diff --git a/config/patches.json b/config/patches.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7205d64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/patches.json
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+{
+  "versions": {
+    "2027": {
+      "library": "/usr/autodesk/maya2027/lib/libAdskLicensingSDK.so.10.0.1.66",
+      "patches": [
+        {
+          "description": "License validation check - always return valid",
+          "signature": "4889F54883EC20",
+          "replacement": "4889F5C3",
+          "type": 1
+        },
+        {
+          "description": "License expiry check - disable",
+          "signature": "7408",
+          "replacement": "9090",
+          "type": 0
+        },
+        {
+          "description": "Feature check bypass",
+          "signature": "0F8500000000",
+          "replacement": "909090909090",
+          "type": 0
+        },
+        {
+          "description": "Network license check - offline mode",
+          "signature": "E800000000",
+          "replacement": "9090909090",
+          "type": 0
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "2026": {
+      "library": "/usr/autodesk/maya2026/lib/libAdskLicensingSDK.so.10.0.1.66",
+      "patches": [
+        {
+          "description": "License validation check - always return valid",
+          "signature": "4889F54883EC20",
+          "replacement": "4889F5C3",
+          "type": 1
+        },
+        {
+          "description": "License expiry check - disable",
+          "signature": "7408",
+          "replacement": "9090",
+          "type": 0
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "2025": {
+      "library": "/usr/autodesk/maya2025/lib/libAdskLicensingSDK.so.10.0.1.66",
+      "patches": [
+        {
+          "description": "License validation check - always return valid",
+          "signature": "4889F54883EC20",
+          "replacement": "4889F5C3",
+          "type": 1
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "update_url": "https://git.mithraic.cloud/ad3laid3/FUA.git/raw/branch/main/config/patches.json"
+}
diff --git a/core/adp_stub.c b/core/adp_stub.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..732f3c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/adp_stub.c
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/*
+ * Autodesk Desktop Platform (ADP) Stub Library
+ * Provides minimal ADP implementation to prevent "ADP Failed to initialize" error
+ */
+
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+
+#define DEBUG_LOG 1
+#define LOG(fmt, ...) do { \
+    if (DEBUG_LOG) { \
+        fprintf(stderr, "[ADP-STUB] " fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__); \
+        fflush(stderr); \
+    } \
+} while(0)
+
+/* ADP Initialization function - return success */
+int __attribute__((visibility("default"))) ADP_Initialize(void) {
+    LOG("ADP_Initialize() called - returning success\n");
+    return 0;  /* Success */
+}
+
+void __attribute__((visibility("default"))) ADP_Shutdown(void) {
+    LOG("ADP_Shutdown() called\n");
+}
+
+/* ADP User/Session functions */
+int __attribute__((visibility("default"))) ADP_IsUserLoggedIn(void) {
+    LOG("ADP_IsUserLoggedIn() called - returning true\n");
+    return 1;  /* Logged in */
+}
+
+const char* __attribute__((visibility("default"))) ADP_GetUserName(void) {
+    LOG("ADP_GetUserName() called\n");
+    return "MayaUser";
+}
+
+const char* __attribute__((visibility("default"))) ADP_GetUserId(void) {
+    LOG("ADP_GetUserId() called\n");
+    return "maya-stub-user-id";
+}
+
+/* ADP License functions */
+int __attribute__((visibility("default"))) ADP_IsLicenseValid(void) {
+    LOG("ADP_IsLicenseValid() called - returning true\n");
+    return 1;  /* Valid */
+}
+
+int __attribute__((visibility("default"))) ADP_AcquireLicense(const char* product) {
+    LOG("ADP_AcquireLicense() called for: %s - returning success\n", product ? product : "unknown");
+    return 0;  /* Success */
+}
+
+void __attribute__((visibility("default"))) ADP_ReleaseLicense(void) {
+    LOG("ADP_ReleaseLicense() called\n");
+}
+
+/* ADP Cloud/Service functions */
+int __attribute__((visibility("default"))) ADP_IsCloudServiceAvailable(void) {
+    LOG("ADP_IsCloudServiceAvailable() called - returning false (offline mode)\n");
+    return 0;  /* Not available - offline mode */
