What is the Crucible Launcher?
The Crucible launcher is the hub for the Crucible apps. It is one Windows app that downloads, updates, and launches every Crucible tool, so you install the launcher once and pick the apps you want from inside it.
The launcher runs without a license. A subscription only unlocks the paid apps it hosts, currently just Crucible Heightmap; the launcher itself and Crucible Local Server need no key. You activate a Heightmap subscription in the launcher’s Account panel and it unlocks that one app. See activate a license and manage your account.
What the launcher does
Section titled “What the launcher does”- Installs each app on demand, downloads and verifies its files, then launches it for you. See install and manage your apps.
- Updates your installed apps with one click, or automatically if you turn on auto-update in Settings.
- Holds your license and device usage in the Account panel.
- Lives in the system tray, can minimize or close to tray, and can start with Windows. See launcher settings, tray, and startup.
The apps it hosts
Section titled “The apps it hosts”Every Crucible app is delivered as its own program. Today the launcher hosts two:
- Crucible Heightmap, the paid Rust map generator that exports a ready-to-open Rust
.mapfile for RustEdit. - Crucible Local Server, the tool for running and managing a local Rust dedicated server.
Where to get it
Section titled “Where to get it”Download the installer, CrucibleSetup.exe, and run it. For the full walkthrough, see install and update the Crucible launcher.