# Installing Heated Metal First of all make sure you have Shadow Legacy or Neon Dawn downloaded. You can find information about downloading any season on [this page](https://faq.r6downloads.com/r6-operation-throwback-help-page/how-to-download) and make sure you are in the [Operation Throwback discord server](https://r6downloads.com/discord) for updates and for help of any old season. You can follow the given steps to install `Heated Metal` after you have the game downloaded. ## Installing Heated Metal: 1. Download [HeliosLoader](https://discord.com/channels/1321476389815324733/1413624100727033926/1413638851918041232) from the [Heated Metal Discord](https://discord.gg/7mR9VxBxWd) releases channel. (`HeliosLoader.7z`) 2. (Recommended) Download latest release of [HeatedMetal Neon Dawn](https://github.com/DataCluster0/HeatedMetal/releases/latest) or [HeatedMetal Shadow Legacy (v0.2.3)](https://github.com/DataCluster0/HeatedMetal/releases/0.2.3) from github. (`HeatedMetal.7z`) 3. Extract `HeliosLoader.7z` and replace the files in the game folder. 4. Extract `HeatedMetal.7z` and replace the files in the game folder. 5. Change your username by opening `HeliosLoader.json` with notepad and replacing `Mr_ConfigMan` with your username. 6. Run the game using `RainbowSix.exe`. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://bratuka.gitbook.io/heated-metal/getting-started/installing.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.