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@ -96,18 +96,26 @@ the default launcher or manually create and link your account(s).
as `EDLaunch.exe`.
##### Windows
1. Delete or rename `EDLaunch.exe` (e.g. `EDLaunch.exe.bak`)
2. Copy and rename `MinEdLauncher.Bootstrap.exe` to `EDLaunch.exe`. This step is required because
Epic doesn't allow changing the game's startup application. If someone knows how to modify the
game's manifest file (`EliteDangerous/.egstore/*.manifest`), this could be avoided. Please open
a [new issue] if you can help with this. This also means any time the game updates or you verify
your game files, you'll have to replace `EDLaunch.exe` with `MinEdLauncher.Bootstrap.exe`.
3. Update your launch options to auto start your preferred product
1. Click _Settings_ in the Epic Games Launcher
2. Scroll down to the _Manage Games_ section and click _Elite Dangerous_
3. Check _Additional Command Line Arguments_
4. Set the value to `/autorun /autoquit /EDH`
4. Launch your game as you normally would in Epic
Either configure the Epic client and use the provided Bootstrap exe or use [legendary] to launch the game
* Epic Client
1. Delete or rename `EDLaunch.exe` (e.g. `EDLaunch.exe.bak`)
2. Copy and rename `MinEdLauncher.Bootstrap.exe` to `EDLaunch.exe`. This step is required because
Epic doesn't allow changing the game's startup application. If someone knows how to modify the
game's manifest file (`EliteDangerous/.egstore/*.manifest`), this could be avoided. Please open
a [new issue] if you can help with this. This also means any time the game updates or you verify
your game files, you'll have to replace `EDLaunch.exe` with `MinEdLauncher.Bootstrap.exe`.
3. Update your launch options to auto start your preferred product
1. Click _Settings_ in the Epic Games Launcher
2. Scroll down to the _Manage Games_ section and click _Elite Dangerous_
3. Check _Additional Command Line Arguments_
4. Set the value to `/autorun /autoquit /EDH`
4. Launch your game as you normally would in Epic
* Legendary
Use legendary's `override-exe` argument via windows terminal
`legendary.exe launch 9c203b6ed35846e8a4a9ff1e314f6593 --override-exe MinEdLauncher.exe /autorun /edh /autoquit`
##### Linux
This method utilizes [legendary].