Hi guys. Every time I publish updates to Steam, the update side (file diff) is always 200mb+ (even if the update is only code changes and no asset changes).
Anyone know why this is?
My routine for publishing updates:
Package the game in frontend (with a full recook).
Install to packaged game to a local directory.
Run the Steam CMD to upload the installed game.
Another annoying thing, is after each update, all player have to accept the UDK eula when launching the game. This also seems to add an additional item in the Windows programs list.
I’d appreciate any insight from anyone else that has dealt with these issues (or if you just have any ideas of how to resolve them).
AFAIK the recook will always produce a different file. I can’t remember the reasons but I know this issue to exist from the cooker itself. IIRC the cooker produces the same file but with something minor changed (something in the file header or something. I’m speaking from memory on a topic that was spotted by a co-worker so I don’t know much details).
maybe a non-full recook would help. it might also be worth a shot to make a file diff (locally, not with any Steam stuff) and check what has changed
I’m interested in this as I plan to publish on steam as well. my game is quite small (less than 450mb atm) but even smaller patches would be great
Hmmmm, I’d like to bring the patch size down, but that was much less of a concern than the EULA and multiple game installs. Having that fixed has given me a very nice sense of freedom in my patch releases.
I may experiment with not cooking and seeing what happens. Not sure exactly what cooking does. I should do some reading. Any insight is welcome.
