Simurgh Launcher Open-Beta v0.8.3 (AOH2 Mod Launcher)

[McRad 3]

 

Are you tired of going into the forums to download a mod and you see you have to go to a random discord or a russian website?  are you tired of having 20 annoying jar icons in your desktop ? well we present to you the Simurgh Launcher.
what does this launcher have?

1. user friendly mod list for people to download mods they like
2. an inbuilt settings for changing settings of the game without needing to open the game + ram allocation control
3. developer friendly enviroment to add & edit mods
4. also a playtime mekanism wich tracks playtime of every mod that you play
5. low disk size 30mb compressed & 120mb uncompressed

The launcher is in open beta and doesnt support features such as downloading from moddb & mediafire and etc.. and can't extract 7zip right now the launcher has some of most popular mods in the forums that could've been added. to fix that you can add your own already installed mods to the launcher but how?

How to add mods manually to the launcher

1- open the launcher's folder and go in data/versions

2- copy your mod folder into the versions folder (in my case its MyMod)

NOTE : make sure the contents are in the mod's folder not inside anothor folder in the mod folder

3- click the View tab on top of the file explorer and turn on "File name extensions" (you can turn it off afterwards if you want)

4- make a new file called version.json (press yes if windows gives a error)

5- Put this in version.json

{
    "name": "NAME",
    "version": "1.0",
    "main_file": "AoC2.exe",
    "icon": "ic_32x32.png"
}

6- things to do:

1. Replace NAME with your actual mod name (do not remove the "")
2. Set the version of the mod (can be any)
3. edit the main_file with your mod's main file (its mostly AoC2.exe or AoC2.jar) that you use to run the game 
4. replace ic_32x32.png with the mod's icon (preferably do not change that)

now restart your launcher and the mod should be there if you didnt do anything wrong

In the launcher most mods main_file is AoC2.exe or AoC2.jar if you downloaded a mod and it's main file is wrong, tell us or the mod creator to fix it

Message for Mod creators whose mod is in the launcher:

if you dont want your mod to be on the launcher or you want to change it join the discord server and make a ticket for manage account

We also sincerely ask modders to add their mods to the launcher 🙏

Download

Install SimurghLauncher.Installer.0.8.3.exe

Discord server link

Changelog:

v0.8: Launcher release

v0.8.1: fixed database issues & fixed updater not working

v0.8.2: fixed windows defender slapping the app on some cases

v0.8.3: fixed database issues

How to add a mod?

1. make a ticket in our discord server for manage account (your mod most contain content to some extent a simple ui change or a scenario is not accepted) and give the username you want for your account
2. after your account is made go in the launcher and login to your account
3. click add mod and enter your modname & icon & google drive link & description & version.json

TIPS:

1. you can use a online html editor for adding font & bold text and etc... we recommend HTML editor 
2. make sure you do not remove the "" in the version.json section
3. the icon must be a .png
4. your google drive link must have view?usp=sharing otherwise it gives a error
5. if you had any problems or ecountered any bugs please inform us in our discord server

mod made by McRad1 and XerxesIII

Edited October 4, 2025 by McRad
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[AOC2Anglo 22]

I'm curious on how you came up with the name

[McRad 3]

1 hour ago, AOC2Anglo said:

I'm curious on how you came up with the name

just thought of a badass persian name

[Vmosnokia 11]

On 8/14/2025 at 6:24 AM, McRad said:

 

Are you tired of going into the forums to download a mod and you see you have to go to a random discord or a russian website?  are you tired of having 20 annoying jar icons in your desktop ? well we present to you the Simurgh Launcher.
what does this launcher have?

1. user friendly mod list for people to download mods they like
2. an inbuilt settings for changing settings of the game without needing to open the game + ram allocation control
3. developer friendly enviroment to add & edit mods
4. also a playtime mekanism wich tracks playtime of every mod that you play
5. low disk size 30mb compressed & 120mb uncompressed

The launcher is in open beta and doesnt support features such as downloading from moddb & mediafire and etc.. and can't extract 7zip right now the launcher has some of most popular mods in the forums that could've been added. to fix that you can add your own already installed mods to the launcher but how?

How to add mods manually to the launcher

1- open the launcher's folder and go in data/versions

2- copy your mod folder into the versions folder (in my case its MyMod)

NOTE : make sure the contents are in the mod's folder not inside anothor folder in the mod folder

3- click the View tab on top of the file explorer and turn on "File name extensions" (you can turn it off afterwards if you want)

4- make a new file called version.json (press yes if windows gives a error)

5- Put this in version.json

{
    "name": "NAME",
    "version": "1.0",
    "main_file": "AoC2.exe",
    "icon": "ic_32x32.png"
}

6- things to do:

1. Replace NAME with your actual mod name (do not remove the "")
2. Set the version of the mod (can be any)
3. edit the main_file with your mod's main file (its mostly AoC2.exe or AoC2.jar) that you use to run the game 
4. replace ic_32x32.png with the mod's icon (preferably do not change that)

now restart your launcher and the mod should be there if you didnt do anything wrong

In the launcher most mods main_file is AoC2.exe or AoC2.jar if you downloaded a mod and it's main file is wrong, tell us or the mod creator to fix it

Message for Mod creators whose mod is in the launcher:

if you dont want your mod to be on the launcher or you want to change it join the discord server and make a ticket for manage account

We also sincerely ask modders to add their mods to the launcher 🙏

Download

Install SimurghLauncher.Installer.0.8.3.exe

Discord server link

Changelog:

v0.8: Launcher release

v0.8.1: fixed database issues & fixed updater not working

v0.8.2: fixed windows defender slapping the app on some cases

v0.8.3: fixed database issues

How to add a mod?

1. make a ticket in our discord server for manage account (your mod most contain content to some extent a simple ui change or a scenario is not accepted) and give the username you want for your account
2. after your account is made go in the launcher and login to your account
3. click add mod and enter your modname & icon & google drive link & description & version.json

TIPS:

1. you can use a online html editor for adding font & bold text and etc... we recommend HTML editor 
2. make sure you do not remove the "" in the version.json section
3. the icon must be a .png
4. your google drive link must have view?usp=sharing otherwise it gives a error
5. if you had any problems or ecountered any bugs please inform us in our discord server

mod made by McRad1 and XerxesIII

Can you update the Discord invite link? or make it permanent invite link

[McRad 3]

On 9/22/2025 at 7:11 AM, Vmosnokia said:

Can you update the Discord invite link? or make it permanent invite link

updated the link