wiki · how updates work

Getting Roblox updates instantly

Lurelock calls Roblox's own deployment API on every launch, so when Roblox ships a new client you get it on the very next open — no waiting for Roblox's app-store bootstrapper and no manual reinstall.

What happens on every launch

Lurelock asks Roblox's deployment servers (clientsettingscdn.roblox.com) for the latest client version of your channel and binary (Player or Studio).
It compares that against the version already installed under %LOCALAPPDATA%\Lurelock\Versions\.
If Roblox has something newer, the new client is downloaded and stamped with your flags and mods before the game starts. If you're already current, it just boots straight in.

That means a Roblox update that drops at 3pm is live on the first launch after 3pm. Nothing else to click.

Background updates (off by default in the past, on now)

With background updates enabled, the version check and download run in the background shortly after you close the launcher, so the next time you open Roblox it's already sitting on the newest client. With it off, the check-and-patch still happens — it just runs during the launch instead of before it.

See it for yourself

Open Lurelock › Lurelock section › Roblox updates. The row shows your installed version vs. the latest version for the live channel, and a Check now button forces a fresh query to Roblox if you want to see proof (or just watch it tick). The same check runs automatically every time you open the page.

Channels and versions

Channel: Lurelock follows Roblox's production channel by default. If a launch link or registry entry carries another channel, Lurelock follows that instead.
Version pinning: a roblox-player:///roblox-studio:// link with a forced version is honored as-is.
Downgrades: normal upgrades never roll a client backwards on its own.

When an update won't happen

You're offline — Lurelock keeps the last installed version and launches that.
The client is currently running or being updated by another instance (Lurelock serializes updates with a lock).
Update checks are disabled in settings, or a forced version was passed in the launch URL.