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The loading never finishes...

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 04:25:08 GMT

Hello Ace,

I’m using the latest version.

I waited more than 15 minutes for the encryption process, and then more than 10 minutes for the game to launch, but it never started...

I plan to encrypt using both itch and Steam as usual, but if I have made any mistakes in the settings, please let me know.

I haven’t changed anything and am using the default settings.

Thank you very much.

Dice

APNG isn't working.

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:13:21 GMT

Hello

When using RPG Maker Cook Tool Deluxe, APNGs remain frozen on the first frame and do not animate.

The plugins used are three publicly available ones:

PluginCommonBase.js

ApngPicture.js

PixiApngAndGif.js

Reviewing past topics reveals posts stating that using basic plugins like PluginCommonBase.js causes this behavior.

Please verify and resolve this issue using these plugins.

Not starting (no error)

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 22:17:51 GMT

Hi, sorry to bother you with this but I bought the tool on Gumroad, however upon launching the GUI nothing happens (It fails to run but no error pops up).

I have all .net runtimes and visual C++ up to date. I've tried re-installing them but nothing changed.

I have a suspicion that it might be the specific version of windows I'm using that's causing it. Could this be the case or am I missing something else?

OS: Win10 LTSC x64 21H2

[R6.01 U3 & older builds] Some plugins not working after compiling

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:29:25 GMT

Some strange behaviour that I noticed when I first picked up the CookTool a few months back, but I got distracted by the Linux/SteamOS compatibility issues.

I've noticed that on Windows & Linux, some plugins do not appear to be working. I'm going to add some specific logging for them into the game, but wondered if there was a known compatibility list or something that the cooktool alters that may be impacting these plugins?

So far as I can tell it is impacting 2 plugins, one is my own, but one is this-
https://ct-bolt.itch.io/rmmz-windowex-plugin

I can't yet tell if the plugins aren't running at all, or if they are running but failing.

The one thing both plugins have in common is that they look for images in set folders (system for this one, characters for my one), so it may be that the plugin is running but not reaching the folder and so sticking with the original image.

Could there be a path/permissions issue, do you think?
Any thoughts or suggestions would be welcome!

Tool deletes source file.

Fri, 16 May 2025 21:24:41 GMT

The tool appears to delete the entire source folder not even to the recycle bin and says package.js not found even though it is in the folder. Also when it's not doing that it just runs for a moment then shuts itself down. Completely unusable right now.

Compiled Game with Cook Tools Crashing with latest version of Tool when Saving/Loading

Sun, 20 Jul 2025 21:54:03 GMT

Greetings,

I am having a strange issue with games compiled with the latest version of Cook Tools. The game will randomly close out to the desktop occasionally with no error message displayed whatsoever. It's pretty rare, but has happened at two totally different locations.

I have no concrete idea what is causing it at this point, but I did not have this issue with previous versions of Cook Tools, so I believe it may be something to do with the new version. My current theory is that it has something to do with Saving/Loading.

The only common factor with the crashes that I can see is that it has to do with saving or loading. The crash has occurred once when the game tried to Autosave, and the game has also crashed when I tried to load a save.

If it helps to diagnose the issue, I use two plugins related to saving and loading. The Visustella Save Core, and the Advanced ChangeSaveLocation by DevwithCoffee.

Help: Black Screen

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:17:05 GMT

Hi my friend AceOfAces. I need some help. The game won’t open, it only shows a black screen without the icon on the taskbar. (Also, when I try to open it, Windows SmartScreen detects it). I’ve added the save plugin (from another author, and also the one you recommend), tested deploying for Windows and web browsers, and tried different combinations in cook tool deluxe, but I haven’t been able to make it work. What could be the error or the solution please?

Tried everything. It worked before but now it's not. No clue. I have no hair left.

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 05:33:33 GMT

I have tried literally everything under the sun. Nothing works. It launches and gives me a black screen. I had this working before and I followed the same steps. So I'm not sure what's going on. I updated to your most recent version and same problem. I have no hair left on this one after about 6 hrs. Really important that I get it to work.

FSDK_AdvSaveHandler.js and Keybinds (Q/E)

Sun, 04 May 2025 20:02:07 GMT

When I play test, and when I play the deployed game. Q/E become Page up and Page down.... which are not my original keybinds...
Does the FSDK_AdvSaveHandler.js alter page up or page down or Q/E keybinds? ... it works fine with out the FSDK_AdvSaveHandler.js deployed... but then again..I can't save anymore...

After compiling, plugins that require base plugin do not work.

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 05:22:20 GMT

After compiling, Plugins that require basic plugins do not work. For example, PluginCommonBase.js or NUUN_Base.js. I made some changes with try and error, such as document.src, but all of them result in blackouts or underfind errors after compilation.
Could you please help me with this?

Running on Linux

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 17:47:23 GMT

Hey,

I have encrypted my current project with the RPG Maker Cook Tool Deluxe Windows version. So far everything is running fine and starts without any problems under Windows.

But when I upload it to Steam and start it on a Steam deck just for testing, Proton is not able to open the Halva container and start the game.

Is that normal? So the encrypted game simply won't run with Proton under Linux? Has anyone experienced this?

Missing files bug

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:27:53 GMT

Hello,

I am facing a major issue with my distribution. After distributing the game via a zip file, the uzipping works, but I keep getting the same error "Some files are missing. Please re-install or re-download the game. Even though all the files seam to have the correct size. I am using the last version, without any compression.

Save file Settings

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:03:17 GMT

Dear Plugin Creater.

Excuse me from Japan. My name is Dice.

I successfully started the game, but I don't know how to configure the save folder.

The save file is usually located directly after the deployment.

However, it worked if it was a user folder function. For some reason, only the default function doesn't work.

As you can see in the image, I am currently trying to create a save file by default, but it is not created automatically.

I may be using it incorrectly, so please help me.

When using the Dragonhouse.RMCookToolDeluxe.GUI tool, it appears when you click Build, but what should I select? ? Even with all assets, operation has been confirmed in the user folder.

Can't load save files

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 07:29:28 GMT

No matter which options I pick in the Advanced Save Handler plugin, my packaged game never seem to create save files. If I quit the game and open it again, there are no save files to select. The save files folder is also not created.

Is anybody having the same issue?

2 issues

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 01:36:11 GMT

One issue is I use an user agreement plugin, that needs to create a license file to show acceptance of the agreement, and when this is active, it cannot create that file, and the second issue I have is even with the save game handler when deployed it does not allow the saving/loading of games. It works perfectly during game test but after deployment not so much. I wonder if I am just missing something, any insight would be appreciated.

Newest version of Cook Tools cannot save project data

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 21:55:26 GMT

Greetings,

I downloaded the latest version of the tool (5.3.2) but it is unusable because it does not let me save project settings, and thus it always says things are invalid and a build cannot be created.

For further specifics, when I go to edit project settings, no matter what I change, the Save button is always greyed out. Therefore I cannot fix any errors related to a build because even if I do, they cannot be saved, and so the errors persist.

Hope this can be fixed soon and thank you for your work,

-Niniann

Edit: In attempting to figure out a workaround for this issue (by using an older version of the tool to create a recipe, then loading that recipe in the new version of the tool) I seem to have broken the tool entirely; now it always fails to find the package.json despite creating one with the metadata editor. I'm not sure what's going on exactly but the latest version of the tool just does not work properly for me :(.

Saves no longer visible after restarting the game.

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 20:13:10 GMT

Hi AceOfAces,

I notice after I have used your tool the game is no long remember the saves when shutdown the game
and restarting it.

Is there a setting I'm forgetting to turn on or something?

Orachi