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Why is the local web version "not recommended"?
Hi all,
After having no luck referencing local files in the application version of 2.0.8, I reverted to using the downloaded local web version, which seems to be working great for me. However, this version is not linked from the Twine home page, and the link to it on the wiki states that it's "not recommended."
Why is this? Am I setting myself up for problems by using this version? In particular, what's the downside to using a local web version instead of the online web version? (The local web version, if anything, would seem to be same-but-better, since it's usable without a live internet connection, so I can work while offline...)
hxj
After having no luck referencing local files in the application version of 2.0.8, I reverted to using the downloaded local web version, which seems to be working great for me. However, this version is not linked from the Twine home page, and the link to it on the wiki states that it's "not recommended."
Why is this? Am I setting myself up for problems by using this version? In particular, what's the downside to using a local web version instead of the online web version? (The local web version, if anything, would seem to be same-but-better, since it's usable without a live internet connection, so I can work while offline...)
hxj
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The executable version is recommended over the browser-based versions (either online or locally hosted) chiefly because it stores your stories within your local filesystem. The browser-based versions store them within the browser, specifically within Web Storage, which has two disadvantages: anything which clears your browser's cache will likely purge your stories and, generally, Twine 2 only receives a quota of 5–10 MiB total (of which only about half is available, and possibly less) to use for storing your stories (and its own settings).
Basically, the browser-based versions have less storage and that storage is more volatile.