{"id":902,"date":"2020-01-09T17:27:48","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T17:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shmupcreator.com\/doc\/?docs=shmupcreator\/getting-started\/exporting-a-game"},"modified":"2024-07-23T16:04:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T16:04:04","slug":"exporting-a-game","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.shmupcreator.com\/doc\/?docs=shmupcreator\/getting-started\/exporting-a-game","title":{"rendered":"Distributing a game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once you are satisfied with your game, you can build it and distribute it. The result is a directory containing a stand-alone executable and all your assets and files.<\/p>\n<p>Note that all your sound and music assets are packed and encrypted. The stand-alone game uses a more optimized sound format as well as protects your assets.<\/p>\n<p>To export a game, click on <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shmupcreator.com\/doc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/toolbar_openGameEditor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"44\" height=\"22\" \/> to open the <strong>Game editor<\/strong>, then click on the\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-907\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shmupcreator.com\/doc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/icon_buildGame.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" \/> <strong>Build my game<\/strong> icon to build your game.<br \/>The assets will be compiled, and your game will be copied to the Build directory where your game is saved (in <em>MyDocuments\/bulostudio\/MyGame\/<\/em>).<br \/><br \/><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> depending on the number of music and sounds of your game, the build can take some time. Don&#8217;t panic! It should be faster the second time.<\/em><br \/><br \/>The simplest way to find the exported game location is to click on the <strong>Reveal <\/strong>icon <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1524 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shmupcreator.com\/doc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/game_RevealExplo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" \/>: doing so will open the directory where your game is built.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to distribute the game, you just have to copy the full build directory and send it to your friends.<\/p>\n<p>You need to install the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2019 x86 to run the game. You can download the vc_redist.x64.exe there:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/vs\/17\/release\/vc_redist.x64.exe\">https:\/\/aka.ms\/vs\/17\/release\/vc_redist.x64.exe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In order for the game to work, DirectX9c should be installed on your PC.<br \/>If you need to install it on a new computer, you&#8217;ll find the install there:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/download\/details.aspx?id=8109\">https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/download\/details.aspx?id=8109<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":103,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-902","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shmupcreator.com\/doc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/docs\/902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shmupcreator.com\/doc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shmupcreator.com\/doc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmupcreator.com\/doc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=902"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmupcreator.com\/doc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/docs\/902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1766,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmupcreator.com\/doc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/docs\/902\/revisions\/1766"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmupcreator.com\/doc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/docs\/103"}],"next":[{"title":"Steam Deck","link":"https:\/\/www.shmupcreator.com\/doc\/?docs=shmupcreator\/getting-started\/steam-deck","href":"https:\/\/www.shmupcreator.com\/doc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/docs\/3016"}],"prev":[{"title":"Tips and tricks","link":"https:\/\/www.shmupcreator.com\/doc\/?docs=shmupcreator\/getting-started\/tips-and-tricks","href":"https:\/\/www.shmupcreator.com\/doc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/docs\/2333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shmupcreator.com\/doc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmupcreator.com\/doc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fdoc_tag&post=902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}