2.1. Precompiled Version

About the Precompiled Version

The precompiled version is for people who only want to play variants on the predefined variants list. The precompiled release does not require the user to edit code. Instead, the user can use a console as an interface to load custom variants. The precompiled version also can change settings like toggling time travel animations. However, it can't load custom variants that you want to test out. For that please look at the visual studio version of the data interface.

Installation

To install the precompiled version of the data interface, go here and click on the release version you want to download. Downloading the latest release is recommended. After clicking on the version you want to download click on the zip file to download it. Keep in mind that this is different from the standalone version. After successfully downloading the zip file, extract the contents of the file into a folder somewhere. It can be anywhere, buts it's recommended that it's in a location that is easily accessible. Once you have extracted the contents of the .zip file, run the .bat file and it should install and run the data interface. Because the precompiled version does not have the required parts of the C# runtime already in the folder like the standalone version it is recommended that users of the precompiled version always run the data interface using the .bat file because it checks for any files that are missing and will automatically download any missing files (In case where additional files need to be downloaded, you will be asked beforehand.). However, this means that the bat file will only work with an internet connection in the event where a download is required. (which will only be the case for the first time you run it.) If you do not have an internet connection, you can still run the data interface console via the batch file assuming you ran the batch file previously.