ENIGMA:FAQ

Question: Why does it take so long to compile/run my game the first
time?

• Short Answer: This is a first-time installation procedure to
  ensure that the game binaries match up with your system.
• Long Answer: It takes a long time the first time because, unlike
  Game Maker, it's not just slapping game
  data onto the end of runner data to be interpreted later. Your game
  is actually being compiled into machine readable byte code. Even the
  "runner" of your code, or the core code behind everything that
  happens, needs to be compiled the first time. However, after you've
  compiled the first time, the second and later times will all be
  relatively quick, since they only need to recompile whatever you've
  changed.
• See Also: This is also explained on our
  Install#Compiling_a_Sample_Game
  page, which walks you through your first compile with a sample game,
  to essentially finish installation, and also to ensure that the
  binaries link up correctly. It's ok to attempt a first-time compile
  with one of your own games, but if you run into any errors, it will
  be more difficult to tell if it was some internal problem with
  ENIGMA trying to link up, or just some erroneous/unsupported aspect
  of your game, and later runs will still need to finish the
  installation procedure from where it left off.

Question: How do I add a custom action library to ENIGMA and the GUI
(LateralGM)?

• Answer: Create a folder called "lib" in the same directory as
  lgm*.jar (should be the root ENIGMA installation directory). Then
  you can copy any lib file into there. LateralGM also supports its
  own, smaller format, LGL format. This
  location may be customized by altering LateralGM's preferences,
  value "userLibraryPath" from its default value
  "./lib"

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