diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 595a529..e32d19a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ Open the **Workflow** tab and choose **Wolf RPG (WolfDawn)** from the engine sel
 | Step | Action |
 |------|--------|
 | **0 Project** | Select the game root folder (browse or Enter — detection also runs when you reopen the tab). If `wolf_json/` does not exist yet, the tool automatically unpacks `.wolf` archives when needed and extracts text into the game's `wolf_json/` folder (maps, common events, databases, `Game.dat`, Evtext, and `names.json`). A checklist lists every JSON file in `wolf_json/`; tick the ones you want and click **Import** (or leave Step 0 — checked files auto-import into the tool's `files/` folder, matching the RPG Maker workflow). Extraction snapshots pristine binaries into `wolf_json/originals/` for idempotent inject in Step 7. |
-| **1 Pre-process** | Optional: **dazedformat** normalises JSON in `wolf_json/` and `files/` (`json.dump`, indent 4) for clean git diffs; **Copy gameupdate/** installs the updater scripts, patch scripts, and `.gitignore` into the game root for git-based patching. Paths auto-fill from Step 0. |
+| **1 Pre-process** | Optional: **dazedformat** normalises JSON in `wolf_json/` and `files/` (`json.dump`, indent 4) for clean git diffs; **Copy gameupdate/** installs the updater scripts, patch scripts, `.gitignore`, and `UberWolfCli.exe` into the game root for git-based patching (players auto-unpack `Data.wolf` on first GameUpdate). Paths auto-fill from Step 0. |
 | **2 Glossary** | Build `vocab.txt` before translating: copy the WOLF-tailored prompt into Cursor/Copilot with the extracted `files/` JSON, let it discover character names, speech registers, and lore terms, then paste the result into the in-tab editor and save. Item/skill/enemy value names (`names.json`) are translated in Step 3 and harvested into `vocab.txt` automatically during Phase 0 — do not list them here. |
 | **3 Names** | Translate `names.json` (item/skill/enemy/map value names). WolfDawn tags each name with a per-entry **safety** badge (`safe`, `refs`, or `verify`). Phase 0 translates only `safe` entries; `refs` and `verify` names stay Japanese so inject skips them. Review the category breakdown for this game, pick **Translation mode** (Normal or Batch), and run **Translate safe names (Phase 0)**. |
 | **4 Database** | Review the **discovery summary** to see where this game's text lives (standard RPG sheets vs custom dialogue tables). Database sheets are classified as foundation (items, skills, descriptions — translate first) or narrative (custom event/profile sheets — translate after foundation). Use **Translate foundation DB** then **Translate narrative DB**, or tick specific sheets and run **Translate checked sheets only**. Optional: copy the **DB structure prompt** for an AI audit and import the returned JSON into `wolf_json/db_profile.json`. |
diff --git a/gameupdate/.gitignore b/gameupdate/.gitignore
index 6b5f778..679166d 100644
--- a/gameupdate/.gitignore
+++ b/gameupdate/.gitignore
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 !.gitignore
 !README.md
 !patch-config.txt
+!patch-config.example.txt
 !GameUpdate*
 !patch*
 !Game.dat
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@
 !package.nw
 !SRPG_Unpacker.exe
 !(SRPG_Unpacker Patcher).bat
+!UberWolfCli.exe
+!UberWolfCli.LICENSE.txt
 !Data/BasicData/CommonEvent.dat
 !Data/BasicData/DataBase.dat
 !Data/BasicData/CDataBase.dat
diff --git a/gameupdate/README.md b/gameupdate/README.md
index fa94b89..0283b56 100644
--- a/gameupdate/README.md
+++ b/gameupdate/README.md
@@ -17,22 +17,67 @@
 2. Optional: set `GAMEUPDATE_PROMPT_PWSH=1` before running `GameUpdate.bat` if you want users to be prompted to install PowerShell 7 via winget.
 3. Optional: set `GAMEUPDATE_DL_ATTEMPTS` (default `2`) to control retries for API checks/downloads. Lower values fail faster; higher values tolerate flaky networks.
 
+### patch-config.txt
+
+Create `gameupdate/patch-config.txt` next to `patch.ps1` (see `patch-config.example.txt`).
+
+In DazedMTLTool, set **Config → Game Update Defaults** (forge, host, org/username, branch) once. Step 1 **Copy gameupdate/** writes those into each game's `patch-config.txt`. You still set `repo=` per game.
+
+```txt
+forge=gitlab
+host=gitgud.io
+username=YOUR_ORG_OR_USER
+repo=YOUR_PATCH_REPO
+branch=main
+```
+
+| Key | Meaning |
+|-----|---------|
+| `forge` | `gitlab` (default), `github`, or `forgejo` (`gitea` also accepted) |
+| `host` | Hostname only. Defaults: `gitgud.io` / `github.com` / `codeberg.org` |
+| `username` | Owner / org / group (`owner=` / `org=` aliases work) |
+| `repo` | Repository name |
+| `branch` | Branch to track |
+
+Examples:
+
+```txt
+# GitLab / gitgud
+forge=gitlab
+host=gitgud.io
+username=myorg
+repo=cool-game-en
+branch=main
+
+# GitHub
+forge=github
+host=github.com
+username=myorg
+repo=cool-game-en
+branch=main
+
+# Forgejo / Codeberg
+forge=forgejo
+host=codeberg.org
+username=myorg
+repo=cool-game-en
+branch=main
+```
+
+Older configs with only `username` / `repo` / `branch` still work (assumes GitLab on `gitgud.io`).
+
 # Troubleshooting
 **GAMEUPDATE.bat doesn't update and closes immediately**
 1. Make sure your path doesn't contain any Japanese characters or lots of whitespace.
 2. Make sure you actually have permissions in the folder
-3. Auto-update calls GitLab’s public HTTP API (`/api/v4/...`), not the web “Download ZIP” URL—no account or token is required for public patch repos.
-
-For WOLF RPG games, if you downloaded the game off of DLSite, you will need to do some extra steps to patch it. This is because there is a "master" file called Data.wolf that will take priority over the english patch files. You will need this file to be a folder before patching will work.
+3. Auto-update calls the forge's public HTTP API (GitLab `/api/v4`, GitHub `/repos/...`, Forgejo `/api/v1`), not the web “Download ZIP” button - no account is required for public patch repos.
 
 # Wolf Games
-1) Download the latest UberWolf.exe release from the following link:
-https://github.com/Sinflower/UberWolf/releases
-2) Drag Data.wolf onto UberWolf.exe. This will create a new folder called data.wolf~
-3) Rename the new data.wolf~ folder to Data
-4) Delete the Data.wolf file
-5) Delete previous_patch_sha.txt (this will exist if you ran GameUpdate.bat previously)
-6) Run GameUpdate.bat
+WOLF RPG installs from DLSite ship a master `Data.wolf` archive that takes priority over loose English patch files. `GameUpdate.bat` detects that and unpacks it automatically with the bundled `UberWolfCli.exe` (MIT, [Sinflower/UberWolf](https://github.com/Sinflower/UberWolf)), then renames `Data.wolf` to `Data.wolf.bak` so the patched loose `Data/` files load.
+
+Just run **`GameUpdate.bat`**. No manual UberWolf download is required.
+
+If unpack fails (rare Pro / protected builds), unpack once with [UberWolf](https://github.com/Sinflower/UberWolf/releases), ensure a loose `Data/` folder exists, rename or remove `Data.wolf`, delete `gameupdate/previous_patch_sha.txt`, and run `GameUpdate.bat` again.
 
