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Giving my game to other people?

by Mike Walsh · in Torque Game Engine · 01/21/2006 (8:40 am) · 3 replies

I made my own little variation of the FPS starter kit, how do i send it to my friends to play online?

i thought that i had it, but when we tried joining each others games it told us that our files were different, even though we were both using the exact same copy...

I just need a tutorial on how to make your game available for download, what files to copy etc..

thanks!
-Mike
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Torque 3D Owner Jorge Luis Gandulfo
#1
01/21/2006 (12:07 pm)
Aren't you getting any error from the Client console.log?

Why don't you check that file first?

Try hosting a dedicated server and also check for errors in console.log, maybe you find out something there as well.

Torque Owner Mike Walsh
#2
01/21/2006 (12:35 pm)
Sorry. I'll be a little more specific..
When i gave my friend the game, we can both run a server, but we couldn't join each others game..

heres what the console log had

Could not locate texture: SaturnineFps/data/shapes/lanterns/Mtl
Sending request for file SaturnineFps/data/shapes/lanterns/Mtl
Sending request for file SaturnineFps/data/shapes/lanterns/Mtl.jpg
Sending request for file SaturnineFps/data/shapes/lanterns/Mtl.png
Sending request for file SaturnineFps/data/shapes/lanterns/Mtl.gif
Sending request for file SaturnineFps/data/shapes/lanterns/Mtl.bmp
Sending request for file SaturnineFps/data/shapes/Mtl
Sending request for file SaturnineFps/data/shapes/Mtl.jpg
Sending request for file SaturnineFps/data/shapes/Mtl.png
Sending request for file SaturnineFps/data/shapes/Mtl.gif
Sending request for file SaturnineFps/data/shapes/Mtl.bmp
Sending request for file SaturnineFps/data/Mtl
Sending request for file SaturnineFps/data/Mtl.jpg
Sending request for file SaturnineFps/data/Mtl.png
Sending request for file SaturnineFps/data/Mtl.gif
Sending request for file SaturnineFps/data/Mtl.bmp
Sending request for file SaturnineFps/Mtl
Sending request for file SaturnineFps/Mtl.jpg
Sending request for file SaturnineFps/Mtl.png
Sending request for file SaturnineFps/Mtl.gif
Sending request for file SaturnineFps/Mtl.bmp
Sending request for file SaturnineFps/data/shapes/lanterns/stone
Sending request for file SaturnineFps/data/shapes/lanterns/stone.alpha.jpg
No such file 'SaturnineFps/data/shapes/lanterns/Mtl'.
No such file 'SaturnineFps/data/shapes/lanterns/Mtl.jpg'.
No such file 'SaturnineFps/data/shapes/lanterns/Mtl.png'.
No such file 'SaturnineFps/data/shapes/lanterns/Mtl.gif'.
No such file 'SaturnineFps/data/shapes/lanterns/Mtl.bmp'.
No such file 'SaturnineFps/data/shapes/Mtl'.
No such file 'SaturnineFps/data/shapes/Mtl.jpg'.
No such file 'SaturnineFps/data/shapes/Mtl.png'.
No such file 'SaturnineFps/data/shapes/Mtl.gif'.
No such file 'SaturnineFps/data/shapes/Mtl.bmp'.
No such file 'SaturnineFps/data/Mtl'.


and it keeps going like that
then it gives up and spits out a "artwork is not matching" error.
i don't understand why it would do that if it works when we run the server.. but not when we join one?

Torque Owner Allan Stewart
#3
01/22/2006 (7:45 am)
Heres a quick Tut on getting your game to your friends.

1: Delete all .cs files located in you files. Except for the main.cs in the start.fps folder(youmain file folder)
Use bat files to delete the files quickly s14.invisionfree.com/Rules_Of_Engagement/index.php?showtopic=41

2: Delete all unused DSO,CS,JPG,PNG,BAC and any other file your game does not use but you had once experimented with, This will make the files smaller.

3. I would use the install creator pro for doing up the files into a install program. www.clickteam.com/

I can post a full tut later on , on this topic using a few different installers , A bit busy at the moment though