BYONDexe standalone executable does not launch if a previous version of the executable has already been run on the system.
Numbered Steps to Reproduce Problem:
1. Make a game and build a standalone executable
2. Run it
3. Update the game
4. Build a new standalone executable
5. try to run it
Code Snippet (if applicable) to Reproduce Problem:
Not applicable
Expected Results:
The game runs
Actual Results:
The game doesn't run
Does the problem occur:
Every time? Or how often?
Every Time
In other games?
Haven't tested
In other user accounts?
Yes
On other computers?
Yes
When does the problem NOT occur?
When the game is run for the very first time on a virgin machine.
Did the problem NOT occur in any earlier versions? If so, what was the last version that worked? (Visit http://www.byond.com/download/build to download old versions for testing.)
Untested.
Workarounds:
Delete the following folders from Documents/BYOND:
Bin
MyHub
The standalone executable will now run properly.