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HOW DO UPDATE?!

A topic by lightningbomb78 created Aug 13, 2023 Views: 297 Replies: 3

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ive made a game, and ive finally made an update for it. i downloaded the updated version on itch.io SOFTWARE then i was greeted by a white void, how do i update the game without it having all of those glitches and making it so its part of the default version of the game because it says its a whole other download, someone please help

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neirullet283 days ago(+1)

Hello ! I'm not sure I understood correctly so lemme know if I'm missing the plot.

If your issue is that both the old version and updated one are visible on your game page, you can just hide the previous one.
if you're releasing a standalone version of your game (i.e. a zip file) then yes players might have to download the new version each time it's released, however if you'd like the old game files to be overwritten I'd advise you to create an installer (using inno setup for example) which will allow you to leave the user config intact upon installation while simultaneously updating the game's executable and/or resources.

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lightningbomb78278 days ago

ye i found that part but its when i run it it just shows a white screen. im not sure if this is something to do with my game or if im doing something wrong

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Snakey33249 days ago (1 edit)

my recommendation lightingbomb is once you have the binaries of EXE or app executable (with all the libraries, required files for run etc) make a RAR compressed file with the game files and then DELETE the old file on itch.io and re-upload it again as new RAR game file, then in the dashboard put a comment or post announces the updated version, changes or added things etc.....

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