Inapp browser mod downloading stopped by Cloudflare

[HagiaHaya]

Describe the bug
As of new version came out there is an in-game webview that downloads mods. After downloading a few modpacks I got stuck in the Cloudflare window and I can't move on. Tried both clicking it by hand and waiting so the launcher would do things for me - no success.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Download modpack from Curseforge
2. Wait till opted mods come out and try to download them

Expected behavior
Let me solve the captcha or try to bypass it.

Possible solutions
I can see that launcher waits 5 seconds to let the mod download but it is also resetting the captcha. Maybe if it detects Cloudflare IP, then the launcher should stop the timer so a person could click and solve the puzzle?

Screenshots

Operating System:

• OS: Windows 11
• Version: 1.1.24
• Java Version: 8/17
• Minecraft Version: 1.18.2
• Mod Loader: Fabric

[Eskaan]

A known issue, we merged and released anyways

[Aliervo]

I have a few thoughts on how to fix this, are there any packs that consistently trigger the cloudflare captcha for me to test against?

Also, as a sanity check, the relevant functions should be the ones triggered by ipcMain.handle('download-optedout-mod(s),..., correct?

[ProjectSynchro]

Perhaps making use of similar methods as FlareSolverr could be handy:
https://github.com/FlareSolverr/FlareSolverr

[tanchevk]

Maybe try detecting Cloudflare and temporarily disable the timeout if the Cloudflare page is open?

[ranenvious]

any updates on this? This basically makes using GDlauncher impossible since so many mods trigger the external download window. (at least for me, maybe for others it's different but the main reason I use GDLauncher is because it lets me find and download lots of mods quickly for custom packs for me and some friends)

[miuirussia]

Any news?

[Eskaan]

Issue open, no new messages or references. I do not think so.
There are a few methods to retry like changing your IP or just waiting to fix it.

[JoelYoung01]

Also been having this issue recently, pretty inconsistent though.

[cyraid]

One option could be to provide a manual option, which shows the 3rd party mods in a list, and download links, then hitting done when done.

[Rezaldy]

I.. Don't understand.

A known issue, we merged and released anyways

Does this mean "We know it's a problem, we don't have a manual workaround, we just released it as is anyways"? Am I not able to download the mods manually and put them in a certain folder? Because this "Yes but no" approach just sounds a bit silly because it's forcing me to move to a different launcher "until further notice" when that was exactly what I was trying to avoid.

I agree with @cyraid; Automation of those downloads is one of the greatest QoL features, but shouldn't just be the only option available for us users in cases like these where something that's out of the hands of the GD developers happens that requires time to fix it.