Open for Discussion Smaller version sizes?

[Cartigan]

Is there any way to reduce new version download sizes? Such as just download changes files instead of, what I guess, is a whole new install?

I don't know how everything is packaged so this might not be doable.

 

[nilllzz]

would be doable but the problem is when you want to upgrade from lets say 0.23 to 0.25, you could miss files.

 

[Cartigan]

Depends how it's done. If you indicate a file is new-new, I would think it would be the same as "file is updated" and it would download the whole thing.

 

[Darkfire]

this would probaly be a bit of a pain but you could set it to check what version you have currently
if you have the most recent version before the new one it only downloads the changed files
otherwise it downloads everything
I know this would be cool for me because then I would have a way to see which files had been changed each version as well

 

[Raayo]

but then an option should be added that you can like force update it and all will be updated...
if you mess up your game or anything...

 

[Daziman]

The music is the heavier part, maybe separate it could be a good move.

 

[nilllzz]

The music is the heavier part, maybe separate it could be a good move.

We could make it the whole content folder.
Since the rest is only around 4 MB.

But again, I would have to upload a separated content folder for normal updates and a complete package.
What I COULD do, is that the launcher can recognize if you have the version before the current one installed, then update only the needed files (I will have to upload ANOTHER content folder with only changed files) and else to download the full game.

 

[Daziman]

mmm... its complicated

 

[nilllzz]

yeah a little...I could set up a system for that (as I described).
But the problem with it is that I have to keep track of every single content file that I change.
Wouldn't be that hard to do but still you would have to get a new launcher to make it work.
I think I will make such a feature from version 0.27 onwards (because I don't know which files I changed since 0.26.1).
But if 0.28 is there, the method will probably work. With a new launcher.

 

[Daziman]

ok