How to use Import Code for simple version control

Workshop Discussion
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If you don’t wana do git do this ?

I did this with 12 Hogs: Gas Powered!

  1. Save your game
  2. Reset your game.
    3 Get an Import code and copy it.
  3. Add a version number to the description of your Game mode. (0.0.01 or Major.Minor.Patch.)
  4. Paste the new Import code in the description of your game.
  5. Save your game and Reset the Game.
  6. Get a new Import code and copy it.
  7. Replace the now old Import code with the new Import code in the description of your game.
  8. Save the game.

This will ensure that the import code in your description will have the most current code when imported. This will all so let you back track by re importing the code in the description. Keep in mind import codes only last 6 months or so. I also really like the fact that If the community does not like a change you made. They can go back(within the last 6 months), and find the version of the game that they like and host it them self.

On a side note Semantic Versioning semver .org is a good read for versioning your game mode.

2

wow thats cool i didnt think of that
still, versioning with github is a lot better in that it lasts longer than 6 months.
personally, i dump all my OW WS scripts into one repository with several folders

3

Oh I agree, but there are those in the community who might be intimidated by git …at first :slight_smile:

4

yeah it can be intimidating, even the GitHub Desktop app. I just forget how intimidating it is because ive used it so long