Hey, thanks for the report! Can you please try out our experimental core patcher and see if the issue still persists? (patcher-ui-windows artifact)

sure thing! do I just need to replace the .exe file with this and it shouldn't mess with anything else?

Correct

the updated patcher does not have this issue. crystal clear

why is it 200 mb though? lol
the old patcher isnt even a megabyte

The old patcher runs on .net framework, where it uses the system’s install of it. The new version uses .net core, which doesn’t come on windows by default like .net framework does. Also, winforms, the library used for creating the gui, does not support dead code elimination when creating complete binaries as of right now, so theres a bunch of extra winforms stuff in there not being used.

it’s not ideal, but we’re looking into ways to reduce the size before promoting the new patcher into stable.

tl:dr; we know its bigger, we’re working on it. The size comes from the combination of .net core and winforms both being bundled in.

Glad to hear the new patcher fixes the problem! The size concern is absolutely valid though, and it’s something we’re working on minimizing.

peacock 6.6.0 has the updated patcher and therefore this issue can be closed. thanks.