The reason I ask this question is... well, let me just give you an example.
Let's say I download the update that includes the pistons. This same download also fixes numerous bugs, adds some things, and changes some other things. So I download the update and make some pistons. I place them in different places, and leave some in my inventory.
I then go to my dashboard and clear my cache, deleting the update from my hard drive. I restart the game offline, and start my game without downloading the update. What will happen? I had pistons everywhere, but the game doesn't have pistons anymore, so... will this corrupt my save?
To avoid this, the development team should release the bug fixes via mandatory updates, and all the actual gameplay updates via free DLC packages.
But still, what if you deleted the DLC after you made the pistons, and then played your save file that had pistons?? This confuses me... Someone explain how this works please.
The reason I ask this question is... well, let me just give you an example.
Let's say I download the update that includes the pistons. This same download also fixes numerous bugs, adds some things, and changes some other things. So I download the update and make some pistons. I place them in different places, and leave some in my inventory.
I then go to my dashboard and clear my cache, deleting the update from my hard drive. I restart the game offline, and start my game without downloading the update. What will happen? I had pistons everywhere, but the game doesn't have pistons anymore, so... will this corrupt my save?
To avoid this, the development team should release the bug fixes via mandatory updates, and all the actual gameplay updates via free DLC packages.
But still, what if you deleted the DLC after you made the pistons, and then played your save file that had pistons?? This confuses me... Someone explain how this works please.
I assume pistons and other various items would be DLC, and bug fixes and those sorts of things, would be in the updates. That's just my guess though.
The DLC will more than likely be skins/mods, game updates will be mandatory.
What happens if I delete the actual game updates after I use the updates in-game? Will that corrupt my save file? How will my game load pistons when there is no mention of pistons in the coding because I deleted it?
Unless stated otherwise, we can consider version updates as being forced updates for the time being. Odds are you just won't be able to access those saves. However I do not foresee your concerns being an issue unless you lose your internet connection.
What happens if I delete the actual game updates after I use the updates in-game? Will that corrupt my save file? How will my game load pistons when there is no mention of pistons in the coding because I deleted it?
How would you go about deleting your game updates, or why would you even want to? It would either corrupt your save file or just remove the pistons.
What happens if I delete the actual game updates after I use the updates in-game? Will that corrupt my save file? How will my game load pistons when there is no mention of pistons in the coding because I deleted it?
I would imagine that the updates will be via patch and not as DLC. That tends to be the standard for a lot of Xbox games (i.e. Skyrim patches). How the game functions after patches have been downloaded depends, in part, on how the game is coded. My guess for Minecraft is that the blocks that were taken up by pistons will be empty blocks and the game will run as though they were blocks of air in the first place. The only other option that I would imagine is that they put a measure in place that doesn't allow you to load a game that has been saved on a later version of the game, though I feel like this would be unlikely.
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Now I can understand where some confusion might lie but they will be updates.
The game already contains the pistons and all the other items but they currently can't render in game because the current patch doesn't support them.
Then I guess you could ask "Why not just update the game to the latest version if they are already in there?"
The reason for that is a mix of being rushed to release on a certain day/month and resources.
They are already in the game so it will make it easier to update the game for the mechanics of these items to work properly and then the update doesn't have to add the models and textures for these items and will be a much smaller file size.
If you update to pistons, then remove that update with pistons all over your world, you will most likely not be able to play that world anymore until you reinstall the update.
Plus, if you deny the update, you can no longer play online. Your Minecraft will be permenantly offline until you get the update.
Let's say I download the update that includes the pistons. This same download also fixes numerous bugs, adds some things, and changes some other things. So I download the update and make some pistons. I place them in different places, and leave some in my inventory.
I then go to my dashboard and clear my cache, deleting the update from my hard drive. I restart the game offline, and start my game without downloading the update. What will happen? I had pistons everywhere, but the game doesn't have pistons anymore, so... will this corrupt my save?
To avoid this, the development team should release the bug fixes via mandatory updates, and all the actual gameplay updates via free DLC packages.
But still, what if you deleted the DLC after you made the pistons, and then played your save file that had pistons?? This confuses me... Someone explain how this works please.
I assume pistons and other various items would be DLC, and bug fixes and those sorts of things, would be in the updates. That's just my guess though.
That makes the most sense to me.
What happens if I delete the actual game updates after I use the updates in-game? Will that corrupt my save file? How will my game load pistons when there is no mention of pistons in the coding because I deleted it?
I would imagine that the updates will be via patch and not as DLC. That tends to be the standard for a lot of Xbox games (i.e. Skyrim patches). How the game functions after patches have been downloaded depends, in part, on how the game is coded. My guess for Minecraft is that the blocks that were taken up by pistons will be empty blocks and the game will run as though they were blocks of air in the first place. The only other option that I would imagine is that they put a measure in place that doesn't allow you to load a game that has been saved on a later version of the game, though I feel like this would be unlikely.
They will be UPDATES because they are UPDATES.
Now I can understand where some confusion might lie but they will be updates.
The game already contains the pistons and all the other items but they currently can't render in game because the current patch doesn't support them.
Then I guess you could ask "Why not just update the game to the latest version if they are already in there?"
The reason for that is a mix of being rushed to release on a certain day/month and resources.
They are already in the game so it will make it easier to update the game for the mechanics of these items to work properly and then the update doesn't have to add the models and textures for these items and will be a much smaller file size.
Plus, if you deny the update, you can no longer play online. Your Minecraft will be permenantly offline until you get the update.
Seems like DLC packages would work better for additions to the gameplay, such as new objects, new mechanics, and new modes.
Or they'll work better as updates because people paid for a game that was going to be updated to be the same as the PC version.
He/She is talking about paid DLC, not free updates.
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No. The OP is talking about the game updates like updating from a 1.6 equivalent to a 1.7 equivalent. Suggesting that they would work better as DLC.
This.