Catapult VS CDDA-Game-Launcher

Bright Nights launcher/updater (also works for DDA!) by qrrk: https://github.com/qrrk/Catapult/releases

I use the Catapult installer to manage my installs of both CDDA and Cataclysm: Bright Nights Ahead. It also manages mods and sound packs. The link is to the most recent release, scroll to the bottom and click the .exe file option - once downloaded double click to install. Once installed launch, make sure the very top drop down has the “dark days ahead” version selected and make sure the “experimental” radio button is selected before clicking the “install selected” button. You might want to set the folder for install first.

Use a launcher to preserve your settings between updates. I prefer Catapult, mainly because the backup utility on the other one doesn't work.

I'd recommend grabbing a launcher like Catapult. Gives you a one-stop-shop for managing game version, forks, mods, tilesets etc.

Bright Nights launcher/updater (also works for DDA!) by qrrk: https://github.com/qrrk/Catapult/releases

for experimental I use this launcher. https://github.com/remyroy/CDDA-Game-Launcher/releases

I don't know what launcher people use, but this file on this one defines the cdda repo urls: https://github.com/remyroy/CDDA-Game-Launcher/blob/master/cddagl/constants.py You could probably just changes that file to use tish urls.

i got over to here:https://github.com/remyroy/CDDA-Game-Launcher/releasesbut i dont know what to download (still clueless to using Github)

I highly recommend using a launcher, like the CDDA Launcher (which is not being updated anymore but still works well), or Catapult. These will not only launch the game, but will allow you to easily manage tilesets, soundpacks, save backups, etc.

Cataclysm DDA

Also, the game is 100% free. Gets multiple experimental updates daily (open-source). And has a fairly extensive modding scene with multiple tileset options to play with. You can grab the launcher here and it will let you download everything you need to start messing around.