Making Games with FVGameMaker

    FVGame Maker is a simple tool that takes the media log of a game and uses it to copy the listed files to the necesary folders that are also created by FVGameMaker. To use the program, be sure that media logging is turned on in the game and play it form start to finish. Then run FVGameMaker and select the directory or drive that will contain your resulting game. In the box listed Executable File Name, type the name of the directory that will hold all the sub directories. When this is done, hit the load Media Log button and find the game Media.log file. The program will create the folders and then copy the media files over to their specific direcories. When this is complete, a blank message box will appear signifying it is complete. If a box listing a name of a file appears, then it means that FVGameMaker could not find that particular file. Check the name carefully in the media.log file.

    To finalize the creation of the directories, copy FEngine.exe and coldet.dll to the new directory. Then rename the FEngine.exe file to the name of you game. With this step complete, it is now time to make the install file. Install Maker by www.clickteam.com is a free and versatile install making program that is perfect for making the final installer for a FreeVector Game. FreeVector uses a command line option to set the window size and screen mode. Install Maker has options to set a command line option for the desktop icon and the menu icon. Furthermore, it allows you to set an icon created by you to use as the icon for the game desktop shortcut and start menu shortcut. Below is link to FVGamerMaker and a screenshot of the Install Maker config program that controls the shortcut.