EXE file that will download your torque game.

#21 The components will depend on your project.

The most basic folders, off the top of my head, would be

- all the .dll files in root torque folder
- your .exe file
- starter.fps or equivalent folder containing all of your assets.

#22 @Thomas Natale

Definitely a start for me. I am very unfamiliar with installers, but it's very important that I learn this.

Thanks very much,
Tatjana

#23 Still trying.

As far as Tarma, I'm still confused on exactly which Torque files belong in what Tarma installation folders so that I can proceed.

As far as Venus, in the select component section, I pressed add and then the "add files wizard" popup came. I pressed "select directory" and chose the entire Torque directory. The entire contents populated. And then after clicking "next", what would I select in the Application Executable pulldown list?

Thanks again,
Tatjana

#24 Well.. for now, you'd select TorqueDemo.exe, if that's what the executable is called.

One thing to note.. You selected the ENTIRE torque folder? including the source code and .dlls? shouldn't you be selecting something inside torque that you've been working on, such as the example folder?

Or did you make your own project and stuff?

Fill us in..

#25 Question...

I used the NullSoft Installer for my last game. It works OK, but I had this annoying feature enabled that caused it to "verify" the installer before installation every time, which took time.

Anyone remember how to disable this?

#26 @Thomas Natale-- I wish you a very prosperous life!!

I followed through and only added the example directory. Everything works well now with much thanks to you. :- )

Thank you very much,

~Tatjana

#27 For the rest of us, just like me, who are new to installer programs. I'm currently working from Windows XP.

These are my steps with working with Venus

1) Please download Venus from the www.spaceblue.com/venis/
------there is a one month trial basis, the commercial license is $30 U.S. After buying the license, the makers will send you the registration number by your email account. The registeration takes place in the "help" in the menu bar of Venus

2) Once your mission has been completed (ex. starter.fps) in Torque
------a) in the second menu bar, just right of the new sheet icon, is the wizard icon (looks like a blue witch's hat)
------b) click on the blue wizard icon, in the General Application Settings, I (myself) selected both the "Use Modern Interface" and "Add Uninstaller". I (myself) left the "Number of Component Sections" to 1 (one) In the "Installer Pages", I selected the last three pages (License is important too). The "Application Name" is your project given name, example "A Living Garden". Click "Next".

3) Page 2 of 5, In the "Application Version", I put 1.0. In the "Default Install Directory" the window should look like $PROGRAMFILES\A Living Garden. In the "Output File" I changed the name to A Living Garden.exe

4) Page 3 of 5, You will will a large "Component Files" window. Below this window, please click on the Add button. There will be a popup box "Add files wizard". Before I go on here, I would copy and paste the working Torque desktop icon (lnk) into the example directory folder. Please press the "Select Directory" button, and select the example folder, just to blue highlight, not to open (Torque->SDK->example). Then press the OK button. The entire contents of the example dirctory will populate the large component file window. Click on Next.

5) Page 4 of 5, In the "Application Executable" window, please select the desktop icon that you had copy and pasted. The previously existing torqueDemo.exe didn't work for me, but the pasted desktop icon did. I left the "Set Compressor" to auto.
Click on Next.

6) Page 5 of 5, I left everything as is and pressed the Finish button. Once the Finish button has been pressed, a Venus IX popup will appear asking to save the newly generated script. Press the yes button. You code will appear. From here, I pressed the compile button (looks like multicolored building blocks right of the binocular icon). This process will take a while.

Once this is all done, your installer will be found in C:/Program Files/Venus. It did for me.