Install direct play
Now if you are making it direct play you make it possible to let it be ran from a DVD/CD or flash-drive without installation.
and you can change the folder if you want it be installed somewhere else. Optimizing the performance of the game with your computer. Installing programs as DirectX used by the game to render the game or punkbuster to prevent hackers in-game. Adding registry entries to the registry, will be explained later on. Moving the needed/game files to, most likely, your program files folder. It can mean a lot of things and I then am talking about a LOT of things, but in our case:
#Install direct play install#
Normally you must install the game on your computer. What am I actually doing when I am going to make it (semi)Direct-Play? Note2: You are not allowed to share your Direct Play with others, since that would be illegal, however you can use it at home with lan parties for example. Note: I legally bought my game and the rest of my games. In this tutorial/guide I will use Battlefield 2. Now if you didn't want to you wouldn't be reading this ).Īnyway, the first step would be to ask yourself some questions and create a little schedule. So you want to create your own Direct Play/Portable/No Installation game? , YOU just have to understand the concept. Remember this tutorial looks long but it takes less than 5 mins. Note2: If you want to and YOU have YOUR game installed I can create a RUNGame.exe which you can use and then YOU can create your Direct-Play in a second.
Note: This SHOULD work with applications and anything that you install on your pc! I had the feeling it was not good enough!