Hopefully improve packaging. This is experimental and may have to be removed.

move_dirs_hook.py

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import os
+import sys
+import shutil
+
+# Runtime hook to move directories and files from _internal to parent directory
+if hasattr(sys, '_MEIPASS'):
+    # We're running from a PyInstaller bundle
+    bundle_dir = os.path.dirname(sys.executable)
+    internal_dir = sys._MEIPASS
+
+    # Directories to move from _internal to parent
+    dirs_to_move = ['levels', 'sounds', 'libstormgames']
+
+    # Files to move from _internal to parent
+    files_to_move = ['files', 'logo.png']
+
+    # Move directories
+    for dir_name in dirs_to_move:
+        internal_path = os.path.join(internal_dir, dir_name)
+        target_path = os.path.join(bundle_dir, dir_name)
+
+        # Only move if source exists and target doesn't exist
+        if os.path.exists(internal_path) and not os.path.exists(target_path):
+            try:
+                shutil.move(internal_path, target_path)
+            except Exception as e:
+                # Silently fail if we can't move - game will still work from _internal
+                pass
+
+    # Move files
+    for file_name in files_to_move:
+        internal_path = os.path.join(internal_dir, file_name)
+        target_path = os.path.join(bundle_dir, file_name)
+
+        # Only move if source exists and target doesn't exist
+        if os.path.exists(internal_path) and not os.path.exists(target_path):
+            try:
+                shutil.move(internal_path, target_path)
+            except Exception as e:
+                # Silently fail if we can't move - game will still work from _internal
+                pass

wicked_quest.spec

@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ a = Analysis(
     datas=level_dirs + [
         ('sounds', 'sounds'),
         ('libstormgames', 'libstormgames'),
+        ('files', 'files'),
+        ('logo.png', '.'),
     ],
     hiddenimports=[],
     hookspath=[],
     hooksconfig={},
-    runtime_hooks=[],
+    runtime_hooks=['move_dirs_hook.py'],
     excludes=[],
     noarchive=False,
     optimize=0,
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ exe = EXE(
     bootloader_ignore_signals=False,
     strip=False,
     upx=True,
-    console=True,
+    console=False,
     disable_windowed_traceback=False,
     argv_emulation=False,
     target_arch=None,