Updating FAF manually using github zip

[jorge.bonzon]

Hello, i would greatly appreciate if someone could help me telling me the procedure of updating supreme commander manually after downloading the zip from github, what do i have to do? I mean a dumb guide. Had been all day trying to learn what command to put in the shortcut to make it load the custom init file and what is the custom init file in the folder downloaded from github. I think the init file is init.lua, but i don't know what command to put in the shortcut to make the exe load it. Already read the readme.md file of the update on github but didn´t understand anything. I don't have the steam version, i have a version from a DVD.
My install path is "C:\Program Files (x86)\THQ\Gas Powered Games\Supreme Commander - Forged Alliance" and i have nothing on program data, i can´t update throughout the client because the machine doesn't have internet connection, i can download the update zip from github in another machine. My OS is windows 10x64.

[Brutus5000]

The client does not work without an internet connection. I don't know why you try to get it running on your machine.
However, instead of using the .zip file you could download the regular installer (.exe)

[Uveso]

Hello jorge.bonzon,

you can't update FAF with the github zip.

You need the FAForever client to download the FAForever game version and creating all links and init files.
After that you can use the github files to create a development version of the game, but not to update the main game files.

You can only install the FAF client on your PC with internet, insert your CD key to steam and download the FAF version of the game.
After downloading the FAF game version you need to host at least 1 online game to create all ini and path files.
Then copy everything from "C:\ProgramData\FAForever" to your PC without internet.

That's the only way.

[jorge.bonzon]

Hello jorge.bonzon,

you can't update FAF with the github zip.

You need the FAForever client to download the FAForever game version and creating all links and init files.
After that you can use the github files to create a development version of the game, but not to update the main game files.

You can only install the FAF client on your PC with internet, insert your CD key to steam and download the FAF version of the game.
After downloading the FAF game version you need to host at least 1 online game to create all ini and path files.
Then copy everything from "C:\ProgramData\FAForever" to your PC without internet.

That's the only way.

Ok, then you mean that my installed game from CD can't be updated. I have to install a new game using steam?
If that's the case what's the purpose of the github dev update? i can only install it on a game previously downloaded and updated by the faf client on steam?

[jorge.bonzon]

By the way, i just want to play Forged Alliance with my friends on LAN but everyone can´t connect to internet and download the client. That's why i'm looking for a way to do it offline. Because the version we own have a lot of bugs like on the UEF battleship lasers.

[Geosearchef]

Just install the FAF client, host a game lobby, it will download patch files. Then on the LAN party, just launch C:\ProgramData\FaForeversth/bin/ForgedAlliance.exe
This will start supcom FA using the FAF patch as a normal game, just click custom game in there and you should be in the faf lobby.

In case you can't do that on the system in question, copying C:\ProgramData\FaForeversth/ might also work. (ofc you still need the original game installed)

You can use your CD game version, but you will need to link a steam account owning FA to your FAF account in order to log in and patch.