diff --git a/resources b/resources
index 7a1c14a1..f1f80cf0 160000
--- a/resources
+++ b/resources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 7a1c14a1298bf882bdb2508eeebef115b8179cac
+Subproject commit f1f80cf02bdb95331dc5a9f962dbcd1f5e40d15f
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 40d0ad52..4a92ef98 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 """Creates a desktop shortcut that can run Auto Maple from anywhere."""
 
 import os
-import git
 import argparse
 import win32com.client as client
 
@@ -36,25 +35,9 @@ def create_desktop_shortcut():
     print(' ~  Successfully created Auto Maple shortcut')
 
 
-def update_submodules():
-    print('\n[~] Updating submodules:')
-    repo = git.Repo.init()
-    output = repo.git.submodule('update', '--init', '--recursive')
-    changed = False
-    for line in output.split('\n'):
-        if line:
-            print(f' -  {line}')
-            changed = True
-    if changed:
-        print(' ~  Finished updating submodules')
-    else:
-        print(' ~  No changes found in submodules')
-
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument('--stay', action='store_true')
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     create_desktop_shortcut()
-    update_submodules()
diff --git a/src/modules/bot.py b/src/modules/bot.py
index e1087e01..7ad8b62b 100644
--- a/src/modules/bot.py
+++ b/src/modules/bot.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import threading
 import time
+import git
 import cv2
 import inspect
 from os.path import splitext, basename
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ def start(self):
         :return:    None
         """
 
+        Bot._update_submodules()
         print('\n[~] Started main bot loop')
         self.thread.start()
 
@@ -207,3 +209,39 @@ def load_commands(self, file):
         else:
             print(f"[!] Command book '{module_name}' was not loaded.")
             return False
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _update_submodules(force=False):
+        print('\n[~] Retrieving latest submodules:')
+        repo = git.Repo.init()
+        changed = False
+        with open('.gitmodules', 'r') as file:
+            lines = file.readlines()
+            i = 0
+            while i < len(lines):
+                if lines[i].startswith('[') and i < len(lines) - 2:
+                    path = lines[i + 1].split('=')[1].strip()
+                    url = lines[i + 2].split('=')[1].strip()
+                    try:        # First time loading submodule
+                        repo.git.clone(url, path)
+                        changed = True
+                        print(f" -  Initialized submodule '{path}'")
+                    except git.exc.GitCommandError:
+                        sub_repo = git.Repo(path)
+                        if force:
+                            sub_repo.git.fetch('origin', 'main')
+                            sub_repo.git.reset('--hard', 'FETCH_HEAD')
+                            changed = True
+                            print(f" -  Force-updated submodule '{path}'")
+                        else:
+                            try:
+                                sub_repo.git.pull('origin', 'main')
+                                changed = True
+                                print(f" -  Updated submodule '{path}'")
+                            except git.exc.GitCommandError:
+                                print(f" !  Uncommitted changes in submodule '{path}'")
+                    i += 3
+                else:
+                    i += 1
+        if not changed:
+            print(' ~  All submodules are already up to date')