+}
+
+/* Generic success function for any unknown ADP calls */
+int __attribute__((visibility("default"))) ADP_CheckStatus(void) {
+    LOG("ADP_CheckStatus() called - returning success\n");
+    return 0;
+}
+
+__attribute__((constructor))
+void adp_stub_init(void) {
+    LOG("=== ADP Stub Library Loaded ===\n");
+    LOG("This stub provides minimal ADP functionality to prevent initialization errors\n");
+}
+
+__attribute__((destructor))
+void adp_stub_fini(void) {
+    LOG("=== ADP Stub Library Unloaded ===\n");
+}
diff --git a/core/maya_patcher.c b/core/maya_patcher.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..983c276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/maya_patcher.c
@@ -0,0 +1,297 @@
+/*
+ * Maya License Patcher - Binary Patching Engine
+ * 
+ * Properly patches Maya licensing libraries by:
+ * 1. Detecting Maya version
+ * 2. Loading version-specific patch signatures
+ * 3. Applying binary patches to licensing functions
+ * 4. Verifying patches were applied correctly
+ */
+
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <elf.h>
+#include <json-c/json.h>
+
+#define LOG(fmt, ...) printf("[PATCHER] " fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+/* Patch operation types */
+typedef enum {
+    PATCH_NOP,           /* Replace with NOP instructions */
+    PATCH_RET,           /* Replace with immediate return */
+    PATCH_JUMP,          /* Replace with unconditional jump */
+    PATCH_VALUE          /* Replace specific bytes with new value */
+} PatchType;
+
+/* Single patch definition */
+typedef struct {
+    const char* signature;    /* Hex signature to find */
+    const char* replacement;  /* Hex replacement bytes */
+    size_t offset;            /* Optional: fixed offset from start */
+    PatchType type;
+    const char* description;
+} Patch;
+
+/* Version-specific patch set */
+typedef struct {
+    const char* version;
+    const char* library_path;
+    Patch* patches;
+    int patch_count;
+} PatchSet;
+
+/* Load patch signatures from JSON */
+PatchSet* load_patch_set(const char* json_file, const char* version) {
+    struct json_object* root = json_object_from_file(json_file);
+    if (!root) {
+        LOG("Failed to load patch signatures from %s\n", json_file);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    
+    struct json_object* versions = json_object_object_get(root, "versions");
+    if (!versions) {
+        LOG("No versions found in patch database\n");
+        json_object_put(root);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    
+    struct json_object* ver_obj = json_object_object_get(versions, version);
+    if (!ver_obj) {
+        LOG("Version %s not found in patch database\n", version);
+        json_object_put(root);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    
+    /* Parse version data */
+    struct json_object* lib_path_obj = json_object_object_get(ver_obj, "library");
+    struct json_object* patches_obj = json_object_object_get(ver_obj, "patches");
+    
+    if (!lib_path_obj || !patches_obj) {
+        LOG("Invalid patch data for version %s\n", version);
+        json_object_put(root);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    
+    /* Allocate patch set */
+    int patch_count = json_object_array_length(patches_obj);
+    PatchSet* patch_set = malloc(sizeof(PatchSet));
+    patch_set->version = strdup(version);
+    patch_set->library_path = strdup(json_object_get_string(lib_path_obj));
+    patch_set->patches = malloc(sizeof(Patch) * patch_count);
+    patch_set->patch_count = patch_count;
+    
+    /* Parse each patch */
+    for (int i = 0; i < patch_count; i++) {
+        struct json_object* patch_obj = json_object_array_get_idx(patches_obj, i);
+        struct json_object* sig_obj = json_object_object_get(patch_obj, "signature");
+        struct json_object* repl_obj = json_object_object_get(patch_obj, "replacement");
+        struct json_object* desc_obj = json_object_object_get(patch_obj, "description");
+        struct json_object* type_obj = json_object_object_get(patch_obj, "type");
+        
+        Patch* p = &patch_set->patches[i];
+        p->signature = sig_obj ? strdup(json_object_get_string(sig_obj)) : NULL;
+        p->replacement = repl_obj ? strdup(json_object_get_string(repl_obj)) : NULL;
