downloading games. . .

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Oct 15 2006, 8:11 am
how do you make it so that other people can run their own servers by 'downloading and run your own game' i dont know if it's clear what i mean here. can anyone tell me how?
Oct 15 2006, 8:13 am
When you go to publish games and create a new hub entry, in step 1, choose "Game or other item for players".
Oct 17 2006, 4:28 am
In response to DeathAwaitsU
how are you meant to know what the url is?
Oct 17 2006, 8:38 am
In response to Mrbunny88
The URL to what? If you mean the URL the ZIP that'll allow others to download the game, you have to upload your ZIP file to a host (BYOND membership gives you space to upload games too) and then use the URL to the uploaded ZIP.
Oct 17 2006, 9:40 pm
In response to Mrbunny88
Mrbunny88 wrote:
how are you meant to know what the url is?

You don't know what the URL is. You can click the "Download and run your own game" link, and then it gives you a .dms file. Instead of saving that file open it, and DreamSeeker opens and downloads the game. You don't need to get into URLs, and BYOND does every downloading and storing of the game for you automatically.
Oct 18 2006, 3:01 am
In response to Android Data
thats not what hes talking about android boy...

you have to upload your host files to a website, and then use the url of the file on that site,
ie: http://www.MySite.com/MyGame.zip

this same topic gets posted like once a week, byond should add a FAQ section to these forums
Oct 18 2006, 7:43 am (Edited on Oct 18 2006, 8:46 am)
In response to DeathAwaitsU
I don't mean to be redundant but...

I have read all of the forum posts that I could find about this and no matter where I upload the file or how I package it(this includes making sure it doesnt put the files inside a folder inside the zip) It always says unzip failed when someone tries to download it
Oct 18 2006, 9:06 am
In response to KirbyAllStar
In Dream Maker, go to Build > Package Files > World executable file > Finish. This'll create a ZIP for you. Upload this ZIP to a website somewhere and link to it.
Oct 19 2006, 6:04 am
In response to DeathAwaitsU
thats exactly what I do, but it doesnt work
Oct 19 2006, 6:05 am
In response to KirbyAllStar
KirbyAllStar wrote:
thats exactly what I do, but it doesnt work

You're entering in the URL wrong.
Oct 19 2006, 6:09 am (Edited on Oct 19 2006, 7:01 am)
In response to Elation
lol no I copy it exactly, and it doesnt work, any advice on where to upload it?

[Edit]

I found a place that it works at
Oct 19 2006, 10:41 pm
In response to Falacy
Falacy wrote:
thats not what hes talking about android boy...

Oh, wait. Sorry, I thought he was referring to knowing the URL of another hub entry.