Kind of afraid to update Gamesalad

BigDave

I had some bad experiences with updating Gamesalad in the past.
Right now I have this new title out there with 6000 active installs on Android.

If I will update their build with a version of the game build with the new version of gamesalad.
Will their saved tables continue to work etc?

Hopscotch

@BigDave if you did not change the size or structure of the table then their saved tables will stay.

If you have to change the table, lets say add columns, then you would need to keep the old table as it is and add a new save table. The first time the user opens the app, write their old saved data into the new table.

For tables that the app writes to, it is always a good idea to create a few extra columns for future needs.

BigDave

I see thank you.
I did crate a new table for new save value since I assumed something like this.

I did manipulate existing tables which were not saved this should not conflict right?
Pure data tables.

Hopscotch

Sure @BigDave, pure predefined data tables are ok to change.

KillerPenguinStudios

You can also test this out for yourself with test builds.

BigDave

@Hopscotch thanks!

BigDave

@KillerPenguinStudios

How would I test it?
I do not have the old version but I think I have the version still as the build on the publishing page. So I could make and adhoc old version (one time) and then move to the device and upload the new build and then replace the old adhoc with the new one.

Is this the proper way?
I normally move builds via Xcode on the device (it will ask do you want to replace the app)

BigDave

any one else how would I test the update process that?

BigDave

is it authentic if I download the current version of the store and replace it via xcode with the new build?