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--- development:player:web [2020/09/08 18:29] – Replace .html.mem with .wasm and mention absolute /play/games/ path seems required. fdelapena
+++ development:player:web [2020/09/20 21:54] – recommend python server. improve ?game wording ghabry
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   * games/
-Note: if you want to try it locally you need a HTTP server, using ''file:'' protocol locally will not work, install Apache httpd server (or any other) on localhost instead.
+If you want to //try it locally// you need a HTTP server. Just opening the ''index.html'' in your browser will not work. If you don't have a local webserver the simplest way is installing Python and running ''python -m http.server''. Then open ''http://localhost:8000/'' in your browser and navigate to your directory.
 ==== Deploying a game on your server ====
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 Place the gencache executable in a game working folder (the folder containing RPG_RT.* files) to generate the ''index.json''. Move the ''gencache'' executable to working folders for each game you want to upload and run ''gencache'' again to generate the ''index.json'' for them. Once finished you can remove (don't upload it, it's not needed) the ''gencache'' from any game folder.
-Your games are expected in subdirectories of the ''/play/games/'' directory. The default game executed is the one in ''/play/games/default/''. You can create further games by just by putting them in subdirectories of the ''/play/games/'' directory.
+Your games are expected in subdirectories of the ''games'' directory. The default game executed is the one in ''games/default''. You can create further games by just by putting them in subdirectories of the ''games'' directory.
-Now open the ''index.html'' file and your default game should start. To play a different game pass ''?game=folder_name'' to your index file.
+Now access the ''index.html'' file and your default game should start. To play a different game pass ''?game=folder_name'' as part of the URL (query string) to your index file.