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RPG Maker Cook Tool Deluxe

The one stop shop for deploying RPG Maker MV/MZ games · By AceOfAces

Help: Black Screen

A topic by Redux_Soul created 36 days ago Views: 66 Replies: 3
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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?

Hello, Redux_Soul!

As a sanity check, could you please run the game via the editor?

I don't understand which editor you are referring to. I am using RPG Maker MZ, when I deploy and open it, it works fine, but when I use Cook Deluxe, it does not open and only shows a black screen.

Right. Looks like that there's a conflict with the "Source code protection" feature in your case. It was turned on by default in recent versions of the tool. There are two options for this:

1. Turn off the feature. It's found under Project Settings -> Essentials tab.

2. On the same tab, you can turn on the option to create test builds. Once your create a build, you can run the game as normal and then press F12 to open the dev console. If there is an error, a plugin broke. Usually, it's due to trying to pull its name dynamically (via `document.currentScript.src`) so it can pull the settings. If you have time, I can help out via Discord (same username and avatar as here).

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