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@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Additionally, if you really want to, you can build Viper with `npm run build` an Downloads are available on the [releases page](https://github.com/0neGal/viper/releases/latest). -Please note that some versions will (*[soon™](https://github.com/0neGal/viper/tree/auto-updates)*) update themselves automatically when a new release is available (just like Origin or Steam) and some will NOT, so choose it accordingly. Only the AppImage and Windows Setup/Installer can auto-update. +Please note that some versions will update themselves automatically when a new release is available (just like Origin or Steam) and some will NOT, so choose it accordingly. Only the AppImage and Windows Setup/Installer can auto-update. **Windows:** `Viper Setup [x.y.z].exe` (auto-updates, and is recommanded), `Viper [x.y.z].exe` (single executable, no fuss) @@ -43,11 +43,17 @@ Currently Viper is capable of: * Updating/Installing Northstar * Launching Vanilla and or Northstar * Manage Mods (Soon, see [**mod-support**](https://github.com/0neGal/viper/tree/mod-support) branch) - * Auto-Update itself (Soon, see [**auto-updater**](https://github.com/0neGal/viper/tree/auto-updates) branch) + * Auto-Update itself * Be pretty! Besides this I've been considering adding some easy to use VPK modding tools so everybody can have fun with VPK modding even if you don't know how to do it the traditional way. However that is not at the top of the todo list right now. +## Configuration + +Almost all configuration takes place inside the UI, and almost no configuration isn't either handled their or automatically handled, the only option that isn't configured in the GUI is disabling auto-updates, by default updates are handled automatically, when you launch the application it'll update, ask you if you want to restart, if not it'll continue with the old version until you restart, however you can disable this entirely by settings `"autoupdates": true` to false in your `viper.json` + +Your configuration file will be found in `%APPDATA%\viper.json` on Windows, and inside either `~/.config` or through your environment variables (`$XDG_CONFIG_HOME`) on Linux, the latter has priority. + ## Sidenote Given that we already have so many Northstar updaters and launchers I urge people to instead of creating new launchers unless there's a very specific reason, just make a pull request on one of the existing, otherwise we'll continue to have new ones. @@ -63,7 +69,6 @@ Some of the existing launchers are listed below: * [laundmo's updater](https://github.com/laundmo/northstar-updater) - another CLI only updater * [Juicy's mod manager](https://github.com/BigSpice/NorthStar-Mod-Manager-Ext-1) - an updater and manager for mods, most feature rich - ## Credits All credits for logos go to Imply#9781. |