Preparing Games for Runtime Distribution

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To prepare a game for runtime distribution, simply save the game, and then move the game file (.a1q), along with its
accompanying "GameMedia" folder, from the computer where you have created the game to the computer on which you will be playing it.

Note: Not all games will have an accompanying "GameMedia" folder. This folder is created in the same directory as a game file, but only when games with "linked" assets are used.

If there is an existing "GameMedia" folder on the destination computer, you can either:

1.

Merge the contents of the "GameMedia" folder in your source directory with the contents of the "GameMedia" folder in your destination directory. This has the advantage of keeping the number of files on your destination computer to a minimum. The disadvantage is that if different files with the same names are used by different game files, then there will be a conflict over which one gets saved and which one gets overwritten.

2.	Create an exclusive subfolder for your game within the destination directory and then move your game file along with its "GameMedia" folder into this new subfolder. The advantages and disadvantages of this option are the opposite as with Option 1 above.

The other type of "linked" assets that are used by AllPlay 2 are known as "MyMedia". These are the files that are copied into the folder "MyMedia" within the root AllPlay 2 application directory whenever you add a custom "My Logo" or "My Music" using the "Customize Gameshow Introduction" dialog. If you create a game with a custom "My Logo" or "My Music" entry and then simply move the game file to another computer, its custom "My Logo" or "My Music" will be lost. To bring any "My Logo" or "MyMusic" items associated with your game to the destination computer, you will need to move any included custom logo or sound files into a "MyMedia" folder within the root AllPlay 2 application directory on the machine onto which you are moving the game. The easiest way to do this is to copy all of the files from the MyMedia folder on the source computer into the MyMedia folder on the destination computer.

Note: If you copy the source computer's MyMedia folder contents to the destination computer, then the core set of "My Logos" and "My Music" that are associated with the installation of AllPlay 2 on the destination computer will be over-written by the new set of "My Logos" and "My Music" from the source computer. If this is a concern, then instead, copy all of the files from the source MyMedia folder except for the file "myMedia". As long as you do not replace the file "myMedia" on the destination computer, then the core set of "My Logos" and "My Music" that are associated with the installation of AllPlay 2 on the destination computer will be left intact.