I'm creating a horror game using CTF 2.5, and I want it to break the 4th wall, a LOT! One thing I want it to be able to do is create text files on the computer's desktop, leading to the game's page. How can I go about doing this?
This is complicated, and I'm going to need help.
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The File Object can create, copy delete files and such and for text files you can even use the Edit Box Object.
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I'd also be very upfront about your game doing this. Some people are REALLLLLY anal about that sort of thing, and programs adding files where they shouldn't be. Just my 2 cents.
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There's lots of ways to break the fourth wall in a game, but adding unwanted files to somebody's desktop won't be one of them I'm afraid.
Someone might thing: Wait, what ELSE did this thing just put on my computer??! -
There was a game called "Imscared" that extracted various files as part of its fourth-wall breaking; personally I didn't mind it, and thought it was neat.
If you go to "Data Elements" in Fusion, you can use the Binary Data tab to embed any kind of file in your game. If you are clever about it, you can then use "Extract binary file" (under Special Conditions) and copy it wherever you want on the player's computer. You aren't just limited to TXT files. I personally wouldn't mind a file being placed on the Desktop as it's visibly there and I can easily delete it. Another good place though (and I believe the folder that Imscared used) is just in the same directory as your EXE.
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There's lots of ways to break the fourth wall in a game, but adding unwanted files to somebody's desktop won't be one of them I'm afraid.
Someone might thing: Wait, what ELSE did this thing just put on my computer??!Good point.
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