Hello,
I get this error when I try to update one of my instance of 0.16 (which is a stand-alone version).
Here are a couple of checks I made :
-the instructions.json is there at the target location
-I tried to run the game as admin (probably pointless but who knows)
-I deleted the entire temp folder
I got no issues updating another instance of the game I have (which is also a stand-alone) that lies at the same place (C:\Games\Factorio\Seablock instead of C:\Games\Factorio\BobAngels)
			
							[16.38] Error updating: "Can't open instructions.json"
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[16.38] Error updating: "Can't open instructions.json"
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					Last edited by KenchForTheBench on Tue May 01, 2018 3:27 pm, edited 1 time in total.
									
			
									
						Re: [16.38 to 16.39 Update] can't open instructions.json
Post the complete log after failing to update.
			
			
									
									
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Re: [16.38] Error updating: "Can't open instructions.json"
Oops thought I did (added to the post)
			
			
									
									
						Re: [16.38] Error updating: "Can't open instructions.json"
Is instructions.json identical to the version in your other installation?
			
			
									
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