GW Launcher

Managing Accounts

Everything that touches the account list lives in one place: right-click the list to open the context menu.

Add an account

Right-click the listAdd New

The Add Account window has these fields:

Field Meaning
Email Guild Wars account email. Leave blank for a Steam account.
Pass Account password. Use the * button to reveal it while typing.
Char Character name — used as the list/window label if no Title is set.
Title Optional custom label. Overrides Char in the list and window title.
Path Full path to this account’s Gw.exe. Use ... to browse.
Ex Args Extra command-line arguments passed to Gw.exe (e.g. -lodfull, -windowed).
Run elevated Launch this client as administrator.
Steam Account Tick if the copy was bought on Steam and has no email/password.
Use mods in plugin folders When on, auto-load DLLs/TexMods from the plugins folders. See Mods.
Mods Opens the per-account mod manager.

Click Save to add it to the list.

Edit an account

Select an accountEdit Selected

Opens the same window pre-filled. You can also edit Accounts.json directly in a text editor, then Refresh Accounts to reload it.

Remove an account

Select account(s)Remove Selected

Removes the selected accounts from the list (after a confirmation). This does not delete any game files — only the launcher entry.

Reorder the list

Select an accountMove Up / Move Down

Reordering is purely cosmetic — it sets the order accounts appear in the list.

Refresh

Right-click the listRefresh Accounts

Reloads Accounts.json from disk. Use this after editing the file by hand, and to update the Active column if it looks out of sync.

The Active / Status column

Each row shows its live state — Inactive, Launching, or Active — so you can see at a glance which accounts are currently running.