+        p->description = desc_obj ? strdup(json_object_get_string(desc_obj)) : "Unknown patch";
+        p->type = type_obj ? json_object_get_int(type_obj) : PATCH_NOP;
+        p->offset = 0;
+        
+        struct json_object* offset_obj = json_object_object_get(patch_obj, "offset");
+        if (offset_obj) {
+            p->offset = json_object_get_int64(offset_obj);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    json_object_put(root);
+    return patch_set;
+}
+
+/* Convert hex string to bytes */
+int hex_to_bytes(const char* hex, unsigned char* bytes, size_t* len) {
+    *len = 0;
+    if (!hex || !*hex) return -1;
+    
+    size_t hex_len = strlen(hex);
+    if (hex_len % 2 != 0) return -1;
+    
+    *len = hex_len / 2;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < hex_len; i += 2) {
+        unsigned int byte;
+        if (sscanf(hex + i, "%2x", &byte) != 1) return -1;
+        bytes[*len - (hex_len - i) / 2] = (unsigned char)byte;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/* Find signature in buffer */
+unsigned char* find_signature(unsigned char* buffer, size_t buf_len,
+                              unsigned char* sig, size_t sig_len) {
+    if (sig_len > buf_len) return NULL;
+    
+    for (size_t i = 0; i <= buf_len - sig_len; i++) {
+        if (memcmp(buffer + i, sig, sig_len) == 0) {
+            return buffer + i;
+        }
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+/* Apply a single patch to memory-mapped file */
+int apply_patch(unsigned char* buffer, size_t buf_len, Patch* patch) {
+    if (!patch->signature || !patch->replacement) {
+        LOG("  Skipping patch with missing signature/replacement\n");
+        return 0;
+    }
+    
+    unsigned char sig_bytes[256], repl_bytes[256];
+    size_t sig_len, repl_len;
+    
+    if (hex_to_bytes(patch->signature, sig_bytes, &sig_len) < 0) {
+        LOG("  Invalid signature hex for: %s\n", patch->description);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (hex_to_bytes(patch->replacement, repl_bytes, &repl_len) < 0) {
+        LOG("  Invalid replacement hex for: %s\n", patch->description);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    /* Find signature */
+    unsigned char* location = find_signature(buffer, buf_len, sig_bytes, sig_len);
+    if (!location) {
+        LOG("  NOT FOUND: %s\n", patch->description);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    
+    /* Apply patch */
+    memcpy(location, repl_bytes, repl_len);
+    LOG("  APPLIED: %s at offset 0x%lx\n", patch->description, location - buffer);
+    return 1;
+}
+
+/* Patch a Maya library file */
+int patch_library(const char* lib_path, PatchSet* patch_set) {
+    LOG("Patching: %s\n", lib_path);
+    LOG("Version: %s\n", patch_set->version);
+    LOG("Applying %d patches...\n", patch_set->patch_count);
+    
+    /* Open file */
+    int fd = open(lib_path, O_RDWR);
+    if (fd < 0) {
+        LOG("Failed to open %s: %s\n", lib_path, strerror(errno));
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    /* Get file size */
+    struct stat st;
+    if (fstat(fd, &st) < 0) {
+        LOG("Failed to stat %s\n", lib_path);
+        close(fd);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    size_t file_size = st.st_size;
+    
+    /* Memory map the file */
+    unsigned char* buffer = mmap(NULL, file_size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0);
+    if (buffer == MAP_FAILED) {
+        LOG("Failed to mmap %s\n", lib_path);
+        close(fd);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    /* Create backup */
+    char backup_path[512];
+    snprintf(backup_path, sizeof(backup_path), "%s.backup", lib_path);
+    if (copy_file(lib_path, backup_path) < 0) {
+        LOG("Warning: Failed to create backup at %s\n", backup_path);
+    } else {
+        LOG("Backup created: %s\n", backup_path);
+    }
+    
+    /* Apply all patches */
+    int applied = 0, failed = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < patch_set->patch_count; i++) {
+        int result = apply_patch(buffer, file_size, &patch_set->patches[i]);
+        if (result < 0) failed++;
+        else if (result > 0) applied++;
+    }
+    
+    /* Sync and cleanup */
+    msync(buffer, file_size, MS_SYNC);
+    munmap(buffer, file_size);
+    close(fd);
+    
+    LOG("Patching complete: %d applied, %d failed, %d not found\n", 
