Like I mentioned previously, having a separate Data
folder with .exe
is somewhat of a pain. Rather than give people a .zip
file and hope they extract it all and keep everything in the same folder, I'd let the process be automatic and give the person an opportunity to install it just like a professional game. With this in mind, I'm going to go over a free way to create a Windows installer.
The first thing we need to do is to get our setup program. For our demonstration, I will be using Jordan Russell's Inno Setup installer. Go to http://jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php and click on the Download Inno Setup link.
Click on the Stable Release button and select the
isetup-5.5.6.exe
file. Then, double-click on the executable to open it, click on the Run button if it shows a Security Warning dialog, and select Yes to allow changes.In the Select Setup Language window, leave the selected language to English and click on OK.