So I've followed the install instructions, but when I go to launch the new project, it crashes and I see a text file with the following:
I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.
While loading the script.
File "game/options.rpy", line 40, in <module>
define config.save_directory = Starcrossed
NameError: name 'Starcrossed' is not defined
-- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------
Full traceback:
File "C:\Users\aepal\Downloads\renpy-8.2.1-sdk\renpy\bootstrap.py", line 359, in bootstrap
renpy.main.main()
File "C:\Users\aepal\Downloads\renpy-8.2.1-sdk\renpy\main.py", line 455, in main
renpy.game.script.load_script() # sets renpy.game.script.
File "C:\Users\aepal\Downloads\renpy-8.2.1-sdk\renpy\script.py", line 359, in load_script
self.load_appropriate_file(".rpyc", [ "_ren.py", ".rpy" ], dir, fn, initcode)
File "C:\Users\aepal\Downloads\renpy-8.2.1-sdk\renpy\script.py", line 957, in load_appropriate_file
self.finish_load(stmts, initcode, filename=lastfn) # type: ignore
File "C:\Users\aepal\Downloads\renpy-8.2.1-sdk\renpy\script.py", line 602, in finish_load
node.early_execute()
File "C:\Users\aepal\Downloads\renpy-8.2.1-sdk\renpy\ast.py", line 2199, in early_execute
value = renpy.python.py_eval_bytecode(self.code.bytecode)
File "C:\Users\aepal\Downloads\renpy-8.2.1-sdk\renpy\python.py", line 1202, in py_eval_bytecode
return eval(bytecode, globals, locals)
File "game/options.rpy", line 40, in <module>
define config.save_directory = Starcrossed
NameError: name 'Starcrossed' is not defined
Windows-10-10.0.19045 AMD64
Ren'Py 8.2.1.24030407
Starcrossed
Fri May 29 14:56:54 2026