RPGMaker 2K Installation FAQ
by.Dhenji


Intro
I was looking forward to making a faq, but I didn't know what to make a FAQ on. Gemin-eye pretty much has the whole "making-an-rpg" FAQs covered (and by all means necessary, go check his FAQS out, they're really worth it), and Junodark has made the Database FAQ (which is also very good), and so I thought "What are some of the questions people in #RM2K ask that has not yet been covered in a FAQ?" And basically the first answer I got was the installation questions, which most of us never have an answer to. Well, that's all gonna change now... :)
Enjoy the FAQ..


1. Downloading
You may be going "wtf? does this guy think we don't know we have to download the damn program yet?" Well, a lot of the problems in installing RPGM2K lies in what exactly you download. First of all, you have to download RM2000E.exe, and RTPE.exe (or RTP.exe, depending on where you download it from). Basically both of those exe's include (in no order): the actual program, png's, wav's, mid's, English translation (duh ;p), and more. You can get the two exe's needed right off of Don Miguel's site. I've conveniently linked them below:

-Remember: This is a PC/Win-Only Program.
Download This First, as well as install this first:
Link 1[Russia/Europe], Link 2[Russia/Europe], Link 3[USA], Link 4[USA]
Download This Second, and install this after the first exe is installed:
Link 1[Russia/Europe], Link 2[Russia/Europe], Link 3[USA], Link 4[USA]
***Note: All these links are direct-link downloads from links found in Don Miguel's site.


Once you download both of those, move on you Step 2. :)
(if your connection isn't steady, I recommend using GetRight or a program of the sort to help you resume your download should you get signed off.)


2. Installing RM2000E.exe
The first screen you should get as you double-click on RM2000E.exe is:
Choose Language
And "English (United States)" should aleady be highlighted. Being I know English and am from the United States, that's the one I selected. Chances are if you're reading this (being this is english and all), you should do the same and click "Next >" on the "English (United States)" one. :)

Next window that should come out after you press "Next" should be:
Select installation directory
The default directory is "C:\Program Files\ASCII\RPG2000" I recommend you just leave the directory as is, but if you feel the need to change it for any reason, go ahead and do so now by either: 1) manually typing out the directory you want it to be in, or 2) selecting the "Browse..." button (which will let you choose the directory, and even "Create..." one should you feel the need to do so). Click "Next >"

If you did everything correct, the next screen should be one that says:
Start Install
Click "Next >" on that and you're basically half-way through the whole installation process! :) Congrats!

While the files are installing, the screen should read as:
Installing
Once installation is done with, the next screen should read as:
Readme Information
Click "Next >" and the the final screen should come up, which reads as:
Installation Complete
Click on "Next >"/"Finish" and you're done! Now go on to install RTPE.exe


3. Installing RTP(e).exe
Depending on where you download this exe from, you'll either get RTP.exe or RTPE.exe. Either way it doesn't matter.
This exe basically includes all the png's, wav's, midi's and fonts needed for RPGMaker 2000. As with the RM2000E.exe, the first screen you see should be
Choose Language
and you should choose the same language you chose for RM2000E.exe here. (I chose "English (United Stated"). Click "Next >"

The next screen should be:
Select installation directory
Basically select the directory (use "Browse..." if you have to) that you installed RM2000E.exe to. Click "Next >"

The following screen will be:
Start install

While the files are installing, the screen should read as:
Installing
Once installation is done with, the next screen should read as:
Readme Information
Click "Next >" and the the final screen should come up, which reads as:
Installation Complete
Click on "Next >"/"Finish" and you're done! You've completely installed RPGMaker2000.

4. Running the Program
That's it, all that's left for you to do is run RPGMaker 2000 and make RPG's! ;D
To run the actual program, do the following:
Click Start>Programs> RPG Maker 2000 #.##>RPG Maker 2000

To go to Don Miguel's site, do:
Click Start>Programs> RPG Maker 2000 #.##>Don Miguels RPG Maker 2000 News Site

To play Don Miguel's sample game, do:
Click Start>Programs> RPG Maker 2000 #.##>Sample Game

To uninstall the program, do:
Click Start>Programs> RPG Maker 2000 #.##>Uninstall RPG Maker #.##

#.## = Whatever version of the program you downloaded


5. Thanks
To you for downloading and reading this FAQ. To Don Miguel for putting it on his site. And, uhh, everyone else, too! ;

I think that just about covers everything. Any problems, comments, questions and even flames you may have can be sent to me personally at [email protected] :)