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• Original title: Is There a Way to Change the Game's .exe Icon?
• Original author: stormofsunbeams
• Original date: March 31, 2025
• Source thread: https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/threads/is-there-a-way-to-change-the-games-exe-icon.176667/
• Source forum path: Game Development Engines > RPG Maker MZ Support

Summary

Hello. I finished my gamejam game other than making art improvements, and set out a test deployment because I've never done one, and found that when I open the folder, the icon from the .exe file is not the icon in the icon folder. When I pull up the game, the correct icon displays in the corner of the screen and at my bottom toolbar, so I'm not concerned about that, but I know I've seen other games have their chosen icons instead of the nwjs icon. So I was...

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Hello. I finished my gamejam game other than making art improvements, and set out a test deployment because I've never done one, and found that when I open the folder, the icon from the .exe file is not the icon in the icon folder. When I pull up the game, the correct icon displays in the corner of the screen and at my bottom toolbar, so I'm not concerned about that, but I know I've seen other games have their chosen icons instead of the nwjs icon. So I was wondering how that's done, or if it's a legacy engine feature and can't be done any longer in MZ. I searched the forum and found no answer, so sorry if this is a repeat question, and forgive me if this is the wrong section!

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