 # Edit/Contribute
 TLDR 3 steps.
diff --git a/gameupdate/UberWolfCli.LICENSE.txt b/gameupdate/UberWolfCli.LICENSE.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac7261b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gameupdate/UberWolfCli.LICENSE.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2023 Sinflower
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/gameupdate/UberWolfCli.exe b/gameupdate/UberWolfCli.exe
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25dcf73
Binary files /dev/null and b/gameupdate/UberWolfCli.exe differ
diff --git a/gameupdate/gameupdate/patch-config.example.txt b/gameupdate/gameupdate/patch-config.example.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..379c363
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gameupdate/gameupdate/patch-config.example.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# GameUpdate patch source (copy to patch-config.txt and edit).
+# Lines starting with # are comments. Keys are case-insensitive.
+#
+# Tip: set forge / host / username / branch once in DazedMTLTool
+# Config → Game Update Defaults. Step 1 "Copy gameupdate/" writes
+# those into this file automatically (you still set repo= per game).
+
+# Where the patch repo lives:
+#   gitlab  - GitLab / gitgud.io / self-hosted GitLab (default)
+#   github  - GitHub.com or GitHub Enterprise
+#   forgejo - Forgejo (also accepts gitea)
+forge=gitlab
+
+# Host only (no https://). Defaults:
+#   gitlab  -> gitgud.io
+#   github  -> github.com
+#   forgejo -> codeberg.org
+# Examples: gitgud.io  gitlab.com  github.com  codeberg.org  git.example.com
+host=gitgud.io
+
+# Owner / org / group that owns the repo (set in Config; rarely changes)
+username=YOUR_ORG_OR_USER
+
+# Repository name (per game)
+repo=YOUR_PATCH_REPO
+
+# Branch to track
+branch=main
diff --git a/gameupdate/gameupdate/patch.ps1 b/gameupdate/gameupdate/patch.ps1
index 90a42a2..278af0c 100644
--- a/gameupdate/gameupdate/patch.ps1
+++ b/gameupdate/gameupdate/patch.ps1
@@ -194,7 +194,13 @@ function Test-WrongWorkingDirectory {
 
 function Read-PatchConfig {
     param([string]$ConfigPath)
-    $cfg = @{ username = ''; repo = ''; branch = '' }
+    $cfg = @{
+        forge    = 'gitlab'
+        host     = ''
+        username = ''
+        repo     = ''
+        branch   = ''
+    }
     if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $ConfigPath)) {
         return $cfg
     }
@@ -206,7 +212,12 @@ function Read-PatchConfig {
         $k = $line.Substring(0, $eq).Trim().ToLowerInvariant()
         $v = if ($eq -lt $line.Length - 1) { $line.Substring($eq + 1).Trim() } else { '' }
         switch ($k) {
+            'forge' { $cfg.forge = $v }
+            'provider' { $cfg.forge = $v }
+            'host' { $cfg.host = $v }
             'username' { $cfg.username = $v }
+            'owner' { $cfg.username = $v }
+            'org' { $cfg.username = $v }
             'repo' { $cfg.repo = $v }
             'branch' { $cfg.branch = $v }
         }
@@ -214,6 +225,115 @@ function Read-PatchConfig {
     return $cfg
 }
 
+function Resolve-PatchForge {
+    param([Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][hashtable]$Cfg)
+
+    $raw = ([string]$Cfg.forge).Trim().ToLowerInvariant()
+    if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($raw)) { $raw = 'gitlab' }
+
+    $kind = switch -Regex ($raw) {
+        '^(gitlab|gl|gitgud)$' { 'gitlab' }
+        '^(github|gh)$' { 'github' }
+        '^(forgejo|gitea|fj|codeberg)$' { 'forgejo' }
+        default { $null }
+    }
+    if (-not $kind) {
+        throw ("PATCH_ERR:CONFIG:Unknown forge='{0}'. Use gitlab, github, or forgejo." -f $Cfg.forge)
+    }
+
+    $hostName = ([string]$Cfg.host).Trim()
+    $hostName = $hostName -replace '^https?://', ''
+    $hostName = $hostName.TrimEnd('/')
+    if ($hostName.Contains('/')) {
+        $hostName = $hostName.Split('/')[0]
+    }
+    if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($hostName)) {
+        $hostName = switch ($kind) {
+            'gitlab' { 'gitgud.io' }
+            'github' { 'github.com' }
+            'forgejo' { 'codeberg.org' }
+        }
+    }
+
+    $webBase = "https://$hostName"
+    $apiBase = switch ($kind) {
+        'gitlab' { "$webBase/api/v4" }
+        'github' {
+            if ($hostName -eq 'github.com') { 'https://api.github.com' }
+            else { "$webBase/api/v3" }
+        }
+        'forgejo' { "$webBase/api/v1" }
+    }
+
+    return @{
+        kind     = $kind
+        host     = $hostName
+        webBase  = $webBase
+        apiBase  = $apiBase
+        username = ([string]$Cfg.username).Trim()
+        repo     = ([string]$Cfg.repo).Trim()
+        branch   = ([string]$Cfg.branch).Trim()
+    }
+}
+
+function New-PatchApiHeaders {
+    param([Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][hashtable]$Resolved)
+    $headers = @{ 'User-Agent' = 'DazedMTL-Patcher-1.0' }
+    if ($Resolved.kind -eq 'github') {
+        $headers['Accept'] = 'application/vnd.github+json'
+    }
+    return $headers
+}
+
+function Get-PatchLatestSha {
+    param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][hashtable]$Resolved,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][hashtable]$Headers
+    )
+    $ownerEnc = [uri]::EscapeDataString($Resolved.username)
+    $repoEnc = [uri]::EscapeDataString($Resolved.repo)
+    $branchEnc = [uri]::EscapeDataString($Resolved.branch)
+
+    switch ($Resolved.kind) {
+        'gitlab' {
+            $id = [uri]::EscapeDataString($Resolved.username + '/' + $Resolved.repo)
+            $uri = "$($Resolved.apiBase)/projects/$id/repository/branches/$branchEnc"
+            return [string](Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $uri -Headers $Headers).commit.id
+        }
+        'github' {
+            $uri = "$($Resolved.apiBase)/repos/$ownerEnc/$repoEnc/commits/$branchEnc"
+            return [string](Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $uri -Headers $Headers).sha
+        }
+        'forgejo' {
+            $uri = "$($Resolved.apiBase)/repos/$ownerEnc/$repoEnc/branches/$branchEnc"
+            return [string](Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $uri -Headers $Headers).commit.id
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+function Get-PatchArchiveUrl {
+    param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][hashtable]$Resolved,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Sha
+    )
+    $ownerEnc = [uri]::EscapeDataString($Resolved.username)
+    $repoEnc = [uri]::EscapeDataString($Resolved.repo)
+    $shaEnc = [uri]::EscapeDataString($Sha)
+
+    switch ($Resolved.kind) {
+        'gitlab' {
+            $id = [uri]::EscapeDataString($Resolved.username + '/' + $Resolved.repo)
+            return "$($Resolved.apiBase)/projects/$id/repository/archive.zip?sha=$shaEnc"
+        }
+        'github' {
+            return "$($Resolved.apiBase)/repos/$ownerEnc/$repoEnc/zipball/$shaEnc"
+        }
+        'forgejo' {
+            return "$($Resolved.apiBase)/repos/$ownerEnc/$repoEnc/archive/$shaEnc.zip"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 function Invoke-SrpgUnpacker {
     param(
         [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$ExePath,
@@ -230,6 +350,140 @@ function Invoke-SrpgUnpacker {
     }
 }
 
