Is there a way that insures a return visitor has the latest version of a web game?

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- part12studios
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I'm making constant updates to my game/site.. i have a version display at the front.

8bitwidgets.com (ver 033 is the latest)
however users might still be on version 017 while i'm up to 033.. i just want to force it to update.

maybe a button i could put in my settings like "reset / force update" in my settings?

I wouldn't mind if they download the game each time they visit by default. just not sure if any of these options are possible.

Also though I do use local storage to save high score so ideally that not be lost each time.. not sure if the data is the same.
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- oosyrag
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construct.net/en/tutorials/offline-games-construct-8
Basically it should always update, unless your web server is serving cached pages/data. This can be configured on your web server.
- part12studios
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ok cool this makes a lot of sense and sounds simple enough to do by just removing some files.. but do you know if this data is separate from the "local storage" data that would be saved regarding preferences / high scores?
- oosyrag
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Local storage is data saved in the browser cache on the device.

The issue previously discussed is how the game itself gets downloaded to the device from the server, and how it gets updated and replaced. That should have nothing to do with local storage.
- part12studios
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i figured but i still wanted to confirm. the whole local storage thing is one of those things i manage to get working but it's always a little touch and go to get things working perfectly.