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how to upload a game to itch.io with rpg maker mv

A topic by Eczema created May 03, 2020 Views: 7,321 Replies: 14

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Eczema4 years ago (1 edit)

Please explain in deep detail every step of how to zip the files to which files belong to adding multiple files into it to what zip file zipper you used to get it in or make a detailed video please and thank you :D! edit: when I right click after exporting to make a new folder or file it shows as a thin black box that doesnt show me my options so I have to randomly click something. I need help it doesnt let me see the options after I right click after exporting. it doesnt do that always but whenever I export or use another program to get into my files. someone help.

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firecat4 years ago(+2)

Well first you have to export the game first, you are given a choice to where to put the game files, you also can pick from windows/mac/linux. There is also a button that only uploads the files inside the game that were used but that causes problems with images and plugins so dont push that button unless you want to copy files of the original onto the final export game.

You need right click > go to "new" to make a zip file, i am assuming you running windows because Mac and Linux have different ways to zip files. Put the final export files that RPG Maker MV made into that zip file. dont worry about names of the files its ok to do nothing with it or name whatever you want with it.

Go to itch.io click on the down arrow that looks like this V next to your profile, click on 'upload new game'. Everything should be easy to understand and follow. Just name your game, upload the zip file, put it has the computer you let it run and add words. Click public and then publish for everyone to see it and play it.

Eczema4 years ago

Can you explain if I am zipping all the files together at once or am I doing individual ones? does it matter how many folders within folders I am doing? I am using a p with winzip.

firecat4 years ago(+1)

sorry for the late reply, it has to be all of them

Eczema4 years ago

also can you make a video of how to? I feel like reading doesnt give enough details

Eczema4 years ago

Hey I uploaded it but it still doesnt appear in the search bar for published games. How do I publish?

Eczema4 years ago

I uploaded it but the game only plays on microsoft edge by opening index with it

someone please tell me why my game doesnt work as a standalone but it works before uploading as a standalone and on microsoft edge before and after uploading ? the same thing happened with steam where the game wouldnt play after downloading.

firecat4 years ago(+1)

steam requires many things so it's not recommended for new people. I think you uploaded in HTML5 which is for browsers, it should work on all browsers unless it is super old. So anyway, to get html5 games to play, you will need to have the html file inside the zip with all other files.

Do not make a file in a file, you just need to move the html and the files it needs to zip. It should look like this:

index.html is the main game that itch.io will auto make to the game in your page. Everything else like music, code, images go in a file.

To make your game public you press public on the very bottom of the "Visibility & access" and then" publish" or "save".

Eczema4 years ago (1 edit)

so I dont have to upt the executable aka Game.Exe into the files? for some reason game.exe wont stay in the zip. So the index is the executable? EDIT: Please reread the top

firecat4 years ago(+1)

EXE file is the same, however you dont need to do anything to it because it is ready to be play. You just move the file that rpg maker made into a zip.

html5 files needs the index to be like that picture, this will help itch.io computers find index faster.

Eczema4 years ago

can you explain about the html a lot? even the obvious details help.

Eczema4 years ago

also please show me with a few photos how to do the saving, zipping and uploading steps.

Eczema4 years ago

did I mess with something when using android studio when converting files?

firecat4 years ago

I recommend this program for new people: https://websitetoapk.com/index.html

The bad thing about it is that you need to pay $20 to upload it to google (otherwise google will reject your game everytime you use this program to make the app). However you can make unlimited free apps with is program and upload them to itch.io for anyone download.

lemongreen4 years ago (1 edit) (+2)

Okay, sounds to me like you're trying to export to multiple different platforms. My suggestion would be to focus on ONE at a time till you get it uploaded and working (otherwise you'll get extremely lost in all the different steps) If you need help, the official forums (https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com) has TONS of tutorials (and more people who understand the engine) that probably cover what you're looking for (or a quick search on youtube, since you said you prefer video) Just looking on the forums there's one thread on android deployment stickyed in the MV section (I think it's one I looked at, but never really followed through with because my android device at the time really wasn't that powerful) and on youtube there's tons of videos just from looking up MV + deployment.

You can't really expect other people to figure this out for you, unfortunately, and nobody is going to make a tutorial just because you ask (especially when there already are tons if you do a proper search; I'm sure there are even some on Steam as well)

Edit: also when zipping files in a folder you zip the folder, NOT individual files. If you zip the indivdual files the game isn't going to play because it'll think the files are now missing (though I hope you already figured that part out)

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