4.12 and new versioning
Sorry for the long delays, we’ve been hard at work on two related jobs:
First, getting a 4.12 build going. is done now - the UE4.12 versions are on the website.
Secondly, we’ve switched over to a new build scheme, similar to UE’s, where each version number is a branch. So the stable branch is 4.0, the next stable one will be 4.1 etc. The “” branch is the latest bleeding edge version, which will be split off into numbered versions about every 60 days. What should mean is that each branch becomes only more stable over time, and it should be much easier to get bug-fixes into your code without risking changes in functionality or new bugs getting introduced.
On the download page, you’ll select the installer for your binary UE install, e.g. 4.12.2, and the version you want, e.g. 4.0 or “”.
If you’re using the GitHub source code, from 4.12 onwards we will no longer supply the binaries in the source repo: is because there will be multiple versions. Instead, there’s a batch file called Engine\Plugins\TrueSkyPlugin\GetBinaries.bat, which you call, passing the version you want.
will use FTP to download the binaries, and unzip them to Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\Simul.
At the moment, these binaries are not versioned, so calling GetBinaries.bat will always download the latest.
Although the 4.12 binary installers are ready, only 4.12 is ready on FTP. 4.0 will be uploaded later today or early tomorrow.