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22 changes: 18 additions & 4 deletions content/user/installation.md
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Expand Up @@ -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.

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Expand Up @@ -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.

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