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NoIntro-AutoStart for StarRupture
=================================

Skips the intro screens and the PRESS (SPACE) TO START requirement during
game start. A mod for the PC game StarRupture.

It has two parts:

  - Intro skip (paks): removes the startup logo screens (Creepy Jar, Unreal
    Engine, StarRupture) so you reach the start screen sooner.
  - Auto-start (plugin): on reaching the main menu, advances PAST
    PRESS (SPACE) TO START straight to the full menu, logged in, with no
    keypress.

Built for the July 2026 Early Access build 0.2.8.121391-S; a later game
update may require an update.

REQUIREMENTS
  Requires the AlienX StarRupture ModLoader, v1.17.3 (a dwmapi.dll proxy
  loader):
    https://github.com/AlienXAXS/StarRupture-ModLoader

  That version floor applies to the PLUGIN only. The loader accepts plugins
  by interface version, and v1.17.3 accepts exactly one: 60. This plugin
  reports 60, so every loader older than v1.17.3 refuses to load it and
  shows "Update The Mod Loader" - update the loader to use this build.
  Because the loader pins a single interface version rather than a range, a
  newer loader may in turn stop accepting this build; if that happens,
  watch for a new release.

  The intro-skip paks need no mod loader at all - they contain no code and
  work on their own, on any version.

INSTALL
  1. Intro-skip paks -> the game's Content\Paks\ folder:
     a. In Steam, right-click StarRupture -> Manage -> Browse local files,
        then open StarRupture\Content\Paks\
     b. Copy the three pakchunk260722-Windows_P files (.pak, .utoc, .ucas)
        from install\Content-Paks\ into that folder.

  2. Auto-start plugin -> the mod loader's plugins folder:
     c. UPGRADING FROM v1.0.1 OR EARLIER? The plugin was renamed. In
        StarRupture\Binaries\Win64\ModLoader\Plugins\ delete the old
        AM-NoIntroAutoStart.dll AND config\AM-NoIntroAutoStart.ini before
        you continue. If you leave the old DLL there, both copies load.
     d. With the ModLoader installed, copy BOTH files from
        install\ModLoader-Plugins\ into
        StarRupture\Binaries\Win64\ModLoader\Plugins\
            AgenticalMods-NoIntroAutoStart.dll
            AgenticalMods-NoIntroAutoStart.json
     e. Launch the game once. The loader generates
        ...\ModLoader\Plugins\config\AgenticalMods-NoIntroAutoStart.ini
        Open it and ensure:
            [General]
            Enabled=1
     f. Launch again - the game now boots straight to the menu.

  Copy the .json too. It is a three-line file that tells the ModLoader
  where to check for new versions of this plugin. With it in place, future
  updates install themselves (see AUTOMATIC UPDATES). The mod works fine
  without it; you just have to update by hand every time, which on this
  loader means the plugin silently stops working until you notice.

AUTOMATIC UPDATES
  AgenticalMods-NoIntroAutoStart.json sits beside the DLL and points at a
  small manifest published with each release. On launch - before plugins
  are loaded - the ModLoader reads it, checks whether the published version
  differs from the one you have, and replaces the DLL if so. Nothing is
  installed silently from anywhere else: the file names one URL, under this
  mod's repository, and that is the only place it looks.

  This matters more than it sounds. The loader accepts exactly one plugin
  interface version at a time, so when the ModLoader updates itself, every
  plugin built for the previous interface stops loading - with no error a
  player would notice, just a game that goes back to asking for the
  spacebar. With the .json in place, the fixed build arrives on its own.

  The manifest also declares which loader versions a build is compatible
  with, so a build that would not load on your loader is skipped rather
  than installed.

  To turn it off, delete AgenticalMods-NoIntroAutoStart.json. The plugin
  keeps working and simply stops updating itself.

  The paks are not covered by this - they are data files the loader does
  not manage. They only need replacing if a game update breaks them.

UNINSTALL
  Delete the three pakchunk260722-Windows_P files from Content\Paks\, and
  delete AgenticalMods-NoIntroAutoStart.dll and
  AgenticalMods-NoIntroAutoStart.json from the loader's Plugins\ folder. To
  keep the DLL but turn it off, set Enabled=0 in its .ini.

BUILD FROM SOURCE
  The plugin source is in src\. See BUILD.md.

LICENSE & COPYRIGHT
  AgenticalMods' modifications are licensed under the MIT License (see
  LICENSE). Unofficial, non-commercial fan mod - not affiliated with or
  endorsed by Creepy Jar. "StarRupture" and its assets are copyright Creepy
  Jar; all rights in the underlying game content remain those of Creepy
  Jar. Any Creepy Jar assets included appear only in modified form and are
  not licensed by AgenticalMods.

THANKS
  AlienX (AlienXAXS) for the StarRupture Plugin SDK. Its game-SDK class
  definitions and mapping file (.usmap) made it possible to identify and
  edit the game asset this mod changes. The plugin auto-update mechanism
  is his too - it is built into the ModLoader.
  https://github.com/AlienXAXS

AgenticalMods
https://github.com/AgenticalMods/NoIntro-AutoStart