Corkscrew Updater androidWG

Use this command to install Corkscrew Updater:

winget install --id=androidWG.Corkscrew -e

A background updater for OpenRCT2

Corkscrew Updater is a background software designed to automatically check for updates and install new versions of OpenRCT2 without requiring user intervention. It runs silently in the background, ensuring your game stays up-to-date at all times.

Key Features:

Periodically checks for OpenRCT2 updates every 4 hours.
Automatically downloads and installs new versions when available.
Installs OpenRCT2 automatically if it is not already installed.
Creates system-specific tasks (Windows) or launch agents (macOS) to maintain regular update checks.
Maintains logs of the last 25 update attempts, configurable in settings.

Audience & Benefit: Ideal for gamers and developers who use OpenRCT2 and want seamless updates without manual checking or interruption. By running in the background, Corkscrew Updater ensures you always have the latest version of OpenRCT2 installed without additional effort. It can be installed via winget on Windows 10.

Corkscrew

A background updater for OpenRCT2. Instead of only updating when you launch the game, it periodically runs in the background and silently downloads and installs new versions of the game.

CORKSCREW IS NOT A LAUNCHER!

Corkscrew runs in the background and checks for updates regularly. If one is found, it quietly downloads and installs it, but does not launch it. Also, if OpenRCT2 is not installed, it'll install the latest version automatically.

How to Install

Go to the Releases page and download the latest version for your OS and install it. The installer will create a Task on Windows and a LaunchAgent for macOS that will check for updates every 4 hours.

If you are on Windows 10 and have winget, just type winget install androidWG.Corkscrew to download Corkscrew.

Platforms Supported

Windows
macOS

Why no Linux?

OpenRCT2 has packages for the most popular package managers out there. Since I assume most people will run sudo apt-get upgrade (or the equivalent for your distro) semi-frequently, I considered Windows and macOS as the primary platforms I should focus on.

Logs & Settings

The app keeps the log of the last 25 times it was run (this is configurable in the settings file). Settings are stored in the same folder in Windows.

Type	Windows	macOS
Logs	`%LOCALAPPDATA%\Corkscrew`	`~/Library/Logs/Corkscrew`
Settings	`%LOCALAPPDATA%\Corkscrew`	`~/Library/Application Support/Corkscrew`

Please post your log in full on a website like pastebin when opening an Issue.

Building from Source

Python 3.6 or newer is needed. Run python -m pip install -r requirements.txt to install required packages and then run python build/build.py from the root folder. An executable file for your OS will be created on the dist folder in the repo's root directory.

You can add the flag --no-installer if you don't want the script to make an installer.

> NOTE: On macOS, run python3 instead of