XL_NOAUTOUPDATE doesn't work properly

[Vvorcun]

Update disclaimer

• Yes, I have checked and my issue is not related to the game updating and plugins not working correctly.

What did you do?

Setting XL_NOAUTOUPDATE to true leads to a System.Exception: Frontier URL template is null, this is now required error.

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System.Exception: Frontier URL template is null, this is now required
   at XIVLauncher.Common.Game.Launcher..ctor(ISteam steam, IUniqueIdCache uniqueIdCache, ISettings settings, String frontierUrl) in C:\goatsoft\xl\XIVLauncher.Common\Game\Launcher.cs:line 45
   at XIVLauncher.Windows.ViewModel.MainWindowViewModel..ctor(Window window) in D:\a\FFXIVQuickLauncher\FFXIVQuickLauncher\src\XIVLauncher\Windows\ViewModel\MainWindowViewModel.cs:line 84
   at XIVLauncher.Windows.MainWindow..ctor() in D:\a\FFXIVQuickLauncher\FFXIVQuickLauncher\src\XIVLauncher\Windows\MainWindow.xaml.cs:line 61
   at XIVLauncher.App.<>c__DisplayClass28_0.<OnUpdateCheckFinished>b__0() in D:\a\FFXIVQuickLauncher\FFXIVQuickLauncher\src\XIVLauncher\App.xaml.cs:line 182
   at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.Invoke(Action callback, DispatcherPriority priority, CancellationToken cancellationToken, TimeSpan timeout)
   at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.Invoke(Action callback)
   at XIVLauncher.App.App_OnStartup(Object sender, StartupEventArgs e) in D:\a\FFXIVQuickLauncher\FFXIVQuickLauncher\src\XIVLauncher\App.xaml.cs:line 485
   at System.Windows.Application.OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Application.<.ctor>b__1_0(Object unused)
   at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
   at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)
   at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.InvokeImpl()
   at MS.Internal.CulturePreservingExecutionContext.CallbackWrapper(Object obj)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
   at MS.Internal.CulturePreservingExecutionContext.Run(CulturePreservingExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
   at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.Invoke()
   at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.ProcessQueue()
   at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.WndProcHook(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled)
   at MS.Win32.HwndWrapper.WndProc(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled)
   at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.DispatcherCallbackOperation(Object o)
   at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
   at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)
   at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.LegacyInvokeImpl(DispatcherPriority priority, TimeSpan timeout, Delegate method, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
   at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.SubclassWndProc(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam)
   at MS.Win32.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessage(MSG& msg)
   at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.PushFrameImpl(DispatcherFrame frame)
   at System.Windows.Application.RunDispatcher(Object ignore)
   at System.Windows.Application.RunInternal(Window window)
   at XIVLauncher.App.Main()

Platform

Windows

Wine/Proton runner version

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Relevant log output

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[goaaats]

Yeah, that's annoying... We moved a few static values necessary for the launcher to function into a config payload that is downloaded together with the update check, so that we can change it without having to make a release.

We could hardcode them when disabling updates, but that would mean that you'd likely be stuck with old values forever.

[Vvorcun]

Is it possible to make launcher completely silent though? So it'll get all necessary data, token for login and stuff without any popups. That would be really awesome!

[LupinThidr]

Adding onto this slightly, bool.Parse doesn't work with 0/1 values, only "true" and "false". Ran into this trying to set XL_NOAUTOUPDATE=1.

FFXIVQuickLauncher/src/XIVLauncher.Common/EnvironmentSettings.cs

Line 13 in 625d624

private static bool CheckEnvBool(string var) => bool.Parse(System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(var) ?? "false");