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Version Management

A topic by A Fals Fiction created 6 days ago Views: 49 Replies: 1
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Do you keep older versions on your project page?

Are there personal or studio guidelines you follow when uploading a new version of a published (or released) project?

I’ve tried reordering the downloads and adding a note identifying the latest version(s) in different places— project page, download page, and devlog. Most new downloads are for oldest versions, anyhow.

I feel creating a new project page wouldn’t change anything other than to reduce the number of projects that can be share here this year (because there’s a default limit). Deleting the older version sometimes feels deceptive.

Advice for any type of project— assets, games, books, music, or anything else— is welcome.

An example of what I’m concerned about is “Earthquest”.

The original version from the game jam is more difficult to tile and might not line up with the extension pack, which is also getting almost no downloads. I don’t want creators to wrongly think they’re downloading what’s in the project screenshots, when they’re actually getting the jam version 8no longer pictured). But for all I know, no one wants the new versions. The downloaders might be choosing to ignore them.