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Standalone Build Problem [Linux/Mac]
Hi everyone,
I'm on the verge of releasing a game of mine, and I'd like to make it as much accessible.
But I'm currently having problems doing a linux and mac build on windows. I'm pretty sure the easiest way would be to make the builds on said machines, but I never used any of those 2 platforms before and neither do I have access to them right now.
So for linux I got as far as making a .gz.tar file. It did work for one person, but a friend of mine is having a CIL image error.(So I don't really know if it's only his pc or the build since it did work for someone else.)
As for mac only one person tried it and said :" I get an error message saying that it may be damaged or incomplete"
So I was wondering if it was possible to make a Mac and Linux build on windows, if so, does anyone have some tips or solution?
For linux, you can run it yourself using a live cd / live usb or a virtual machine using virtualbox. There's plenty of tutorials out there, have a look on google or youtube.
A common problem on linux is not using the right architecture for your linux installation (ex, running a 64bit game on a 32bit system). You can grab both a 32 and a 64bit ubuntu system, set it up on a usb key and live boot on it so you can test it yourself. If you plan to do this often, you may also install it as a second boot (extra caution should be taken so you don't overwrite your windows installation) ;) If your game does not require very high graphics and resources, a virtual machine should be ok instead.
For mac, you can also run it in a virtual machine , but it's harder. You can also run MacOs on a pc (that's called hackintosh) but in both cases, it's not recommanded and or not officially legal. I guess people will tell you to get a mac if you plan making a lot of games and if you want to test it yourself.
At last, I recommend you to read the logs or ask the people that runs your game to send you the logs from your game. Have a look at the player section here: https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/LogFiles.html
Logs should provide you with details on where to look in your code and or what may be causing this.
There are also a few services that allow you to receive stacktraces or crash reports online. I personally used Fabric from twitter for mobile apps which is quite cool and useful, maybe you can find an equivalent for desktop apps and games.
Good luck!
