Updating a Titlepack

[ziza]

Hey guys and gals,

I'm currently working on a titlepack, and i wonder how it is possible to keep updates rolling out to players.
I tried to do that Upload-to-cloud-thingy, but this keeps failing.
So maybe one of you can tell me if/how it's possible to auto-update a titlepack

thx in advance,
ZiZa

[steeffeen]

upload a title pack file to the cloud will make it available on other computers (only for yourself), so you can play the title on other machines as well

regarding the automatic updates: i would like to cite spaii here

1. you have to use custom title pack menu (not working with included Nadeo menu)
2. include an xml file (for example ClientVersion.xml in Media\Manialinks folder) in your title pack with this line of code :

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<label id="ClientVersionLabel" posn="0 5 3" valign="top" halign="left" style="TextTips" text="2013-03-09" />

3. in your custom menu manialink add :

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<label posn="0 -12 0" id="OnlineVersionLabel" halign="center" valign="top" text="2013-03-09" />
<include url="file://Media/Manialinks/ClientVersion.xml" />

4. in Script part of your custom menu, simply compare OnlineVersionLabel and ClientVersionLabel :

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	if (ClientVersionLabel.Value != OnlineVersionLabel.Value)
	{
		// action for updating title
	}
	else
	{
		// others actions
	}

i hope this help you

the way he described is the only way i see, in fact i'm doing it similarly

[spaii]

I found another one
When i start to develop title pack OpenLink in maniascript doesn't exist.
I think it's much simpler.

1. Include this custom menu xml file (for example home.xml in Media\Manialinks folder) in your title pack.
This call a php page with the client version of title pack.
You have to change the version variable each time you update the title pack.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<manialink id="home" background=0 version=1>
<timeout>0</timeout>
<type>default</type>
<frame id="generalFrame" posn="0 0 0">
</frame> 
<script><!--
main () {
	yield;
	OpenLink("http://www.yoururl.zzz/menu.php?version=2013.03.25", ::LinkType::Goto);		
}
--></script>
</manialink>

2. in menu.php script

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$currentVersion = "2013.03.29";
$clientVersion = $_GET['version'];
if ($currentVersion != $clientVersion)
{
// Manialink to propose title pack update
}
else
[
// Display title pack menu
}

I hope this help you


Edit : you can also use this one :

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OpenLink("http://xxx.yoururl.zz/?enviro=" ^ LoadedTitle.BaseTitleId ^ "&login=" ^ LocalUser.Login ^ "&version=whatyouwant", ::LinkType::Goto);

To have user login and title pack environement.
Then when you work on your php script you can do :

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if ($_GET['login'] == 'spaii')
{
// Work on new features in title pack menu
}

[steeffeen]

yeah looks good
but dropbox doesn't support processing of .php files xD

[spaii]

but dropbox doesn't support processing of .php files xD

lol, ok

[luftisbollentm2]

yeah looks good
but dropbox doesn't support processing of .php files xD

what do you mean ?
have you tryed change www to dl so you can hotlink
like this ?

hotlink don´t work >>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/28upk
to
hotlink work >>> https://dl.dropbox.com/s/28upkh

no idea if php work but maybe this help

[steeffeen]

yeah looks good
but dropbox doesn't support processing of .php files xD

what do you mean ?
have you tryed change www to dl so you can hotlink
like this ?

hotlink don´t work >>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/28upk
to
hotlink work >>> https://dl.dropbox.com/s/28upkh

no idea if php work but maybe this help

?
the thing is that you will always get the file itself, but i would need that the php gets processed / interpreted

[w1lla]

You can also do it with a maniacode:

http://forum.maniaplanet.com/viewtopic. ... 65&t=12589

With the maniacode you can always try to push/publish it through maniahome to your users.

Did it with my TitlePack and it worked

[ziza]

wow, that was some quick help

great forum here, thx alot for all the help, i'm sure i can work something out this way!

keep it up

ZiZa

[alividerci]

in title pack .xml
i wrote

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<station_manialink url="Media\HeroManialink.xml" />
<file name="Media\HeroManialink.xml" public="false" internal="false" />

true?