Drakiac Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 Do you have a MMORPG with a large fanbase and constant updates? If yes, then an autoupdater is the thing for you. Robin has created one located here: http://www.touchofdeathforums.com/smf/index.php/topic,58493.0.html. Follow all of his instructions so extract it all so there will be two folders, client and server, and one text document called read-me.Now go to [http://www.webs.com/](http://www.webs.com/?referer=AFF-REF-65185006) and create a website.Do the setup and create your free website. Pick any template as it doesn't matter. You should now be at the control panel which looks like this:Go to Manage pages and then click file manager:Create a new folder called update and then click Single File Uploader:Upload the file update.ini (located in the server folder) into your new folder (update):Now go to your client folder (autoupdater) and copy all these files to your games client folder:So it looks like this (Instead of Hogwarts MMORPG it's called client):Now compress these files and name it version1.rar:Go back to webs and go to the single file uploader and upload the version1.rar. Your folder update should now look like this:Go to your game client, click data files, open updaterInfo.ini and for updateURL set it to http://(websitename).webs.com/update. Mine is updateURL=http://hogwartsmmorpg.webs.com/update. You are now done!If you ever release a new client re-compile the client folders and name it version2.rar. Delete the update.ini from your website. Go to server (autoupdater) edit update.ini and type in:```[FILES]versions=2version1=version1.rarversion2=version2.rar```Now re-upload it your website.Now whenever downloads your client they will be able to update there game by running autoupdater.exe!I hope you liked the tutorial! If you want to thank me just play my game :P[http://hogwartsmmorpg.webs.com/downloads.htm](http://hogwartsmmorpg.webs.com/downloads.htm)-Drakiac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrKris Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Really nice tut. I like how it has pictures. I like tut's with pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakiac Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 lol thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrKris Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 No problem. But the blue lines around stuff looks like a little kid drew them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakiac Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 It was on snipping tool and all they have is a drawing tool… Just so you know, I am not a little kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Webs is pointless. Use HFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakiac Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 HFS, you have to download and keep your computer on. Webs allows you to host it outside of your computer, less traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 So? Doesn't make a difference. If you aren't online they won't be able to play the game either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 @Sekaru:> So? Doesn't make a difference. If you aren't online they won't be able to play the game either way.I think webs would be a better solution just to make an auto-updater ;Ofor real game websites you should use other programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Why quote what I said when talking about something that has nothing to do with my post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakiac Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 Like Cat said, Webs is a better for an auto-updater. I want to use as much resources of my computer as I can for my server. I don't want people taking that up by downloading files from my computer. Everything that I can get off my computer I will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 You've both missed the point. Whats the point of them updating if they can't get into the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakiac Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 I am hosting the game on my computer I just don't want to use HFS to take up more of my computers resources when I could have something free and online do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Attention span of a gold fish you lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakiac Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 Intelligence of a gold fish you got. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Thank you because Robin did not explain enough r___r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakiac Posted March 19, 2011 Author Share Posted March 19, 2011 Your welcome! That's why I decided to create it in the first place. I was having troubles and I had to find out myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kibbelz Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Hey i followed this tutorial and when i run the .exe and download the file it get this:It is a .rar file i dunno what its complaining about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 It probably means the updater can't find it, i.e. your update server is down or its not in the server folder, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakiac Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 Did you use winrar to create the rar? Make sure the file isn't corrupted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kibbelz Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 yes i used winrar and its not currupt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbofile Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 OMG THANK YOU, YOU ARE GOD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakiac Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 @Neno:> OMG THANK YOU, YOU ARE GODYour welcome! I'm glad to hear that it worked!@kibbelz:> Hey i followed this tutorial and when i run the .exe and download the file it get this:> > > > It is a .rar file i dunno what its complaining about.Ok so it looks like it found the server (webs) it just can't find the version1.rar. 1) Make sure that update.ini is pointing to the right file (make sure the file is called version1.rar and not anything else) 2) Make sure updaterInfo.ini leads to http://(websitename).webs.com/update 3) Make sure you package unrar.dll with your client. If this continues to not work, then post your client as a zip and I'll convert it to rar for you.-Drakiac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 @Drakiac:> Your welcome! I'm glad to hear that it worked!> > Ok so it looks like it found the server (webs) it just can't find the version1.rar. 1) Make sure that update.ini is pointing to the right file (make sure the file is called version1.rar and not anything else) 2) Make sure updaterInfo.ini leads to http://(websitename).webs.com/update 3) Make sure you package unrar.dll with your client. If this continues to not work, then post your client as a zip and I'll convert it to rar for you.> -DrakiacMan, why make a tutorial when you don't have a clue what you're talking about, honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakiac Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 So, with the knowledge I do have I can try to help people instead of being sarcastic and rude to everyone.-Drakiac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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