Builder: let me change settings (language) when updating, and let the update finish while pipelines build in the background #2898

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@mokmeuh opened on GitHub · 2026-11-12 18:55 UTC · original

The idea

Two related improvements to the update flow in the builder.

1. Let me change the build settings when I update.
When I update, I am not offered the build options again. I picked French as the language by mistake the first time, and now I can't change it when updating. Please offer the build settings (at least the language) during an update, for example as a "Change settings" step before the build starts. (Maybe the option exists and I missed it; if so, a pointer to where it is would help.)

2. Don't make the update depend on the pipelines being finished.
From what I understand, if I cancel the pipeline creation, the whole update is cancelled. Pipelines are prepared in one go (my build shows tens of thousands, around 40,000 to 50,000), and that takes a long time.

Suggestion, if feasible:

Build the pipelines in roughly the order the player meets them while playing, so the ones needed first come first.
If the player stops at, say, 10,000 or 20,000 of the 40,000 to 50,000, the update still completes and the game is playable.
The remaining pipelines are then built in the background while playing, using only one or two threads so the game stays smooth.

Why it helps: long builds are hard on handhelds (battery, heat), and people who cancel today lose the whole update. A partly built set of pipelines that keeps growing while you play avoids both.

Anything else

Possibly related: #2696 (a very long pipeline build, 50k + 27k) and the builder/updates tracker #2505. In a quick search I did not find an open issue asking for either of these two changes.

> [@mokmeuh](https://github.com/mokmeuh) opened on GitHub · 2026-11-12 18:55 UTC · [original](https://github.com/NotRexed/Hookshot/issues/2898) ### The idea Two related improvements to the update flow in the builder. **1. Let me change the build settings when I update.** When I update, I am not offered the build options again. I picked French as the language by mistake the first time, and now I can't change it when updating. Please offer the build settings (at least the language) during an update, for example as a "Change settings" step before the build starts. (Maybe the option exists and I missed it; if so, a pointer to where it is would help.) **2. Don't make the update depend on the pipelines being finished.** From what I understand, if I cancel the pipeline creation, the whole update is cancelled. Pipelines are prepared in one go (my build shows tens of thousands, around 40,000 to 50,000), and that takes a long time. Suggestion, if feasible: - Build the pipelines in roughly the order the player meets them while playing, so the ones needed first come first. - If the player stops at, say, 10,000 or 20,000 of the 40,000 to 50,000, the update still completes and the game is playable. - The remaining pipelines are then built in the background while playing, using only one or two threads so the game stays smooth. Why it helps: long builds are hard on handhelds (battery, heat), and people who cancel today lose the whole update. A partly built set of pipelines that keeps growing while you play avoids both. ### Anything else Possibly related: #2696 (a very long pipeline build, 50k + 27k) and the builder/updates tracker #2505. In a quick search I did not find an open issue asking for either of these two changes.

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