+function Test-WolfLooseDataReady {
+    param([Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$DataDir)
+    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $DataDir -PathType Container)) {
+        return $false
+    }
+    $markers = @(
+        (Join-Path $DataDir 'BasicData\CommonEvent.dat'),
+        (Join-Path $DataDir 'CommonEvent.dat')
+    )
+    foreach ($marker in $markers) {
+        if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $marker -PathType Leaf) {
+            return $true
+        }
+    }
+    if (@(Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath $DataDir -Filter '*.mps' -File -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).Count -gt 0) {
+        return $true
+    }
+    $basic = Join-Path $DataDir 'BasicData'
+    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $basic -PathType Container) {
+        if (@(Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath $basic -Filter '*.dat' -File -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).Count -gt 0) {
+            return $true
+        }
+    }
+    return $false
+}
+
+function Find-UberWolfCli {
+    param([Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Root)
+    $candidates = @(
+        (Join-Path $Root 'UberWolfCli.exe'),
+        (Join-Path $Root 'gameupdate\UberWolfCli.exe')
+    )
+    foreach ($path in $candidates) {
+        if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $path -PathType Leaf) {
+            return $path
+        }
+    }
+    return $null
+}
+
+function Invoke-WolfPreSetup {
+    <#
+    WOLF installs often ship Data.wolf, which overrides loose patched Data/ files.
+    Unpack once with UberWolfCli (bundled in the patch repo), then retire Data.wolf
+    so GameUpdate can copy injected .mps/.dat on top.
+    #>
+    param([Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Root)
+
+    $dataWolf = $null
+    foreach ($name in @('Data.wolf', 'data.wolf')) {
+        $candidate = Join-Path $Root $name
+        if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $candidate -PathType Leaf) {
+            $dataWolf = $candidate
+            break
+        }
+    }
+    if (-not $dataWolf) {
+        return
+    }
+
+    $dataDir = Join-Path $Root 'Data'
+    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $dataDir -PathType Container)) {
+        $dataDirAlt = Join-Path $Root 'data'
+        if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $dataDirAlt -PathType Container) {
+            $dataDir = $dataDirAlt
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (Test-WolfLooseDataReady -DataDir $dataDir) {
+        $bak = "$dataWolf.bak"
+        if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $bak)) {
+            Write-Host '[Pre-Setup] Loose Data/ already present; retiring Data.wolf -> Data.wolf.bak'
+            Rename-Item -LiteralPath $dataWolf -NewName ([IO.Path]::GetFileName($bak)) -Force
+        }
+        else {
+            Write-Host '[Pre-Setup] Loose Data/ already present; removing leftover Data.wolf'
+            Remove-Item -LiteralPath $dataWolf -Force
+        }
+        return
+    }
+
+    $cli = Find-UberWolfCli -Root $Root
+    if (-not $cli) {
+        Write-Host '[Pre-Setup] Data.wolf found but UberWolfCli.exe is missing.'
+        Write-Host '            Copy UberWolfCli.exe into the game root (Step 1 gameupdate/) and re-run.'
+        return
+    }
+
+    Write-Host '[Pre-Setup] Unpacking Data.wolf with UberWolfCli (one-time)...'
+    $code = Invoke-SrpgUnpacker -ExePath $cli -WorkingDirectory $Root -Arguments @('-o', $dataWolf)
+    if ($code -ne 0) {
+        Write-Host ('[Pre-Setup] ERROR: UberWolfCli exited with code {0}.' -f $code)
+        return
+    }
+
+    # UberWolf writes next to the archive as <stem>/ (Data/). Also accept data.wolf~ leftovers.
+    $unpacked = Join-Path $Root 'Data'
+    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $unpacked -PathType Container)) {
+        $unpacked = Join-Path $Root 'data'
+    }
+    if (-not (Test-WolfLooseDataReady -DataDir $unpacked)) {
+        foreach ($alt in @('data.wolf~', 'Data.wolf~', 'Data~', 'data~')) {
+            $altPath = Join-Path $Root $alt
+            if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $altPath -PathType Container) {
+                Write-Host ("[Pre-Setup] Promoting {0} -> Data\" -f $alt)
+                if (Test-Path -LiteralPath (Join-Path $Root 'Data')) {
+                    Remove-FileOrDirectoryViaCmd -LiteralPath (Join-Path $Root 'Data')
+                }
+                Rename-Item -LiteralPath $altPath -NewName 'Data' -Force
+                $unpacked = Join-Path $Root 'Data'
+                break
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (-not (Test-WolfLooseDataReady -DataDir $unpacked)) {
+        Write-Host '[Pre-Setup] ERROR: Unpack finished but loose Data/ still looks empty.'
+        return
+    }
+
+    $bak = "$dataWolf.bak"
+    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $dataWolf -PathType Leaf) {
+        if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $bak)) {
+            Write-Host '[Pre-Setup] Retiring Data.wolf -> Data.wolf.bak'
+            Rename-Item -LiteralPath $dataWolf -NewName ([IO.Path]::GetFileName($bak)) -Force
+        }
+        else {
+            Write-Host '[Pre-Setup] Removing Data.wolf so loose Data/ takes priority'
+            Remove-Item -LiteralPath $dataWolf -Force
+        }
+    }
+    Write-Host '[Pre-Setup] Wolf Data/ is ready for patching.'
+}
+
 function Invoke-SrpgPreSetup {
     param([string]$Root)
     $unpacker = Join-Path $Root 'SRPG_Unpacker.exe'
@@ -512,9 +766,7 @@ function Invoke-PatchDownloadExtract {
     param(
         [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Root,
         [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$StateFilePath,
-        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Username,
-        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Repo,
-        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Branch
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][hashtable]$Resolved
     )
 
     if ($PSVersionTable.PSEdition -ne 'Core') {
@@ -526,13 +778,11 @@ function Invoke-PatchDownloadExtract {
 
     Set-Location -LiteralPath $Root
 
-    $id = [uri]::EscapeDataString($Username + '/' + $Repo)
-    $branchEnc = [uri]::EscapeDataString($Branch)
-    $headers = @{ 'User-Agent' = 'DazedMTL-Patcher-1.0' }
+    $headers = New-PatchApiHeaders -Resolved $Resolved
     $dlAttempts = Get-EnvInt -Name 'GAMEUPDATE_DL_ATTEMPTS' -Default 2
 
