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badkneecap
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Posted: 30th Jan 2012 03:28
I've seen a lot of topics for using War Setup 3 to generate the MSI to upload to AppUp. Most of these were for DBP, not AGK. Are there any good guides out there that anyone knows of?
Hockeykid
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Posted: 30th Jan 2012 04:43
I followed this tutorial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMkMJwrqd-8

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Thanks. I already watched that video, but my first impression was that it was really difficult. Then I realized I didn't have the initial project files Lee said he was going to make available. Does anyone know where to get those?
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Posted: 31st Jan 2012 03:14
Also, I watched the video and this was originally written for DBP. How much different is this from AppGameKit? Wouldn't I need the merge file for AppGameKit vs. DBP?
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Posted: 31st Jan 2012 05:05 Edited at: 31st Jan 2012 05:05
Quote: "Also, I watched the video and this was originally written for DBP. How much different is this from AppGameKit? Wouldn't I need the merge file for AppGameKit vs. DBP?"


The only difference between the DBPro and AppGameKit is you don't need the Direct X9 .msn file.

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Posted: 31st Jan 2012 15:26
Is that the "merge" file Lee talks about? Does anyone have a template created for building new .msi's?
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Posted: 1st Feb 2012 05:51
Yes, the "merge module". You can use Lee's template, just go to the "Includes" tab and remove the "merge module" from the "Module" area.

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Posted: 1st Feb 2012 21:33
Whats WAR SETUP¿

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I think this part of my problem. Where do I get Lee's template? I can't find it anywhere.
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Posted: 2nd Feb 2012 02:27
War Setup is a program that takes your .EXE and creates an .MSI file. If you want to publish your game on AppUp, you need to submit an .MSI file.
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Posted: 2nd Feb 2012 05:42
Follow this link to download the template:
http://files.thegamecreators.com/appup/APPUP-MyCoolGame.rar

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Posted: 2nd Feb 2012 08:31
Thanks badkneecap... linky?

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I didn't open that file, but I downloaded the file with the same name but with a .zip extension. I still did not find the project file(s) I am looking for. I was looking for something with a .warsetup extension. I'm I looking for the wrong project extension?
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Posted: 3rd Feb 2012 02:43
Sorry about that, linked you to the wrong file. Here's the right one:

http://files.thegamecreators.com/appup/APPUP-MyFreeInstaller.zip

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Posted: 4th Feb 2012 22:25
Thanks. That was what I was looking for. I was able to compile and get the .MSI created. I installed locally and it seemed to work. I submitted to Intel and just waiting for approval. Thanks for everyone's help. I hope this topic helps others.
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Posted: 16th Feb 2012 02:51
So, I am still trying to compile my first app to the AppUp platform. I created my .EXE and it seems to be working correctly. I am still stuck on creating the .MSI. I signed the .EXE and but I am getting errors when I try and build. Do these look familiar to anyone?



I have to be honest and say that I am becoming more and more frustrated using AGK. It's advertised that you write once and deploy everywhere. I'm spending more time trying to figure out how to distribute than I am writing my games. The documentation and help is horrible. I'm about to start looking for another solution.
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Posted: 20th Feb 2012 03:13
Can anyone explain what these errors are? Can I ignore them, or do I need to fix?
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So, I have made some progress. Somehow I realized that I did not have the most recent version of War Setup installed. So, I installed. However, I got the same errors. But now, my screen matched the screen in Lee's video. I found that he set "Supress Validation" to true, where I had it set to false. So, when I compile, I do not get any errors. Go figure, I have to supress the validation.

But I have a newer problem that I think is easier to resolve. I take the MSI file and remove the shortcut as outlined. I then code sign it and upload to AppUp.

Here's the problem I am having. In AppUp, I download and install. It makes it much further than it ever has before, but I now get a 2009 error. When I look on my desktop, there is a shortcut to my app. It's white (not sure why) and when I double-click, I get the error "You are attempting to open a file of type 'Application Extension' (.dll)". When I check my application folder, my app is there and I can run the .exe with no problem. However, I notice that the application is in "\program files\my comp name\myappname\myappname". Not sure if this is a problem, but my shortcut might be pointing to the wrong location.

In Warsetup, I have:

dstPath - [PersonalFolder]
srcPath - [APPLICATIONFOLDER]\CrazyTiles.exe
workingDir - [APPLICATIONFOLDER]

I'm guessing it's something simple. Anyone else have this problem?
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Posted: 19th Mar 2012 22:21
You can use this tool to check, i hope it helps you
http://appdeveloper.intel.com/en-us/node/1324

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