A plugin launcher for Space Engineers
SE Launcher installs once, then starts Space Engineers from Steam as usual. It manages your plugins in-game, keeps them up to date, and prepares the game ahead of time so repeat launches are quicker.
Windows installer and Linux AppImage. A Steam copy of Space Engineers is required.
Everything here is something you would otherwise do by hand: wire the loader into Steam, find plugin files, chase dependencies, and update each piece yourself.
Run the installer, paste one launch option into Steam, and keep using the Play button. The launcher sits between Steam and the game without replacing game files.
Open the plugin list in-game, install what you want, and let the launcher resolve the rest. Remove a plugin from the same list when you are done.
The launcher precompiles game code before Space Engineers starts and reuses the cache on later launches. If preparation fails, the game still starts normally.
The launcher updates itself and your plugins before the game opens. Pick stable or preview, and turn updates off when you want a frozen install.
Updates, preparation and plugin loading happen before Space Engineers opens. There is no second program to open first.
The launcher and your installed plugins look for newer versions.
Up to dateGame code is prepared once and cached for the next launch.
ReadyYour plugins, their settings and dependencies load in order.
Plugins loadedSpace Engineers starts as usual, with your setup ready.
Game readyPlugin management is part of the game. Open the list, install what you want, and let the launcher resolve the rest. No manual downloads, no version hunting, no separate updater.
See what is active and open a plugin's settings.
Find something new and install it in place.
Keep packages current when the launcher starts.
Keep separate plugin sets for different saves or servers.
The Linux AppImage runs the dedicated server as well as the client. It downloads the server files, keeps each instance separate, and loads dedicated plugins from the same package list.
./CringeLauncher.AppImage --dedicatedFirst launch fetches the server files. State lives in instance/; use --instance=name to run another server beside it.
The launcher sits between Steam and Space Engineers. You install it once, then paste one launch argument into the game's Steam properties.
Read the full installation guideThe installer is unsigned, so Windows may warn. That is expected.
Download and run the Windows setup. The console window that opens contains the launch argument for the next step.
Keep the path exactly as the installer prints it.
"%LOCALAPPDATA%\CringeLauncher\current\CringeBootstrap.exe" %command%Open Steam, right-click Space Engineers and go to Properties → General → Launch Options. Paste the argument there.
Start Space Engineers through Steam as usual. The launcher takes it from there.
The launcher, the wiki and the plugin templates are out in the open. If something behaves strangely, there is a code path and a support thread for it.