Help Request: Modifying a Game Published to the Web

[Omar]

I purchased MV and one of the features I am most excited about is publishing the game to the web. The install is simple enough, just dropping my public folder to the web. I made myself a quick little demo simply to cheer and motivate myself into finishing my game. Plus it was a nice way to do a quick little battle test so I could finally have a decent balance for the monsters. It was a success, I felt amazing, I can do anything. So I made some changes thanks to the information with the browser. Then the problem happened. How do I modify the browser game?

I am certain I do not have to reload everything. All the artwork is already in the proper folders.

So far I have tried adding the new the index.html and the js folder. (Didn't work)

Reloading everything again did work.

I am now realizing I should have likely reloaded the data folder.

If anyone knows which folders need to be updated could they please post the answer?

Thank you for your time.

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[wizaerd]

The data folder is where most of your "game" resides, so the data folder for sure.  Then there's any new resources you add to your game as well...

 

[shylor]

Yeah, the data folder will be most of the changes. If you add a plugin you will need to upload that plugin and the plugins.js file. I also know how you feel about putting a game in the browser. My game is doing great. http://areath.com. If you want any tips on how I did mine just let me know.

 

[KisaiTenshi]

Depends what you want to do:

If you update a map without changing the tileset, copy only the /data/*.json files

If you update plugins copy all the /js/*.js files including everything in /js/plugins/

Everything else if you update it, you MUST tell your users to force a reload after updating the assets (img, audio), because the browser will not automatically pull these files unless your web server is specifically sending do-not-cache directives.

 

[Omar]

First allow me to thank all three of you for your quick response. Thanks to your aid I was now able to update my demo without having to reload everything. I also know as I make larger changes which files to add (so I will not have to post a separate thread later. Thank you very much.

Shylor - Areath looks amazing and I will be keeping an eye on it. I will also be sending you a message, thank you for your offer of aid.