Does Simutrans Auto-Update?

[Bub]

     I was wondering if Simutrans Auto-updates, because I had version 102.2.2, and it seemed that I missed version 102.5, now, I have version 110.0.1, and I would like to know if my game can auto-update, and if it can, how can I enable auto-updating?

[Václav]

You did not miss version 102.5 - because this number of version was not used. But if am not wrong, Simutrans has not self-update mechanism.

[jamespetts]

Vaclav is correct - Simutrans does not auto update. Watch out for new versions on the Information and Announcements board.

[arnoud]

It'll be a nice extension.

[Václav]

I am not programmer but regardless of it I am worried about that it is not so easy to prepare auto update mechanism when game has been for more than one OS.

[transporter]

Would it have to be for all OSs? There's already a downloader to install simutrans for windows, would it be possible to add to that a "check for new executable" extension that replaces (and maybe archives to another folder) the older file?

[Václav]

I know about that Windows utility for Simutrans - but it is not auto-update too. It only makes downloading Simutrans simplier.

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Admins, I think this topic would fit to Help requests board.

[arnoud]

(and maybe archives to another folder) the older file?

And what if you didn't have enough space?

[Lmallet]

Um, I will let a dev give a better answer, but from my experience, some upgrades are actually so important that old saved games will stop working.  In this case, auto-update would be a bad idea...

[transporter]

That's a good point...if only there was someone who archived the complete sets as they get replaced.

And the simutrans executable is small enough that it shouldn't matter for a while. If it becomes implemented, maybe there could be an option to either keep or delete the old one

[prissi]

Auto update would be only relevant for servers, since simutrans has no network functionality that can be used for braking into a computer and most known bugs are rather minor for years. And as soon as you do onlyine games, you need to have a curretn client that matches the server.