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Hey Meushi, thanks for the links and the explanation, I myself was also curious why to keep .rpycs and increase the download size when they can be rebuilt at any time (I thought it was to accelerate the first launch of the game) now I see why. Yep, the PERIOD guy doesn't even seem to understand what you're talking about, he was too busy breaking through the open door. What bothered me the most was his idea that the .rpy file is just a harmless text file, so it can always be safely placed in the game folder and the game launched. I had a flashback at that moment, the faces of the victims of the infamous penis enlargement scam emails who opened the attachment to those emails Guys, when you download renpy patches from an unknown or questionable source, please, don't be lazy and check them for viruses before applying.Oh no, what a shame...
I'm sure Night Hawk has lots of programming experience, unfortunately he's apparently unfamiliar with the mechanics of how RenPy saves work & their reliance on maintaining RPYC files for save comparability between releases.
To reiterate, Night Hawk is mistaken on this matter. The SG patch now includes an RPYC file. As with all RenPy games, use the included RPYC if you don't want rollback errors and broken saves in the future.
Sadly Night Hawk's reluctance to consider advice means he's unlikely to see this information, and will continue to operate under a misconception on the importance of retaining RPYC files to maintain save comparability.
Given my ignorance & cluelesness, people will have to make up their own mind about who has the wrong end of the stick on this issue.