Git Repository Patcher
This type latches on to a patcher accessible via a Git Repository address (usually hosted on Github.com). It will clone the code and build the exe to run locally on your machine. It only supports Mutagen-based projects.
Recommended
This is the recommended patcher type for typical users
Reasons to Choose
Because it builds code on your machine, it has a few upsides:
- Can automatically update to the latest version of a patcher's code
- Can artificially update a patcher to the latest version of Mutagen/Synthesis to grab bugfixes and optimizations
- Does not require a patcher author to explicitly create and publish an exe to be runnable
Installation
Manual Input
The Input pane allows you to create a Git Patcher by explicitly providing the repository details
- Address of the git repository
- Project within the repository to use (a repository could have multiple patchers, for example)
Patcher Browser
Alternatively, you can make use of the "Browse" feature, which lists a whole load of patchers that were automatically located on Github.
To get to the Patcher browser, click and add a new Git Repository Patcher at the top left, and then go to the Browse tab.
Versioning
Git Repository Patchers have the unique capability of being able to control what code you want to use for a patcher.
This is an important topic, and so has received its own section in the Overview documentation
