If update fails, launch browser to a help page

x64-dev · x64-dev · commit a6c32831a47a · 2025-06-17T20:09:36.000-04:00
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/OnlineServices_Init.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/GeneralsOnline/OnlineServices_Init.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ void NGMP_OnlineServicesManager::LaunchPatcher()
 	else
 	{
 		// show msg
-		MessageBoxOk(UnicodeString(L"Update Failed"), UnicodeString(L"Could not run the updater. Please visit www.playgenerals.online and install the latest version manually."), nullptr);
+		MessageBoxOk(UnicodeString(L"Update Failed"), UnicodeString(L"Could not run the updater."), nullptr);
+		ShellExecuteA(NULL, "open", "https://www.playgenerals.online/updatefailed", NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
 	}
 }
 

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`@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ void NGMP_OnlineServicesManager::LaunchPatcher()`
`257`	`257`	`else`
`258`	`258`	`{`
`259`	`259`	`// show msg`
`260`		`- MessageBoxOk(UnicodeString(L"Update Failed"), UnicodeString(L"Could not run the updater. Please visit www.playgenerals.online and install the latest version manually."), nullptr);`
	`260`	`+ MessageBoxOk(UnicodeString(L"Update Failed"), UnicodeString(L"Could not run the updater."), nullptr);`
	`261`	`+ ShellExecuteA(NULL, "open", "https://www.playgenerals.online/updatefailed", NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);`
`261`	`262`	`}`
`262`	`263`	`}`
`263`	`264`