Running byond games without byond..

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Nov 29 2009, 3:44 pm
A while back someone posted something about a way to create an exe for your game that does not require BYOND to run/play it.

I cannot seem to find the post. Anyone have a link or know how to do this?
Nov 29 2009, 3:52 pm
Nov 29 2009, 5:30 pm
In response to Calus CoRPS
Thank you.
Nov 30 2009, 1:03 pm
In response to Calus CoRPS
doesn't this *still* download BYOND and install it before running the game?
Nov 30 2009, 1:11 pm
In response to digitalmouse
Nope, Metamorphman's DMB2EXE works by dumping BYOND's binaries into a folder for the new .exe to use. It still needs BYOND, but BYOND doesn't need to be installed and is totally transparent this way.
Nov 30 2009, 2:16 pm
In response to digitalmouse
digitalmouse wrote:
doesn't this *still* download BYOND and install it before running the game?

What you're thinking of is the built in BYOND feature for building exe's. That is simply a downloader/updater attached to the game files.
Nov 30 2009, 5:42 pm
In response to Jeff8500
I really need to look into that further. Are there any quirks with it worth knowing about?
Dec 1 2009, 6:16 am
In response to Foomer
Since it works by creating a temporary and incomplete BYOND installation every time you start the game, some BYOND features won't work right.
Dec 1 2009, 3:26 pm
In response to Kaioken
Which features exactly?