Up to now, as a numbering convention for my mods, I have used
0.<factorio_version>.<mod_increment>
As of yesterday's announcement of v0.13 being stable, and the need to make mods v0.14 compatible, I've decided to start using
<factorio_version>.<factorio_patch_number>.<mod_increment>
Just thought I'd put it out there for discussion. My first thought is that when factorio does finally got to 1.0, then I'll have to come up with a new system!
Mod numbering convention
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Re: Mod numbering convention
I've tried numbering mods based on app version before and it doesn't work out well in the long run.
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Re: Mod numbering convention
Instead of basing my versions around Factorio or semantic I am trying to base them around the save game as that seems more useful to the player
<savegame compatible>.<production compatible>.<update>
Increments in the right number should only indicate new features, bugfixes, other changes, etc.
Increments in the middle number means recipes have changed in a way that requires you to change your existing factory setup, or the remote interface has changed in an backwards-incompatible way.
Increments in the left number means it is not compatible with previous save games and a migration is not possible for whatever reason (this field hopefully never has to change).
At least that's my plan and I'm trying to stick to it.
<savegame compatible>.<production compatible>.<update>
Increments in the right number should only indicate new features, bugfixes, other changes, etc.
Increments in the middle number means recipes have changed in a way that requires you to change your existing factory setup, or the remote interface has changed in an backwards-incompatible way.
Increments in the left number means it is not compatible with previous save games and a migration is not possible for whatever reason (this field hopefully never has to change).
At least that's my plan and I'm trying to stick to it.
Re: Mod numbering convention
I usually do:
<do_not_bother_me _anymore(0/1)>.<number_of_times_i_broke_something>.<number_of_attempted_fixes>
<do_not_bother_me _anymore(0/1)>.<number_of_times_i_broke_something>.<number_of_attempted_fixes>
I do mods. Modding wiki is friend, it teaches how to mod. Api docs is friend too...
I also update mods, some of them even work.
Recently I did a mod tutorial.
I also update mods, some of them even work.
Recently I did a mod tutorial.