From Installers 📥 to Portable Zips 📂

Windows gamers! We got some exciting news!

As we officially move away from Inno Setup (the software our installers once relied on), we will be introducing portable zip folders! Portable zips are perfect for USB flash drives, external disk drives, and even vacation mode 😎

Let's talk about the pros and cons between the installer and the portable zips:

Installer Pros/Cons

✅ Installs shortcuts for you

✅ Easy to uninstall if you're done

🚫 False positives like seen in this VirusTotal report, mild though

🚫 Cannot be moved to other computers or USB flash drives, making it unsuitable for vacation mode 😿

🚫 Harder to diagnose if there is an error

Portable Zip Pros/Cons

✅ Portable: easy to move to other computers or USB flash drives 🧳

✅ No administrator "this app wants to make changes" dialogs

✅ Much safer than installers alone

🚫 Requires extracting

🚫 Doesn't create shortcuts manually

How do I make shortcuts for the game?

Our zips will come bundled with an official "ShortcutCreator.exe", used for creating the game's shortcuts on the desktop and start menu for easy launch.

Extracting the Zip

There are two good options to extract zips on Windows:

1. Built-In Extract All

This feature comes with Windows 10 and later, and doesn't require additional software.

2. 7-Zip

7-Zip is a useful open source program for Windows that allows faster extracting of zips and tarballs.

Additionally, watch this video on how to extract zip files, or open the README.txt file in the zip.

Effect on New Games and Game Updates

All new games and game updates will be using portable zips instead of installers.