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AGS Support => Advanced Technical Forum => Topic started by: simulacra on Wed 04/05/2005 19:32:14

Title: Installation / Patching games [SOLVED]
Post by: simulacra on Wed 04/05/2005 19:32:14
I have two questions:

1. Does anyone know a good installation program? I would like to distribute the game as a single compressed file, that can be uninstalled using the Control panel. I'd prefer a gratis tool.

2. Is there an efficient way to distribute patches for the game without having to redistribute the full game again. I am thinking along the lines of a utility that compares old files vs. new files and makes a record of changes, then you allow the utility to change the installed game files. Or do every file of the distribution (game.001, game.002 ...) change if I make a minor bug fix?
Title: Re: Installation / Patching games
Post by: Pumaman on Wed 04/05/2005 19:42:34
1. Inno Setup is a good freeware installer: http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php

2. Patch Maker by Clickteam can do this, but it's shareware: http://www.clickteam.com/English/patch_maker.htm

By the way, this isn't an AGS Technical question so it doesn't really belong in this forum.
Title: Re: Installation / Patching games
Post by: simulacra on Wed 04/05/2005 21:03:33
Right on! Thank you. And sorry for posting in the wrong forum.