Version manifest files used to be forcibly downloaded every time the game tried to start, which meant it wasn't possible to start up the game without an internet connection. What these changes do is cache both version.json files locally whenever there is an internet connection, so that in case the user tries to start up the game while offline, the client can start up just fine.
Version manifest files used to be forcibly downloaded every time the game tried to start, which meant it wasn't possible to start up the game without an internet connection. What these changes do is cache both version.json files locally whenever there is an internet connection, so that in case the user tries to start up the game while offline, the client can start up just fine.