Required Files
- Visual Studio Code
- Raining Chain Editor (rce-0.0.1.vsix)
- Raining Chain Game (rainingchain-1.0.0.zip)
- Map Editor
- Node.js
Steps
How to Install the Raining Chain Editor
- Download all the required files.
- Install Visual Studio Code, the map editor Tiled and Node.js.
- Open Visual Studio Code and install the Raining Chain Editor extension (rce-X.X.X.vsix) via "Install from VSIX...".
- Restart Visual Studio Code.
- Unzip Raining Chain Game (rainingchain-X.X.X.zip)
- In Visual Studio Code, File->Open Folder and select the Raining Chain Game folder.
- Restart Visual Studio Code. A message should ask to install the node modules. Accept.
- Alternatively, open a terminal and type "npm install".
- Note: "UNMET PEER DEPENDENCY stream-browserify" error is normal. Ignore it.
- If you installed NodeJS 6.x, an error will occur. To fix the issue, update npm with "npm update -g npm"
Testing
To verify if the installation worked, start the server by opening the command list (Ctrl+Shift+P) and selecting "RCE: Start Server". Afterwards, open Google Chrome and go to localhost:3000/game. The game login screen should appear.
What's Next?
Check the Quest Creation page for guides about using the Raining Chain Editor.
Troubleshooting
When doing "npm install", this error can occur: npm ERR! notarget No compatible version found: XXXXXXX
This error means the npm version you are using is outdated. Update it with "npm install -g npm".