WA Auto Update Utility [Archive]

canofworms

29 Dec 2006, 08:32

I am currently writing a utility that will:

Connect to my server to download a file containing the newest version number.
Compare it to a local copy of the version number.
If they are different, notify you and download the patch.
Automaticaly install it, with no prompts.
Then start the game. If no update needed, the game will start.

I have noticed about the NSIS installer, but this will use the standard 7zip extractors from the Team17 website.

It is currently in development, but if anyone is interested, please post here :)

Lex

29 Dec 2006, 09:50

So, this utility would be run every time you wanted to start the game? You know, WA updates don't get released often enough for this to be very useful, in my opinion. I don't mean to shoot you down, but I also don't want you to waste your time. Though, if you're doing it for education, go right ahead. Maybe I misinterpreted you, though.

Also, I don't think 7-zip installers will be used from now on, considering the confusion many people have regarding their usage; especially those with original European WA CDs. The NSIS installer takes care of installing the patch then the update if the user has version 1.0 of WA installed, which is contained on the original European CD. Your program would silently install just the update, which wouldn't work for version 1.0 of WA. Well, that is, unless you coded your program to check for version 1.0 and install the patch then the update if it is 1.0.

canofworms

30 Dec 2006, 08:45

So, this utility would be run every time you wanted to start the game? You know, WA updates don't get released often enough for this to be very useful, in my opinion. I don't mean to shoot you down, but I also don't want you to waste your time. Though, if you're doing it for education, go right ahead. Maybe I misinterpreted you, though.

Also, I don't think 7-zip installers will be used from now on, considering the confusion many people have regarding their usage; especially those with original European WA CDs. The NSIS installer takes care of installing the patch then the update if the user has version 1.0 of WA installed, which is contained on the original European CD. Your program would silently install just the update, which wouldn't work for version 1.0 of WA. Well, that is, unless you coded your program to check for version 1.0 and install the patch then the update if it is 1.0.

Well, I could easily hook it up to one of the NSIS ones, would just involve changing 1 line...

CyberShadow

1 Jan 2007, 14:51

Still, something like that would only be useful for 3.x. 4.0 will (probably/maybe/possibly) have a direct content update system, so that players will always be updated to the latest version of the code and resources.

canofworms

1 Jan 2007, 16:00

atm, wa 4 is just speculation, there has been no dates or anything.

Since WA4 could come out tomorrow or in 10 years, ill write it anyhow :D

CyberShadow

1 Jan 2007, 20:14

If W:A 4.0 is a speculation, then you can call me a speculant :D

canofworms

1 Jan 2007, 20:34

lol, well, I haven't really heard any cold hard news on WA 4 since Deadcode made that thread eons ago.

And before that there was the huge argument over WA 3.5 Beta 3, isnt life fun :P

Muzer

2 Jan 2007, 11:03

Any estimated release dates?

I might get all 3 installers/updaters, as well as doing it "manually", test them, and say which is the best, feature wise, accuracy wise and UI wise. :)

canofworms

2 Jan 2007, 11:28

Well, ill say this much:

It will be done whe it is done :)