Armorpaint for Free? Build it!

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In this short tutorial I show how to build Armorpaint with Visual Studio 2017 so that you can use it for free and always the latest version:-)

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How do you start it without going through Visual Studio?

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Create a windows link and use …\build\krom as commandline args for krom.exe

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While it’s good to know how to build it, their funding is at 60% of their goal (800 of 1300€/Month). I would add another requirement near VS 2017 : a developer writing the code to build = enough funding.

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Not sure I get what you mean by this. You do this when building in Visual Studio or after? Tried googling “Create a windows link” ,but didn’t really get any info that helped.

Edit:
OK, found out you can just copy the Krom.exe to “armorpaint/build/krom” folder.

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You can also create a batch file inside of the build folder of the krom.exe and name it like ArmorPaintStart.bat that contains just:

Krom.exe …/…/…/…/build/krom

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I would encourage people who can afford it to buy this software on gumroad to help fund further development:
Buy ArmorPaint on Gumroad

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Yes, but you can build it anyway to always get the latest features:-)

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that is good :slight_smile:

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At the start of the video, do you make your own projects folder in the C drive or can you use any folder?

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You can use any folder you like

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Hey I just tried it but when I did the
node Kha/make krom -g direct3d11

It ran everything but it didn’t make a folder called krom.

I only see kromx folder

Edit: There is a krom folder in the build folder, is that it?

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There was updates today and looks like current build instructions no longer work.

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They should use CMake, like Blender does.

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Dang what luck. Well too bad then, do you know if there are any plans to update the build instructions?

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The build instructions just got updated. Just tried and it builds fine.

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Wait were you ever able to find a way to start the application without opening visual studio each time?

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Sorry this confused me a little. So all in specific instructions all I do is copy and paste Krom.exe to the build/krom folder and it automaticlly works? I don’t need to edit any properties or anything?

EDIT: Nevermind figured it out.

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