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[Problem]Game wont start up!

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 5:08 pm
by ZFG
Ok, so I just heard about this program and I want to start developing. But when I try make my game start, it doesn't do anything. I have tried to drag it to the EXE, not working, Zip it as a .love file, not working. So have no Idea have to get it to work. Anyone had this problem?

Re: [Problem]Game wont start up!

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 5:18 pm
by osuf oboys
Could very well be that you have a box2d error and that it shuts down as soon as you start it. Try running the game with an empty main file and see if you can get a black screen at least. I tend to run it through a command prompt / terminal but dragging to the exe should also work. On windows: start>run/search>cmd, cd to the directory above the game folder and run "c:\program(...)\love\love.exe <gamefolder>" where <gamefolder> is the name of the folder of the game (the one containing main.lua).

Re: [Problem]Game wont start up!

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 5:55 pm
by Skofo
You made sure that the folder/love file you're using have a main.lua in the root directory?

Re: [Problem]Game wont start up!

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:02 pm
by ZFG
Skofo wrote:You made sure that the folder/love file you're using have a main.lua in the root directory?
Yeah, I have. Trying the CMD method now.

EDIT: The Love program is working fine without the game files inplented.

Re: [Problem]Game wont start up!

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:17 pm
by Skofo
Mind uploading the love file in question for us?

Re: [Problem]Game wont start up!

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:41 pm
by lbhoward
Hmmm, define 'won't start' it sounds to me as if

A) You aren't dragging the root folder with your main.lua and game.conf
or
B) You are, however your script causes an immediate crash with no error

As Skofo says - upload the love file or your main.lua and we can take at look-see.

Re: [Problem]Game wont start up!

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:47 pm
by ZFG
Here you go!

Re: [Problem]Game wont start up!

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:49 pm
by Skofo
Works perfectly for me. :shock: Perhaps there's something wrong with your LOVE installation.

Re: [Problem]Game wont start up!

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:52 pm
by Sslaxx
Skofo wrote:Works perfectly for me. :shock: Perhaps there's something wrong with your LOVE installation.
This is what I'm leaning towards, Skofo, re http://www.sonicfangameshq.com/forum/sh ... php?t=5313 this thread when I'd tried to help him.

Re: [Problem]Game wont start up!

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:52 pm
by lbhoward
Comfirmed - works perfectly O.o

Hmmm - did you mention what OS you are using?

If you are using Vista it might be worth disabling that silly UAC feature or whatever it is called - fortunately I decimated mine a while back so I don't recall its name, have you tried rightclicking the .love file and 'Run as... Administrator'?