| From: | Samuel Byford |
| Date: | 24 Oct 2000 at 10:19:32 |
| Subject: | Re: Beta testing and installers (was: Nightlong) |
Hello
> Yes, I can see this. Yet whoever wrote the H2 install script would surely have
> known that the registration program needed ixemul, and should have put a test
> for the existence of the correct version of the library at the start of the
> install script, and not allow huge amounts of data to be copied to the hard
> drive before the thing fell over... I know hindsight is a wonderful thing,
> but you'd think someone would have thought of it.
>
> Likewise, maybe a note along the lines of "Please ensure you have a working
> version of RTGMaster running on your system before installing this game" would
> save a few tears in the long run? I know many ppl don't RTFM but it would only
> take a few bytes in the install script.
I totally agree, ESPECIALLY as Napalm had such a warning - ok, so it wasnt in the actuall install of the program, but at least the Document made it very clear that it had to be installed. Nighlong doesnt even say that!
Ive installed loads of new screenmodes (all the ones listed in an earlier email plus some others) in the hope that it would stop this "cant open an RTG screen have you installed the libraries?" requester. But to no avail. Now Im pulling my hair out.
Napalm works, RTG Demos work (when they dont crash). Grrrrrrrr.
Clickboom - get yer act together and post the EXACT RTG requirements of Nightlong please!
TTFN
Bifford
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