MelonLoader Updater Plugin

An updater plugin for MelonLoader on both Il2Cpp and Mono. While built to support Silica, this repo could be used to quickly generate a mod loader for any game.

Mod Prequisites

• Each Mod using the updater needs to have the optional downloadLink parameter specified in the assembly info (https://melonwiki.xyz/#/modders/attributes) (e.g., [assembly: MelonInfo(typeof(SurrenderCommand), "[Si] Surrender Command", "1.1.8", "databomb", "https://github.com/data-bomb/Silica")])
• The latest release of the GitHub repo should either have a DLL or a Zip file included

Tip

If a GitHub address is used as the downloadLink it should be of the format https://github.com/<username>/<repo>

DLL Direct Updater Method

• The plugin will look for a DLL filename in the latest releases that matches the mod filename

Zip Updater Method

• The plugin will look for Zip files that start with either Listen or Dedicated and download the Zip that matches the current run-time environment
• The plugin will scan all the files in the Zip to see if there are matches to the associated mod filenames

Version Comparison

• Once downloaded, the assembly MelonLoader information is scanned and compared with what is currently in the Mods\ directory
• If the downloaded version is newer then it replaces the DLL in the Mods\ directory
• If not then, then nothing happens
• Files temporarily stored in the Mods\temp\ directory are removed after all version comparisons have completed