Are there any risks in using an older version of Gdevelop without updating?

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Hello, people!

Is it okay to use Gdevelop version 5.2.172 without updating even if it takes me 2 or 3 years to complete my game? Or could there be issues with exporting because it’s no longer up to date?

Thanks!

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Exporting using the cloud service? Yes, absolutely possible. There could be breaking changes such as a domain pointer change, file requirements change, etc.

Is it likely? No absolutely not.

Will it break local exports? No.

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Thanks, Silver! It was exactly about manual exports that I doubted.

Knowing this, I can continue the development of my game carefree. Now I’m going to keep investigating to understand why my game only has problems in the latest versions since 5.2.175. I don’t want to miss out on the benefits of updates.

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As long as you stay within that build, should be fine. Beyond that, updating to newer versions may break your game.

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Actually I read this post, forgot I hadn’t updated in a while, and literally just updated a build from an older (couple months) test build which had Steam integration, and now BBText is scuffed and broke the game, so I’m gonna lose a day just trying to figure out what the deal is lol.

Edit: seems that BBText was updated and now is a lot more strict with how the text is coded

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Hi @Rasterisko ,
I had a problem too when leaving version 5.2.172 for a newer one:
I was previously using some forbiden characters in variables names, such as space, #, @… Despite this bad habit, it was working for me. Latest versions made these forbidden characters totally unacceptable.
Just letting you know, just in case

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Thanks, JohnnyMangoes.

I think what you said makes sense. As the game engine recives gradual changes, maybe jumping from a very old version directly to a new version I will encounter small difficulties. For example, in an update, the timers changed the way they worked. In another, more recent one, there was a change in the tweens. I would need to be aware of all the changes.

I don’t know if I’ll try to change the version, but if I try I always have my backups just in case.

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Thanks for the tip, Bluzima! I don’t think there are any characters like that in the variables, but I’ll check!

My problem is specifically with the preview, but I won’t go into detail because I don’t want to get away from the topic. I created a thread about it and although I saw some users having problems in the preview, I found only one person complaining about having the same problem:
https://forum.gdevelop.io/t/performance-and-preview-problems-since-version-5-2-175/50955/12

My biggest concern was not being able to finish my game that I’ve been working on little by little for about 2 years. But Silver’s response reassured me.

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Try installing two versions at once, and yeah, always back up your files.