How to Download IX-Ray (Stable and Rolling Versions)

Overview

There are two ways to download IX-Ray platform modules (engine, editors, utilities, plugins, etc.):

1. Download the stable version from releases — recommended for most users.
2. Download the rolling version — for those who need the latest changes.

IMPORTANT

Important: Rolling releases are builds that are assembled after each commit. Such releases may contain bugs, incomplete features, test features, and are unstable. Only in full releases do you get a fully tested and stable version of IX-Ray. Full releases lag behind rolling versions because we want to provide a finished product.

What is an artifact?

Artifact — is any file or set of files created during the automatic build process of the project. In our case — these are assembled IX-Ray platform files. Artifacts are not stored in the main project code. They are created "on the fly" after each commit. Their main purpose — to give you the ability to download the latest version of the IX-Ray platform (engine, editors, utils, plugins) without building it yourself.

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Method 1: Downloading the Stable Version (Recommended)

1. Go to the main repository page: ixray-1.6-stcop
2. On the main page of the repository, find and click on the Releases tab.

3. You will go to the page with the latest stable release. Here you can select game (game) or develop (for developers, includes editors) build depending on your needs.

4. Just click on the desired file to download it. This is the simplest and most reliable way.

TIP

Registration is not required to download releases!

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Method 2: Downloading the Latest (Rolling) Version via Actions

Step 1: Preparation and Repository Login

1. Go to github.com.
2. Log in (create an account if necessary).
   Hint: If you can't select a Russian number (+7) during registration, select Kazakhstan.
3. Follow the link to the official repository:
   https://github.com/ixray-team/ixray-1.6-stcop
4. You will be on the main page of the project.
5. (Important!) Be sure to give the repository a Stars (star) to support the developers! The button is in the upper right corner of the page.

Step 2: Go to the "Actions" tab

At the top of the page, below the repository name, there is a menu: Code, Issues, Pull requests, Discussions, Actions, etc.

• Click on the Actions tab.

Step 3: Search for a successful build

NOTE

What do we see? We got to the section with the history of automatic launches (workflow). On the left is a list of these workflows (scripts for building).

Now you need to find the latest successful build. This is the most important step.

1. In the left sidebar, select a workflow (for example, Build engine).
2. Then pay attention to the center list. The most recent builds are at the top.
3. In the Branch column, select the branch you need (we recommend using only default and develop).
4. Find the top-most run with a ✅ (green checkmark) in the left column. This is the latest successful build. A red cross (❌) means an error, and a yellow circle (🟡) means the build is in progress.
5. Click on its name (for example, Rename debug console commands #8622).

Step 4: Downloading the Artifact

1. On the run page, scroll down to the Artifacts section.
2. In the list, find the artifact named engine-publish-windows-latest-x64-....
3. Click on the name of the desired artifact to start downloading.

WARNING

Without authentication you cannot download the artifact!

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Installation

1. The downloaded file (for both methods) is a ZIP archive
2. Extract its contents to the folder with the installed game
3. When asked to replace files — agree

NOTE

Key Warning: IX-Ray is only an engine. It requires a pre-installed legal copy of the original game.

Summary

• For a stable game: use Releases
• To test the latest features: use Actions (artifacts)
• Don't forget to support the project with a star (Stars)!