Problem sharing game with friends

[TheGamedawg]

So recently I finished a short demo and I wanted to share it with a couple friends for testing purposes.  So I zipped it up and placed it on Google Drive so they can download it.  However when they do and unzip it, it says that the game is missing several sound and animation files and will not run.


When I open the files for the game on my computer, those files are indeed missing.  However the game still runs for me since the missing files are not actually used.  What's going on here?

 

[Shaz]

Did you go through the Deployment process to prepare the game for your friends?  When you tested on your own computer, did you just run it from your original project, or from the deployed version?  I would suspect that you're just running from your project, and if you run from the Deployed version, you would have the same issues.


You didn't mention what files are missing, so I'm going to go out on a limb and say it could be some vehicle graphics maybe?  There are certain files that get loaded as soon as the game is launched, whether they are used or not.  Vehicle graphics are included in the list.  Or what about files used in some of your plugins?  They are not included in deployment by default, and you either need to copy them manually or edit the plugins (or use the plugin parameters for those that have added the ability) to specify what files are used by plugins and need to be included.


However, without a list of the actual files, we're left guessing.  I suggest you go to the deployed files and try and run those rather than running from your project - that should allow you to get the same errors your friends are getting, and start working through it from there.