[REQ] 'An update is available' alert on game start up

[NightmareX91]

I've tried this but I can't get it working. I have a host for my files but I need to know how to make an alert that appears when you start up the game saying: 'Your game version is out of date! Run the Autoupdater or you may have missing files when playing!'. Could someone teach me how to do it?

[Joyce]

Easiest way would be to change the client version and server constants for the version to different values each patch.. :) Or simply modify a patcher to check for updates, and launch your game afterwards.

[NightmareX91]

@Yami:

> Easiest way would be to change the client version and server constants for the version to different values each patch.. :) Or simply modify a patcher to check for updates, and launch your game afterwards.

What do you mean by 'Server constants for the version to different values'? When there is a text file with the client version the game reads? That is how its intended except it isn't working :C

[Joyce]

Wait, you're using EE or EO?

[kibbelz]

this should be in the source questions board.

[Dzastin]

Server:
```
' Version constants
Public Const CLIENT_MAJOR As Byte = 3  < Change This
Public Const CLIENT_MINOR As Byte = 3
Public Const CLIENT_REVISION As Byte = 0
Public Const MAX_LINES As Long = 500 ' Used for frmServer.txtText
```Client:
File > Make ___.exe > Options >Major < Change this value
You must change this to server Major constans.

[NightmareX91]

Thanks for the help guys but I got it working. It was because I was using VB6 Portable :| Sorry for the trouble :c