Create game & distribute without need for RTP at all?

[Jernau Gurgeh]

Hi, I'm sorry to ask this because I'm sure it's an annoyance that has been asked many times before, but I've searched the forums and can't find a solid answer.

Firstly, is it actually possible to compress and distribute a working game made in RMVX Ace without requiring the RTP at all?

In other words, if I choose not to use any RTP content in my game, or just copy over the few things I might use to my game folders (e.g. the battle animations, a few audio files and some tilesets), will it still actually work without including the full RTP with my distribution EXE, or end users requiring the seperate RTP download and installation from the website?

I am asking this because I would like to share my non-commercial game with a few friends to playtest it. When finished I will initially only be giving it to my immediate family (It's a gift for my nieces & nephews) and I want to make it as easy as possible for them to install.

Secondly, if this is actually possible, does it go against Enterbrain's EULA for widespread distribution of a non-commercial game? And/or for a commercial game? Do they stipulate you need to include the RTP or have end-users download and install it to distribute and play a game created in RPG Maker, even if that game doesn't actually contain any RTP content?

Thank you!

 

[YoraeRasante]

As far as I know, RTP is just a package of files you already paid for to use, so you got the permission already.

About making your game without it, just open the Game.ini file and change the RTP=RPGVXAce line to just RTP= and you are set.

 

[Sharm]

Yep, totally possible and completely legal, just copy in the stuff you used so it doesn't crash, edit the line the way Waterguy says and you're set.

 

[Jernau Gurgeh]

As far as I know, RTP is just a package of files you already paid for to use, so you got the permission already.

About making your game without it, just open the Game.ini file and change the RTP=RPGVXAce line to just RTP= and you are set.

Yep, totally possible and completely legal, just copy in the stuff you used so it doesn't crash, edit the line the way Waterguy says and you're set.

Great! Thanks! That's so easy!

Actually, I just tried it out a different way by temporarily moving the entire contents of the RTP from its install folder then running the compress data tool with the RTP option checked. I tried installing it on a fresh Windows 7 install in a VirtualBox and it worked fine.

But obviously editing the INI file is much more preferable! The thing is, I'm using a custom font but it still requires VL Gothic to be included. A bit annoying, but it only adds 3mb to my download size, which is much better than 193mb

 

[amerk]

The other thing to bare in mind, if you have any scripts that's using resources from the RTP, you'll want to include those as well.