HTML5 deployment does not work (WIN/MAC works fine)

[Dr_Allard]

Hi All,

So after finally finishing our game, we of course ran into an issue with the deployment.

The game runs fine when playtesting from RPG Maker, as well as the deployed versions for WIN/MAC. When deploying in HTML5 for browser however, it instantly gets:

TypeError
Cannot read property 'length' of undefined

I have tried to seach the forums for this issue, but all issues with the same error I found got this error in playtesting, so you could use the debug console. (which I understand is not possible in the deployed version)

Does anybody have any ideas what might be causing the problem?

Best regards,
Marcus

 

[Poryg]

If you open it with a browser, you can open the browser's dev console. Either way it looks to me like you opened it with Google Chrome, didn't you?

 

[Dr_Allard]

Thanks for your reply! The deployment was uploaded to our FTP and opened with Chrome through our web page. Thanks for the tips regarding the console, I got the following information:

Uncaught ReferenceError: process is not defined
at SRD_GameUpgrade.js:604
at SRD_GameUpgrade.js:1109

rpg_managers.js:1954 TypeError: Cannot read property 'length' of undefined
at Object._.preloadImageFolder (SRD_PreloaderCore.js:608)
at Object._.setupImagePreloads (SRD_PreloaderCore.js:709)
at Scene_Boot.start (SRD_PreloaderCore.js:769)
at Function.SceneManager.updateScene (rpg_managers.js:2024)
at Function.SceneManager.updateScene (SRD_Debug_SpeedUp.js:162)
at Function.SceneManager.updateMain (rpg_managers.js:1988)
at Function.SceneManager.update (rpg_managers.js:1907)
SceneManager.catchException @ rpg_managers.js:1954

I am not sure if this post should still stay in the deployment section, apologies if it needs to be moved!

 

[Poryg]

SRD_GameUpgrade.js is nwjs only. Just like his SuperToolsEngine. So it won't work on web deployment.

 

[Andar]

the game itself is HTML - the so-called Windows and Mac Deployments are nothing but a browser for launching the HTML5-game you created.

So best guess is that your deployment was either damaged or got into a filepath that is not allowed for browsers. I suggest redeploying into a different folder to test those two possibilities.

If that still gives the error, we need the console screenshot mentioned above. That will contain the full error trace with the details to see where it came from.
Unfortunately your text copy of the info is incomplete, a screenshot is always better. It misses parts like the full browser path where the game is uploaded to and a few other things. And I suspect that might be the cause due to the trace including both preloader and upgrade plugins, those are very dependend on correct paths.

EDIT: ninja'd

 

[Dr_Allard]

Hi All,

Thanks so much for your support! I have tried to deploy it again to a different folder, but the same issue comes up. I am not sure how to get more information from the console, I copied everything that showed up in Chrome.

If it's of any help, I re-uploaded the game to our FTP and is reachable through this link:

https://www.beyond-dawn.com/game/html5

Please let me know if there is any more information I can provide!

 

[Poryg]

SRD_GameUpgrade.js is nwjs only. Just like his SuperToolsEngine. So it won't work on web deployment.

No matter how you deploy it, this will always stay as a fact.

 

[Dr_Allard]

Ah, I missed this post! Thanks for the information, much appreciated!