MG Patcher

Asking for customers patience. We write detailed documentation explaining every little thing. As we finish up with MGCarPhysics and soon MGPatcherTools will be improved. Sorry for the wait. Soon we will be drawing among buyers MGPatcherTools new package MGCarPhysics.

 

Thankyou!
I can confirm this has fixed the issue. For anyone else with this issue;

1. Replaced "Directory.Move" with "FileUtil.CopyFileOrDirectory"
2. Replaced "BuildOptions.ShowBuiltPlayer" with "BuildOptions.None"

But now MGPatcher's "patcher" prefab can see patches on my server but when clicking "Update" it says "downloading" for a fraction of a second, ignores it and plays the game without patching. Not to mention when it does work the text flickers like crazy, and when I get one thing working, something else stops.

I've been struggling with MGpatcher for weeks now and it works some days, then refuses to on other days.
I'm sick and tired of telling my beta testers that they'll have to re-install the game manually because MGpatcher won't do what it's meant to. At this rate I might as well just force re-installs each time I update the game instead of rely on this.
Is it possible to get this refunded as I'm just ready to move on and try something else.

 

I am rebuilding the patching scene for my game, might be able to give you my method when it is done. I am not using the single IEnumerator and have cut it into smaller chunks with better text management (or so far it is). I am about half way through and hopefully won't be too much longer.

 

I'll post MGPatcherTools fixed soon. Anyone who wants to participate in the drawing of the MG Car Physics send Invoice No. on mihanocho@gmail.com. The winners will be three. Once again, I apologize for the wait patch.

 

That'd be pretty useful if you could, I'm at my wit's end

 

I finished rewriting it last night. Essentially I now have the MGPatcherScript, ProgressPatch, and MGUpdater all in one class. It uses properties for a lot of the switching and seems to be a lot more stable when I took all of the special code for the assignment of monobehaviours out (the notification stuff). I'll PM you a copy of it.

 

Added WebGL. Added field for port. Added support for sftp. Fixed MGPatcher script. What else needs to be edited?)

 

Hello, I try to create downloader with lite version of MG Patcher Tools but I cant. Getting error.

ArgumentException: The Assembly UnityEditor is referenced by MGPatcherTools ('Assets/MGPatcherTools/Plugins/MGPatcherTools.dll'). But the dll is not allowed to be included or could not be found.
UnityEditor.AssemblyHelper.AddReferencedAssembliesRecurse (System.String assemblyPath, System.Collections.Generic.List`1 alreadyFoundAssemblies, System.String[] allAssemblyPaths, System.String[] foldersToSearch, System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2 cache, BuildTarget target) (at /Users/builduser/buildslave/unity/build/Editor/Mono/AssemblyHelper.cs:156)
UnityEditor.AssemblyHelper.AddReferencedAssembliesRecurse (System.String assemblyPath, System.Collections.Generic.List`1 alreadyFoundAssemblies, System.String[] allAssemblyPaths, System.String[] foldersToSearch, System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2 cache, BuildTarget target) (at /Users/builduser/buildslave/unity/build/Editor/Mono/AssemblyHelper.cs:162)
UnityEditor.AssemblyHelper.FindAssembliesReferencedBy (System.String[] paths, System.String[] foldersToSearch, BuildTarget target) (at /Users/builduser/buildslave/unity/build/Editor/Mono/AssemblyHelper.cs:194)
UnityEditor.HostView:OnGUI()


Error building Player: Extracting referenced dlls failed.


Can you please help???!???

 

This error we have fixed if you want to get update right now. Send us email mihanocho@gmail.com Invoice number with the request. We'll send you the package within 24 hours.

 

Ive sended you email with invoice yesterday. Thanks

 

Hello, when can I expect the updated version? My production is on hold now

 

Please wait a little time. Thank you for your patience

 

I sent a package of all who made application.

 

Thank you! Will test it.

