Integrated downloads of external binaries (Legendary/GOGDL/Nile etc)

[dpanter]

Problem description

Sometimes Heroic lags behind features or bugfixes in external binaries, causing annoying albeit fixable issues via manual updates to the built-in binaries. A recent example with Nile: #4005

Current Heroic release at the time of writing: 2.15.1 (2024-08-11)

Feature description

A feature to automate such updates would be a nice quality improvement, either via a button to manually check for update + download new version in the advanced settings, or an automatic check on application start with possibly a download/skip dialog box.

At the very least a link to the project pages or latest version download links would be beneficial.

Alternatives

Currently you would typically have to manually open a web browser and find the project pages and downloads yourself, grab the correct file, put the download in a suitable location, open Heroic and select the new file. For a Steam Deck user, this is a bit of a pain in the âŝŝ and possibly a deterrent for more casual users who just want to play games without tinkering.

Additional information

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