Wish I could've figured out a way to just ask it in the title. But...
Let's say I have a mod published, and I make a minor update to it. Do players have to download the whole mod again, or will they only have to download the difference and it gets updated?
Essentially, if I'm going to have media in the mod (audio files, etc), is it smart to put that all in a separate mod from your main mod, so users have a smaller download whenever you change data?
@Amaroq64: Go From my own experience splitting the mod is more efficient. Download time is smaller since players only need to download the mod that was updated. I used to keep all assets and data in the same mod, but it was a pain for me and my players. Now that I keep assets in separate mods I rarely need to update those and the constant changes in data aren't a problem.
Data changes are probably the cause of most updates, and data total file size is smaller than a custom mod with custom textures. I say save yourself from the trouble of uploading several Mb every time you update the mod.
Wish I could've figured out a way to just ask it in the title. But...
Let's say I have a mod published, and I make a minor update to it. Do players have to download the whole mod again, or will they only have to download the difference and it gets updated?
Essentially, if I'm going to have media in the mod (audio files, etc), is it smart to put that all in a separate mod from your main mod, so users have a smaller download whenever you change data?
@Amaroq64: Go From my own experience splitting the mod is more efficient. Download time is smaller since players only need to download the mod that was updated. I used to keep all assets and data in the same mod, but it was a pain for me and my players. Now that I keep assets in separate mods I rarely need to update those and the constant changes in data aren't a problem.
Data changes are probably the cause of most updates, and data total file size is smaller than a custom mod with custom textures. I say save yourself from the trouble of uploading several Mb every time you update the mod.
Thank you!