Looking for a way to create an update/DLC for my game

[Celianna]

There are two versions of my game; the free one, and the paid one. Let's consider the paid one a DLC you can download. The DLC contains several new images/folders/changes to common events etc. Why not just have two separate versions of the game? Can't do - I want the player to continue using their save file, with the option to buy the DLC if they feel like it.

Preferably, I would want players to download a file - an installer perhaps. That will install the images in the correct folders and replace certain files. Automatically. That's the important part. I don't want players to have to find the path of the game folder themselves, thereby increasing the chance of them screwing up. Basically I want the installer to know where the path of the game is and extract accordingly.

But how do I do this?

Any suggestion is welcome.

 

[gstv87]

windows registry.


careful what you modify or add, because some antivirus programs might detect that tap of the registry as a virus, and block you off.
try doing a search about software watermarks or systems' priviledges, somewhere it has to pop up something about software installation procedures, or system-level procedures.
it is out there, because such things as InstallShield or CCleaner exist, and both tap into the system's priviledges without issue.

 

[taarna23]

Yeah, an installer that can add a registry entry for your game would be a good start, and an updater that can modify those keys would do the trick. A little research into where in the registry those should go would help prevent unwanted AV detections and such.

 

[Celianna]

Seems like I'm going to have to hire someone with more knowledge than me to do this, I'm quite clueless.