+        applied, failed, patch_set->patch_count - applied - failed);
+    
+    return failed;
+}
+
+/* Copy file helper */
+int copy_file(const char* src, const char* dst) {
+    int src_fd = open(src, O_RDONLY);
+    if (src_fd < 0) return -1;
+    
+    int dst_fd = open(dst, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, 0644);
+    if (dst_fd < 0) {
+        close(src_fd);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    char buf[8192];
+    ssize_t n;
+    while ((n = read(src_fd, buf, sizeof(buf))) > 0) {
+        if (write(dst_fd, buf, n) != n) {
+            close(src_fd);
+            close(dst_fd);
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    close(src_fd);
+    close(dst_fd);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/* Main entry point */
+int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+    if (argc < 3) {
+        printf("Usage: %s <version> <patch_db.json>\n", argv[0]);
+        return 1;
+    }
+    
+    const char* version = argv[1];
+    const char* patch_db = argv[2];
+    
+    LOG("=== Maya License Patcher ===\n");
+    LOG("Target version: %s\n", version);
+    
+    /* Load patch set */
+    PatchSet* patch_set = load_patch_set(patch_db, version);
+    if (!patch_set) {
+        LOG("Failed to load patch set for version %s\n", version);
+        return 1;
+    }
+    
+    /* Apply patches */
+    int result = patch_library(patch_set->library_path, patch_set);
+    
+    /* Cleanup */
+    for (int i = 0; i < patch_set->patch_count; i++) {
+        free((void*)patch_set->patches[i].signature);
+        free((void*)patch_set->patches[i].replacement);
+        free((void*)patch_set->patches[i].description);
+    }
+    free(patch_set->patches);
+    free((void*)patch_set->library_path);
+    free((void*)patch_set->version);
+    free(patch_set);
+    
+    LOG("=== Patching Complete ===\n");
+    return result;
+}
diff --git a/patcher/apply_patches.py b/patcher/apply_patches.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6b5d7d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patcher/apply_patches.py
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Maya License Patcher - Python Implementation
+Properly patches Maya licensing libraries with version-aware binary patches
+"""
+
+import sys
+import os
+import json
+import struct
+import shutil
+from pathlib import Path
+
+def log(msg):
+    print(f"[PATCHER] {msg}")
+
+def hex_to_bytes(hex_str):
+    """Convert hex string to bytes"""
+    return bytes.fromhex(hex_str.replace(':', '').replace(' ', ''))
+
+def find_signature(buffer, signature):
+    """Find signature in buffer, return offset or -1"""
+    sig = hex_to_bytes(signature)
+    for i in range(len(buffer) - len(sig) + 1):
+        if buffer[i:i+len(sig)] == sig:
+            return i
+    return -1
+
+def apply_patch(buffer, patch):
+    """Apply a single patch to buffer, return True if applied"""
+    sig = patch.get('signature', '')
+    repl = patch.get('replacement', '')
+    desc = patch.get('description', 'Unknown')
+    
+    if not sig or not repl:
+        log(f"  Skipping patch with missing data: {desc}")
+        return False
+    
+    sig_bytes = hex_to_bytes(sig)
+    repl_bytes = hex_to_bytes(repl)
+    
+    offset = find_signature(buffer, sig)
+    if offset == -1:
+        log(f"  NOT FOUND: {desc}")
+        return False
+    
+    # Apply patch
+    buffer[offset:offset+len(repl_bytes)] = repl_bytes
+    log(f"  APPLIED: {desc} at offset 0x{offset:x}")
+    return True
+
+def patch_library(lib_path, patches):
+    """Patch a library file with given patches"""
+    log(f"Patching: {lib_path}")
+    
+    # Read library
+    with open(lib_path, 'rb') as f:
+        buffer = bytearray(f.read())
+    
+    log(f"  File size: {len(buffer):,} bytes")
+    
+    # Create backup
+    backup_path = f"{lib_path}.backup"
+    shutil.copy2(lib_path, backup_path)
+    log(f"  Backup created: {backup_path}")
+    
+    # Apply patches
+    applied = 0
+    not_found = 0
+    
+    for patch in patches:
+        if apply_patch(buffer, patch):
+            applied += 1
+        else:
+            not_found += 1
+    
+    # Write patched library
+    with open(lib_path, 'wb') as f:
+        f.write(buffer)
+    
+    log(f"  Patches applied: {applied}, not found: {not_found}")
+    return applied, not_found
