# CDDA Game Launcher (Automatic updates and more!)

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-game-launcher-automatic-updates-and-more/11168>\
**Category:** The Lab\
**Created:** [December 31, 2015, 3:41am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-game-launcher-automatic-updates-and-more/11168 "2015-12-31T03:41:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![D34DGuY](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/d34dguy/32/5555_2.png) [@D34DGuY](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/D34DGuY)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2019, 1:05am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-game-launcher-automatic-updates-and-more/11168/181 "2019-05-01T01:05:34Z")

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Hmm, just encountered this now…wth…  
CDDA Game Launcher version: 1.3.16

OS: Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1 (64-bit)

Type: \<class ‘TypeError’\>

Value: ‘\<’ not supported between instances of ‘NoneType’ and ‘str’

Traceback:

File “cddagl\ui.py”, line 3078, in lb\_http\_finished

Worked fine last time i used it, nothing has changed, odd…

EDIT!!! - Downloaded the Launcher again, now its working fine, some of the changelog looks more refined…more information and some colors even, neat…assume its a new version?

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**Author:** ![someone](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/someone/32/5760_2.png) [@someone](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/someone)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-game-launcher-automatic-updates-and-more/11168/182 "2019-05-02T15:47:39Z")

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Launcher somehow always crashes whenever I try to start it. Works fine without internet connection but as soon as it tries to update its changelogs it just crashes without any popups.

This is the event log of CDDA launcher crashing. Hope this helps.

Faulting application name: cdda-launcher (2).exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x5b8e9a15  
Faulting module name ntdll.dll, version: 10.0.17763.404, time stamp: 0xe1cce3af  
Exception code: 0xc0000005  
Fault offset: 0x00047b29  
Faulting process ID: 0x315c  
Faulting application start time: 0x01d500fee5e94097  
Faulting application path: C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge\_8wekyb3d8bbwe\TempState\Downloads\cdda-launcher (2).exe  
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll

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**Author:** ![Zachert45](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zachert45/32/5761_2.png) [@Zachert45](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zachert45)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 4:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-game-launcher-automatic-updates-and-more/11168/183 "2019-05-02T16:01:13Z")

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The Launcher auto updater is still not working correctly. It attempts to check for updates as its grabbing the change logs and crashes at the update part (I think that is what the problem was reported as on its Github page). A new version of the Launcher is out, downloading that should any problems you are having with your current crashes, some UI updates and new mod suggestions have been added with the new update.

If you could post the log to Github page in the issues section (if you have not done so) I am sure rremyroy will look into it, though I found when having issues with the launcher that re-downloading the latest version generally helps

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**Author:** ![someone](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/someone/32/5760_2.png) [@someone](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/someone)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 2:46am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-game-launcher-automatic-updates-and-more/11168/184 "2019-05-03T02:46:05Z")

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I am using the latest version. But it keeps crashing. I will definitely try to post it in github. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![D34DGuY](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/d34dguy/32/5555_2.png) [@D34DGuY](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/D34DGuY)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2019, 1:50am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-game-launcher-automatic-updates-and-more/11168/185 "2019-05-04T01:50:51Z")

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it also populates the changelog instantly, nice!

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**Author:** ![Beetlecat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/beetlecat/32/1305_2.png) [@Beetlecat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Beetlecat)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2019, 9:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-game-launcher-automatic-updates-and-more/11168/186 "2019-06-02T21:13:30Z")

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New launcher is getting good, @remyroy! 😃 Thanks for the continued work on it.

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**Author:** ![DaToskin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/datoskin/32/1353_2.png) [@DaToskin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DaToskin)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 9:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-game-launcher-automatic-updates-and-more/11168/187 "2019-06-05T09:09:42Z")

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So, I have peculiar problem with 1.4 version of launcher. “Use Launcher folder as game folder” can’t be used, because launcher throws error when I try to do clean CDDA install. Only bypass I found so far is to install game into different folder and then move it to launcher folder. That allows option to work, and even allows updates. Sadly, updating works like in older versions, and thus move all .dll and .pyd files to older\_version folder which bricks launcher itself. Will this be fixed or should I return to old version of launcher? As it is now, it’s completely unusable as portable launcher because it’s unable to remember CDDA folder and I have to set it manually every time.

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**Author:** ![remyroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/remyroy/32/1226_2.png) [@remyroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/remyroy)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 9:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-game-launcher-automatic-updates-and-more/11168/188 "2019-08-23T21:58:05Z")

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This option should probably be removed. Running the launcher inside the game is not supported. Just put it in a different folder along side it.

