JPodman

JPodman is a Java 17 Swing tool for managing Monster Truck Madness 1 & 2 pod.ini POD file mount lists.

Features

• Dual-list POD manager for moving POD files between mounted and available lists.
• Startup loading dialog while initial POD lists are read and scanned.
• Name filters above both mounted and available POD lists.
• Reads and writes MTM/TRI pod.ini files.
• Creates a new pod.ini when one does not already exist.
• Discovers .pod files in the game folder and configured extra POD folders.
• Configurable active POD limit, defaulting to 99, with preset buttons for MTM1, MTM2 trial/retail, MTM2 patched, and community patch setups.
• POD metadata labels using POD parsing: tracks are detected from .SIT files and trucks from .TRK files.
• Displays track metadata in light blue and truck metadata in light red.
• Exports the current mounted POD list without modifying the game pod.ini.
• Optional save-and-launch workflow for monster.exe (retail) or monsterx.exe (trial).
• Reads monster.exe / monsterx.exe ProductVersion metadata on Windows through JNA when available.
• Reads optional system/monster.ini podLimit values added by community patches.
• Shows detected/suggested POD limit information in the status bar as a warning only.
• Preferences dialog with JSON storage in the user's OS-specific config folder.
• Windows-only registry info and reset tools using JNA-based registry access.
• JNA registry support targets the 32-bit Windows registry view used by MTM1 & 2.

Build And Run

mvn test
mvn package
java -jar target/jpodman.jar

Behavior

• The app starts even when the selected folder has no monster.exe, monsterx.exe, or pod.ini.
• Missing pod.ini loads as an empty mount list. Saving creates pod.ini if the folder is writable.
• If saving fails, JPodman warns that no data was persisted and keeps the in-memory list intact.
• The standard active POD limit is 99. Change it from Tools > Preferences.
• The active limit is controlled only by the user preference.
• Detected executable ProductVersion data and system/monster.ini podLimit values are warning/read-only hints and do not enforce the active limit.
• File > Export POD List writes a readable text export without changing the game pod.ini.

Preferences

Preferences are stored as JSON in the user's config folder:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/JPodman/preferences.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%/JPodman/preferences.json
• Linux/Unix: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/JPodman/preferences.json or ~/.config/JPodman/preferences.json

The preferences file stores the POD limit, extra POD folders, folder scan depth, sort mode, always-on-top mode, and view mode.

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License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE.