Updating?

[prototypedesign]

This is totally random, and out of the blue, but how will updates for Kenshi be handled? I mean, obviously if it was released on Steam, that would be the obvious choice, but until that time, would it use an auto-update system, or would it be a patch-based system.

Also, will patches be mandatory or voluntary? I've seen supporters for both, but I'm struck by how both Minecraft and Mount and Blade have a fairly high push on updating, with a recent update for With Fire and Sword breaking a lot of stuff despite being downloaded by default on Steam.

So basically, will updating be automatic, or manual, and will it be compulsory?

[Captain Deathbeard]

manual and voluntary, you will have to download the new patches yourself. I don't want to put the time in to make an auto-patcher.

[prototypedesign]

Ok, that's fine. Will there be a built in mechanism to check if there's a new version out? Or will it just rely on checking the website? If it relies on manual checking, I'd definitely need a nice big thing to tell me which version I have.

[Allan-p]

It will sure keep up the traffic to the site

[Windexglow]

I've been lightly following kenshi, fantastic it's still going well chris. Must have been more than a year since I (rather pathetically..) tried to help out.
edit : Oh jesus it's closer to 2 years.