     $latestSha = Invoke-WithRetry -Name 'Resolve latest patch SHA' -Attempts $dlAttempts -Action {
-        (Invoke-RestMethod -Uri ("https://gitgud.io/api/v4/projects/$id/repository/branches/$branchEnc") -Headers $headers).commit.id
+        Get-PatchLatestSha -Resolved $Resolved -Headers $headers
     }
     if (-not $latestSha) { throw 'PATCH_ERR:API:Latest commit SHA response was empty.' }
     $latestSha = ([string]$latestSha).Trim()
@@ -551,8 +801,7 @@ function Invoke-PatchDownloadExtract {
     $zipPath = Join-Path $Root ('dazedmtl_patch_' + [Guid]::NewGuid().ToString('N') + '.zip')
     Write-Host ('Downloading patch... ' + $zipPath)
     $stage = Join-Path ([IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) ('gu_' + [Guid]::NewGuid().ToString('N'))
-    $archiveSha = [uri]::EscapeDataString($latestSha)
-    $archiveUrl = "https://gitgud.io/api/v4/projects/$id/repository/archive.zip?sha=$archiveSha"
+    $archiveUrl = Get-PatchArchiveUrl -Resolved $Resolved -Sha $latestSha
 
     $dlSw = [System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch]::StartNew()
     Invoke-WithRetry -Name 'Download archive with Invoke-WebRequest' -Attempts $dlAttempts -Action {
@@ -599,7 +848,21 @@ function Invoke-PatchDownloadExtract {
             if ($dirs.Count -ne 1) {
                 throw ('PATCH_ERR:ZIP:Expected one root folder in archive, found {0}.' -f $dirs.Count)
             }
-            Copy-Item -Path (Join-Path $dirs[0].FullName '*') -Destination $PWD.Path -Recurse -Force
+            $stagedRoot = $dirs[0].FullName
+
+            # Stage UberWolfCli into the game root before unpack so first-time
+            # players can convert Data.wolf -> Data/ before English files land.
+            foreach ($cliName in @('UberWolfCli.exe', 'UberWolfCli.LICENSE.txt')) {
+                $stagedCli = Join-Path $stagedRoot $cliName
+                $destCli = Join-Path $Root $cliName
+                if ((Test-Path -LiteralPath $stagedCli -PathType Leaf) -and
+                    -not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $destCli -PathType Leaf)) {
+                    Copy-Item -LiteralPath $stagedCli -Destination $destCli -Force
+                }
+            }
+            Invoke-WolfPreSetup -Root $Root
+
+            Copy-Item -Path (Join-Path $stagedRoot '*') -Destination $PWD.Path -Recurse -Force
         }
         finally {
             if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $zipPath) {
@@ -717,8 +980,19 @@ try {
         exit 1
     }
 
-    Write-Host ('Pulling patch from https://gitgud.io/{0}/{1} (branch: {2})' -f $cfg.username, $cfg.repo, $cfg.branch)
+    try {
+        $resolved = Resolve-PatchForge -Cfg $cfg
+    }
+    catch {
+        Write-Host $_.Exception.Message
+        Wait-ConsolePause
+        exit 1
+    }
 
+    Write-Host ('Pulling patch from {0}/{1}/{2} ({3}, branch: {4})' -f `
+        $resolved.webBase, $resolved.username, $resolved.repo, $resolved.kind, $resolved.branch)
+
+    Invoke-WolfPreSetup -Root $GameRoot
     Invoke-SrpgPreSetup -Root $GameRoot
 
     $stateFile = Join-Path $PatchBundleRoot 'previous_patch_sha.txt'
@@ -726,7 +1000,7 @@ try {
     $patchDlExit = 1
     try {
         $patchDlExit = Invoke-PatchDownloadExtract -Root $GameRoot -StateFilePath $stateFile `
-            -Username $cfg.username -Repo $cfg.repo -Branch $cfg.branch
+            -Resolved $resolved
     }
     catch {
         Write-Host ''
@@ -753,6 +1027,9 @@ try {
     Write-Host 'Applying patch...'
 
     Invoke-SrpgPostApply -Root $GameRoot
+    # Safety: if Data/ is ready (from unpack or patch files) but Data.wolf
+    # remains, retire it so the archive does not override loose English files.
+    Invoke-WolfPreSetup -Root $GameRoot
 
     Write-Host 'Cleaning up...'
     Remove-PatchTempArtifacts -Root $GameRoot
diff --git a/gameupdate/gameupdate/patch.sh b/gameupdate/gameupdate/patch.sh
index ad1b86d..02991a1 100755
--- a/gameupdate/gameupdate/patch.sh
+++ b/gameupdate/gameupdate/patch.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 ROOT_DIR="$(pwd)"
 CONFIG_FILE="$SCRIPT_DIR/patch-config.txt"
 STATE_FILE="$SCRIPT_DIR/previous_patch_sha.txt"
-GITGUD_API="https://gitgud.io/api/v4"
 API_HEADERS=( -H "User-Agent: GameUpdate/1.0" )
 
 check_dependency() {
@@ -38,19 +37,113 @@ echo "Config file path: $CONFIG_FILE"
 # shellcheck disable=SC1090
 . "$CONFIG_FILE"
 
-if [ -z "${username:-}" ]; then
+# Defaults for older configs that only set username/repo/branch.
+forge="${forge:-${provider:-gitlab}}"
+host="${host:-}"
+username="${username:-${owner:-${org:-}}}"
+repo="${repo:-}"
+branch="${branch:-}"
+
+if [ -z "$username" ]; then
     echo "ERROR: 'username=' is missing in gameupdate/patch-config.txt"
     exit 1
 fi
-if [ -z "${repo:-}" ]; then
+if [ -z "$repo" ]; then
     echo "ERROR: 'repo=' is missing in gameupdate/patch-config.txt"
     exit 1
 fi
-if [ -z "${branch:-}" ]; then
+if [ -z "$branch" ]; then
     echo "ERROR: 'branch=' is missing in gameupdate/patch-config.txt"
     exit 1
 fi
 
