Special K Local Updater (SKLU)

This script scan all game folders SKIF also knows about and replaces any local Special K DLLs found with the ones in Special Ks default install folder.

The script will create a settings file (SK_LU_settings.json) on the first start. You can add the absolute path to local DLLs to the Blacklist array in the settings file to exclude it from updating (automatically unchecks it in the GUI and also excludes it when using -NoGUI. This can be useful if the game only works with a specific version of Special K. You can add the absolute path to local DLLs to the AdditionalDLLs array in the settings file to also include them in the GUI and update those automatically with -NoGUI. AdditionalScanPath adds additional paths to scan for local DLLs when a scan is triggered. Be careful as that will recursively go trough all sub-folders and takes additional time to process. Don't add paths/folders with extreme big file counts on an HDD (like the whole drive), or you probably die of old age before it finishes.

It stores found dlls in a seperate file (SK_LU_cache.json) and uses them instead of scanning each time the updater is started. You have to rescan using the Scan button or -Scan parameter when you added or removed a local install. Be aware that scanning can take a long time. The ones added via the settings file are always picked up without a scan. -NoGUI tries to automatically patch all known dlls according to cache and settings.

The auto update button currently creates a daily task that makes use of -NoGUI.

Example SK_LU_settings.json

{
    "AdditionalDLLs":  [
        "D:\\Games\\Dungeons and Dragons Online\\dxgi.dll",
        "D:\\Games\\Dungeons and Dragons Online\\x64\\dxgi.dll"
                       ],
    "AdditionalScanPaths":  [
        D:\\Games\\
                            ],
    "Blacklist":  [
        "C:\\Users\\Spodi\\AppData\\Local\\osu!\\OpenGL32.dll"
                  ]
}