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Why are some client updates still being delivered at the login screen?
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Utremi Fasolasi
La Dolce Vita
#1 - 2012-06-02 05:50:17 UTC
Wasn't the whole point of the Launcher to avoid that from now on? Every other update making me open the client and reopen it instead of using the awesome launcher makes me a sad panda.

Sad

The Launcher is awesome and hope we can see it used 100%...
Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#2 - 2012-06-02 07:42:53 UTC
My personal guess (throwing pasta at the wall) is that there are various scripted ways to handle deployment of changes at CCP, and some teams of developers haven't gotten the memo to switch to the new way that results in a launcher patch instead of a client patch. Alternatively, due to the nature of the changes, the launcher doesn't work for them.

As a developer, I can confirm that adopting new deployment methods for a large project takes a while, especially if the old ways are still available for the change-averse or for the ones who don't want to refactor code.

It will eventually get better. Patience.

(A statement from CCP on this would be nice, though.)

Accidentally The Whole Frigate - For-newbies blog (currently on pause)
Marlona Sky
State War Academy
Caldari State
#3 - 2012-06-02 07:44:10 UTC
Because having a client update in the client update is the new black. Get with it man!
Utremi Fasolasi
La Dolce Vita
#4 - 2012-06-02 18:34:56 UTC
Marlona Sky wrote:
Because having a client update in the client update is the new black. Get with it man!


Yo Dawg! I hear you like client updates..

Lol
AFK Hauler
State War Academy
#5 - 2012-06-02 18:40:45 UTC
Wonder how many update screens we'll get when the 2-key authenticators are introduced... and updated.
Riyal
invidious Squid
#6 - 2012-06-02 19:47:29 UTC
I run 2 copies of eve, one is a Junction of the first. The launcher patch only need to be run once by the after launcher patches have to be run once per client, so I'm guessing they're installed in the cache files or something.

Dunno if that helps.

In hindsight my post should have had more psssshhhh
Blue Binary
Polychoron
#7 - 2012-06-02 20:30:39 UTC
Riyal wrote:
I run 2 copies of eve, one is a Junction of the first. The launcher patch only need to be run once by the after launcher patches have to be run once per client, so I'm guessing they're installed in the cache files or something.

Dunno if that helps.

I believe it is the subdirectory Machonet under the cache directory that is being updated. Roughly about 5Mb.