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RuleEngineers alpha download

The official Windows alpha is published from r2intca.com. RuleEngineers v0.2.0-alpha-runtime-patch is the current public build. This patch resolves issues on computers without MSVC DLLs.

Current release

v0.2.0-alpha runtime patch

The current public Windows alpha patch is ready for download.

Download Installer Download Portable Zip Download Quickstart Zip

The portable zip is intended for direct extraction and use without the installer. The quickstart zip contains the packaged user guide.

SHA256 checksums

  • RuleEngineers-v0.2.0-alpha-runtime-patch-installer.exe: AA57E0CB80812242585BEABBE9388033C5BBEB0C8DEC15C2F1755E88CEDDCBA9
  • RuleEngineers-v0.2.0-alpha-runtime-patch-portable.zip: 9E0748D323B8FA98645C04110DC60F2AD4B9703650394981A2D56B5FC2CC37B8
  • RuleEngineers-v0.2.0-alpha-quickstart.zip: C499DF32DF65629252FA6B6D5D3995F0C4EEF522C8DD01834FE8FC1091C6E4EC

System Requirements

  • Windows 10 or newer
  • 64-bit processor recommended
  • 100 MB free disk space
  • Standard user account or administrator access for installation

Included files

What the alpha installer ships

Installer behavior

  • The installer is a Windows IExpress self-extracting package.
  • It shows the EULA before installation.
  • It installs to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\RuleEngineers.
  • It creates a Start Menu shortcut for RuleEngineers.

Installed files

  • RuleEngineers.exe
  • EULA.md
  • GettingStarted.md

Uninstall note

This alpha does not yet include a formal uninstaller or an Add/Remove Programs entry.

To remove it, delete %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\RuleEngineers.

Getting started

Use the installed quickstart and the website guide together

Key workflow

The quickstart covers pattern painting, stepping the Pattern Viewer preview, rule editor tabs, and saving .rerule sessions.

Selection shortcut

Shift+LMB drag selects a rectangular region in the Pattern Viewer.

Copy shortcut

Ctrl+Shift+N copies the selected Pattern Viewer region into a new sequence-editor pattern tab.

Open the Getting Started webpage

Update checker

Static update feed for the desktop app

The website now reports the current public alpha build to the desktop app.

Primary feed

/downloads/latest.json

Latest version: 0.2.0-alpha-runtime-patch

Version text

/downloads/latest-version.txt

Simple text endpoint for diagnostics and smoke tests.

Official source

The EULA expects official downloads to come from r2intca.com.

Point the app to the site feed rather than an internal repository URL.