EXPORTING THE GAME


For friends, family and the world to play our game we need to export it.

Download and Install Export Templates 

Click on Editor

Then Select Manage Export Templates

Click on Download and Install



Once complete

Exit the installer.

Now click on Project then Export

Now Add the preset for the platform

You want to export to. (Windows)

In Export Path setting create a Folder for your game

Give your game file a name and save it.


Now click on Export Project

In the folder your created / selected you will find your game's EXE file there!

When we compiled we got a warning because we didn't use a custom game icon.

Setting a Custom Game Icon

Application icons do not use png or jpg format.

Instead they are .ico files.

Get free icons here or use an online tool to convert your png.

To set the icon for your game

Go to Project - Project Settings - Application - Config

Enable Advanced Settings

Scroll to the bottom

Look for Windows Native Icon

Set that to your custom icon.

This changes the icon which appears in the Taskbar

and in the corner of  the game window.

CHANGING THE EXECUTABLE ICON

To change the icon that appears on the executable file you must download the rcedit tool:

Here

Then back in Godot, 

go to Editor > Editor Settings > Export > Windows 

and set the rcedit path

to be that executable we just downloaded.

Now go back to the export window (Project > Export) and in the options panel, set the Icon to be your ICO file.