How do you patch a game? With a new Released Version

DaGreatness

I was just wondering, i know that once a game is released, you might want to update and add more tracks, worlds, and levels to it, when you want to update the game, do you upload the entire game again or only a portion? Because the thing i am getting confused on is, when an update is released and the user already has it download. With the update, does the entire game have to get downloaded again? Can someone just give me insight on that, on how the patch and update of the game works when it is live that would be great. Thanks in advance

mounted88

You add your levels or whatever your adding/fixing. Republish your game using the same provision profiles. Go into iTunes connect and click on new version, and upload to the application loader. Your going to upload the entire app with whatever it is you updated. So if you have a 5MB game and add some things then it should now be a 7MB game. That's just a example.

It's pretty much doing the same thing as when you first submitted a app, except creating all new meta data, your just creating a new version and all the meta data will carry over. Make sure to use the same profiles for your update and if you have any screenshots to change when updating a app is the time to do it.

I'm sure there are a couple little things I missed but this should answer your question. Also I'm pretty sure this question has been answered on the forums before, so please look through the forums for answers before posting a question that most likely has already been answered.

Edit: yes your entire game is getting downloaded, but it's only adding to the game what you added in the update. Everything else will remain the same....scores, levels unlocked. Etc.

DaGreatness

@mounted88 THANKS! that explains alot