I understand the struggle of not having the Steam version of Godot that auto-updates. If you’re like me, you might have been manually updating Godot via the website. This involves downloading the new stable version, extracting it, and then opening it. This tedious process has caused me to stick with older versions of Godot for much longer than I’d like to admit. As a result, I’m always late to enjoy the latest updates and features — which in the fast-paced world of game dev, is stressful.
For example, I didn’t download Godot version 4.2 until three months after its release because I was too lazy to visit the website and update it. This isn’t the first time I’ve done this. Even now, I haven’t updated my engine to Godot 4.3, which was released a week ago.
Now, this workspace is made out of four parts:
- A directory selector (where you want to save your engine);
- A panel showing version information (current, latest, and an option to enable .NET support);
By default, the plugin will download the latest version to your /Downloads folder. If you want to change this directory, click on the “NEW DIRECTORY” button.
When you’re ready, click the download button. You will see the console update you on the progress it's made. It might hang a bit on the “Starting download…” output because this is where it is downloading the update — so just be patient.
Conclusion
If you want to use my plugin to upgrade your Godot engine or just try it out, you can download it now:
- GitHub
- AssetLib (Awaiting Approval)
If you find bugs in this plugin, please let me know and I will get to fixing the plugin!
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