Scratch

I have found a way to make games that work on CDs, can have custom icons, and jump into presentation mode automatically for macs!

First: download scratchpresenter
Note! I did not make this!

Second:

Control-Click on a project

click on get info

open the "open with" part of info and click on other

go to the data folder of the game and select ScratchPresenter, (if running10.3-10.3.9 select ScratchPresenter10.3)

make sure to select always open with before clicking add

Click add.


Should work for any project

Now, when you click on a project, it should open up in full screen presentation mode.

Third: Make a folder with the name of the project(if multiple projects name the folder the first part of the series(if series) and put collection so it is called"Project Collection"(replace project with the name of your project))
If single project, just name the folder the same name as the project.

Fourth: Add the project(s) to the folder and make another folder called "Data" inside
the folder you just made.

Fifth: In the data folder, add The Scratch app, the Scratch image, Scratch Presenter 10.3 and regular Scratch Presenter.

Sixth(optional): To give you project(s) aa custom icon, use this method(Note! It will show the project I made a CD of!):

First make your Icon in any paint program(Photoshop, Fireworks, ect.)
Be sure to set the size(in pixels) to 70 by 70. Paint the icon in that space and go to file, save as, Icon.ico(replace icon with the name of you icon) and press save.
now, right click on the project and go to "get info"(do the same for the icon). They should have the current Icon in the Upper left-hand corner. Click on the icon info and select the icon image in the upper-left-hand corner by clicking on it.  Now, cpy that icon.  Now select the project info and select it's icon(with the same method, and paster the custom icon on the project!(do this for othe rprjects as well)

Seventh(optional)  You can create a .zip file of the project(s) by control clicking them and clicking mak an archive of "project"

Eighth: Make a 'Read me first" file in text edit(comes woth all macs)

Ninth: Insert a blank CD and put the folder you just made(the game folder) on the blank CD, then test it multiple times to make sure it is running smoothly, and select burn!

Ta Da! You are now burning a game made by you!

To make covers for a CD case for your game, open a paint program and set the pixels to 350 by 350, make the cover, and print it.

Last edited by Jman720 (2008-04-18 11:54:06)