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I made a game in java that I plan on selling some day. When I do eventually release it,I want people to receive patches instead of buying it again. How does a game patch work, and where the heck do I even begin with one? I read that people use Java webstart, but I know little to no HTML and havn't used Java webstart before.

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You don't need to make people buy it again. A Game patch is nothing else than your updated executable plus the new/updated data that comes along with it. There is tons of ways of doing it, you just need to experiment. –  Cristina Jun 11 '14 at 7:10
    
Related: gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/39933 and gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/37706 –  Panda Pajama Jun 11 '14 at 8:08

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