I'm using win 10 and just like to have additional protection. Anybody had same problem ?
No error message and no window - games just crash into nothing.
No error message and no window - games just crash into nothing.
Ren'py games fail to start when I try to run them in "sandboxie"
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***games work without any problems without sandboxie.
but i would really like to have some protection.
but i would really like to have some protection.
- Jun 21, 2017
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If you want extra protection, try using virtual machines.
There are a number of free options out there and they offer far more protection than Sandboxie.
There are a number of free options out there and they offer far more protection than Sandboxie.
Thanks for reply!
I know that programs like vmware/virtualbox exist
but it takes additional time to boot OS inside it every time.
It's just strange that 95+% of games I tried can run in sandboxie. But not a single Ren'py game.
I know that programs like vmware/virtualbox exist
but it takes additional time to boot OS inside it every time.It's just strange that 95+% of games I tried can run in sandboxie. But not a single Ren'py game.
- Jun 21, 2017
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If you pause the VMs instead of closing them every time, they boot up in seconds.Thanks for reply!
I know that programs like vmware/virtualbox exist
It's just strange that 95+% of games I tried can run in sandboxie. But not a single Ren'py game.
- Jan 12, 2019
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According to Tom, its creator, Ren'py is already sandboxed: it can access only the folder where the .exe is and the one where the saves are stored (...\AppData\Roaming\Renpy\THE_GAME_NAME). But a bad guy could have hacked or injected some malware in the .exe or in the "renpy" or "lib" folders. So what to do?
A solution is: do what people do when a game doesn't run on their OS (because of lack of libraries). Visit the official Ren'py site, download the SDK and create a new project. This will have a folder, "game", and iirc a file, "log.txt": replace that folder with the one of the same name you have downloaded from here, then launch the project.
The VM solution is safer, ça va sans dire.
Edit: did you look for a solution on the official
A solution is: do what people do when a game doesn't run on their OS (because of lack of libraries). Visit the official Ren'py site, download the SDK and create a new project. This will have a folder, "game", and iirc a file, "log.txt": replace that folder with the one of the same name you have downloaded from here, then launch the project.
The VM solution is safer, ça va sans dire.
Edit: did you look for a solution on the official
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? Probably there is already one. Or, if you post there, chances are that Tom himself will answer.
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- Jul 5, 2017
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I understand you guys want to have protection and everything. If we get a report of any of the games having a virus or malware, we take it seriously. If we do find it, we remove it and ban the user that uploaded it.
This is a rough number but I would say at least 60-70% of all games that get uploaded here, come right from the source (steam, DLSite, etc). The remaining come from torrents or other places. We do our best to make sure nothing has a virus in it. But if you find one, report the thread immediately. In the 2 years that I have been staff here, I think there has only been one case of someone actually trying to distribute a virus/malware.
But as people have mentioned. The best bet is a VM. I use one when I get any games from questionable sources.
This is a rough number but I would say at least 60-70% of all games that get uploaded here, come right from the source (steam, DLSite, etc). The remaining come from torrents or other places. We do our best to make sure nothing has a virus in it. But if you find one, report the thread immediately. In the 2 years that I have been staff here, I think there has only been one case of someone actually trying to distribute a virus/malware.
But as people have mentioned. The best bet is a VM. I use one when I get any games from questionable sources.
What if instead of worrying about virus, the worry is about privacy. As mentioned before, renpy games tend to create persistent folders in AppData/Roaming.... If have a shared computer and would not want to leave any trace of this games sandboxie is a convenient solution, I am aware VM is better, but requires a time and effort to set up initially that I don´t want to invest
I just upgraded from win7 to win10. (with a fresh installation, not using the upgrade option)
Now sandboxie isn't working anymore.
But I found an temporary solution Budokai : run the "<Game Name>.exe" in the lib/windows-i686 folder via Sandbox instead of the "<Game Name>.exe" in the root directory.
It would be good to know what the difference between the two executables is.
Now sandboxie isn't working anymore.
But I found an temporary solution Budokai : run the "<Game Name>.exe" in the lib/windows-i686 folder via Sandbox instead of the "<Game Name>.exe" in the root directory.
It would be good to know what the difference between the two executables is.
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The windows-i686 version is for the 32 bit OS
The root directory .exe is the 64 bit executable.
Means your sandboxie for some reason wants to only run 32 bit ren'py executables.
Sounds like sandboxie is shutting it down without even running it. Try running the lib/win-i686 .exe and see if it'll only run the 32 bit. If it does run and your Windows is 64 bit, then that means the problem is with sandboxie and they need to fix that.