STEP:Versioning

Step Versioning Scheme

Scheme used for official Step Game Guides

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Implemented as of Step SkyrimLE Guide v2.10.0

Major.Minor.Hotfix

• Major - introduce new functionality, mod groups, guide section, tools, or methods. (e.g., changing from Wrye Bash to MO, adding a new tool, adding a new mod group, etc.)
• Minor - changes to guide mod list or tool instructions. (e.g., adding/removing mods, changing selections in BethINI, etc.)
• Hotfix - changes/fixes that impact the Nexus files and require immediate remedial action. (e.g., Patch updates, asset changes, etc.)
  • Hotfixes will always be indicated in the Post-Release Changes section at top of the current Changelog.

Under this scheme

Beta Versioning: 0.1.0

• Major is always 0 when releases are in a beta state. Only a full release can trigger a change to Major, at which point version defaults New Guide versioning.

New Guide Versioning: 1.0.0

• New guides start at the beginning of the versioning scheme.

No Man's Sky Exception

Since No Man's Sky is not a Bethesda game it has slightly different rules regarding incrementing Minor versions. The following will cause an increment:

• changes to guide mod list or tool instructions (e.g., adding/removing mods, switching a mod from MO installation to AMUMSS, etc.)
• changes to the game's version name (e.g., NMS:Frontiers becomes NMS:Expeditions, NMS:Sentinel becomes NMS:Outlaws, etc.)
  • Expedition updates do not trigger Minor version updates
  • Game updates without a version name change (e.g., NMS:Sentinel v3.83 to NMS:Sentinel v3.84) are updated in-place and do not increment any version numbers.
    This is due to HelloGames patch release conduct, which are quick and multiple patch releases following any major update (version name changes). It's common for these updates to happen twice a week or more, therefore these minor patch updates are handled without implementing a new guide version.

Examples

STEP Guide version example: 2.2.1

• v2 brought changes to lighting, added post processing, and introduced methodological changes to the SkyrimSE guide.
• v2 constitutes two changes to the mod list since the change to v2.
• v1 indicates that a plugin was updated to address changes to a master plugin, and new DynDOLOD rules were added.

Nexus Version Maintenance

The Nexus Main File will always reflect the global version on the Nexus mod page, and it will only change with a Minor or Major version change is released (i.e., when a new guide page is created on the wiki).

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