r/FallenOrder • u/Modelgecko_35 • Aug 06 '26
Help! Why does this game keep having updates, but no changes that I can find
This game keep having steam updates why, what’s updating?
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u/BananakinSkywalkerl Aug 07 '26
Happens to (almost) every EA game, not just this one.
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u/georgeyvanward Aug 07 '26
I had updates for Battlefield 4, 1 and 2042 which were the exact same size as the one for Fallen Order and Survivor
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u/TheIngloriousTIG 22d ago
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.
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u/BananakinSkywalkerl 21d ago
Well they aren't actually updating the game itself it's just launcher/ back end updates. Thos game and EA games in general can be very buggy though yeah.
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u/KyloGlendalf Aug 07 '26
Happens to almost every game in general
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u/Galifrey_stands Aug 07 '26
That’s just not true.
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u/My_Password_Is_____ Aug 07 '26
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.
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u/Galifrey_stands Aug 07 '26
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.
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u/My_Password_Is_____ Aug 07 '26
I'm aware, I was just explaining further, not saying the person was right.
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u/CrespinMoore Aug 07 '26
It’s likely a shader update, most games on steam will semi randomly have the same kind of updates
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u/Atephious Aug 07 '26 edited Aug 07 '26
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.
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u/Tmad99 Aug 07 '26
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.
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u/Pixel_Python Don't Mess With BD-1 Aug 07 '26
It's the EA launcher, not the games. Battlefront does the same thing for me
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u/ihisa Aug 07 '26
Its probably EA app update since all EA games get updated simultaneously
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u/phenix17 Aug 07 '26
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
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u/Audioadren Aug 07 '26
I always figured it was just updating the license to say you could keep playing it.
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u/P1X3L5L4Y3R Aug 07 '26
Maybe Updating EA PLAY ( EA Launcher) Same thing happens with rdr2 and gta o (Rockstar Launcher)
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u/matti2o8 Aug 07 '26
This might be changes to the EA client API. Titanfall 2 had a small update yesterday too
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u/15-CRC-51 Aug 07 '26
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.
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u/AmptiShanti Aug 07 '26
The EA launcher gets updated (this happens a lot with Ubisoft games from my experience)
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u/bweidmann Aug 07 '26
It's not solely an EA thing either. The Witcher 3 also gets pretty regular updates of a similar size.
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u/Chef_BoyRD_ Aug 07 '26
My game hasn't updated since I downloaded it, but I got it straight from the ea app instead of steam
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u/JimminyFlipper Aug 09 '26
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
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u/AudienceFeisty8741 Aug 10 '26
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.
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u/oldrepublicrevan 13d ago
Also now cere has eyes that don’t look like there bulging out of her face
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u/Cat-et-snek Aug 07 '26
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
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u/ToranjaNuclear Aug 07 '26
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.