 

Hello, it does not work I test with simple scene, but unity stay on COPY TO CONTENT and nothing happened. Activity shows that unity is gone idle.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xjuyerlb83drinh/Screenshot 2015-10-07 21.19.53.png?dl=0

?!?

 

I think I found the problem upload does not work on OSX. When I deactivate upload, patch creation works.

 

please wait officials version

 

Hello, I send you last night a email with screenshots regarding problem. Could you please look and check if I set all correct? Thank you!!!

 

Is this working on latest Unity (official releases) ?
I am interested in testing out the Light version, but wanna know if it's "stable" and not completly broken

 

The full version works quite well. There are a few quirks that I am working out that are probably more specific to our workflow, but it is good for us. I can't comment on the light version but I prefer not to rely on plugins or DLL's for my work.

 

New version MGPatcherTools and Light sent to, check. If you want to get them now send No Invoice in the mail.

 

Hmmm... this asset seems like a student work - lots of bugs and bad coding - not worth any money so far.

 

Fairly often, immediately after patching and launching the play scene there will be issues and I have to close and relaunch the application for it to behave correctly (at least on OSX). Thinking it'd be better if the patcher was an external app rather than having the game try to patch itself while running.

 

We have run into that as well. It just need a switch of some sort that tells it to force a close of the app before continuing to run. So far is seems to be tied with a change to the scene that the patcher is in. We mitigated it by placed the patcher in its own simple scene and limiting changes to it.

It does looks like you could build the patching into a separate build of the game. It just needs certain folder pointers set during the build of the patcher. It might be able to be packaged to be usable in a basic C# standalone app as well. We may have to look into this, it is a good way to just have patching as part of a separate launcher.

 

You can make a choice

 

Then why the developer of this asset does not make it like this? The problem of asset store is that poor students with limited knowledge of programming are trying to sell some silly assets. I think Unity guys should pay more attention to this.

 

You can see your projects?

 

Well,MG Patcher works out of the box,had few issues/doubts initially but developer is very responsive and knowledgeable,and helped a lot,though he is a russian and slight low in english and use Translator,still he was able to help me everytime i needed,THANKS for your support and the asset.

 

Probably because no one has requested it. His code works, it functions right out of the box. Could it use cleanup? Sure. Everyone's code can use cleanup. All the really specific code for the binary diff patching works fine, just basic UI and outer function stuff could use work for the client side. The real issue is there are always going to be multiple use scenarios and it is nearly impossible for an asset dev to think of and prepare for them all.

 

Yeah, I don't think it'd be too much work to make it external. Have version info somewhere outside the app so the launcher can read it, then just point to the directory and it should more or less function the same.

 

Need to record video how to make a separate patcher app?

 

Yes, please!

 

MG Patcher Tools - Separate Program.
In this video tutorial you will learn how to create a patcher like party program.

For an updated package please e-mail with invoice No.

 

If you have questions, ask

 

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Do I need to make the IOS platform?

 

if IOS is possible. yes! please!

 

This patcher looks absolutely great, I went and bought it since it looked like just the sort of stand alone thing I needed for my game, what is desperately needed though is a proper and detailed english translated tutorial.

Trying to follow along the tutorials and figure it all out so that I can use this properly, I wanted to ask though, is there a way to create seperate patcher files and simple have everything install offline without the aid of any patcher connecting to an FTP server?

I'd like to be able to just have my customers download a .exe file like on old games and then run the patch by itself offline.

 

Of course you can use offline. Write your Skype in PM I will explain you in detail

 

Thanks!

 

silent updates

 

Yes please! Will definitely purchase if so, It will be great if Android version is available too.

 

I tried to make a patcher for android. But faced with the problem of root rights required to access the application.

 

I am getting errors in Win10, 5.2.2p1 Pro. When I do a build for x86 (the only build I am currently patching for) I get the permissions errors again after a build.