+normalize_forge() {
+    local raw
+    raw="$(printf '%s' "$1" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr -d '[:space:]')"
+    case "$raw" in
+        ''|gitlab|gl|gitgud) echo gitlab ;;
+        github|gh) echo github ;;
+        forgejo|gitea|fj|codeberg) echo forgejo ;;
+        *)
+            echo "ERROR: Unknown forge='$1'. Use gitlab, github, or forgejo." >&2
+            return 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+FORGE_KIND="$(normalize_forge "$forge")" || exit 1
+
+# Strip scheme / path from host if a user pasted a full URL.
+HOST_NAME="$(printf '%s' "$host" | sed -E 's#^https?://##; s#/.*##; s#[[:space:]]##g')"
+if [ -z "$HOST_NAME" ]; then
+    case "$FORGE_KIND" in
+        gitlab) HOST_NAME="gitgud.io" ;;
+        github) HOST_NAME="github.com" ;;
+        forgejo) HOST_NAME="codeberg.org" ;;
+    esac
+fi
+
+WEB_BASE="https://${HOST_NAME}"
+case "$FORGE_KIND" in
+    gitlab) API_BASE="${WEB_BASE}/api/v4" ;;
+    github)
+        if [ "$HOST_NAME" = "github.com" ]; then
+            API_BASE="https://api.github.com"
+        else
+            API_BASE="${WEB_BASE}/api/v3"
+        fi
+        ;;
+    forgejo) API_BASE="${WEB_BASE}/api/v1" ;;
+esac
+
+API_HEADERS=( -H "User-Agent: GameUpdate/1.0" )
+if [ "$FORGE_KIND" = "github" ]; then
+    API_HEADERS+=( -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" )
+fi
+
+owner_enc=$(jq -nr --arg s "$username" '$s | @uri')
+repo_enc=$(jq -nr --arg s "$repo" '$s | @uri')
+branch_enc=$(jq -nr --arg b "$branch" '$b | @uri')
+project_enc=$(jq -nr --arg ns "$username" --arg rp "$repo" '$ns + "/" + $rp | @uri')
+
+resolve_latest_sha() {
+    case "$FORGE_KIND" in
+        gitlab)
+            curl -fsSL "${API_HEADERS[@]}" \
+                "${API_BASE}/projects/${project_enc}/repository/branches/${branch_enc}" \
+                | jq -r '.commit.id'
+            ;;
+        github)
+            curl -fsSL "${API_HEADERS[@]}" \
+                "${API_BASE}/repos/${owner_enc}/${repo_enc}/commits/${branch_enc}" \
+                | jq -r '.sha'
+            ;;
+        forgejo)
+            curl -fsSL "${API_HEADERS[@]}" \
+                "${API_BASE}/repos/${owner_enc}/${repo_enc}/branches/${branch_enc}" \
+                | jq -r '.commit.id'
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+archive_url_for_sha() {
+    local sha_enc
+    sha_enc=$(jq -nr --arg s "$1" '$s | @uri')
+    case "$FORGE_KIND" in
+        gitlab)
+            echo "${API_BASE}/projects/${project_enc}/repository/archive.zip?sha=${sha_enc}"
+            ;;
+        github)
+            echo "${API_BASE}/repos/${owner_enc}/${repo_enc}/zipball/${sha_enc}"
+            ;;
+        forgejo)
+            echo "${API_BASE}/repos/${owner_enc}/${repo_enc}/archive/${sha_enc}.zip"
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+echo "Pulling patch from ${WEB_BASE}/${username}/${repo} (${FORGE_KIND}, branch: ${branch})"
+
 RETRIES="${GAMEUPDATE_DL_ATTEMPTS:-2}"
 if ! [[ "$RETRIES" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
     RETRIES=2
@@ -74,23 +167,139 @@ retry_cmd() {
     done
 }
 
-project_enc=$(jq -nr --arg ns "$username" --arg rp "$repo" '$ns + "/" + $rp | @uri')
-branch_enc=$(jq -nr --arg b "$branch" '$b | @uri')
-
 # Get the latest hash
 echo "Getting latest commit SHA hash"
-latest_patch_sha="$(
-  retry_cmd "Resolve latest patch SHA" \
-    curl -fsSL "${API_HEADERS[@]}" \
-    "${GITGUD_API}/projects/${project_enc}/repository/branches/${branch_enc}" \
-  | jq -r '.commit.id'
-)"
+latest_patch_sha=""
+attempt=1
+while true; do
+    if latest_patch_sha="$(resolve_latest_sha)"; then
+        break
+    fi
+    if [ "$attempt" -ge "$RETRIES" ]; then
+        echo "Resolve latest patch SHA failed after $attempt attempt(s)."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    echo "Resolve latest patch SHA failed ($attempt/$RETRIES), retrying..."
+    attempt=$((attempt + 1))
+    sleep 2
+done
 latest_patch_sha="$(printf '%s' "$latest_patch_sha" | tr -d '[:space:]')"
 if [ -z "$latest_patch_sha" ] || [ "$latest_patch_sha" = "null" ]; then
     echo "PATCH_ERR:API:Latest commit SHA response was empty."
     exit 1
 fi
 
+# --------------------------------------------------------
+# PRE-SETUP: Wolf Data.wolf -> loose Data/ (before patch copy)
+# --------------------------------------------------------
+wolf_loose_data_ready() {
+    local data_dir="$1"
+    [ -d "$data_dir" ] || return 1
+    [ -f "$data_dir/BasicData/CommonEvent.dat" ] && return 0
+    [ -f "$data_dir/CommonEvent.dat" ] && return 0
+    if compgen -G "$data_dir/*.mps" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+    if compgen -G "$data_dir/BasicData/*.dat" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+    return 1
+}
+
+find_uberwolf_cli() {
+    if [ -f "$ROOT_DIR/UberWolfCli.exe" ]; then
+        echo "$ROOT_DIR/UberWolfCli.exe"
+        return 0
+    fi
+    if [ -f "$ROOT_DIR/gameupdate/UberWolfCli.exe" ]; then
+        echo "$ROOT_DIR/gameupdate/UberWolfCli.exe"
+        return 0
+    fi
+    return 1
+}
+
+retire_data_wolf() {
+    local data_wolf="$1"
+    local bak="${data_wolf}.bak"
+    if [ ! -f "$data_wolf" ]; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+    if [ ! -e "$bak" ]; then
+        echo "[Pre-Setup] Retiring $(basename "$data_wolf") -> $(basename "$bak")"
+        mv -f "$data_wolf" "$bak"
+    else
+        echo "[Pre-Setup] Removing leftover $(basename "$data_wolf") so loose Data/ takes priority"
+        rm -f "$data_wolf"
+    fi
+}
+
+invoke_wolf_pre_setup() {
+    local data_wolf=""
+    local name
+    for name in Data.wolf data.wolf; do
+        if [ -f "$ROOT_DIR/$name" ]; then
+            data_wolf="$ROOT_DIR/$name"
+            break
+        fi
+    done
+    [ -n "$data_wolf" ] || return 0
+
+    local data_dir="$ROOT_DIR/Data"
+    if [ ! -d "$data_dir" ] && [ -d "$ROOT_DIR/data" ]; then
+        data_dir="$ROOT_DIR/data"
+    fi
+
+    if wolf_loose_data_ready "$data_dir"; then
+        retire_data_wolf "$data_wolf"
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    local cli
+    cli="$(find_uberwolf_cli || true)"
+    if [ -z "$cli" ]; then
+        echo "[Pre-Setup] Data.wolf found but UberWolfCli.exe is missing."
+        echo "            Copy UberWolfCli.exe into the game root (Step 1 gameupdate/) and re-run."
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    echo "[Pre-Setup] Unpacking Data.wolf with UberWolfCli (one-time)..."
+    # Native .exe works under Windows / Git Bash; wine covers Linux hosts.
+    if ( cd "$ROOT_DIR" && "$cli" -o "$data_wolf" ); then
+        :
+    elif command -v wine > /dev/null 2>&1 && ( cd "$ROOT_DIR" && wine "$cli" -o "$data_wolf" ); then
+        :
+    else
+        echo "[Pre-Setup] ERROR: UberWolfCli unpack failed."
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    local unpacked="$ROOT_DIR/Data"
+    if ! wolf_loose_data_ready "$unpacked"; then
+        unpacked="$ROOT_DIR/data"
+    fi
+    if ! wolf_loose_data_ready "$unpacked"; then
+        local alt
+        for alt in data.wolf~ Data.wolf~ Data~ data~; do
+            if [ -d "$ROOT_DIR/$alt" ]; then
+                echo "[Pre-Setup] Promoting $alt -> Data/"
+                rm -rf "$ROOT_DIR/Data"
+                mv -f "$ROOT_DIR/$alt" "$ROOT_DIR/Data"
+                unpacked="$ROOT_DIR/Data"
+                break
+            fi
+        done
+    fi
+
+    if wolf_loose_data_ready "$unpacked"; then
+        retire_data_wolf "$data_wolf"
+        echo "[Pre-Setup] Wolf Data/ is ready for patching."
+    else
+        echo "[Pre-Setup] ERROR: Unpack finished but loose Data/ still looks empty."
+    fi
+}
+
+invoke_wolf_pre_setup
+
 # --------------------------------------------------------
 # PRE-SETUP: Ensure SRPG data and patch structure exists
 # Run Steps 1 and 2 BEFORE pulling repo patch to avoid overwriting updates
@@ -132,10 +341,10 @@ fi
 
