[DiscordArchive] <@169121237539356673> btw does HoT have client edits or u do everything cosher ?
[DiscordArchive] <@169121237539356673> btw does HoT have client edits or u do everything cosher ?
Archived author: Rymercyble • Posted: 2023-07-25T16:36:08.420000+00:00
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imagine u got patch 4 and i want to change dbc in it not by adding patch 5 but by downloading only that dbc and editting patch 4
Archived author: Foe • Posted: 2023-07-25T16:36:21.396000+00:00
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Patch != mpq
Archived author: Foe • Posted: 2023-07-25T16:36:26.443000+00:00
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Patch = patch installer
Archived author: Rymercyble • Posted: 2023-07-25T16:36:44.009000+00:00
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alright then replace patch with mpq in all my messages
Archived author: Foe • Posted: 2023-07-25T16:37:20.596000+00:00
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yeah it doesn't work like that, the installer contains all the raw files like .dbc files, the installer contains information which mpq those files should be packed into
Archived author: Foe • Posted: 2023-07-25T16:37:34.875000+00:00
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So when we create a new patch, it only has x.dbc file, staged for x.mpq
Archived author: Foe • Posted: 2023-07-25T16:37:56.770000+00:00
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the patch installer then just grabs the files in the patch and puts them into the correct mpq files
Archived author: Rymercyble • Posted: 2023-07-25T16:38:11.753000+00:00
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https://tenor.com/view/noted-safehouse-p...f-25110679
Archived author: Foe • Posted: 2023-07-25T16:39:17.114000+00:00
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Blizzards updater and installer is already reversed, so you can build your own updater and installer and push it to the client on login
Archived author: Foe • Posted: 2023-07-25T16:39:40.230000+00:00
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That's in essence what we do