Exe Icon not showing

[kupo15]

When I compile my game with a custom icon, how come sometimes the icon is displayed and other times it doesn't? This is what I see when it doesn't display properly

I have to re compile when this happens and hope that it actually works

 

[Rafsun82]

Maybe that unexpected icon is one of the subimages of the icon file?

 

[kupo15]

Nope, all the subimages to me look like different resolution and sizes of the same image

 

[jimaroonie]

Hey, I've been messing around with this forever and there's no rhyme nor reason as far as I can deduce. Some tips though:

1. Definitely ensure your .ico file has multiple resolutions in it. Create one using something like https://www.icoconverter.com/ and use your Windows (10) view settings to see if it appears correctly using different display modes (e.g. large icons, extra large icons etc.).
2. When exporting, try different folder destinations for sure. I was saving to the project root folder and always would see the default icon (as pictured by the OP) instead of mine in everything other than Context display mode. In the end, I just saved to my D: drive. Copying my .exe into the project file still shows it as a default icon though. Maybe this is some Windows 10 way of indexing icons but it's bloody annoying.
3. Don't spend too much time trying to work it out. If anyone has any clear instructions here, please, let us all know.

 

[2Dcube]

Also try right-click -> refresh after compiling. Sometimes Windows just hasn't updated the icon in my experience.