From 39998efc6c30f3877b1d9d39e0e221a34134452c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jamie Wells Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 01:39:13 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Describe update prompts, title-bar action and project restoration --- content/user/installation.md | 22 ++++++++++++++++++---- content/user/versions.md | 6 ++++-- 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/user/installation.md b/content/user/installation.md index aef35e0..e4af2fd 100644 --- a/content/user/installation.md +++ b/content/user/installation.md @@ -19,10 +19,24 @@ There is no account or Rust toolchain setup step. Newer Windows x64 releases, including the project's pre-alpha releases, download in the background. The updater verifies the installer's size and SHA-256 against -GitHub before running Setup. Save your work and close Project Manager, every -editor and any running games or workers normally: installation waits until they -are closed. Start Rustic again to use the updated version. The updater never -forces an editor closed or reboots Windows. Setup retains the installation +GitHub before running Setup. If Rustic is open, it asks once whether to install +that release. Choose **Not now** or close the prompt to dismiss it; this is +remembered across app restarts. A small **Update** button stays in the top-right +title bar, immediately left of the minimize/maximize/close controls, in both +Project Manager and the editor. A newer release can show a new prompt. + +Choose **Install update** in the prompt or click **Update** later. Editors with +unsaved scenes ask to save before closing; failed saves leave the editor open. +Active Play sessions stop for runtime-change review. After installation succeeds, +Project Manager and each editor closed for the update reopen using the new version, +with each editor restoring its original project. Paths with spaces and Unicode +are supported. Reopened applications run as the original user. + +You can cancel closing and keep working. Close standalone games/workers separately; +installation waits for all Rustic processes from that installation. An automatic +update after a normal app exit does not reopen it, and failed installations do not +replay sessions. The updater never force-closes editors or reboots Windows. +Setup retains the installation directory, installation scope, selected languages and shortcut/PATH settings; an all-users installation can still show Windows' elevation prompt. diff --git a/content/user/versions.md b/content/user/versions.md index 939cc67..30a4b30 100644 --- a/content/user/versions.md +++ b/content/user/versions.md @@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ The latest release observed on 12 October 2026 was **v0.5-Pre-Alpha**; this is a ## Engine and API changes Installed Windows builds that include the automatic updater check for newer -GitHub releases, including pre-alpha releases, and install after all Rustic -applications close. Read [Automatic Windows updates](/docs/getting-started/installation#automatic-windows-updates) +GitHub releases, including pre-alpha releases. They prompt once per release and +keep a small **Update** title-bar button available after dismissal. After an +in-app update, the new version reopens the windows and projects closed for it. +Read [Automatic Windows updates](/docs/getting-started/installation#automatic-windows-updates) for the one-time manual upgrade from older builds, Windows elevation prompts, release matching and failure logs.