Want to skip the Launcher? It's possible, without side effects*

[xaduha]

* that I know off.

After it was beta tested in this /r/EliteDangerous/thread I now post the script here.

How it works: When you log-in using a launcher it creates an two part token (a big string) and passes it to EliteDangerous32.exe. My script just saves that token in a shortcut.

How to run it is described in a readme.

 

[erbal]

I imagine that token has a time-based element, so you'll probably need to refresh it at some point ... most likely at the release of a new version, but possibly after each server restart.

 

[xaduha]

Nope, works so far after two updates.

 

[The Lavian]

Still working - thanks for the tip!