 download_extract() {
     echo "Downloading latest patch..."
-    archive_sha_enc=$(jq -nr --arg s "$latest_patch_sha" '$s | @uri')
+    archive_url="$(archive_url_for_sha "$latest_patch_sha")"
     if ! retry_cmd "Download archive with curl" \
         curl -fSL --progress-bar "${API_HEADERS[@]}" \
-        "${GITGUD_API}/projects/${project_enc}/repository/archive.zip?sha=${archive_sha_enc}" \
+        "$archive_url" \
         -o "$ROOT_DIR/repo.zip"; then
         echo "Download failed!"
         rm -f "$ROOT_DIR/repo.zip"
@@ -166,6 +375,15 @@ download_extract() {
         return 1
     fi
 
+    # Stage UberWolfCli before unpack so Data.wolf -> Data/ happens before
+    # English patch files are copied on top.
+    for cli_name in UberWolfCli.exe UberWolfCli.LICENSE.txt; do
+        if [ -f "$inner/$cli_name" ] && [ ! -f "$ROOT_DIR/$cli_name" ]; then
+            cp -f "$inner/$cli_name" "$ROOT_DIR/$cli_name"
+        fi
+    done
+    invoke_wolf_pre_setup
+
     echo "Applying patch..."
     if ! cp -r "$inner"/* "$ROOT_DIR/"; then
         echo "Patch application failed!"
@@ -205,6 +423,9 @@ download_extract() {
         fi
     fi
 
+    # Retire Data.wolf if loose Data/ is ready after the patch copy.
+    invoke_wolf_pre_setup
+
     echo "$latest_patch_sha" > "$STATE_FILE"
 }
 
diff --git a/gui/config_tab.py b/gui/config_tab.py
index f3f1182..a4bbbdf 100644
--- a/gui/config_tab.py
+++ b/gui/config_tab.py
@@ -585,6 +585,62 @@ class ConfigTab(QWidget):
         ui_form.addRow(font_scale_label, self.font_scale_spin)
 
         right_column.addLayout(ui_form)
+
+        # Game Update defaults (written into gameupdate/patch-config.txt on copy)
+        right_column.addWidget(create_section_header("📦 Game Update Defaults"))
+        gu_form = QFormLayout()
+        gu_form.setSpacing(6)
+        gu_form.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 12)
+        gu_form.setFieldGrowthPolicy(QFormLayout.FieldsStayAtSizeHint)
+        gu_form.setLabelAlignment(Qt.AlignRight | Qt.AlignVCenter)
+
+        def _gu_label(text: str) -> QLabel:
+            lbl = QLabel(text)
+            lbl.setFixedWidth(150)
+            lbl.setAlignment(Qt.AlignRight | Qt.AlignVCenter)
+            return lbl
+
+        self.gu_forge_combo = QComboBox()
+        self.gu_forge_combo.addItem("GitLab / gitgud", "gitlab")
+        self.gu_forge_combo.addItem("GitHub", "github")
+        self.gu_forge_combo.addItem("Forgejo / Gitea", "forgejo")
+        self.gu_forge_combo.setFixedWidth(220)
+        self.gu_forge_combo.setToolTip(
+            "Where your patch repos live. Used when Step 1 writes patch-config.txt."
+        )
+        self.gu_forge_combo.currentIndexChanged.connect(self._on_gu_forge_changed)
+        gu_form.addRow(_gu_label("Forge:"), self.gu_forge_combo)
+
+        self.gu_host_edit = QLineEdit()
+        self.gu_host_edit.setFixedWidth(220)
+        self.gu_host_edit.setPlaceholderText("gitgud.io")
+        self.gu_host_edit.setToolTip(
+            "Hostname only (no https://). Leave blank to use the forge default."
+        )
+        gu_form.addRow(_gu_label("Host:"), self.gu_host_edit)
+
+        self.gu_username_edit = QLineEdit()
+        self.gu_username_edit.setFixedWidth(220)
+        self.gu_username_edit.setPlaceholderText("your-org-or-user")
+        self.gu_username_edit.setToolTip(
+            "Owner / org / group for all patch repos. Set once; rarely changes."
+        )
+        gu_form.addRow(_gu_label("Org / username:"), self.gu_username_edit)
+
+        self.gu_branch_edit = QLineEdit()
+        self.gu_branch_edit.setFixedWidth(220)
+        self.gu_branch_edit.setPlaceholderText("main")
+        self.gu_branch_edit.setToolTip("Default branch to track (usually main or master).")
+        gu_form.addRow(_gu_label("Branch:"), self.gu_branch_edit)
+
+        gu_hint = QLabel(
+            "Copied into each game's gameupdate/patch-config.txt when you run "
+            "Copy gameupdate/ (repo= is still per-game)."
+        )
+        gu_hint.setWordWrap(True)
+        gu_hint.setStyleSheet("color:#7a7a7a;font-size:11px;")
+        right_column.addLayout(gu_form)
+        right_column.addWidget(gu_hint)
         right_column.addStretch()
         
