Moviebattles II minimizer for Windows XP, Vista and 7!

(Mac & Linux coders, contact me, source is open, lets make it work)

Windows XP, Vista, 7 users:

Version 1.3: mb2miniv1_3.zip v1.3 Released on 19.05.2010 ( Bugfix: Icon SysTray Removal )

Version 1.2: mb2miniv1_2.zip v1.2 Released on 15.05.2010 ( GFX Update )

Version 1.1: mb2miniv1_1.zip v1.1 Released on 15.05.2010 ( 'Play MB2' Feature )

Version 1.0: mb2mini.zip v1.0 Released on 14.05.2010

What is this?

This is my contribution to the greatest lightsabering game ever, Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy,
and more so, to Moviebattles 2, the greatest mod of all time! :)
It provides
* a quick way to minimize the game
* a quick way to launch the game
* a quick way to setup your minimizing keybinds & remember them...
* a quick way to check for new updates to Moviebattles 2
* a quick way to engage in the forums with the community!
* option to bind minimize and maximize to one key only, or 2 separate keys
* tested for Windows XP, Vista and 7 by players of MB2
* doesnt leak memory, doesnt eat CPU, size is 21 kilobytes
* v1.1 has a quick launch for starting moviebattles from the system tray
* + maybe other cool features to come, depending on the amount of coffee I have left, my work schedule and the feedback.
* + command line keybind parameters feature possibly incoming for shortcutting

Why use it?

Jedi Academy minimizer by a fellow finn Antti Keskinen from 2003 has problems remembering my hotkeys
and I got annoyed by accidentally minimizing Jedi Academy while playing Moviebattles with the defaults
so I decided to code a program that would remember my key binds 100 percent surely, even after rebooting my computer etc.
Also, I managed to squeeze the code in tighter totalling to 18 kilobytes in size in comparison to the old minimizer I used
which was 48 kilobytes. Then I thought, hey, this might be useful for other Jedi Academy / Moviebattles 2 players, and here we are!

I bug tested this thing and it runs solid, doesnt crash, remembers the keybinds, doesnt leak memory, has error reporting, etc.

mb2mini does not create or use any files, unless you desire to customize your own keybinds and save new ones.
It will only create a config.cfg file incase you do customize the binds. Otherwise it wont need any resources like that.
Basically this is a full equivalent to the old jedi academy minimizer but it does everything better.

Why I made it?

I've been playing Moviebattles 2 for many years now, and I wanted to use my programming abilities to bring some good for the
fellow Moviebattles 2 star wars enthusiasts :)

How to use it?

Just start it up in and all instructions are inside the 'About' section if you right click on it. Requires no installation.

What do I need to use it?

The Windows operating system, no direct-x, no .NET, nothing of that sort.

More Questions? PM me or email me at