
download the zip from the latest release
use a tool like 7zip or winRAR you can find the link both here if you dont have them
next after downloading either of these you want to unzip the zip folder you downloaded
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Open your browser (it should be opened anyway otherwise how are you reading this...) and go to your extensions or add-ons management page
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Enable Developer mode its usually a toggle in the top right of the page
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Click the Load unpacked button
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Navigate to wherever you saved your unzipped folder and select it
there you go you're done :D enjoy the custom skins (and maybe other stuff if I add them in the future)
so to temper your expectations I need to get three things out of the way those being but also know this version does have upsides too such as
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Auto-Updates! yup unlike the extension version which you will have to always delete then re-install each update the desktop client auto updates as soon as it can without you doing anything
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Possible Performance while technically unproved in theory this might offer some better performance because you arent exactly running a full browser so your system doesnt have to worry about tabs, history, and other browser quirks
anyway though here are the downsides
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This only works on Windows because well I dont have a Linux or macOS machine to test if this would even work...
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Upon either downloading, installing, or running Windows might yell at you with smartScreen saying something along the lines of
"Windows just protected your PC"
I know that sounds scary but there really isnt any risk Windows simply does that because the code isnt signed with one of their fancy $100 a year certificates (even then some newly signed apps still get warned about so more than likely you may see this warning) also if you dont believe me you can look at the code it is opensource... and either way if your uncomfortable with that just use the extension version
- You cant login ... yea its that simple
But if anyone has any ideas on how this can be done please do let me know you can open a PR or issue or whatever I would really appreciate any help you all could provide on this (and also anything else)
(well technically I havent fully tested it but based on everything ive seen of how the login stuff works it literally just wont work)
there is practically nothing I can do about that unless I controlled the login stuff of survev.io (which I dont...) so alas you have to play as a guest unless a fix is found that my goofy brain missed lol
Anyway though if you dont care / understand all of this then and you are interested in using it then follow this link
Click Me To Go To The Desktop Wrapper Repo!
I know your probably itching to try out the extension but please keep reading I dont want random issues being opened because little timmy thought this does something it didnt and now he's going to make an issue in all caps saying something like
"FIX THIS IT DOES NOT DO (random thing the extension was never meant to do)"
Q: Do the skins show for other people? A: No they do not but that shouldnt matter I mean if you can see it who cares if anyone else can (plus theres only two skins in the loadout right now so this has to be better than that)
Q: Does this extension do (insert random feature that wasnt listed at the top)? A: No unless its listed at the top it does not do this
Q: Why doesnt it work after a update? A: this happens because after a update the file names and variables of the game are moved around please be patient after a update I will go as fast as I can to fix it in the meanwhile though I recommend disabling the extension until it is updated
Q: Why does the extension have so many errors? A: this is because for some reason in the original files there are a few errors that happen and since the extension has to patch those files for them to work the errors get passed on to the extension do not worry though they are harmless
Q: Is this some type of hack? A: No this extension will never have any type of hacking capabilities due to the fact I am actualy a decent human being and there should never be a need to hack in a game in the first place let alone a browser game... (not to mention thats a pretty good way to get malware... but I guess if your not deterred from using hacks in this message nothing will... well maybe getting banned from survev will...)
Q: Does this make me cooler than my friends? A: Yes it makes you unimaginably cooler than your friends (your welcome :D)
Q: I found a bug! what do I do now? A: Easy just report it here on github and I will fix it when I get around to it
Q: Will this get me banned from survev.io? A: Nope at least it shouldnt but if a mod bans you for looking too stylish sorry I guess...
Q: Does this work on (insert whatever non-chromium based browser your using)?
A: Sadly no... it only works on chromium based browsers for now but I will work on a non-chromium browser version eventually... nevermind :[ its not going to work out most non-chromium browsers cant redirect files the way I want to because of security issues apparently .. but thats not the end I have an idea but it might take a while so keep your eyes peeled I guess :o
edit 2:
erm so it kinda works essentially you can play without a chromium based browser by using the desktop wrapper but you cant login so pick your poison I guess? yea alas nothing can be done unless I can somehow get the google/discord Oauth to work on the wrapper...
Q: Can this run on my toaster? A: Of course it can provided you can download files on it and it runs a chromium based browser
Q: How do I remove the extension? A: Easy you simply go to your extension or add-on manager page in your browser and remove it or you can temporarily turn it off if needed (but why would you ever delete the extension... surely its not because the outfits look too good...)
Q: Can I contribute to this by making my own custom skin? A: Of course! I would love if you came up with your own custom skin and contributed to the extension please refer down to the contributing section for information on how to do so
- Thats it for now if you have a question you simply can't think of the answer for then feel free to open a issue just make sure your not being a little timmy...
Whats that? You want to make your own custom skin and have it added to the extension? Thats great! keep reading to figure out how you can do this
(im still working on the instructions for this please be patient until I make them then you can start contributing :D)
Hold on a minute little timmy I know you want to make your own extension and thought it was probably a good idea to just clone this one and add a few things right?
well I have no problem against that as long as your not simply cloning the extension and giving it a different name then saying you made it... that's sad I spent a lot of time working on this...
if you do clone this to make your own extension I would appreciate if you gave me credit and linked back to this repo thanks :D
Thank you for reading this hopefully all your questions and other stuff have been answered enjoy the extension more features will be on the way!