This is the largest update I've seen so far. And it's a random one. Anyone have a clue what's going on with it? I wish FP would release information on what's included in each client side and server side update.
It's true they have the changes and commits. But that's not exactly 100% clear on what goes into each update. They are just listing what they are doing. If they put it into an update or not isn't clear.
Either way. Holy hell this thing is massive.
still id want some explanation as to what changed, even if it doesnt matter
I think, it's a biggest lag ever of this game.
Sounds about right.
Skin optimization
Andre is playing around with how custom skins are loaded. Previously, they would just be loaded on the fly as they showed up in game. This was not ideal as it caused many clients to continually lag out in game. This problem has been compounded over the last months due to the sheer number of skins added each week.
Thankfully, Andre has switched it to simply include all skins in the main install of the game. Although this will cause for a larger install file, it should help significantly with stutter issues in game.
Yeah i was that too and somehow my game got uninstalled for that
The update is ever so large due to Facepunch now bundling all the skins into the games download. As you know there are approximately 11GB worth of skins in the game. Due to performance issues and exploitation methods they have since compressed the skins by a good 300% and are now around the 4GB mark. This means you should no longer have those stutters mid game. This also means exploiters could not turn doors invisible, make your facemask glow in the dark, etc.
The skins like I mentioned are now bundled, your game doesn't need to download them and process them mid-game. You do all of that with the update now. This also means the skins themselves cannot be tampered with like they could before.
Hope this answers some questions!
This update is also HUGE - if you have shit internet, try to avoid restarting steam. It is not a forced update, so it doesn't hurt if you hold it off to download it overnig
this means no more stutters
Same here , I thought it was my pc playing up when I had to reinstall the game. But all going well.
So once again the devs decided that everyone has to have skins ready on hand. An easy/lazy way out of the issues they have caused. I don't need the extra crap if I am not using skins. Thank You devs, you 've done it again
Now I can't download 5 GB cuz I have to watch my data, Not to mention this update needs 17 GB free in order to start.
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