🚀 FIFAMAN LAUNCHER — Update v1.2.0

📦 How to update

If you already have Launcher v1.1 installed — click the "Update available 1.2.0" button in the top left corner. The update will apply automatically.

This update is entirely focused on reliability and stability — we've fixed all critical bugs reported by users after the v1.1 release.

❌ Fixed — WinError 3 during mod installation

The most common complaint after v1.1 was the error [WinError 3] The system cannot find the path specified when extracting a mod.

What was happening: Most mod archives contain a folder with the same name inside (e.g. RFP PRO v3.zip → RFP PRO v3\ inside the archive). The launcher would create a destination folder, extract the archive into it, then find a nested folder with the same name — and when trying to "promote" it one level up, it deleted the parent folder along with all its contents. The files no longer existed. Result — WinError 3.

What was done: The entire extraction logic was rewritten. Archives are now always extracted into a uniquely named temporary folder first, then atomically moved to their final location. Name conflicts are no longer possible.

❌ Fixed — "Game not found" for some users

Some users saw Game not found even with the game properly installed.

What was happening: The EA App (EA's new client) does not install the game in standard folders — the path is only registered in the Windows Registry. The launcher wasn't checking the registry at all.

What was done: Windows Registry lookup was added as the first and fastest detection step. The launcher now finds the game regardless of which client was used to install it — EA App, Steam, Origin, or a manual installation.

❌ Fixed — Live Editor doesn't open after installation

For some users the Live Editor simply didn't launch after a successful mod installation.

What was happening: On certain Windows configurations UAC is disabled or configured differently. The launcher was requesting an elevated launch (runas) — and if that failed, it would throw an error and do nothing further.

What was done: A fallback was added: if the elevated launch fails, the launcher automatically tries to start Live Editor in normal mode. In most cases this is sufficient for it to work correctly.

✅ Other improvements

• Fixed installation step status display — some users saw raw codes like step.antivirus.pending instead of the actual text Waiting…

• Improved game detection using Windows environment variables (PROGRAMDATA, PROGRAMFILES)

• Extended search paths to cover more non-standard install locations: Electronic Arts, EAGames, and others