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Fangames => Game Design => Programming Questions => Topic started by: MatthewRPG on June 20, 2014, 10:16:11 PM

Title: Game Maker is being difficult!
Post by: MatthewRPG on June 20, 2014, 10:16:11 PM
Hey everyone. I need help, I was screwing around with YoSniper's engine in GM 8.1. I added something and decided to playtest, but when I tried, it said, "Error Creating Stand-Alone: Cannot find Valid Runner Data" So I thought, 'Hmm.. Well I screwed up this project, I'd better delete it' So I deleted the "broken" project and retried with the eto engine, i didn't change anything and decided to playtest to see what I was getting myself into. The same thing happened. I reinstalled GM 8.1, it worked for about a week, but, then the same thing happened as before.. Can I please get some help here?  :atkCry:
Title: Re: Game Maker is being difficult!
Post by: lemonxreaper on June 20, 2014, 10:55:46 PM
Quote from: REBAG on June 20, 2014, 10:25:58 PM
Make the file RAR
Ignore this, it doesn't even make sense.

All I can say here is, anti-piracy measures.
Title: Re: Game Maker is being difficult!
Post by: REBAG on June 20, 2014, 11:01:58 PM
Quote from: lemonxreaper on June 20, 2014, 10:55:46 PM
Quote from: REBAG on June 20, 2014, 10:25:58 PM
Make the file RAR
Ignore this, it doesn't even make sense.

All I can say here is, anti-piracy measures.
It usually works for me if I get errors on the stand alone application I just convert it to a RAR file and all errors are gone
Title: Re: Game Maker is being difficult!
Post by: lemonxreaper on June 21, 2014, 08:45:58 AM
that isn't what he is talking about.
Title: Re: Game Maker is being difficult!
Post by: Papaya on June 21, 2014, 09:16:32 AM
The only solution I know is to re-install GM8.1 when this error occurs.
One of my friends have re-installed GM8.1 countless times :atkCry: So I have been using GM8.0
Title: Re: Game Maker is being difficult!
Post by: lemonxreaper on June 21, 2014, 09:36:59 AM
I will post how to fix it then I guess.

Steps:
1. Install gamemaker 8.1
2. Press "windows key" + R to open "Run" window
(click to show/hide)
(or open Run window normally.)
3. put %appdata%\gamemaker and press enter, you should see this
(click to show/hide)
4. make a copy of "Rundata" file and put it in a seperate folder and keep a backup.
(click to show/hide)
5. when the error happens, copy the "rundata" file you have backed up in new folder.
and paste it into this main folder, overwriting the old one.
(click to show/hide)

I hope this helps. it is a little weird to do every time the error happens at first. but you get used to it and it only takes 5 seconds if you are fast ;3
Title: Re: Game Maker is being difficult!
Post by: MatthewRPG on June 21, 2014, 03:18:55 PM
Quote from: lemonxreaper on June 21, 2014, 09:36:59 AM
I will post how to fix it then I guess.

Steps:
1. Install gamemaker 8.1
2. Press "windows key" + R to open "Run" window
(click to show/hide)
(or open Run window normally.)
3. put %appdata%\gamemaker and press enter, you should see this
(click to show/hide)
4. make a copy of "Rundata" file and put it in a seperate folder and keep a backup.
(click to show/hide)
5. when the error happens, copy the "rundata" file you have backed up in new folder.
and paste it into this main folder, overwriting the old one.
(click to show/hide)

I hope this helps. it is a little weird to do every time the error happens at first. but you get used to it and it only takes 5 seconds if you are fast ;3

Okay, I followed the instructions as listed, if it doesn't work, I will tell you as soon as possible, let's hope this works!  :atkHappy: