The Patcher Tool

The Patcher tool is the main interface into MV3D's PatchingSystem. The tool's purpose is to bundle up client code (and anything else) for distribution to end users. With a fairly minimal amount of code, the PatchingSystem can be integrated into any front end client. It will soon be integrated into MV3D's official client. In effect, it creates patches and patch manifests. Both are hosted on webservers. The patch manifest contains CRC information about the patch and is downloaded in order to ensure the client is up to date. Using this system, clients aren't ever out of date.