Updating apps and INI files

[mrmdesign]

Hey people.

MiBalls has been on the app store just under a week but we are working on an update with game center as well as a few additional levels and fixes.

Just wanted to find out how others had done this as we have two INI files. One is for high scores and the other is for level unlock settings, wallpapers, etc.

How would we issue an update without effecting the customers unlocked items and bits?

Who has done this so far and how did you do it?

Thanks in advance hombre's.

[RhysD]

I'd either create a new ini file for the items you add in the update and leave the other one alone, or program it so the app loads the ini already stored on the device and adds a new group for your update items.

[DaveC]

sorry to hijack.. rhysD I have programmed my game so that the first time to the user plays it, it checks for any data and if there isn't, the game populates the ini with all the potential groups/data to be saved... because I wasn't sure if I could just include an ini with pre-defined values..my question, was that a waste? could I have just typee up my own .ini and chucked it in the project folder when I'm ready to release?

[RhysD]

Yeah, you can include a pre-defined ini file in the root folder of your project and it should work.