How can I turn the finished game into executable file?
by phillip · in General Discussion · 11/28/2006 (8:39 am) · 8 replies
I'm not sure if I'm in the right room, but I'm just wondering how can I make my finished game into an executable file? can anyone can help me on this?
thank in advance
thank in advance
#2
11/30/2006 (11:18 pm)
Well I'm not really sure what kind of file will the game produce-the final version. I just finished the connect4 game and I want my friends to test out without loading up the level builder or having the torque compiler in their machine. Basically, I want to send them the game file so they can click on it to play the game without installing the torque. It will be great if you can tell me or you can point into the right direction where I can find the resources of how to do that because I searched on it, but I haven't found anything on it. I'm using TGB. 
#3
11/30/2006 (11:48 pm)
Philip is talking about giving the game to his friends as a fully published version, a version that you would distribute on the Net or publish via CD/DVD-Rom in stores etc. But personally, I don't know how o do it with TGE either, in TGB and 3D GameStudio (my former engine) the level editors had options to build your game and it took out all the unnecessary files such as the .cs files etc. and left it with the compiled .dso files and copied/pasted the engine executable in the output folder.
#4
11/30/2006 (11:54 pm)
You will need to keep main.cs though 
#5
1. Play your game. Make sure all your cs files have been compiled into dso
2. copy all of your game files to another folder.
[example]
folder myFirstGame
Copy your exe, main.cs, console.log, common folder, game folder. (the one with server, client, data folders) to this folder.
3. Play your game from this folder to make sure it works.
4. delete all cs files eccept main.cs in each folder.
5.Play your game to make sure it still works and that you didnt delete anything important.
6. zip up myFirstGame folder
7. Send the zip to your friends.
12/01/2006 (5:48 am)
To send your game to your friends is easy.1. Play your game. Make sure all your cs files have been compiled into dso
2. copy all of your game files to another folder.
[example]
folder myFirstGame
Copy your exe, main.cs, console.log, common folder, game folder. (the one with server, client, data folders) to this folder.
3. Play your game from this folder to make sure it works.
4. delete all cs files eccept main.cs in each folder.
5.Play your game to make sure it still works and that you didnt delete anything important.
6. zip up myFirstGame folder
7. Send the zip to your friends.
#6
12/01/2006 (2:30 pm)
Thank everyone for the inputs and thank Mike for showing me how to do that, very appreciated. I will start right away.
#7
12/01/2006 (2:32 pm)
Thank everyone for the inputs and thank Mike for showing me how to do that, very appreciated. I will start right away. 
Torque Owner AllynMcelrath
But, if you are asking how do you compile the EXE, then you would need something like visual studio, or something.