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[dashadowlord]

hi i am new to the forum i was wondering if you have to gen new worlds when an new update comes out. because as a new update coming out soonish (i think :: ) i was trying to decide whether to start a big fort or just fool around with a couple small ones. and i figerd there's no point starting a big one if i get half way through and then the update come out.(the nest update sounds awesome and i don't want to delay playing it while i finish a fort).

[Trif]

The next update will break compatibility. You can't transfer your worlds. After that there'll be a lot of small releases to fix bugs, they'll most likely be compatible.

[smjjames]

The major releases like the upcoming one (or when the caverns were first released) break save compatibility because there are so many things different, new sites for one.

The smaller bugfix versions shouldn't break save compatibility, but I think Toady One lets us know if a bugfix update breaks save compatibility.

[Garath]

occasionally even the small updates offer completely new content. The hauling update/minecarts is a good example for that with the current version. In those cases savegames usually are not compatible

[WhimsyWink]

non-compable just forces the decision: either it is important enough change to start over or it isn't

[Garath]

I kept playing 34.07 untill all the biggest bugs with minecarts had been fixed 

[FuzzyZergling]

The update probably won'y be out for a while, I wouldn't be too worried about having to start a new world too soon.

[dashadowlord]

The update probably won'y be out for a while, I wouldn't be too worried about having to start a new world too soon.

ohh i guess i can start my big fort then, dose anyone know when to expect the next update.

[smjjames]

The update probably won'y be out for a while, I wouldn't be too worried about having to start a new world too soon.

ohh i guess i can start my big fort then, dose anyone know when to expect the next update.

He said a few weeks ago that the main list will be done by or in mid-November, so I would say December at the very earliest if things go smoothly, but next January or February seems more likely.

[Garath]

another valentines update?