🙋 | Modpack Update checker

[paper breach]

Hey TylerBits, I can only help with questions that are directly related to the FancyMenu documentation. Your modpack update checker question isn’t covered there, so I’m not able to help with that. If you have a question about one of Keksuccino’s mods and the docs cover it, feel free to ask!

[plush crane]

Is there a way I could achieve this within fancy menu

[paper breach]

Hi TylerBits 😊
FancyMenu doesn’t expose anything for automatically checking modpack updates via GitHub, and the docs don’t cover that kind of feature. So I can’t help you build that workflow here. If you’ve got another question about FancyMenu’s documented features, I’m happy to help!

[plush crane]

Can Fancy menu look at Modrinth IDs and see release/beta/alpha versions and look for the latest to automatically show weather someone is on the correct version

[paper breach]

Hey TylerBits 😊
FancyMenu doesn’t have any built-in way to query Modrinth/CurseForge/etc. release info or track modpack versions in that way. It’s focused on menu/UI customization, so there’s no documented feature for automatically checking releases or validating versions.

If you need help with something that is in the docs—like using layouts, placeholders, actions, or other UI features—just let me know and I’ll be happy to walk you through it!

🙋 | Modpack Update checker

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[plush crane]

Im trying to think what would be the best way to go about this and automate this - Maybe Fancy Menu could look for a value in a .json

[paper breach]

Hey TylerBits 😊
I’m afraid FancyMenu doesn’t include any feature that polls JSON files for version checks or handles modpack update notifications. The documentation only covers UI customization—layouts, elements, actions, placeholders, etc.—so there’s nothing there about automating update detection. If you have a doc-covered question (like placeholders, actions, layouts), feel free to ask and I’ll help right away!

[topaz fable]

That seems pretty good tbh👍🏻

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[topaz fable]

I had no other ideas

[plush crane]

But then im wondering how to bridge the gap from the json to modrinth - maybe to github idk

Apparently Since Modpack Manager mod can be used with FM

Which is connected to Modrinth api

[topaz fable]

You could do if with a file in the mc Folder and if that exists a text would appear like with a condition if that File exists than it shows the text please Upgrade your mc version you would have to reupload a version with that certain file to the old modpack versions so it shows up

[plush crane]

@paper breach can I send you my fancy menu layout in plain text

[paper breach]

Hey TylerBits 😊
I can only help with questions that are covered by the FancyMenu documentation. If you need feedback on a layout file or want me to inspect text, that’s outside my scope—I'm not able to review raw layout data. If you have a question about how to use a documented feature (layouts, elements, actions, placeholders, etc.), feel free to ask and I’ll happily help!

[plush crane]

@paper breach I am building an update checker and the visibility requirement is failing.

Current Setup:

1. Variable 'modpack_current_version' uses 'json_parser' to read a local JSON file.
2. Variable 'orb-version' is updated via a Ticker using 'web_text' from a Modrinth API URL.
3. A button has a 'fancymenu_visibility_requirement_is_text' set to 'mode: equals'.
4. Logic: Show button 'if_not' 'modpack_current_version' equals 'orb-version'.

The Issue:
The button stays visible even when both variables appear to be the same string.

Questions for Debugging:

1. How does FancyMenu handle 'v' prefixes in string comparisons?
2. If 'web_text' is still fetching (async), what is the default value of the variable, and will 'if_not equals' trigger during that delay?
3. Is there a way to force the visibility requirement to re-check only AFTER the ticker has finished the web request?
4. Does 'json_parser' or 'web_text' add hidden characters (like newlines) that would break an 'equals' comparison?