Editing Steam Deployment

= Deploying Zero-K changes to steam =
''Note, this is for Zero-K core developers with access to SteamWorks.''

== Steam build process overview ==

Content is automatically prepared by Zero-K website process after each new zk:stable is detected.
Content preparation steps include:

# move SteamRoot folder to base of steam content (TeamCity)
# move SteamScripts folder to place where build scripts for steampipe are kept (TeamCity)
# AutoRegistrator steps (runs in website process)
#* fetch all maps from springfiles
#* update all spring features
#* update zk test and stable
#* extract metadata for all resources and store in website storages
#* modify all featured missions - update modinfo, reupload to site, change name, extract and update metadata
# delete packages folder in content 
# download current engine
# download rapid caches to content
# download zk:test and zk:stable to content
# copy all featured maps from website to content (incl. dependencies fetched by rapid/plasma)
# copy metadata for all resources to content (minimaps, modoptions etc..)
# copy current Zero-K lobby program
# copy additional images for luaui and lobby (avatars, factions and clan icons from website) to content
# scan and generate cache file for ZKL (to avoid content scan step on startup)
# generate steampipe build using current scripts from the entire content


== Deploying the build == 

After the build is deployed (few minutes after zk:stable is detected), you need to login to steamworks and set the build as live by assigning it to a branch.

# On the following page, assign build to either "test" branch or "default" branch:<br /> http://i.imgur.com/I5nLKXnm.png
# Perform publish step on publish tab (prepare to publish) and confirm.


== Diagnostics ==

Everything is traced into general [http://zero-k.info/Admin/TraceLogs website log/trace].

The process can be run manually in console mode by running autoregistrator.exe from zero-k.info/www/bin on the server. 

== Recommendations ==

* If no new build appears within 15 minutes from stable, run autoregistrator.exe manually.

* After build appears in steamworks, first test it using test branch (set your steam client to use test branch and verify all is ok).

* in case your client fails to update in a timely fashion, use content verification steam feature.

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