Download/version tracking

General Feedback & Requests
1

Everyone knows the UE4 downloads are pretty big. Given that, it might be worth trying to optimize the system that determines what needs downloading and when.

I was 95% through downloading 4.8.0 when I paused it and later shut down my computer. Next time I’m back on, 4.8.1 is up and it starts downloading again from scratch. I don’t know how big the 4.8.1 hotfix download is if you already have 4.8.0 installed, but clearly this kind of thing should be largely avoidable.

Not a big deal, but a bit annoying and something that could definitely be improved.

2

yeah over 2gb for a hotfix is pretty big. its pretty much downloading the whole engine again.

3

You make a great and valid point. If only the hotfixes/releases could be merged with the current install. (Like git, when you merge a commit etc)