When i want to add a big update to my game I have to make it a seperate project or update the project while it's shared, which affects the game before the update releases. Is there any better way to update them other than doing all the code in a seperate project.

Doing it in a separate project is better if you don't want people playing in your project while updating.
You don't always need to code everything all over again.

If you have an alt account,

1. Sign in your alt account
   
2. Remix your project in your alt account
   
3. Sign in your main account
   
4. Remix the alt account remix
   
5. Sign in your alt again
   
6. Unshare the remix
   
7. Sign in your main again
   
8. Make the update
   

But If you don't, and don't like the “thanks to” sign:

1. Go to the project
   
2. Backpack every sprite
   
3. If you have constant lists (i.e, lists that don't change): import the lists by right clicking and selecting “import”
   
4. Make a new project.
   
5. unpack everything from the original project
   
6. The lists are automatically created, click on them and select “export” then choose the imported txt file.
   

save the project as a copy, make the edits, and then save the copy to your computer and upload it into the original project.

-Valtren- wrote:

save the project as a copy, make the edits, and then save the copy to your computer and upload it into the original project.

Impractical for cloud variables.

Vaibhs11 wrote:

1. Go to the project
   
2. Backpack every sprite
   
3. If you have constant lists (i.e, lists that don't change): import the lists by right clicking and selecting “import”
   
4. Make a new project.
   
5. unpack everything from the original project
   
6. The lists are automatically created, click on them and select “export” then choose the imported txt file.
   

can't you just save the project and then load it on the new project

-Valtren- wrote:

save the project as a copy, make the edits, and then save the copy to your computer and upload it into the original project.

can u explain it a litttle bbit more clear, im not sure how to put it into the original project

Cubey_Dudey wrote:

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-Valtren- wrote:

save the project as a copy, make the edits, and then save the copy to your computer and upload it into the original project.

can u explain it a litttle bbit more clear, im not sure how to put it into the original project

Click on File > Load from your computer

Here's the best way to do it: Download your project to your computer, work on it on the Scratch app (remember to save it periodically), then load it onto the website when you're done.

To save: File › Save to your computer
To load: File › Load from your computer

With this method, if you have Cloud variables, they should still work once you load the project onto the website editor (I tested it).