alterware-launcher/README.md
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# AlterWare Launcher
### [AlterWare.dev](https://alterware.dev)
##### IW4x | IW4-SP | IW5-Mod | IW6-Mod | S1-Mod
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#### Installation
1. Download the [latest alterware-launcher.exe](https://github.com/mxve/alterware-launcher/releases/latest/download/alterware-launcher.exe)
2. Place alterware-launcher.exe in the game directory
3. Run alterware-launcher.exe, after updating the game will launch automatically
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#### Command line arguments
- Passing ```iw4-sp```, ```iw4x```, ```iw5-mod```, ```iw6-mod``` or ```s1-mod``` as the first argument will skip automatic game detection
- Passing ```update``` will stop the launcher from launching the game
- ```skip-launcher-update``` skips launcher self-update
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#### Support
Visit the [AlterWare Forum](https://forum.alterware.dev/) or [Discord](https://discord.gg/2ETE8engZM) for support.
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#### Building from Source
- [Install Rust](https://rustup.rs/)
- Clone the repository
- Run ```cargo build --release```
- The executable will be located in ```target/release```
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### Note for server owners:
When the launcher updates itself it needs to be restarted. It will return exit code 201 in this case.
```
@echo off
:loop
start /wait alterware-launcher.exe update
if %errorlevel% equ 201 (
goto loop
)
```