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I wonder is it possible to convert an .elf + related files to an .iso so that the game can be played from only one file?

Of course, but you will need a slightly more recent version, which is V4. You will do the following with the files: you get a base that I will send you and I will send one in ISO format, in a folder for you to understand. It is a website for you to make the ISOs.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/67prbksv4zejui3/Tutorial_ISO.zip/file

any problem just let me know

The iso you provided works but when I try making my own iso using the files in "Your Projects", the first link doesn't work. As for the second, it does generate an iso file but when I open it up in the emulator, I get the default ps2 menu and it seems unable to detect the game?

Do you know how I can fix this? Btw where did you get the more recent version of athena (the v4) is it available on GitHub?

PS2 gamedev in JavaScript is interesting. I wonder, is 3D possible or is this mainly for 2D?

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Hmm, maybe I know what might have happened, but I don't think I explained how it works properly. You created the zip file by transforming "Your Projects" into an ISO, right? Well, then, you would compress the files in it, transforming them into just one zip file and then trying to upload them to the site again. Answering your question, yes, the engine has both 2D and 3D to make games. At the moment, the V4 I mentioned is in development, which is the version in which they are focused more on 3D. There are some versions that they publish of V4, sometimes very stable. For now, I recommend a more or less stable version with an updated README, but you can take a look at the others.


(README V4)

https://github.com/DanielSant0s/AthenaEnv/tree/v4?tab=readme-ov-file


(somewhat stable version)

https://github.com/DanielSant0s/AthenaEnv/actions/runs/15842346043


(versions)

https://github.com/DanielSant0s/AthenaEnv/actions

What I did was compress the "Your Projects" folder into a zip and then uploaded the zip to the site. Isn't this what you're supposed to do? Did I miss something?

Aaah so that was it well, it's just that there are no ATHENA.ELF, ATHENA.INI and SYSTEM.CNF files, trying to turn just them into a zip is trying again

Hi, I'm not sure I understand.

The folder "Your Project" has the following files : ATHENA.ELF,  MAIN.JS and SYSTEM.CNF.

There is no ATHENA.INI file.

What should I zip?

Aah sorry, this is just a way to put settings into the engine, which is not necessary for now. but, apart from my mistake, yes, you just compress these files into a single zip

All right it works now but I had to use another website for converting the zip into iso. I also had to create a zip by selecting the files directly rather than zip the folder which contained the files.

Thanks for the help!

No problem, oh and I have something that I think will be interesting for you, I'll send it through discord.

Is there a discord server or a community for making PS2 games using Athena?

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Oh yes, there is, here.

https://discord.gg/W2FaY8Gn