[Solved]Distributing on Windows / running ( HELP )

[freemann098]

I installed LOVE and when I'm developing and try to run my game it always runs the default Rubber Piggy. My folder has a main.lua and everything. I made a .love file with a main.lua inside and tryed to run with Love.exe and still run the Rubber Piggy.

[Jeeper]

Are you compressing it as a Zip and then changing name to .love? If you compress it as a .rar you will get this error.

[freemann098]

Are you compressing it as a Zip and then changing name to .love? If you compress it as a .rar you will get this error.

I feel like an idiot... -_- Thank you for the help though! I am new to LOVE.

[Jeeper]

Don't feel like an idiot, its usually the problem with the easiest fix that cause the biggest headache. (I speak from personal experience )

[XHH]

If you don't want to create a .love every time you want to run it, you can drag the folder (containing main.lua) onto the love.exe

[substitute541]

Or (if you are on windows) use a .bat file (I found this in the forums a few months ago):

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start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\LOVE\love.exe" "%CD%" -- console

Replace the directory there with the location of your love.exe if it's not in your program files.

[T-Bone]

Or you can just tell Notepad++ to map some key combination to "love $CURRENT_FOLDER". That way, you don't even need to leave your editor to start up the game. Gedit has similar functionality too.