This game relies on multiple config files all pulled from the source control (github) which contains all of the details. Collaboration source control does allow multiple people to work on the same set of files without having too many conflicts to manage – if 2 people alter the same file at the same time there is a system to resolve all of the good changes. Now, when a game type is in development, not all updates need to be pushed to each game client. Therefore we have added the functionality to use different github branches in game!
A settings menu has been added to allow global settings to be added. One of those new options in the settings menu is the config branch to use. Therefore clients can set the development branches when testing/developing a new game mode and all of the config associated for that branch will be pulled. This system means that the game engine/install does not need to be changed when switching between development or the ‘main’ branch for ‘production’ gameplay. Game files that are outdated will need to be re-downloaded but it it requires no code changes.