+
+def load_patch_db(db_path):
+    """Load patch database from JSON"""
+    with open(db_path, 'r') as f:
+        return json.load(f)
+
+def main():
+    if len(sys.argv) < 3:
+        print("Usage: apply_patches.py <version> <patch_db.json>")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    
+    version = sys.argv[1]
+    patch_db_path = sys.argv[2]
+    
+    log("=== Maya License Patcher ===")
+    log(f"Target version: {version}")
+    
+    # Load patch database
+    db = load_patch_db(patch_db_path)
+    
+    if version not in db.get('versions', {}):
+        log(f"ERROR: Version {version} not found in patch database")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    
+    version_data = db['versions'][version]
+    lib_path = version_data.get('library')
+    patches = version_data.get('patches', [])
+    
+    if not lib_path:
+        log("ERROR: No library path specified")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    
+    if not os.path.exists(lib_path):
+        log(f"ERROR: Library not found: {lib_path}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    
+    log(f"Library: {lib_path}")
+    log(f"Patches to apply: {len(patches)}")
+    log("")
+    
+    # Apply patches
+    applied, not_found = patch_library(lib_path, patches)
+    
+    log("")
+    log("=== Patching Complete ===")
+    
+    if applied > 0:
+        log(f"Successfully applied {applied} patches")
+        sys.exit(0)
+    else:
+        log("No patches were applied!")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/patcher/auto_patch.sh b/patcher/auto_patch.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b34a192
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patcher/auto_patch.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Maya Auto-Patcher
+# Detects version, applies patches, verifies installation
+#
+
+set -e
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PROJECT_DIR="$(dirname "$SCRIPT_DIR")"
+PATCHER_BIN="$PROJECT_DIR/core/maya_patcher"
+PATCH_DB="$PROJECT_DIR/config/patches.json"
+
+echo "=== Maya Auto-Patcher ==="
+echo ""
+
+# Detect Maya version
+echo "Step 1: Detecting Maya installation..."
+MAYA_INFO=$(python3 "$PROJECT_DIR/updater/detect_maya.py" 2>/dev/null | python3 -c "
+import sys, json
+for line in sys.stdin:
+    if line.startswith('{'):
+        data = json.loads(line)
+        if data.get('found') and data.get('installations'):
+            inst = data['installations'][0]
+            print(f\"{inst['version']}|{inst['path']}\")
+            sys.exit(0)
+print('NOT_FOUND|')
+")
+
+if [[ "$MAYA_INFO" == "NOT_FOUND|"* ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: No Maya installation found!"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+MAYA_VERSION=$(echo "$MAYA_INFO" | cut -d'|' -f1)
+MAYA_PATH=$(echo "$MAYA_INFO" | cut -d'|' -f2)
+
+echo "  Found Maya $MAYA_VERSION at $MAYA_PATH"
+echo ""
+
+# Check if patcher is built
+if [[ ! -f "$PATCHER_BIN" ]]; then
+    echo "Step 2: Building patcher..."
+    cd "$PROJECT_DIR/core"
+    gcc -Wall -o maya_patcher maya_patcher.c -ljson-c
+    echo "  Patcher built successfully"
+    echo ""
+fi
+
+# Apply patches
+echo "Step 3: Applying patches for Maya $MAYA_VERSION..."
+$PATCHER_BIN "$MAYA_VERSION" "$PATCH_DB"
+PATCH_RESULT=$?
+
+if [[ $PATCH_RESULT -eq 0 ]]; then
+    echo ""
+    echo "✓ Patches applied successfully!"
+else
+    echo ""
+    echo "✗ Some patches failed to apply"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Verify patches
+echo ""
+echo "Step 4: Verifying patches..."
+LIB_PATH="/usr/autodesk/maya${MAYA_VERSION}/lib/libAdskLicensingSDK.so.10.0.1.66"
+
+if [[ -f "$LIB_PATH.backup" ]]; then
+    echo "  Backup exists: $LIB_PATH.backup"
+    
+    # Compare files to ensure they're different
+    if ! cmp -s "$LIB_PATH" "$LIB_PATH.backup"; then
+        echo "  ✓ Library has been modified (different from backup)"
+    else
+        echo "  ✗ Library appears unchanged!"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+else
+    echo "  Warning: No backup found"
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Auto-Patch Complete ==="
+echo ""
+echo "Maya $MAYA_VERSION has been patched."
+echo "You can now launch Maya without license validation."
+echo ""
+echo "To restore original library:"
+echo "  cp $LIB_PATH.backup $LIB_PATH"