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How do I biuld a game?
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 6:53 pm
by LtForce
when I try to build a game GameBuilder shows me these errors"
missing files:
glidedrv.dll;
softdrv.dll;
softdrv2.dll;
vorbisfile_d.dll;
vorbis_d.dll;
ogg_d.dll;
Mfc42.dll;
Msvcrt.dll;
coldet.dll;
uninstal.exe;
rflogo.bmp;
startup.wav;
a_lvlsmoke.bmp;
lvlsmoke.dll;
a_bubbl.bmp;
loopbzzt.wav;
onebzzt.wav;
menubackround.bmp;
menubar2.bmp;
title.avi;
When I finish building and try to launch .exe it just shows Genesis3D video and turns off.
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 8:43 pm
by QuestOfDreams
The GameBuilder application is seriously outdated, just don't use it.
From the docs:
Making a Demo
Making a demo or a complete game with Reality Factory is easy. Just create a "minimum installation" - a set of directories containing only the files necessary to run Reality Factory. Then you'll need to add the rest of you game contents - levels, actors, sounds, bitmaps, and video files used by your game.
To put together a demo or a game with Reality Factory, first build your game in the standard Reality Factory directories. Then, move your files to the "minimum installation" directory and test them. Set up Reality Factory so it reflects the correct settings for your game. This means using the IniEditor to pick the correct opening splash or cut scene, menu.ini file and all the rest. Make sure your levels run properly and that they have all been compiled. Then use the VFS Explorer to locate the files that comprise your game and place them in a single VFS file.
Your game is now ready to be distributed, using a ZIP file or one of the many installer programs available on the web.
Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 1:46 pm
by LtForce
Well, I tried creating my own VFS file, but when I edit IniEditor to make Starting level my preffered level and lauch RF it just starts basic level.
P.S.: Could you please say excatly how to make minimum install?
Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:05 pm
by LtForce
Here is what I managed to do:
I disabled char selection menu and name selection menu and now it works, but player isnot on the right angle(he's walking on his belly)
but the gun position is good
Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:14 pm
by Juutis
P.S.: Could you please say excatly how to make minimum install?
I think making the "minimum installation" means removing all the stuff that isn't needed to run the game.
I would do this by first copying the whole RF folder to another folder, so I don't delete anything permanently. Then open up the new folder and delete all the folders inside it (tools, docs, icons, source) exept 'install', 'media' and 'scripts'.
Then start cleaning up the remaining folders.
'Install' won't probably have anything but the necessary files. The 'scripts' folder may contain some scripts you don't use in the game. If so, they should be removed. In the 'media' folder there is probably a lot of unneeded stuff, mostly in the 'levels' subfolder. Now, I'm not sure about this at all, but I think that only the .bsp files are needed there. You may also have some unused bitmaps, actors etc. that should be deleted too.
And to make a game ready for distribution, you would simply zip the cleaned RF folder or use an installer program.
Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:26 pm
by jonas
LtForce wrote:Well, I tried creating my own VFS file, but when I edit IniEditor to make Starting level my preffered level and lauch RF it just starts basic level.
P.S.: Could you please say excatly how to make minimum install?
You run the realityfactory installer, and install it in a new folder with the minimal install selected. Then add in your files into the new install folder.