How to publish my game.

General Discussion
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I have just begun to use panda… but I would like to know how one publishes their game because I want to make sure that I am able to publish a game that I am currently coding.

Thanks.

(I like the fact that you can use python in panda since it is such a simple language, but I have come to love the features that C, C++, C#, and Java share. But I think that I know what y’all will say. You will probably say that I should use python. But that is okay since I already know a little python from working with Blender’s game engine.)

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There is a tool in panda3d called packpanda. It creates standalone exe’s and installer. You can use c++ to write your entire game.

Also “publish” do you mean like to iTunes store with iPhone apps? There is no such thing for panda3d stuff.

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if your question is about general publishing, then:
usually you set up a website for your app and post the URI here and there.

free webspace and other useful things, like a version control system, bugtrackers, forums a.s.o. can be found at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forge_(software (looks like the forum software doesn’t like brackets in urls - copy’n’paste it)

don’t forget to write about your game in our forum showcase, as well :slight_smile:

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When you release your game you say that it has been published.

Thanks for the pack panda thingy that you can use to make .exe from; but I need to know how to utilize it. Can u plz tell me how to use it?

The Count

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Oh, and thanks nemesis for telling me about how I can find a website for my game, but that is not what I need at the present moment. I want to make stand alone .exe’s that my game can run from, but thanks anyway.

And thanks treeform for informing me about the packpanda utility; can you tell me how to use it?

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have you read the manual-page about it already?
http://www.panda3d.org/manual/index.php/Building_an_installer_using_packpanda

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Thanks a lot!

I use the downloaded manual due to slow internet connections, so I couldn’t find the tutorial.

Thanks!