Update My Game Post Submission-Deadline?

A topic by Christopher A. Summer created Sep 27, 2022 Views: 209 Replies: 6

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Christopher A. SummerSubmitted2 years ago

Hi, today I realized that it might be better for my Game if it did not start immediately with an Intro-Cutscene but with a still Title-Screen that prompts the Player to "click to start" before the Game really begins -- a small Detail that I think would be comfortable. I have quickly implemented this Functionality in my Build but I'm not sure if it is allowed to update the Game-File on the itch.io-Page once the Submission-Deadline is over and while Evaluation is still ongoing. It would only be this very small Change about the Title-Screen, and wouldn't affect anything else about the Rest of the Game. Would that be allowed?

StandOffSoftwareHost2 years ago

That would not be allowed. In some cases, an entrant may be allowed to update to fix a game breaking bug that prevents players from playing or finishing the game, but not for any other reason.

Christopher A. SummerSubmitted2 years ago

Okay, no Update then. :) I suppose once the Jam-Evaluation is over, I would be free to make Updates again, just not during the Evaluation-Month, right? :) In which Case I can just wait with that.

StandOffSoftwareHost2 years ago

Oh definitely. You can do whatever you want after evaluation. The jam has no power over the game at all after that.

Christopher A. SummerSubmitted2 years ago

Okay, thanks. :) Maybe I should mention that, just to avoid any Confusion, that within the first 24 Hours after I had initially uploaded my Game, I fixed it (in Part to avoid a game-breaking Bug), but that was still many Hours before End of the Submission-Deadline, which I assume would be allowed. I just wanted to clarify that my Question here about another small Fix after the Deadline (which I won't upload during this Month) has nothing to do with what I fixed before the Deadline -- just to avoid Confusion.

StandOffSoftwareHost2 years ago

You can update all you want before the submission deadline. I know you didn't update after the submission deadline because you literally can't unless you remove it from the jam. Itch won't allow you to unless I temporarily remove the upload lock.

Christopher A. SummerSubmitted2 years ago

Oh, that's good to know -- I'm new to the itch.io Jamming Business, so thank you for this Explanation! :)

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