# Best way to update experimental build?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/best-way-to-update-experimental-build/8497>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [January 1, 2015, 11:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/best-way-to-update-experimental-build/8497 "2015-01-01T23:32:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Azetepii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@Azetepii](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Azetepii)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 11:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/best-way-to-update-experimental-build/8497/1 "2015-01-01T23:32:18Z")

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I’ve been in love with this game as of late, and this addiction has only gotten worse (better?) with the experimental builds. Updating is a bit of a strain, though, since I’ve just been deleting the folder and downloading the newest addition the next day. I was wondering: is there a way for the game to automatically update with each new build? Is this currently possible through Github or some other means?

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**Author:** ![MarcoVGnG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@MarcoVGnG](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MarcoVGnG)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 12:07am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/best-way-to-update-experimental-build/8497/2 "2015-01-02T00:07:10Z")

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Personaly, i just DL the new windows tile, extract in my cataclysm folder and it s done… I overwrite the files then all is update. I never had problem in this way.

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**Author:** ![FunsizeNinja123](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/funsizeninja123/32/118_2.png) [@FunsizeNinja123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/FunsizeNinja123)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 12:40am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/best-way-to-update-experimental-build/8497/3 "2015-01-02T00:40:43Z")

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> [@Azetepii](#):
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> I’ve been in love with this game as of late, and this addiction has only gotten worse (better?) with the experimental builds. Updating is a bit of a strain, though, since I’ve just been deleting the folder and downloading the newest addition the next day. I was wondering: is there a way for the game to automatically update with each new build? Is this currently possible through Github or some other means?

Please tell me you’re saving the save folder.

> [@MarcoVGnG](#):
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> Personaly, i just DL the new windows tile, extract in my cataclysm folder and it s done… I overwrite the files then all is update. I never had problem in this way.

I do the same thing.

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**Author:** ![KA101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 1:35am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/best-way-to-update-experimental-build/8497/4 "2015-01-02T01:35:41Z")

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Yeah, we have had bad experimentals. Last week was a prime example, unfortunately. Sometimes downloads don’t quite get through clean either.

Best to keep a known-good DDA folder and _copy_ over your config and save folders to the latest download.

And welcome to the forums. 🙂