         # Add columns to layout
@@ -725,7 +781,39 @@ class ConfigTab(QWidget):
 
         # UI settings
         self.font_scale_spin.setValue(float(_get("font_scale", "1.0")))
-        
+
+        # Game Update defaults
+        from util.gameupdate_config import (
+            DEFAULT_BRANCH,
+            DEFAULT_FORGE,
+            default_host_for_forge,
+            normalize_forge,
+        )
+
+        forge = normalize_forge(_get("gameUpdateForge", DEFAULT_FORGE))
+        forge_idx = self.gu_forge_combo.findData(forge)
+        self.gu_forge_combo.setCurrentIndex(forge_idx if forge_idx >= 0 else 0)
+        host = _get("gameUpdateHost", "") or default_host_for_forge(forge)
+        self.gu_host_edit.setText(host)
+        self.gu_username_edit.setText(_get("gameUpdateUsername", ""))
+        self.gu_branch_edit.setText(_get("gameUpdateBranch", DEFAULT_BRANCH) or DEFAULT_BRANCH)
+
+    def _on_gu_forge_changed(self, _index: int = 0):
+        """Fill host with the forge default when the user switches forge."""
+        from util.gameupdate_config import default_host_for_forge
+
+        forge = self.gu_forge_combo.currentData() or "gitlab"
+        current = self.gu_host_edit.text().strip()
+        defaults = {
+            "gitgud.io",
+            "gitlab.com",
+            "github.com",
+            "codeberg.org",
+            "",
+        }
+        if current.lower() in defaults:
+            self.gu_host_edit.setText(default_host_for_forge(str(forge)))
+
     def connect_auto_save(self):
         """Connect all widgets to auto-save on change."""
         # Text fields - use editingFinished to avoid saving on every keystroke
@@ -750,6 +838,10 @@ class ConfigTab(QWidget):
         self.input_cost_spin.editingFinished.connect(self.auto_save)
         self.output_cost_spin.editingFinished.connect(self.auto_save)
         self.font_scale_spin.editingFinished.connect(self.auto_save)
+        self.gu_forge_combo.currentIndexChanged.connect(self.auto_save)
+        self.gu_host_edit.editingFinished.connect(self.auto_save)
+        self.gu_username_edit.editingFinished.connect(self.auto_save)
+        self.gu_branch_edit.editingFinished.connect(self.auto_save)
     
     def disconnect_auto_save(self):
         """Disconnect all widgets from auto-save."""
@@ -770,6 +862,10 @@ class ConfigTab(QWidget):
             self.input_cost_spin.editingFinished.disconnect(self.auto_save)
             self.output_cost_spin.editingFinished.disconnect(self.auto_save)
             self.font_scale_spin.editingFinished.disconnect(self.auto_save)
+            self.gu_forge_combo.currentIndexChanged.disconnect(self.auto_save)
+            self.gu_host_edit.editingFinished.disconnect(self.auto_save)
+            self.gu_username_edit.editingFinished.disconnect(self.auto_save)
+            self.gu_branch_edit.editingFinished.disconnect(self.auto_save)
         except (TypeError, RuntimeError):
             pass
     
@@ -808,6 +904,10 @@ class ConfigTab(QWidget):
                 "input_cost": str(self.input_cost_spin.value()),
                 "output_cost": str(self.output_cost_spin.value()),
                 "font_scale": str(self.font_scale_spin.value()),
+                "gameUpdateForge": str(self.gu_forge_combo.currentData() or "gitlab"),
+                "gameUpdateHost": self.gu_host_edit.text().strip(),
+                "gameUpdateUsername": self.gu_username_edit.text().strip(),
+                "gameUpdateBranch": self.gu_branch_edit.text().strip() or "main",
             }
             
             # Save to .env file and update os.environ so subprocesses inherit new values
@@ -867,6 +967,15 @@ class ConfigTab(QWidget):
 
         # UI settings
         self.font_scale_spin.setValue(1.0)
+
+        # Game Update defaults
+        from util.gameupdate_config import DEFAULT_BRANCH, DEFAULT_FORGE, DEFAULT_HOST
+
+        forge_idx = self.gu_forge_combo.findData(DEFAULT_FORGE)
+        self.gu_forge_combo.setCurrentIndex(forge_idx if forge_idx >= 0 else 0)
+        self.gu_host_edit.setText(DEFAULT_HOST)
+        self.gu_username_edit.clear()
+        self.gu_branch_edit.setText(DEFAULT_BRANCH)
         
         self.connect_auto_save()
     
@@ -902,6 +1011,10 @@ class ConfigTab(QWidget):
             "input_cost": self.input_cost_spin.value(),
             "output_cost": self.output_cost_spin.value(),
             "font_scale": self.font_scale_spin.value(),
+            "gameUpdateForge": str(self.gu_forge_combo.currentData() or "gitlab"),
+            "gameUpdateHost": self.gu_host_edit.text().strip(),
+            "gameUpdateUsername": self.gu_username_edit.text().strip(),
+            "gameUpdateBranch": self.gu_branch_edit.text().strip() or "main",
         }
         
     def validate(self):
diff --git a/gui/wolf_workflow_tab.py b/gui/wolf_workflow_tab.py
index b97079b..72ff3ac 100644
--- a/gui/wolf_workflow_tab.py
+++ b/gui/wolf_workflow_tab.py
@@ -1030,7 +1030,9 @@ class WolfWorkflowTab(QWidget):
         tc_inner.setSpacing(4)
         tc_desc = QLabel(
             "Copies everything from the gameupdate/ folder into the game's root folder, "
-            "overwriting existing files (updater scripts, patch scripts, .gitignore)."
+            "overwriting existing files (updater scripts, patch scripts, .gitignore, "
+            "and UberWolfCli.exe). Writes patch-config.txt from Config → Game Update "
+            "defaults (set your org once there; edit repo= per game)."
         )
         tc_desc.setWordWrap(True)
         tc_desc.setStyleSheet("color:#9d9d9d;font-size:13px;")
@@ -1456,6 +1458,16 @@ class WolfWorkflowTab(QWidget):
 
         self._run_task(task)
 
+    def _write_gameupdate_patch_config(self, game_root: str):
+        """Write gameupdate/patch-config.txt from Config → Game Update defaults."""
+        from util.gameupdate_config import write_patch_config
+
+        ok, msg = write_patch_config(game_root)
+        if ok:
+            self._log(f"📝 Wrote patch-config.txt from Config defaults → {msg}")
+        else:
+            self._log(f"ℹ  patch-config.txt: {msg}")
+
     def _run_gameupdate(self):
         src = self.pp_gameupdate_edit.text().strip()
         dst = self.folder_edit.text().strip()
@@ -1478,6 +1490,9 @@ class WolfWorkflowTab(QWidget):
         self._log(f"✅ gameupdate: copied {count} file(s).")
         for e in errors:
             self._log(f"   ⚠  {e}")
+        dst = self.folder_edit.text().strip()
+        if dst and not errors:
+            self._write_gameupdate_patch_config(dst)
 
     def _run_all_preprocess(self):
         if not self._game_root:
@@ -1523,6 +1538,13 @@ class WolfWorkflowTab(QWidget):
                     except Exception as exc:
                         errors.append(f"{rel}: {exc}")
                 log(f"  Copied {copied} gameupdate file(s).")
+                from util.gameupdate_config import write_patch_config
+
+                ok, msg = write_patch_config(dst)
+                if ok:
+                    log(f"  Wrote patch-config.txt from Config defaults → {msg}")
+                else:
+                    log(f"  patch-config.txt: {msg}")
             if errors:
                 return False, "Pre-process finished with errors (see log)."
             return True, "Pre-process: dazedformat and gameupdate copy finished."
diff --git a/gui/workflow_tab.py b/gui/workflow_tab.py
index caa5d57..ba51f6a 100644
--- a/gui/workflow_tab.py
+++ b/gui/workflow_tab.py
@@ -1716,7 +1716,9 @@ class WorkflowTab(QWidget):
         tc_inner.setSpacing(4)
         tc_desc = QLabel(
             "Copies everything from the <code>gameupdate/</code> folder "
-            "into the game\'s root folder, overwriting existing files."
+            "into the game\'s root folder, overwriting existing files. "
+            "Writes <code>patch-config.txt</code> from Config → Game Update defaults "
+            "(set your org once there; edit <code>repo=</code> per game)."
         )
         tc_desc.setTextFormat(Qt.RichText)
         tc_desc.setWordWrap(True)
@@ -4612,6 +4614,16 @@ class WorkflowTab(QWidget):
         self._worker = w
         w.start()
 
