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📦 Update Format

Update Archive Contents

update

manifest.launcher

The manifest.launcher file contains product and version information for the update.

Example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<config>
    <name>LizeriumFreelancerMode</name>
    <version>99.3.12</version>
</config>

updates_info.json

The updates_info.json file contains:

  • information about the latest update
  • list of changes
  • update categories
Content 
{
	"Comment": "Enjoy the game — it's completely free.",
	"Categories": [
		{
			"name": "GAME_UNIVERSE",
			"title": "Universal client updates"
		},
		{
			"name": "GAME_SINGLE",
			"title": "Single-player updates"
		}
	],
	"Updates": [
		{
			"name": "99.5.1",
			"data": [
				{
					"category": "GAME_UNIVERSE",
					"values": ["text_GAME_UNIVERSE"]
				},
				{
					"category": "GAME_SINGLE",
					"values": ["text_GAME_SINGLE"]
				}
			]
		}
	]
}

What Should Be Inside the Update Archive

The root of the archive must contain only those files and folders that need to be changed in Freelancer and related game data.

The structure must match the original Freelancer directory structure.

Important

The difference between versions is calculated file-by-file programmatically. Tools for calculating this difference are available both within this project and externally.

To compare game directories and extract differences, use:

🔗 https://github.com/Lizerium/LizeriumFindChanges

This tool also generates a required manifest for correct update processing.