Code (CSharp):

1. UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path "U:/Projects/Brethren of the Coast/master/MGPatcherBuilder/Builds/" is denied.
2. System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectoriesInternal (System.String path) (at /Users/builduser/buildslave/mono-runtime-and-classlibs/build/mcs/class/corlib/System.IO/Directory.cs:131)
3. System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory (System.String path) (at /Users/builduser/buildslave/mono-runtime-and-classlibs/build/mcs/class/corlib/System.IO/Directory.cs:96)
4. MGPatcherToolsScript.copyToSource (Int32 countArray, System.String platform_name) (at Assets/MGPatcherTools/MGPatcherBuilder/Editor/MGPatcherToolsScript.cs:964)
5. MGPatcherToolsScript.buildGame () (at Assets/MGPatcherTools/MGPatcherBuilder/Editor/MGPatcherToolsScript.cs:767)
6. MGPatcherToolsScript.global_settings () (at Assets/MGPatcherTools/MGPatcherBuilder/Editor/MGPatcherToolsScript.cs:596)
7. MGPatcherToolsScript.OnGUI () (at Assets/MGPatcherTools/MGPatcherBuilder/Editor/MGPatcherToolsScript.cs:626)
8. System.Reflection.MonoMethod.Invoke (System.Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Object[] parameters, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) (at /Users/builduser/buildslave/mono-runtime-and-classlibs/build/mcs/class/corlib/System.Reflection/MonoMethod.cs:222)
9.  

Followed by:

Code (CSharp):

1. InvalidOperationException: Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object
2. System.Collections.Stack.Peek () (at /Users/builduser/buildslave/mono-runtime-and-classlibs/build/mcs/class/corlib/System.Collections/Stack.cs:321)
3. UnityEngine.GUILayoutUtility.EndLayoutGroup () (at C:/buildslave/unity/build/Runtime/IMGUI/Managed/GUILayoutUtility.cs:278)
4. UnityEngine.GUILayout.EndVertical () (at C:/buildslave/unity/build/Runtime/IMGUI/Managed/GUILayout.cs:317)
5. MGPatcherToolsScript.global_settings () (at Assets/MGPatcherTools/MGPatcherBuilder/Editor/MGPatcherToolsScript.cs:605)
6. MGPatcherToolsScript.OnGUI () (at Assets/MGPatcherTools/MGPatcherBuilder/Editor/MGPatcherToolsScript.cs:626)
7. System.Reflection.MonoMethod.Invoke (System.Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Object[] parameters, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) (at /Users/builduser/buildslave/mono-runtime-and-classlibs/build/mcs/class/corlib/System.Reflection/MonoMethod.cs:222)

I also see that the x86 build command still has the build options set to show the path when complete.

 

1. UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path "U:/Projects/Brethren of the Coast/master/MGPatcher

I think this is due to the fact that sometimes the program doesn't delete the folder builds before create a new one. Sorry soon fix that. You can try to create a build. If this error is not getting out the build was successful.

1. InvalidOperationException: Operation is not valid due to the current

This error should not affect the operation of the program. We try to eliminate it.

 

In the latest version the Port box is not actually getting used in MGBuilderProgram. In the LoadInformation method the ftp_port is never actually assigned to the local port variable so it is stuck at the default 21 regardless of what is in the setting field of the tool. Even after assigning the port from the ftp_port it still is showing 21. I didn't dig into it any deeper and just changed the default value in the code to get my stuff back working again.

 

It is really so. Thank you for this find. Fix

 

My last couple of builds have been across Unity versions (5.1.1 to 5.1.2 to 5.2.1 to 5.2.2) and so far each one has updated the executable which then makes patches unusable since it is trying to update the running program. Did that standalone patching option come out in the last update? I don't see it in the one I am using now (latest from the asset store 2.3.1.1).

 

I recently updated the package there should be a separate program function. Write your Skype in PM I will help you.

 

@mihanocho got me the latest version (while waiting for the asset store to update) and I was able to move the patcher to an outside project and we are doing great now. Any patching program that uses Unity itself for the patching will run into what we did when the compiler updated the executable itself. With this new version we are back up and running and our users are happy!