Fixing the nw.js "profile error" warning


If you've been getting a little popup window when you run this, or any other, RPG Maker MV game that says something about a "profile error" and NW.js, there are several things you should know.

  • It's NOT a virus of any kind.
  • It's a warning that there's a version mismatch between files that make RMMV run. You can ignore it.
  • If it really bothers you, there are several things you can do, in increasing order of complexity:
    • Edit the file package.json and change the "name" entry that's probably "" to something unique for each game that's affected
    • Read the instructions at this rpgmaker forum post and delete specific files in the depths of Windows
    • Go get the most recent stable version of NW.js and install it, with you taking full responsibility for managing that from now on.

Yeah, didn't think you'd do any of those. Ignoring the warning is the easiest.

BTW, AFAIK nobody has mentioned on Steam, Reddit, or the RMMV forum that you could have two (2) package.json files, if you both run Game.exe and do a playtest of the game's project from within RMMV. The one that regular players have is in the same folder as the Game.exe, the other is in the www folder. They should differ only in the contents of the "main" and "icon" entries, so that wherever you start the game from, the relative paths are correct. That doesn't help remove the warning, though.

I'll post again when I have a mod that will squelch this warning for the regular game players, as the current archive file structure and instructions won't handle it.

In the meantime, I've still been tweaking in-game events, and I really should stop...

Get The Milky Dragon v1.06+ MOD

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