Hello! :)
Are you talking about the installer or the game?
2 years ago(+1)
The downloaded file - is it possible to download without an installer to avoid admin permissions?
2 years ago(+1)
Not as of now, but it's a good suggestion and I will consider adding this as an option with the next update.
2 years ago (+1)
Just saying: I second that. Please do. Remove the installer. I prefer to extract it myself as well too anyway. I approve. This is a good idea as I will also chime in here to state that it felt weird & awkward for a itch.io game to automatically request admin privilege's to run & won't run without them when it shouldn't need them...
In fact, it's the only one I've downloaded that actually did that... So even if you didn't mean it to be, I'll be openly honest to say it felt fishy to say the least. Not a good vibe to put out as a new developer...
I choose to have faith in you as a developer though so I let it run anyway. 90% of the time even when the anti virus software goes off its a false positive anyway. I swear virus scares are sometimes just so a anti virus company can make more money to get the user to download their antivirus program or more stuff for it when it is actually a virus itself.
Take Norton for instance, they root their program into the machine making it impossible for even their uninstaller to remove the program fully. Like, wtf... Isn't that messed up?. I wish I was kidding. Speaking from experience when I bought a 120$ package a while back... assholes ruined my usb stick.
After all, why would a developer sabotage their own game to do unspeakable things to another persons device?. That would be counterproductive and very bad for business after all...
Some people just don't care I guess. Good way to fail & end up with a nasty fine or in cuffs though...
Anyway, even if the game does need admin privileges in the future because it's not running well or something like that, it's nothing a right click, run as administrator wouldn't fix... It just feels safer when the player has the option to do it themselves and it's not forced. I just figured this was a alpha game state thing anyways. ^_^ No harm done. No foul.
2 years ago (+1)
@ ppwtfqq2
I already ran it, had it scanned, & let it use admin privileges and can assure you its trustworthy and safe. The program also unpacks and installs it's own un-installer for you to use at any time for the game where you have it placed if you were worried about that & at some point would like to have it removed completely.
Of course, you don't have to take my word for it. I know we don't know each other but I try to be helpful, truthful, to the point, and kind where I can be anyway.
See this is what it installed on Windows minus the itch shortcut. That's my shortcut back here to check up on things. The game runs fine other than the Alpha build bugs and problems:
If you need to see the image larger simply open image in new tab.
So its here regardless for reassurance purposes if you do so choose to trust in others.
For everyone: Please vote up if you agree, it's safe, or even share your experience. Anyone else feel the same? Now's the time and it helps build trust...