Questions tagged [installer]
Installers are software used to install other software. They deploy the content of the software, including required third-party libraries, and make sure the software has the proper permissions to run. This tag is to be used when creating such a software for a game.
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Install Unreal Engine 4.22.2 on Ubuntu 22.04
I am trying to setup NDDS on Ubuntu 22.04 which requires Unreal Engine 4.22.2.
Looking at the oldest available versions of Unreal Engine for Linux, I don't find 4.22.2. What do you suggest to do?
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How to install game with dependencies on Linux?
I am creating a game using C and some libraries. I wish to not require my users to download anything but the game as most games are self contained. What is the usual process for compiling and ...
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Playing a game as it's downloading, how do they do it?
I always believed this was a feature only mobile games had, until I played world of warcraft and guild wars 2
To give you and example Tera Online takes 48 hours to download and completely instal if ...
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How to set up a cross-platform game project that can install standalone or via Steam?
I'm thinking about developing a game. I want to make it cross-platform for Windows, Debian-based Linux and MAC (arm / x86) from the start, which will of course take a bit more time but it also helps ...
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How do I make Inno Setup quit if the system does not meet minimum requirements?
We are developing a game using Inno Setup and require a feature where the installer detects system specs (CPU, GPU, RAM, Disk Space) and automatically quits or prompts to quit if the requirements are ...
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How can I install Unreal engine on a PC with metered connection or completelly offline?
I need to get Unreal Engine 4 as soon as possible on my desktop PC, in order to complete a task. However, the computer is on a metered connection and downloading it there would cost me about 3 pizzas ...
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Build Unity project from source without Unity Editor
I am trying to create an installer which will download the source of the latest release of a Unity project from a repository hosted on Github and then build it into an executable file. I have tried ...
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How can I make my C++ game which installs its own DLL files?
Example: Minecraft is the same single .exe from the moment it's downloaded. Installations occur fairly quickly (very painless) for the selected version.
My case: I have a C++ game which uses the ...
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GenerateProjectFile error Referenced directory [...] does not exist
I am following this tutorial to install Unreal Engine 4.22 from GitHub on Windows. I forked the project and cloned it on my computer. I've executed Setup.bat and ...
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Unreal Engine Size on Disk
I want to install Unreal Engine 4 from the epic game launcher but I have the following problem: If I want to install the engine after about 50% it says I don't have enough space on my disk, and if I ...
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MonoGame game does not work on other pc, when installed by WiX
I made a simple tetris game. I wanted to give it to my friend, so that he could test it. I made very fast WiX project and setted up every file from bin/Debug. On my ...
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Shortcut Not Found (installing game created in GameMaker)
I tested the game I created on 4 computers (ALL Windows 7) and had the following problem at installation time.
The shortcut created by the installer itself came like this:
When I click the following ...
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Is it still possible to install Unity?
When trying to install Unity I am getting the following error:
The download of version ... was cancelled.
I checked that there are no spaces in the path.
Also I can not Sign in.
When I provide ...
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What legalese is required in a game installer?
So I've seen a lot of installers, and on almost (if not every one, I don't keep track), all of them, there is a EULA, and specific items that are seen on all installers. However, I'm going to be ...
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How to create installer package with custom artstyle?
When you publish a finished game you might consider making, for example, a Windows installer package.
I have found quite a few applications that can do that. But I couldn't find any that support ...
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