Changes to Default Liveries - Deleted by Updates ?

[Igor4U]

Seems like whenever there is an Update to DCS World, I lose all my Changes to the Default Liveries (for the preset Default Missions).

 

Updates rewrite Missions back to all original Default parameters - Yes ?

 

So if I want those same Missions with my selected (other than Default) Liveries, I'm guessing that I'll have to rename (and then Save) those new Missions.

 

Can someone more expert than me confirm ?

 

THANX !

[Gladman]

There's a program called JSGME that will allow you to manage your mods. After each update you will need to simply go into the program and click a button instead of doing it manually each time.

 

Dale

[joey45]

It saves any files that were edited in the back up folder.

[Buzzles]

Also make sure you're saving your liveries in

C:\Users\[username]\Saved Games\DCS\Liveries\[Aircraft name]

 

The patcher will leave them alone then :)

[Igor4U]

I was putting any new Liveries I download in these locations:

 

1. Primary Path (if the aircraft is listed in this folder):

DCS World\Bazar\Liveries\Aircraft\Livery

if aircraft not in above folder, I'd put the new Livery here:

 

2. Alternate Path if Aircraft not listed in Path 1:

 

Dcs World\CoreMods\aircraft\Aircraft\Liveries\Aircraft\Livery

 

 

It wasn't that my new Downloaded Liveries were disappearing - it was that the Default Missions (QuickStart and Single) that I changed the Livery for are over-written (back to original) after Updating. Now I understand where those Backup Folders (_backup.000 thru 005) are coming from.

 

 

I'll look into JSGME, and until I get that up & running, guess I can just manually copy the Modded Missions (in backup folders) back to where the mission live:

 

.......\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\aircraft\Missions\EN\(Single or QuickStart, etc..)

 

 

* And after an Update - Assume I can safely delete previous Backup Folder(s) (Since a new one is generated by current Update)

Edited April 29, 2015 by Igor4U
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