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**Author:** ![Malkeus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/malkeus/32/12037_2.png) [@Malkeus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Malkeus)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 5:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-game-launcher-automatic-updates-and-more/11168/189 "2019-08-24T05:52:23Z")

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I use the newest launcher as portable version all the time. My cdda install is in a subdirectory of the launcher folder. I don’t use the ‘use launcher folder as game folder’ option at all. It’s perfectly capable of operating from a usb drive in this configuration and will remember the correct folder and update correctly.

@remyroy Love you!

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**Author:** ![remyroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/remyroy/32/1226_2.png) [@remyroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/remyroy)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 7:06am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-game-launcher-automatic-updates-and-more/11168/190 "2019-08-24T07:06:13Z")

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That should work fine too. The case that does not work is having the launcher in the game directory. Having the game in the launcher directory should be fine.

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**Author:** ![satanicKFC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/satanickfc/32/5047_2.png) [@satanicKFC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/satanicKFC)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 10:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-game-launcher-automatic-updates-and-more/11168/191 "2019-09-12T22:17:42Z")

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latest game launcher keeps telling me it has a virus on it and refuses to open no matter how many times I install it again with CDDAlauncher installer

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**Author:** ![Beetlecat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/beetlecat/32/1305_2.png) [@Beetlecat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Beetlecat)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 10:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-game-launcher-automatic-updates-and-more/11168/192 "2019-09-12T22:44:39Z")

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That sounds like your OS or a virus scanner warning / blocking it because it doesn’t recognize it. See if there’s a way to whitelist or override it. Avast used to do that to me all the time, but would eventually “release” the file if I forgot to manually override it.

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**Author:** ![satanicKFC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/satanickfc/32/5047_2.png) [@satanicKFC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/satanicKFC)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 11:29pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-game-launcher-automatic-updates-and-more/11168/193 "2019-09-12T23:29:18Z")

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thanks man, it all worked out. hope you have a great day/night

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**Author:** ![D34DGuY](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/d34dguy/32/5555_2.png) [@D34DGuY](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/D34DGuY)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 12:10am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-game-launcher-automatic-updates-and-more/11168/194 "2019-11-25T00:10:49Z")

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Is there a reason that you copy the sound packs over rather than just move them around?

Less work on the drive, and much faster…  
Been meaning to ask about that…

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**Author:** ![Beetlecat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/beetlecat/32/1305_2.png) [@Beetlecat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Beetlecat)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-game-launcher-automatic-updates-and-more/11168/195 "2019-11-27T19:48:03Z")

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You mean during game updates? The entire game folder is rebuilt, and mods, saves, and soundpacks are copied back in to their old locations. The sound packs take a while because audio files can get pretty big compared to the other game assets.

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**Author:** ![D34DGuY](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/d34dguy/32/5555_2.png) [@D34DGuY](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/D34DGuY)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2019, 9:53am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-game-launcher-automatic-updates-and-more/11168/196 "2019-11-28T09:53:09Z")

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I’m aware that’s what they are doing when updating, but it would be far better to take the static files like the sound packs, graveyard, and custom mods that are not updated and simply move them to a new neutral location then simply move them back rather than move them, then copy them. But I’m no programmer, but I am sure it cannot be any more than complicated than it currently exists. The launcher is great otherwise, but that is a qol fix I’d LOVE to see!

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**Author:** ![remyroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/remyroy/32/1226_2.png) [@remyroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/remyroy)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 7:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-game-launcher-automatic-updates-and-more/11168/197 "2019-12-14T19:40:15Z")

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Yes, it is partially to keep the previous version a full working copy of game.

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**Author:** ![D34DGuY](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/d34dguy/32/5555_2.png) [@D34DGuY](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/D34DGuY)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 1:03am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-game-launcher-automatic-updates-and-more/11168/198 "2019-12-17T01:03:01Z")

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Launcher is stuck at build 9999 it appears, or is it just me?

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**Author:** ![Fris0uman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/fris0uman/32/8607_2.png) [@Fris0uman](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fris0uman)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 11:34am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-game-launcher-automatic-updates-and-more/11168/199 "2019-12-17T11:34:14Z")

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Update your launcher

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**Author:** ![D34DGuY](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/d34dguy/32/5555_2.png) [@D34DGuY](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/D34DGuY)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-game-launcher-automatic-updates-and-more/11168/200 "2019-12-17T13:45:28Z")

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Thanks did that, though I was under the impression that the launcher automatically did that.

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