I personally am against patchlet system (and the fact, it's using "user" folder).
"user" folder should be reserved for user custom files and shouldn't have any official content (excepted readme.txt :p).
When user needs to have new data, we should create a new patch and that's all :)
And yes if a file changed in a patch (you should have a look at Ryzom Core commits since most of clients files are now public), you need to update your custom file. I'm using WinMerge to compare different text files.
"user" folder should be reserved for user custom files and shouldn't have any official content (excepted readme.txt :p).
When user needs to have new data, we should create a new patch and that's all :)
And yes if a file changed in a patch (you should have a look at Ryzom Core commits since most of clients files are now public), you need to update your custom file. I'm using WinMerge to compare different text files.
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Kervala - Ryzom volunteer developer - Working on different clients