Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 - It comes as both x86 and x64 versions (in the same package), but if you are on 64 bit Windows you need to run and install both!
IF you would like me to provide different RAGS versions and/or windows downloads, please let me know and I'll try and get it for you.
Have any trouble with RAGS games which would error with the “unreadable” error. Recently, I figured out exactly which steps on installation are necessary to avoid this error. I’ll post them here, because I haven’t seen an official step-by-step guide:
1) Fresh Install of Windows 7 (64 bit)
2) Turned on Control Panel > Programs > Turn Feature on and off > .Net framework 3.5.1
3) Turned on Control Panel > Programs > Turn Feature on and off > Media Features > Windows Media Player
4) Downloaded Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 Service Pack 2 for Windows Desktop : https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=5783 First install x86 then x64, as instructed.
5) Reboot.
6) Downloaded RagsSetup.2.4.16.zip from mirror link http://www.4shared.com/postDownload/R-ami31Cce/RagsSetup2416.html
7) Click on RagsSetup.
8) First error message: “This setup requires the .NET Framework version 4.0”. Installed dotNetFx40_Client_setup.exe, rebooted computer, click on RagsSetup.
9) Same error message. Click on “setup” rather than “RagsSetup”, and it installs .NET Framework on its own.
10) Says it’s installing Rags x86
Done.
Dual Core Pentium or equivalent Processor.
Intel HD 2000 or equivalent Graphics.
208.75 MB of free disk space (Recommended to have twice as much free disk space than this).