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When you initially launch Minecraft you open the "launcher", which will check if your client is up to date. If it's not it proceeds to download the latest files & then runs the game.

How does this happen? Is the launcher a separate application, which can execute the main jar file?

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    \$\begingroup\$ I think you actually want to know how you can implement something like this yourself? You should rephrase your question in that way. \$\endgroup\$
    – House
    Commented Feb 18, 2013 at 23:35
  • \$\begingroup\$ Yeah that was my intention, I guess I can title it "How can I create a update processes similar to Minecraft"? \$\endgroup\$
    – thedeadlybutter
    Commented Feb 19, 2013 at 7:04
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    \$\begingroup\$ possible duplicate of Game Patching Mac/PC \$\endgroup\$
    – House
    Commented Feb 19, 2013 at 14:20

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Yes, if you examine Minecraft under the hood you can see that it's just a separate file that will launch the JAR file afterwards. However, you're probably more interested in implementing an update solution for your game yourself. If that's the case, check out Sparkle.

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