solves the issue maybe

.gitmodules

@@ -10,4 +10,7 @@
 [submodule "shaders/GTAIV.EFLC.FusionShaders"]
 	path = shaders/GTAIV.EFLC.FusionShaders
 	url = https://github.com/Parallellines0451/GTAIV.EFLC.FusionShaders
-	ignore = dirty
+	ignore = dirty
+[submodule "external/modupdater"]
+	path = external/modupdater
+	url = https://github.com/ThirteenAG/modupdater

premake5.lua

@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ workspace "GTAIV.EFLC.FusionFix"
    includedirs { "external/hooking" }
    includedirs { "external/injector/include" }
    includedirs { "external/inireader" }
+   includedirs { "external/modupdater/dist" }
    includedirs { "source/gxt/src" }
+   libdirs { "external/modupdater/dist" }
    files { "external/hooking/Hooking.Patterns.h", "external/hooking/Hooking.Patterns.cpp" }
    files { "external/injector/safetyhook/include/**.hpp", "external/injector/safetyhook/src/**.cpp" }
    files { "external/injector/zydis/**.h", "external/injector/zydis/**.c" }
@@ -102,6 +104,16 @@ workspace "GTAIV.EFLC.FusionFix"
       end
       targetdir ("bin")
    end
+
+   filter "configurations:Debug"
+      defines { "DEBUG" }
+      symbols "On"
+      links { "libmodupdater_debug_win32.lib" }
+
+   filter "configurations:Release"
+      defines { "NDEBUG" }
+      optimize "On"
+      links { "libmodupdater_release_win32.lib" }
 
 project "GTAIV.EFLC.FusionFix"
    setpaths("H:/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Grand Theft Auto IV/GTAIV/", "GTAIV.exe", "plugins/")

source/modupdater.ixx

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+module;
+
+#include <common.hxx>
+#include "libmodupdater.h"
+
+export module contributing;
+
+import common;
+import settings;
+
+class ModUpdater
+{
+public:
+    static inline bool bInitialized = false;
+
+    static void Initialize()
+    {
+        if (!bInitialized)
+        {
+            bInitialized = true;
+            HMODULE hm = NULL;
+            GetModuleHandleExW(GET_MODULE_HANDLE_EX_FLAG_FROM_ADDRESS | GET_MODULE_HANDLE_EX_FLAG_UNCHANGED_REFCOUNT, (LPCWSTR)&FusionFix::onInitEvent, &hm);
+            muSetUpdateURL(hm, rsc_UpdateUrl);
+            //muSetDevUpdateURL(hm, "");
+            //muSetAlwaysUpdate(hm, true);
+            //muSetSkipUpdateCompleteDialog(hm, true);
+            muInit();
+        }
+    }
+
+    ModUpdater()
+    {
+        FusionFix::onInitEventAsync() += []()
+        {
+            return;
+        };
+    }
+} ModUpdater;