DDMM 2.0.0-rc.4
Pre-releaseDemocracy Defender Mod Manager (DDMM), release candidate 4 — your mods, your democracy, defended. It's still an
early build, but it's meant to be usable by anyone, not just developers.
The DDMM Promise, in brief: every mod is welcome (DDMM never blocks, blacklists, or ranks mods or mod sites),
no account is ever needed on any site, your files stay in a folder you control, it's Apache-2.0 open source
forever, and update checks only ever run when you click "Check for Updates."
Quick start
- Download the right file for you (see the table below).
- Run it. DDMM looks for your Helldivers 2 install automatically — no setup needed if Steam is where it
usually is. - Add mods and click Deploy. Drag in an archive or folder, or click "Add URL" and paste a link.
Works with AyakaMods, Nexus Mods, ModWorkshop, GameBanana, GitHub, any direct link, or files already on your
disk. No site is required, no site is privileged — DDMM doesn't care where your mods come from. Special love to
the AyakaMods community ❤️ — one of the best homes for Helldivers 2 modding, and DDMM's first-class citizen. Go
say hi: https://ayakamods.com/games/helldivers-2.119/.
Which file do I download?
| You want... | Download |
|---|---|
| A normal install on Windows (Start Menu shortcut, uninstaller) | DDMM-2.0.0-rc.4-windows-x64-setup.exe |
| Windows without installing anything (unzip and run) | DDMM-2.0.0-rc.4-windows-x64-portable.zip |
| Linux, works on most distros without installing | DDMM-2.0.0-rc.4-linux-x86_64.AppImage |
Linux, Debian/Ubuntu-based (apt-friendly) |
DDMM-2.0.0-rc.4-linux-amd64.deb |
| Linux, just the binary | DDMM-2.0.0-rc.4-linux-x64.tar.gz |
Check SHA256SUMS.txt if you want to verify your download.
What's new in rc.4
A hotfix release. Thank you to everyone testing rc.3 and reporting what you found. 🫡
- Fixed: closing DDMM with the X button now works. In rc.3, clicking the window's close button showed
"Saving progress…" and then never closed. The save itself worked; the window just wasn't allowed to close
afterwards. It now saves and closes right away. - Closing is safer. If saving fails, or a deploy is still running, DDMM asks before closing instead of
silently getting stuck. As a last-resort safety net, the window always closes even if something else goes wrong. - Better logs for close problems. Each step of closing is now logged, so a bug report shows exactly where
something went wrong. - Dependency updates.
Upgrading from rc.3 keeps your mods, profiles and settings. Just install or unzip over it.
Known limitations
- No Nexus Mods update checks — its API needs a personal key this manager doesn't collect, so Nexus mods
report "unsupported" rather than a version comparison. - Windows builds are unsigned. Windows SmartScreen will likely show a warning the first time you run the
installer or the app. This is expected for an unsigned community build — click "More info" → "Run anyway"
to continue. We're not trying to trick you into anything; there's just no code-signing certificate behind this
yet. - This is still a release candidate — expect some rough edges. Please report what you find.
Reporting bugs / getting help
Open an issue: https://github.com/katsyk/DemocracyDefenderModManager/issues
Full documentation: https://katsyk.github.io/DemocracyDefenderModManager/