Question - IDE Making executable (windows) need visual studio 14..

[Niels]

Hi everyone,

I bought gm:studio2 yesterday to make a executable of my game concept. but it failed because I haven't got the right path linked to visual studio in the preferences...

I DO have visual studio 2015(?) installed on my pc (think it came with Unity), but when I try to link to it in gm:studio2 it can't find it.

So do I need the IDE, team services, or studio code from the microsoft visual studio site? Or do I need a older version?

 

[Nocturne]

The default install of VS2015 Community does not install the required components so you may need to update it. Check this article here: http://help.yoyogames.com/hc/en-us/articles/235186048-Setting-Up-For-Windows

 

[Niels]

thanks, that page will guide me through the process of setting up my compiler

 

[Christoffer Karlsson]

I have a bug where i have to remove the cache file in %appdata% every now and then, or else it fail to run / compile
Have reported it, just wanted to let you know if you have the same problem.

 

[Niels]

not yet, tried it with the guide nocturne linked and it works well now
1 more question: is it possible to make a 1 time executable (.exe) like in gm:studio 1.4? can only seem to compile to installers

 

[Nocturne]

The compiled exe is not available in 2.0. The tools are outdated and you don't get all the extra files that may be required to run the game. The recommended way is to make an installer, but you can also make a ZIP of the files.

 

[Mike]

Reasons for not having a stand alone exe:
https://forum.yoyogames.com/index.php?threads/set-default-build-type.6080/#post-44376