Mods

The line at the top of the launcher reads CHECKING FOR UPDATES, then DOWNLOADING, then UP TO DATE with a version beside it. Press LAUNCH once it says that and not before. The first install pulls about 4.5 GB, the pack and the map data, and takes as long as your connection takes.

The launcher is what checks for updates, and it updates itself as well as the pack. Start OPERATOR by some route that skips it and nothing has checked, so you can sit on a pack that's weeks old without ever being told.

The launcher puts itself on your taskbar for you. Windows 11 hides that pin, so it sometimes lands on Start instead and tells you the one step left. Worth the ten seconds: a launcher you have to go hunting for is one you'll skip on the night you're in a hurry.

Co-op runs on the host's pack. The version sits at the top of the launcher, and if yours and theirs disagree you're loading maps the rest of the team hasn't got. Sort it out before you host or join, not once four people are sitting in a lobby.

The launcher asks for your OPERATOR folder once and keeps it. Move the game or rename that folder afterwards and it's pointing somewhere that no longer exists.

The game's logs sit deep inside your Steam library. SEND REPORT finds them, sends them and gives you a ticket number. Sign in with Steam on the ACCOUNT page first. Quote the ticket when you ask about it.