diff --git a/patcher.py b/patcher.py
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+import os
+import shutil
+import getpass
+
+def modify_exe(input_path):
+    steam_version_offset = 0x0178ACC0
+    ubisoft_connect_version_offset = 0x01789EE0
+    expected_bytes = bytes.fromhex("48 89 54 24 10 55 56 57 48 81 EC F0 00 00 00 48")
+    replacement_bytes = bytes.fromhex("B0 01 C3 24 10 55 56 57 48 81 EC F0 00 00 00 48")
+    expected_path_linux = '/home/' + getpass.getuser() + '/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Trials Rising/datapack/trialsrising.exe'
+
+    if not os.path.exists(input_path):
+        if os.path.exists(expected_path_linux):
+            input_path = expected_path_linux
+        else:
+            print("Error: Could not find trialsrising.exe")
+            return False
+
+    try:
+        with open(input_path, 'rb') as infile:
+            data = bytearray(infile.read())
+
+            def check_and_patch(offset):
+                if offset + len(expected_bytes) > len(data):
+                    return False, "Offset exceeds file size"
+                read_bytes = bytes(data[offset: offset + len(expected_bytes)])
+                if read_bytes == expected_bytes:
+                    print(f"Bytes matched at offset: {hex(offset)}. Modifying...")
+                    for i, byte in enumerate(replacement_bytes):
+                        data[offset + i] = byte
+                    return True, None
+                return False, "Bytes did not match"
+
+            modified, message = check_and_patch(steam_version_offset)
+
+            if not modified:
+                print("This does not appear to be a Steam version of the game. Checking if it's Ubisoft Connect version...")
+                modified, message = check_and_patch(ubisoft_connect_version_offset)
+                if not modified:
+                    print("Error: could not find bytes to patch. Is it possible that the file is already patched?")
+                    print("Ensure you're only trying to patch the original trialsrising.exe file.")
+                    return False
+
+            if modified:
+                # backup original file
+                backup_path = os.path.splitext(input_path)[0] + "_original.exe"
+                shutil.copy(input_path, backup_path)
+                print(f"Backed up original file to: {backup_path}")
+                # write patched exe
+                with open(input_path, 'wb') as outfile:
+                    outfile.write(data)
+                print(f"Successfully patched file: {input_path}")
+                return True
+            return False
+
+
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        print(f"Error: Input file not found: {input_path}")
+        return False
+    except IOError as e:
+        print(f"Error: IO error occurred: {e}")
+        return False
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # Replace 'test.exe' with the actual path of your .exe file for testing
+    input_file = input("Enter the path of the trialsrising.exe file, or press Enter to use the default path: ")
+    if modify_exe(input_file):
+        print("Process completed.")
+    else:
+        print("Process failed.")