You will need access to a web server. For testing purposes, you can self-host the patch files using WAMP, XAMPP or even Python's http.server.
- Download and extract the latest release of ZPatcher.
- Copy the content of the
testsfolder to your webserver. - Navigate to
ZLauncherfolder. - Edit
ZLauncher.xmland edit the<UpdateURL>tag to match your webserver address and save. - Run
ZLauncherand it will download the sample patches and apply them.
This will create and then update files as listed in tests\patches\Logs.
You're ready to start creating your own patches!
To create a patch file, take a look at the [List of Applications][8] that can help in this process.