Daodan DLL: Difference between revisions

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3. Find where your copy of Oni has been installed on your hard drive; usually it's "C:\Program Files\Oni\". This folder should contain GameDataFolder and Oni.exe (just called "Oni" if you have file extensions hidden). Back up this Oni.exe by renaming it (e.g. "Oni-original.exe").
3. Find where your copy of Oni has been installed on your hard drive; usually it's "C:\Program Files\Oni\". This folder should contain GameDataFolder and Oni.exe (just called "Oni" if you have file extensions hidden). Back up this Oni.exe by renaming it (e.g. "Oni-original.exe").


4. Place the newly-downloaded Oni.exe, binkw32.dll, realbink.dll, and assorted files into the Oni\ folder. When prompted, overwrite the existing binkw32.dll file.
4. Place the newly-downloaded Oni.exe, binkw32.dll, realbink.dll, and assorted files into the Oni\ folder. When prompted, overwrite the existing binkw32.dll file; if this fails, you'll need to grant yourself write privileges over the existing binkw32.dll in the Oni folder using the typical method for setting file/folder permissions in your OS, then try again.


5. If clicking on Oni.exe opens the game, you have probably done everything correctly. If you want to confirm this, while in-game bring up the Data Comlink (F1 by default) and type "tellmetheversion"; if you get a result like "Daodan v.''x.y''", the DLL is working.
5. If clicking on Oni.exe opens the game, you have probably done everything correctly. If you want to confirm this, while in-game bring up the Data Comlink (F1 by default) and type "tellmetheversion"; if you get a result like "Daodan v.''x.y''", the DLL is working.