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Patchs for a game

by Brendan Dillon · in Torque Game Engine · 11/04/2005 (7:59 am) · 3 replies

I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction.

i'm wondering what's involved in having the ability to add patches to a game after it as been released in order to fix problems in it, mainly ones that allow people to cheat in online play.

is it only possible to release patchs for the engine or can they be released for scripts too?

does there need to be code already in the game to accept patchs?


thanks!
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Associate Kyle Carter
#1
11/04/2005 (1:31 pm)
Patching is usually an external process - you use an existing patch tool (there are some for NSIS, for instance) to apply changes to the executable & scripts & data files before the game starts up, then continue on your way.

Torque Owner Brendan Dillon
#2
11/07/2005 (2:29 am)
I'll look into it Ben,

thanks

Torque Owner Stefan Lundmark
#3
11/07/2005 (2:41 am)
We do it internally within a launcher that is used to run the game. When the patch is downloaded, all scripts are reloaded and the launcher restarts. Since you're not running the actual client, you can head right into the game after that.