Guide: How To Build EasyRPG Player on windows

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1. Download Tools from Visual Studio 2019

Instructions

First of all you need to download two apps from the Visual Studio 2019 download page:
https://my.visualstudio.com/Downloads?q=visual%20studio%202019&wt.mc_id=o~msft~vscom~older-downloads

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Also, download GIT:
https://git-scm.com/downloads
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2. Install the correct packages from VS2019

Instructions

when installing those apps, you may need to tick the following extra C++ packages:`

VS2019
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VS2019 Build Tools (they are the same as the one from VS2019)
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I also suggest only installing the english translation. If something doesn’t work, it will be easier to find help with the EN version of it.
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After that, you can install GIT, the default instalation from it is fine.

3. Download EasyRPG Player Repository and Player Toolchain

Instructions

Now that you have those tools, download two files from the player:

4. Put Player and Toolchair Together

Instructions

Create a vcpkg folder inside inside the Player Repository you just downloaded,
and put the Toolchain Files and Folders inside of it

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5. Use VS2019’s Prompt Window to Build the Player

Instructions

Right click the Player’s Repository Folder and select Open With Visual Studio
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Go to the search bar at the top of the window and type Developer Command Prompt and hit Enter.
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On the Command Prompt Screen, enter the following command:

rmdir /Q /s "build" & cmake . -A x64 -B build -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows-static -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=.\vcpkg\scripts\buildsystems\vcpkg.cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DPLAYER_BUILD_LIBLCF=ON

After the cmd finishes its tasks, go to the new Build folder inside player, and double click the file EasyRPG_Player.sln
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6. Run your Build

Instructions

Once you openned EasyRPG_Player.sln, right click EasyRPG_Player_exe and select Set as Startup Project
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Finally, hit the green play button on the top of the window, and you are good to go!
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For further support, talk to us at EasyRPG

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posting this here, since this guide helped the french community starting to code easyRPG

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Updated instructions to also suggest downloading and installing GIT

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