Difference between revisions of "Game Packaging"

Revision as of 03:16, 27 August 2023

This page contains information for packaging and distributing freeware games & demos (as DLCs) through in-app DLC downloader.

The general steps and tips are:

Identify if the store have DLC support and have appropriate API or SDK for managing on-demand downloads. You may check this sheet containing information about various distribution stores for reference (might be outdated).
Create a new class that implements backends/dlc/store.h. See backends/dlc/android/playstore.cpp as an example.
Set the dlcspath in appropriate backends.
Make sure to use #ifdef USE_DLC where applicable. To enable DLC support, use --enable-dlc with ./configure.

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-The following pages describe how to add games and demos to be downloadable using the in-app DLC downloader:
+== Introduction ==
+This page contains information for packaging and distributing freeware games & demos (as DLCs) through in-app DLC downloader.
+== Platform-specific Guides ==
 # [[Game Packaging/ScummVM Cloud|ScummVM Cloud]]
 # [[Game Packaging/Android|Android]]
-===== How to extend DLC support to more distribution stores =====
+== How to extend DLC support to more distribution stores ==
+The general steps and tips are:
+# Identify if the store have DLC support and have appropriate API or SDK for managing on-demand downloads. You may check this sheet containing information about various distribution stores for reference (might be outdated).
+# Create a new class that implements backends/dlc/store.h. See backends/dlc/android/playstore.cpp as an example.
+# Set the dlcspath in appropriate backends.
+# Make sure to use #ifdef USE_DLC where applicable. To enable DLC support, use --enable-dlc with ./configure.