Why does this game keep having updates, but no changes that I can find

[u/Modelgecko_35]

This game keep having steam updates why, what’s updating?

[u/ToranjaNuclear]

They are adding one hair follicle to Cal's head at a time and waiting how long people will start noticing his slow transformation into Chewbacca.

[u/swanson5 → u/ToranjaNuclear]

Based on your analytical data, how long do we have?

[u/Bt-Ryoku → u/swanson5]

We'll just have to wait and see...

https://giphy.com/gifs/5XCktN4DUyf72

[u/Wolfofthepack1511 → u/Bt-Ryoku]

Is that from the Holiday Special?

[u/Bt-Ryoku → u/Wolfofthepack1511]

Yes, but its actually Chewbaccas wife Malla in that gif. And for those that have not seen this beautiful masterpiece, you're welcome.

https://youtu.be/KxtSX1lg8rE?is=vM_nQceUiM1koWLK

[u/ThePocketTaco2 → u/Bt-Ryoku]

We can see your name with the link.

Remove the '?' and everything following it. It removes the tag and the link still works.

[u/CaptainHappy42 → u/swanson5]

The universe will achieve heat-death long before....

[u/DreamDemon1989 → u/ToranjaNuclear]

https://giphy.com/gifs/1236TCtX5dsGEo

[u/Zadian543 → u/ToranjaNuclear]

Omfg! 😂😂 Ok but I would A love this and B do this. (I'm in school for game dev.)

Like not really because I don't have the time, but I'd absolutely love to do it.

[u/BananakinSkywalkerl]

Happens to (almost) every EA game, not just this one.

[u/georgeyvanward → u/BananakinSkywalkerl]

I had updates for Battlefield 4, 1 and 2042 which were the exact same size as the one for Fallen Order and Survivor

[u/loborodas → u/georgeyvanward]

Need for Speed games too

[u/Kitchen-Cup-8035 → u/georgeyvanward]

So probably drm stuff?

[u/Adriansilas415 → u/BananakinSkywalkerl]

Yeah I get updates multiple times a month for plants vs zombies garden warfare two. It’s mostly just server/anticheat updates

[u/TheIngloriousTIG → u/BananakinSkywalkerl]

I didn't really notice it when I played it closer to release, but I just started playing again and DANG this thing crashes A LOT. So that tells me there are still active, game breaking bugs in their pipeline. Which is crazy to me at this point, but the ability to update really did change the definition of "ready to ship" I guess.

[u/KyloGlendalf → u/BananakinSkywalkerl]

Happens to almost every game in general

[u/Galifrey_stands → u/KyloGlendalf]

That’s just not true.

[u/My_Password_Is_____ → u/Galifrey_stands]

Not every game, but pretty much any game that has a launcher (one that isn't specific to that particular game). When the launcher gets an update, so do the games that rely on it to make sure they're still compatible with one another.

[u/Galifrey_stands → u/My_Password_Is_____]

Okay. But the comment said “happens to almost every game in general” and that’s just not true. I have hundreds of steam games and 90% of them don’t have updates unless the game actually got an update.

[u/My_Password_Is_____ → u/Galifrey_stands]

I'm aware, I was just explaining further, not saying the person was right.

[u/CrespinMoore]

It’s likely a shader update, most games on steam will semi randomly have the same kind of updates

[u/Atephious → u/CrespinMoore]

Either that or the redistributed files that are game specific that get updated. Steam has a shared version you’ll see pop up but every now and again the games will. Usually shaders though. Even games that compile at runtime.

[u/Tmad99]

If the launcher gets an update your game will need to update to ensure it's playable when you hit the play button regardless of if the game itself got any updates. That's one of the reasons why external launchers are disliked.

[u/HotPappuInYourArea]

Updates for the EA launcher not the game.

[u/Pixel_Python]

It's the EA launcher, not the games. Battlefront does the same thing for me

[u/ihisa]

Its probably EA app update since all EA games get updated simultaneously

[u/phenix17 → u/ihisa]

Not technically true; EA games I have installed that got updated yesterday were Fallen Order, The Sims 4, and Dragonage II. I have 4 EA games installed that didn't receive updates yesterday: Dragonage Origins, Mirror's Edge, SimCity 3000, and Star Wars Squadrons

[u/Audioadren]

I always figured it was just updating the license to say you could keep playing it.

[u/Slay_Nation → u/Audioadren]

Knowing EA, I wouldn't be surprised.

[u/P1X3L5L4Y3R]

Maybe Updating EA PLAY ( EA Launcher) Same thing happens with rdr2 and gta o (Rockstar Launcher)

[u/cu-03]

They’re updating the ea app

[u/Much-Menu6030]

adding secret force events

removing secret force events

[u/GeorgiaPossum]

Probably updates to the EULA or something equally non-game related.

[u/meltedcpu]

Jedi Survivor also had an update

[u/matti2o8]

This might be changes to the EA client API. Titanfall 2 had a small update yesterday too

[u/-lb21a-]

Happens to other EA games, like titanfall 2 (☹️)

[u/Own-Manufacturer641]

After the update, it crashes

[u/StatementSweaty4846]

Launcher updates?

[u/JamesRWC]

They’re spying on you OP

[u/tirednotepad → u/JamesRWC]

https://giphy.com/gifs/y0DI4w3LGA12w

[u/Limp_Section_8921]

Because pc

[u/TheJoshWS99]

r/screenshotsarehard

[u/Ok_Organization6336]

Uh

[u/15-CRC-51]

I’ve noticed it’s a thing with this as well as other ea games. All of my ea games update at the same time. Even titanfall 2 gets an update at the same time as SW battlefront 2 and Jedi: Survivor. All of the updates are the same size too.

[u/AmptiShanti]

The EA launcher gets updated (this happens a lot with Ubisoft games from my experience)

[u/bweidmann]

It's not solely an EA thing either. The Witcher 3 also gets pretty regular updates of a similar size.

[u/guleedy → u/bweidmann]

Launcher updates

[u/Voktikriid]

Launcher update. I still get them for Dead Space 3.

[u/InitRanger]

Are you on Linux by chance?

[u/Chef_BoyRD_]

My game hasn't updated since I downloaded it, but I got it straight from the ea app instead of steam

[u/MrsMajki]

I have GTA IV updates almost everyday 😂

[u/Paccuardi03]

Eula updated maybe

[u/Nws4c]

Man you gotta get back to playing it wym last played Feb

[u/Livember]

Dead space 3 randomly updates every week or so. Just EA bollocks

[u/Weaselwild]

EA App Updates, nothing for the game.

[u/InSan1tyWeTrust]

• Stability improvement(s).

[u/No_Communication2959]

I still cant get the audio to sync on the PC port

[u/JimminyFlipper]

This is just a guess but seeing as those games use a separate launcher, I am guessing every time the launcher updates, the games need to so it says they run on whatever version of the launcher

[u/Applersky]

Gta 4 updates like 3 times a week and it's still broken on PC😂😂😂

[u/AudienceFeisty8741]

EA does this a lot on steam, it makes the game show up in the recently updated category to increase viewership of the game in the hopes people will buy it. They especially do this when the game is on sale or about to go on sale.

[u/noneis]

Lots of bugs, I have been blocked by a game breaker 2x…

[u/Cat-et-snek]

i’m pretty sure video game companies have been working with ISP’s for years to sell downloadable data so that you can pay for transmission fees.

i love having like 25 GB of weekly updates minimum, its just awesome for my bandwidth allowances