# A patcher

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-patcher/867>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [April 17, 2013, 1:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-patcher/867 "2013-04-17T13:15:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![MassiveEffectz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/massiveeffectz/32/33_2.png) [@MassiveEffectz](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MassiveEffectz)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 1:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-patcher/867/1 "2013-04-17T13:15:41Z")

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To have more available updates earlier. Also helps us fix bugs and find new bug from those fixes.

Yes i know theirs a manual way to update but, some people have difficulty to do that. ( like me)

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**Author:** ![warwolf0315](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/aca169/32.png) [@warwolf0315](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/warwolf0315)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 3:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-patcher/867/2 "2013-04-17T15:59:42Z")

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scratches his head"  
how is downloading then unzipping with winrar[size=8pt](or 7 zip I prefer 7 zip)[/size] Hard?

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**Author:** ![Reservoir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/reservoir/32/28_2.png) [@Reservoir](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Reservoir)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-patcher/867/3 "2013-04-17T20:45:43Z")

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You need at least Computer skills 2 to unzip a winrar (or 7 zip)

One does not simply unzip a Winrar (or 7 zip)

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**Author:** ![MassiveEffectz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/massiveeffectz/32/33_2.png) [@MassiveEffectz](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MassiveEffectz)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2013, 2:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-patcher/867/4 "2013-04-18T14:33:11Z")

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Wait so new update version exists in the main download? I belived it only changed when they come out with a new release. Ill go test that out…

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**Author:** ![Slax](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/slax/32/5385_2.png) [@Slax](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Slax)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-patcher/867/5 "2013-04-18T14:53:25Z")

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No, you still need to download and compile the latest source yourself for the very latest stuff.

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**Author:** ![TaintedHolyWater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5e925/32.png) [@TaintedHolyWater](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TaintedHolyWater)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 1:23am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-patcher/867/6 "2013-04-19T01:23:15Z")

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If, by chance, you want the most up to date versons look here [http://www.cataclysmdda.com/smf/index.php?topic=3.0](http://www.cataclysmdda.com/smf/index.php?topic=3.0) for instructions.

That’ll give you the github verson as features are added for testing.