Question 1

How do I add my own Pico-8 cart to picoDeploy?

Accepted Answer

Export your cart from Pico-8 as a .js file, copy it to the cart/ directory, and edit picoDeployConfig.json to point to your cart. Then run npm run ionic:serve to test, as detailed in the Usage section.

Question 2

Can picoDeploy build for iOS?

Accepted Answer

While picoDeploy supports iOS in theory, the README lacks detailed instructions due to the author's lack of access. Developers need to follow Ionic deployment guides and may need to contribute documentation, as mentioned in the iOS section.

Question 3

What's the difference between picoDeploy and Pico-8's native binary exports?

Accepted Answer

picoDeploy offers additional features like splash screens, controller support, and platform SDK integration, but requires more setup and results in larger file sizes compared to the minimal binaries from Pico-8, as noted in the Introduction.

Question 4

How to integrate Steam achievements with picoDeploy?

Accepted Answer

Use the Greenworks integration by setting up specific Electron and Greenworks versions, adding files to a greenworks/ directory, and modifying main.js. It's complex and may have limitations, as described in the Steam section.

Question 5

Why is my picoDeploy build so large?

Accepted Answer

Electron builds include the Chromium engine, resulting in sizes around 200MB. This is a trade-off for cross-platform desktop deployment and cannot be easily reduced within picoDeploy, as warned in the Building for Desktop section.

Question 6

Does picoDeploy support game controllers on mobile?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it includes an on-screen gamepad for mobile and supports USB/console controllers via a modified pico8gamepad library, with customizable colors in settings, as listed in the Features.

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