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With each new update patch, my Warthog Hotas customised setting would be affected and I have to once again write over the default data.lua file with the modified one by Karl.

 

Question is, will this cause any problem overall, especially if DCS updates involve update to that data.lua file? Thanks.

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Short answer: yes.

 

Long answer: yes. Because Data.lua contains some fairly important core functionalities that might very well change with further updates. If you just copy your then old, outdated version into the installation folder, the results will be unpredictable - from instable missions to the dreaded "DCS has stopped working" errors.

 

Therefore, if you intent to use the modified functionality, you should compare your version and the updated version of the file manually (Notepad++ can help you there!) and apply only the necessary mod to the new file. But you might already guessed it - this process is tedious and error prone ... so be cautious and carefull. :o)


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