_init()
        var/file[] = world.Export(SCRIPTS + "SM_CONFIG.XML")
        if(!file)
            world.log<<"SMUpdater: Could not contact main server."
            return
        world.log << "SMUpdater: Configuration file reached."
        var/F = file["CONTENT"]
        if(!F||!isfile(F))
            world.log<<"SMUpdater: Failed to retrieve configuration file."
            return
        var/check = fcopy(F,"scripts/SM_CONFIG.XML")
        if(check)
            world.log<<"SMUpdater: File was successfuly gathered."
        else world.log<<"SMUpdater: File couldn't be downloaded, attempting to online-read it."
        var/XML/Element/config = xmlRootFromFile(check ? "scripts/SM_CONFIG.XML" : F)
        var/attributes = config.Attributes("updater")
        Host = attributes["host"]
        FileDir = attributes["lastversion"]
        filename = attributes["filename"]
        GameController.AddEventCycleReceiver(src)

        if(world.params)
            PastUpdates += world.params["updated"]