+    def _write_gameupdate_patch_config(self, game_root: str):
+        """Write gameupdate/patch-config.txt from Config → Game Update defaults."""
+        from util.gameupdate_config import write_patch_config
+
+        ok, msg = write_patch_config(game_root)
+        if ok:
+            self._log(f"📝 Wrote patch-config.txt from Config defaults → {msg}")
+        else:
+            self._log(f"ℹ  patch-config.txt: {msg}")
+
     def _run_gameupdate(self):
         src = self.pp_gameupdate_edit.text().strip()
         dst = self.folder_edit.text().strip()
@@ -4634,6 +4646,9 @@ class WorkflowTab(QWidget):
         self._log(f"✅ gameupdate: copied {count} file(s).")
         for e in errors:
             self._log(f"   ⚠  {e}")
+        dst = self.folder_edit.text().strip()
+        if dst and not errors:
+            self._write_gameupdate_patch_config(dst)
 
     def _run_all_preprocess(self):
         """Launch all three pre-process tasks in sequence, chaining via signals."""
@@ -4688,6 +4703,8 @@ class WorkflowTab(QWidget):
                     self._log(f"✅ gameupdate: copied {count} file(s).")
                     for e in errors:
                         self._log(f"   ⚠  {e}")
+                    if not errors and game_root_dst:
+                        self._write_gameupdate_patch_config(game_root_dst)
                     run_next(rest)
                 worker.done.connect(on_copy_done)
             else:
diff --git a/util/gameupdate_config.py b/util/gameupdate_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fa0bef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/gameupdate_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+"""GameUpdate patch-config defaults from the tool's .env / Config tab.
+
+Translators set forge/host/org once in Config. When Step 1 copies
+``gameupdate/`` into a game root, we write ``gameupdate/patch-config.txt``
+from those defaults (repo stays per-game).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from dotenv import dotenv_values
+
+# .env keys (Config tab)
+ENV_FORGE = "gameUpdateForge"
+ENV_HOST = "gameUpdateHost"
+ENV_USERNAME = "gameUpdateUsername"
+ENV_BRANCH = "gameUpdateBranch"
+
+DEFAULT_FORGE = "gitlab"
+DEFAULT_HOST = "gitgud.io"
+DEFAULT_BRANCH = "main"
+
+_FORGE_HOST_DEFAULTS = {
+    "gitlab": "gitgud.io",
+    "github": "github.com",
+    "forgejo": "codeberg.org",
+}
+
+
+def normalize_forge(raw: str | None) -> str:
+    value = (raw or "").strip().lower()
+    if value in ("", "gitlab", "gl", "gitgud"):
+        return "gitlab"
+    if value in ("github", "gh"):
+        return "github"
+    if value in ("forgejo", "gitea", "fj", "codeberg"):
+        return "forgejo"
+    return "gitlab"
+
+
+def default_host_for_forge(forge: str) -> str:
+    return _FORGE_HOST_DEFAULTS.get(normalize_forge(forge), DEFAULT_HOST)
+
+
+def load_gameupdate_defaults(env_path: str | Path | None = None) -> dict[str, str]:
+    """Return forge/host/username/branch from .env (with process env fallback)."""
+    path = Path(env_path) if env_path is not None else Path(".env")
+    file_vals = dotenv_values(path) if path.is_file() else {}
+
+    def _get(key: str, default: str = "") -> str:
+        raw = file_vals.get(key)
+        if raw is None or str(raw).strip() == "":
+            raw = os.getenv(key, default)
+        return str(raw or default).strip()
+
+    forge = normalize_forge(_get(ENV_FORGE, DEFAULT_FORGE))
+    host = _get(ENV_HOST, "") or default_host_for_forge(forge)
+    host = host.replace("https://", "").replace("http://", "").split("/")[0].strip()
+    return {
+        "forge": forge,
+        "host": host or default_host_for_forge(forge),
+        "username": _get(ENV_USERNAME, ""),
+        "branch": _get(ENV_BRANCH, DEFAULT_BRANCH) or DEFAULT_BRANCH,
+    }
+
+
+def format_patch_config(
+    *,
+    forge: str,
+    host: str,
+    username: str,
+    repo: str = "YOUR_PATCH_REPO",
+    branch: str = DEFAULT_BRANCH,
+) -> str:
+    """Render a patch-config.txt body."""
+    forge = normalize_forge(forge)
+    host = (host or default_host_for_forge(forge)).strip()
+    username = (username or "").strip() or "YOUR_ORG_OR_USER"
+    repo = (repo or "").strip() or "YOUR_PATCH_REPO"
+    branch = (branch or "").strip() or DEFAULT_BRANCH
+
+    lines = [
+        "# Generated by DazedMTLTool from Config → Game Update defaults.",
+        "# Edit repo= per game. forge/host/username usually stay the same.",
+        f"forge={forge}",
+        f"host={host}",
+        f"username={username}",
+        f"repo={repo}",
+        f"branch={branch}",
+        "",
+    ]
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def write_patch_config(
+    game_root: str | Path,
+    *,
+    repo: str | None = None,
+    env_path: str | Path | None = None,
+    overwrite: bool = True,
+) -> tuple[bool, str]:
+    """Write ``<game_root>/gameupdate/patch-config.txt`` from Config defaults.
+
+    Returns ``(ok, message)``.
+    """
+    root = Path(game_root)
+    dest_dir = root / "gameupdate"
+    dest = dest_dir / "patch-config.txt"
+    if dest.is_file() and not overwrite:
+        return False, f"left existing {dest}"
+
+    defaults = load_gameupdate_defaults(env_path)
+    if not defaults["username"]:
+        return False, (
+            "skipped patch-config.txt (set Game Update org/username in Config first)"
+        )
+
+    body = format_patch_config(
+        forge=defaults["forge"],
+        host=defaults["host"],
+        username=defaults["username"],
+        repo=repo or "YOUR_PATCH_REPO",
+        branch=defaults["branch"],
+    )
+    try:
+        dest_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        dest.write_text(body, encoding="utf-8")
+    except Exception as exc:
+        return False, f"could not write {dest}: {exc}"
+    return True, str(dest)