How to Set up Game Update

Contents:

• Benefits of Game Update
• How to set up updates
  • Activating Game Update
  • Adding paths
  • Tech support setup
  • Adding game licenses
    • Activating Epic Games Keys
  • Game Update and Riot Games
• Game Update for SENET Boot
• Update modes
• Permission settings

Overview

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⚙️ Technical setup. Complete these steps once to set up SENET for updates, or whenever you need to change these settings.

Game Update is a module that helps you install and update games directly from the SENET admin panel. 

Supported platforms: Steam Epic Games Riot Games 

Enable automatic updates or run them at a convenient time. If a game is not yet installed on a PC, installation can be run directly from the admin panel.
 

Benefits of Game Update

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• Centralized updates: update games on all PCs from a single panel.

• Integrated content module: Game Update works within the Apps & Games section, providing faster updates and easier management.

• Automation or manual control: enable auto-updates or run updates at your convenience.

• Safety for clients: updates do not affect active sessions.

• Flexibility for infrastructure: separate settings for disk-based and diskless PCs (SENET Boot).

• Steam, Epic Games, and Riot Games Support: update games from these platforms without third-party tools.

📌 Important: Install Steam, Epic Games, and Riot Games titles through Game Update only, especially if Superuser mode is enabled. 

Installing games directly on the server or manually modifying the image can prevent Game Update from managing updates correctly.

Update settings

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Step 1: Activate Game Update

You can configure automatic updates or update at any time from the admin panel. 

To get started, enable the feature first:

1. Go to CAP → Apps & Games → Settings.

2. Toggle the Enable Game Update option.

Step 2: Add game paths

Updates require a one-time configuration of game paths.

Game paths define the drives and folders used for automatic installation and updating games via Steam and Epic Games. 

These paths apply by default unless other paths are specified in individual game cards.

• Specify the path to the Epic Games folder (without .exe).  

  For example, C:\ProgramFiles\Epic Games\

• To update Steam games through Game Update, make sure you set the path to your Steam games folder as well.

Step 3: Notify technical support

1. Contact the support team for additional technical settings after completing  Steps 1 and 2.

2. When the support team confirms that everything is ready, proceed to Step 4 and add licenses for updates. 

Step 4: Add licenses

To run updates, you need to add and activate at least one license per platform.

1. To do this, go to Apps & Games → License pool.

2. Click Add.

Adding a Steam account:

1. Go to the License pool tab.

2. Click Add.

• Select the Steam platform.

• Enter account credentials (login and password).

• Save.

Important: Disable two-factor authentication on the Steam account.

Adding an Epic Games account:

• Select the Epic Games platform.

• Enter account credentials (login and password).

• Save.

Activating licenses:

📌 Important: Activate Epic Games keys after adding them. Сlick Activate next to the added license in the License pool tab. 

🖇️ More about activating Epic Games licenses

Game Update and Riot Games

Game Update now supports automatic updates for Riot Games titles.

• When downloading a Riot Games title, the system automatically selects the game language based on the country where your server is registered, helping ensure the correct regional version of the game is installed. 

• By default, games use the language configured for the organization. The language can be changed in the game card settings if needed. No licenses are required for updating Riot Games titles.

• No licenses are required for updating Riot Games titles.

 

Game Update and SENET Boot

If you are using SENET Boot:

• Install and update Steam, Epic Games, and Riot Games titles through Game Update.
• Do not install supported games manually on the server image. Games installed directly on the server may not update correctly.
• Do not manually modify game files inside the image after installation.
• No need to enable Superuser mode. The system automatically applies updates within the image; no manual changes are required.

📌 Important: Install Steam, Epic Games, and Riot Games titles through Game Update only, especially if Superuser mode is enabled. 

Installing games directly on the server or manually modifying the image can prevent Game Update from managing updates correctly.

Running and Monitoring Updates

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📎 After adding licenses (step 4), choose the update method — the feature is ready to use.

There are two update modes:

• Automatic updates

• Manual updates (on-demand)

🖇️ Learn more about running updates

To track the status of current updates and completed operations:

1. Go to the Map section.

2. Open History of updates.

Permissions

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Before updating games, verify access rights. Only CAP users with Superadmin status can update games.

Important! Employees with "superadmin" status have access to all admin panel offices and functionality.

To grant superadmin status:

1. Go to Users.

2. Select the desired account.

3. Enable the "Superadmin" option.

4. Save changes.

📎 If you have any questions about configuring or using Game Update, contact our technical support team.