ENIGMA Development Environment

Go to 'Programs and Features' and uninstall from there. Uninstall all traces whether there be 7 or 8, then re-install JRE7.

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I've been involved in Gamemaker for many years now but I don't consider myself to be a professional.........let just say I'm well versed in it. It's only been recent that I decided to become a full-time developer to produce LINUX games as there is a great demand for them. Using ENIGMA is a major step but as time I plan to be good enough to push ENIGMA even further.

Having read your concerns, I built a machine from scratch to try and re-create the same problems you've been having. The machine I am working with is a Lenovo Thinkcentre M98 desktop system as it is the only computer I have with a 64bit CPU.

These are the procedures I took.

• Installed Windows 64bit OS
• Downloaded and installed all updates except the different Language files
• Installed Cmake64 bit
• installed Vcredist_IA64 bit
• Installed git 64bit
• Installed Java8 64bit
• Mingw
• Downloaded ENIGMA_Portable and installed it to the DESKTOP

When I ran it and it went through its first installation process,then I got the error about the missing .dll file you mentioned about. Suffice to say after much trials and errors, what I did to get it finally working was this

• Uninstall Java8.
• Reboot machine
• Download JRE 7 from FileHippo.com at installed that version
• edited the 'settings' file, where the 'idecommand' section is, to 'idecommand="c:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre\bin\java.exe -jar -xms256m -xmx1000m"
• Clicked and ran ENIGMA without any errors.
• Created an empty project, compiled and displayed an empty room.
• Success 

When I tried to import a GM6 or one of my ENIGMA projects, I got that same APPCRASH error. However when I created a new project from scratch, it ran perfectly.  I should probably mention that I disabled and enabled some extensions.

• GameMaker 5 compatibility      ON
• GUI Basic UI                               **OFF**
• DirectShow                                   ON
• INI Filesystem                            **OFF**

Usually in LINUX these are off by default. In Windows version, all except 'Directshow' is OFF. In other words, you may now have to play around with the configuration tool a bit.
Well that's all for now. I'm going to play around with it for a couple of weeks, so if any more problems, just let me know.

Here is a link for you

https://www.dropbox.com/s/obe0syw6w6cgil0/Java%20Runtime%20Environment%201.7.0.1%20%2832-bit%29%20.exe?dl=0

Download and install.

Hope it works for you.

I've also ran into some problems on the Windows 7 platform. Mine involved first installation setup and first run. Strangely enough every Distro I tried to install on ended in errors. I'm wondering if this is some fault of late with the files or my machine. I'm not sure! it's something I'm still investigating.

Hi and welcome! Could you please give more details on your issue? What OS are you running,  is it 32bit or 64bit? Do you have all the dependecies installed? Are you in a virtual environment?

Your issue may not be a Java related matter but other elements resulting in a Java/Jre error, so the more information you provide, the better one can answer.

It is best to install Java/JRE  from the terminal/console on Linux platforms. Depending on the type Linux you have, you can type

sudo apt-get install default-jre

if it is UBUNTU, GNU/LINUX or one of its derivatives.

You can even follow this link  for a more detailed method.

I would use ModelCreator or GMModelFix to import models from obj files and convert them. I don't think you need Misfit Model 3D or UVmapper. If you are using Blender for modeling you can also use this addon. You can of course also write your own importer/exporter. GM's model format is really easy.

thanks for the input. i'll try them out. I like Misfit Model 3D as it is really similar to one I used to use back in the day called IMAGINE.  For those who may not be familiar with it, the interface shows all four points of view on the screen; TOP, LEFT, RIGHT and 3D perspective, so you can manipulate each as you see fit. I'm not sure if BLENDER does it though.