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The best method would be using butler which allows incremental patching and access to any previous version from the app.
For instance you can look at my game here
https://arekku.itch.io/foxes-and-cows
The download reads "Version 17" which means there are 17 versions you can download through the app by selecting which version you want.
Yes, without that you get an error during compile.
https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.26/en-US/SharingAndReleasing/Linux/GettingStarte...
As you can see, documentation is extremely sparse.
The vast majority of games on the site is below 1 GB. Keeping your game below 1 GB can be hard at times, which is why butler allows you a size limit of 2 GB. If this still isn't enough you can ask support to increase your limit to 4 GB. 4 GB is a lot for an indie game.
The site is very generous to offer this much space without asking for anything in return.
The only people who appear to have an issue with the 4 GB size limit are making yet another Ren'Py prerendered 3D debauchery visual novel, taking no responsibility for the resulting file size and relying on others to solve that problem for them, most commonly megaupload.
So in a way, the upload limit is what keeps itch.io from becoming a den of degeneracy.
I develop with the assumption that I will never recoup the investment and as such celebrate every single donation.
Most of the games on this site never recoup the initial investment, while a few lucky ones are very successful. You see all the successful ones due to survivor bias, but you do not see all the games that fail.
It's not BS. There is a size limit and if you are above it you cannot upload.
Your options in this case is to:
- Ask support to increase your upload limit, which they may or may not do depending on criteria we do not know.
- Use less space
- Use a third party upload site
The file size limits are, as of last time I checked:
Standard web | 1 GB |
Butler | 2 GB |
Standard Increase | 4 GB |
Non standard increase | 5+ GB |
The standard increase is given to anyone that asks for it, the criteria for the non standard increase is unknown but believed to be difficult and being granted one is a privilege that should not be taken for granted.
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You are 40 people. You must have someone who can figure out how to use butler. Failing that if you put 40 people on optimizing you should be able to reduce the size down below the default web upload limit.
Also with 40 people someone should have had the foresight to raise this issue well before the deadline.
Unreal does not add a 36 GB resource package to your game behind your back. That is all on the end user. The problem is not localized to Unreal Engine, any game with 36 GB worth of resources is going to take a lot of space no matter the engine used without proper optimization.
Getting below the default butler limit of 2 GB can be done, but it requires elbow grease. Perhaps employ the classical optimization method of "don't add a ridiculously large resource pack" and go for a more modest pack?
For the 1% or so of projects that doesn't fit below the 1 GB web upload limit there is always the option of begging support to increase your upload limit.
Well then it is time to step out of your comfort zone. You are either going to learn butler or optimize your game, pick your poison.
Butler is really easy to use and recommended even if your game is small. It might be scary at first like all new things. However once I started using butler I realized just how good it is.
If your UE4 game takes several gigabytes that is on you, not the engine.
Game | Size (MB) |
Agni Kai Arena | 372 |
Aisu Kuriimu Simulator | 87 |
Boop the Snoot | 114 |
Cake Defense | 73 |
Cat Burglar | 63 |
Death Reaper | 105 |
Denpa Star! | 105 |
Denpa Star: Light Speed! | 108 |
Foxes and Cows | 97 |
Freelance Monster Removal | 545 |
Hamster Squad | 180 |
Iruka Iru Ka | 304 |
Kitsune no Kenshi | 404 |
Kitsune no Kenshi 2 | 803 |
Openbound Online | 113 |
Peculiar Fables: The Werebed | 900 |
Privilege'o'matic | 114 |
Run Together | 107 |
Samurai Prototype UE4 | 190 |
Siri's Memory Flasher | 37 |
The Candyman | 74 |
The Endless Train | 504 |
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