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Auto Update would be really nice

A topic by PixelForest created Jul 01, 2019 Views: 1,224 Replies: 5
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I had a bug in the game, so quickly patched it. I am currently having to show a lot of people to go through the steps of updating the game. It would be great for the itch app to automatically check and install the updates.

Keep up the good work!

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Hey there,

I maintain butler & the app. The issue here is that you *just* switched over from web uploads to butler uploads. There's no way for the app to tell what it should upgrade to.

Anyone who installs now (or upgrades to 1.3) will get all the updates automatically.

I have another question if you wouldn't mind.

How do i maintain windows 32 bit and 64 bit installation with butler?

When i tried to update the 32 bit, it automatically overwrote the 64 build. Pretty sure they were name differently.

i havnt tested much because i dont want to screw up anything with my users, but is there a guideline on how to best manage the 2?

bonus question, since it overwrote and i had to reupload the 64 bit, it now says its 2 versions ahead can i edit that?

When i tried to update the 32 bit, it automatically overwrote the 64 build. Pretty sure they were name differently.

You need unique channel names if you want to go that way, for example `windows-32` and `windows-64` (file names do not matter).

The itch docs https://itch.io/docs/itch/ are a good resource if you're not sure what to do.

In particular, for Windows https://itch.io/docs/itch/integrating/platforms/windows.html it says: "When in doubt, ship a 32-bit build".

I don't recommend bothering with a 64-bit Windows build, unless you have a very good reason to.

bonus question, since it overwrote and i had to reupload the 64 bit, it now says its 2 versions ahead can i edit that?

Yes! By default the "version" it shows is just an increasing number, per-channel. However, you can specify a version number, see: https://itch.io/docs/butler/pushing.html#specifying-your-own-version-number

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Thanks for clarifying that, appreciate it

>I don't recommend bothering with a 64-bit Windows build, unless you have a very good reason to.

Ha, you would think right? but nope, physics is a little botched in 32 bit. no idea why. 

One of those it should work but it doesnt scenarios

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Thanks Amos!

I was really apprehensive when i had to move to butler, but it was easier than i thought :)

What sold me is uploading a 2.8 gig file and it only needed to upload a few megs, from a zip file even.

Thats some magic right there. You Rock!