4E4: Multimon support? And installers?
Richard "Superpig" Fine - saving pigs from untimely fates - Microsoft DirectX MVP 2006/2007/2008/2009
"Shaders are not meant to do everything. Of course you can try to use it for everything, but it's like playing football using cabbage." - MickeyMouse
Quote: Original post by d000hg
That sounds good. Can you suggest what areas this might score on - technology, or just maybe a few kudos points? I suppose it depends if any judges are supporters of multimon-enabled games (like me)!
It probably scores on nuisance...jkjjkomg
All jokes aside though, I'm curious about the installer thing too.
As for what you can use, NSIS is a great package which you can use for free, with plenty of great features. Developed by the team at Nullsoft (the guys who made Winamp).
You could also try the Clickteam Install Creator, although I personally consider it an inferior product. It does tend to be a little easier to use, and will get the job done, but displays an ad unless you upgrade to the registered or pro version (see the webpage for the differences).
Of the two, I recommend NSIS, but either would get the job done just fine.
- Jason Astle-Adams
The only possible exception would be with regards to ISO files: to allow you to 'simulate' the game being distributed on CD media, we might allow that an entry be submitted as an ISO file to be burnt/mounted, and that process wouldn't affect your polish score. You'd be judged on everything from disc-mount onwards though, so you could use things like autorun apps to give the best user experience.
This isn't confirmed yet, though, so if anyone thinks they might want to do this, let me know and I'll see about getting a definitive answer for you.
Richard "Superpig" Fine - saving pigs from untimely fates - Microsoft DirectX MVP 2006/2007/2008/2009
"Shaders are not meant to do everything. Of course you can try to use it for everything, but it's like playing football using cabbage." - MickeyMouse
Richard "Superpig" Fine - saving pigs from untimely fates - Microsoft DirectX MVP 2006/2007/2008/2009
"Shaders are not meant to do everything. Of course you can try to use it for everything, but it's like playing football using cabbage." - MickeyMouse
ISO submissions are going to be allowed, but you have to submit a non-ISO downloadable version as well, so that people can easily download the game from the contest pages and try it out. You'll be judged on the ISO version (though both versions should be basically the same).
If you submit an ISO, please zip it up with the downloadable one first (i.e. submit a ZIP/RAR containing a .ISO for judging and a .ZIP/.RAR for downloading).
Richard "Superpig" Fine - saving pigs from untimely fates - Microsoft DirectX MVP 2006/2007/2008/2009
"Shaders are not meant to do everything. Of course you can try to use it for everything, but it's like playing football using cabbage." - MickeyMouse