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I am trying to export my first game on Godot to my Windows desktop. I made sure to download the export template first, toggled Embed PCK, untoggled Export with debug, and put the path to my desktop. The file is there as an .exe. However, it doesn’t have the Godot icon, and I can’t seem to load it or open it.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Do you have a specific reason for wanting to use Embedded PCK? It’s known to cause quite a few issues and it’s generally not recommended, especially if you plan to release your game on platforms like Steam.
I’d recommend turning embedded pck off and see if your game works like that.
Are there any error messages in the console while you do the export?
I turned embedded pck off and tried that. It still won’t do anything. I originally did PCK because I was following Brackeys YouTube tutorial “How to make a Video Game - Godot Beginner Tutorial.”
Could you show a screenshot of what your exported project looks like when you have embedded pck turned off? Which version of Windows are you running?
When you double click the exe and try to run it, do you get a warning? Or does absolutely nothing happen?
Nothing happens at all. When I right-click it and tell it to open, nothing happens either.
New development: when I reexported the file without the PCK toggled, I thought it would repplace the older file (it didn’t). I clicked on this one and it says there is no application to open the document.
I suspect you’re not actually exporting a playable build, but rather, just a project resource.
On the export window, you need to click on “Export Project” and NOT “Export PCK/ZIP”
Pick the Export Project option and try again.
First of all you didn’t tell us you’re on mac.
Windows executables won’t work on Mac no matter what you try.
Second, as I said, you likely clicked on Export PCK/ZIP which is incorrect.
You need to pick Export Project then test your game on a Windows machine.
Mac cannot run windows executables.
Okay, I am sorry for the confusion. To clarify, I did click Export Project and not Export PCK/ZIP. Again, I apologize for the confusion. Let me try to follow your advise.
If you want to create a playable build that you can also try, you need to add a MacOS export target in the export settings, and export that.
I believe the error message you get is quite clear. You are missing the identifier. If you scroll down a tiny bit, you will see a field highlighted in yellow called “Bundle Identifier”, you need to fill that out.
Thank you so much for your time. I am very new to all this: I only started learning 3 days ago. I know that might have been frustrating for you, but I am so grateful for your time. I filled out the bundle identifier, and everything seems to work.
Glad I was able to help 
