Steam release - combined distribution or no?

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Steam release - combined distribution or no?

#1 Post by Obscura »

Should Renpy VN developers release their games on Steam with a different build per OS, or one build for all three?

It seems the current build for all three is running ok on both Windows and Mac OS thus far, just looking for any reasons why I should build them separately.

Any advice appreciated. Thanks!
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Re: Steam release - combined distribution or no?

#2 Post by mikolajspy »

As far as I noticed, it's just addition of executable files. So I believe that one build for all is alright, just client will get few unnecessary files.
On Steam you can specify which executable file should be run on each platform. I think one build also decreases amount of time (build just once, and upload once).

But maybe someone more experienced should explain pros and cons of both approaches.

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#3 Post by SundownKid »

Combined is far better, as you'd only need to update one build, as opposed to 3. There's pretty much no downside.

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Re: Steam release - combined distribution or no?

#4 Post by Obscura »

Thanks for the help mikolajspy and SundownKid. :)
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